1979 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 1979 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Gene Carlson, the team compiled a 3–7 record.[1]
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 1979 record | 3–7 (2–5 Big Sky) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Pokey Allen |
| Home stadium | Dornblaser Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State * | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Montana State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Nevada ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Montana won three games and Carlson was let go at the end of the season;[2] his annual salary was $24,000.[3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 15 | at Washington State* | L 14–34 | ||
| September 22 | at Northern Arizona | L 13–26 | ||
| September 29 | Weber State | W 23–16 | ||
| October 6 | Boise State |
| L 35–37 | [5] |
| October 13 | Idaho State |
| W 28–24 | |
| October 20 | at Idaho | L 17–20 | [6] | |
| October 27 | Nevada* |
| L 20–27 | |
| November 3 | at Montana State | L 21–38 | [7] | |
| November 10 | at Northern Colorado* |
| W 20–10 | |
| November 17 | Portland State* |
| L 32–40 | [8] |
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References
- "1980 Grizzly Football Yearbook". University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1980. p. 2. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- "Montana coach out". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). UPI. November 20, 1979. p. 17.
- "Fired: University of Montana dumps coaching staff". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 20, 1979. p. 23.
- "Losing seasons catch up with Carlson". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 20, 1979. p. 3C.
- "Safety lifts Boise State past Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 7, 1979. p. 6D.
- Killen, John (October 21, 1979). "Cool and calm". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 4D.
- "Bobcats clinch 'Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1979. p. 4D.
- "Portland State drops Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1979. p. 12D.
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