1968 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1968 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–7 (0–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
CaptainJim Kelly
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Weber State + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Montana State + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Idaho + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Idaho State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Montana 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1968 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1968 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Jack Swarthout, played their home games at Dornblaser Field, and finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7, 0–4 in Big Sky, last).[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 148:00 pmvs. North Dakota*
W 37–107,000[2]
September 216:30 pmat South Dakota*
L 0–219,000–9,500[3][4]
September 281:30 pmPortland State*
W 58–08,500[5]
October 51:30 pmUtah State*dagger
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 3–5011,000[6]
October 122:35 pmat Idaho
L 45–5610,793[7]
October 192:00 pmat Idaho State
L 13–236,000[8]
November 21:30 pmMontana State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
L 24–2912,000[9]
November 91:30 pmWeber State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 16–203,000[10]
November 161:30 pmat Northern Arizona*
L 0–182,400–4,000[11]

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Coaching staff

  • Jack Elway (AHC, DB)
  • Bill Betcher (line)
  • Wally Brown (line)
  • Ron Nord (LB, E)

References

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Montana downs North Dakota". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 15, 1968. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Montana defeated". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 22, 1968. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (South Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Montana moves by ground, air in dropping Portland State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 29, 1968. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Utah State clobbers Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 6, 1968. p. 8, sports.
  7. ^ Wilson, Mike (October 13, 1968). "Vandals out offense Montana Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 11.
  8. ^ "Bengals bounce Montana 23–13". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 20, 1968. p. 3, sports.
  9. ^ "Late Montana State rally brings win over Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 1, sports.
  10. ^ "Late tally gives Weber victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 10, 1968. p. 7, sports.
  11. ^ "Grizzlies stopped". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. 11.
  12. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.