1985 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1985 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joe Glenn (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Ken Flajole (1st season)
Home stadium Dornblaser Field
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
1985 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. T–2 Nevada ^ 6 –1 –011 –2 –0
Boise State 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Weber State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Idaho State 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Montana 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Northern Arizona 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
Montana State 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1985 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by sixth-year head coach Larry Donovan, played their home games at Dornblaser Field in Missoula, and finished with three wins and eight losses (3–8, 2–5 Big Sky).

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In the season finale at Northern Arizona, the Griz rallied to win by a point and snap a five-game losing streak. [1] Two days later, Donovan and his staff were fired. [2] [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 Cal State Fullerton *
W 31–306,235 [4]
September 21at Minnesota *
L 17–6255,700 [5]
September 28 Portland State *
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 16–216,575 [6]
October 5No. 11 Nevada
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 23–386,066 [7]
October 12 Idaho State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 35–29 [8]
October 19at No. 4 Idaho
L 0–3811,300 [9]
October 26at Montana State
L 18–4115,387 [10]
November 2 Weber State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 29–574,159 [11]
November 9 Boise State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 3–283,450 [12]
November 16at No. T–13 Eastern Washington *
L 19–521,975 [13]
November 23at Northern Arizona
W 32–31 [14]

[15] [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Montana 32, No. Arizona 31". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 24, 1985. p. 7C.
  2. ↑ "Donovan, eight assistants let go after dismal season". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 26, 1985. p. 5B.
  3. ↑ "Donovan fired". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. staff and wire reports. November 26, 1985. p. C2.
  4. ↑ John Weyler (September 8, 1985). "Montana Defeats Fullerton on Late Pass, 31-30, Then Tunes Up". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved February 11, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "Gophers run down Grizzlies 62–17, but ..." Star Tribune. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "PSU tops Montana". Statesman Journal. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Freshman fullback finds all the holes for Reno". Great Falls Tribune. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Griz build big lead in 35–29 triumph". The Montana Standard. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Vandals blank Grizzlies". The Montana Standard. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bobcats claw Griz". The Montana Standard. October 27, 1985. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Weber's 800-yard explosion whips Griz". The Missoulian. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Grizzlies experience Boise State's big chill". The Daily Inter Lake. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Townsend's four TDs give EWU a warm feeling". The Spokesman-Review. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Griz finish with victory". The Missoulian. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  16. ↑ Weyler, John (September 8, 1985). "Montana defeats Fullerton on late pass, 31–30, then tunes up". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 31, 2013.
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