1997 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1997 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Mick Dennehy and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.[1]

1997 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
1997 record8–4 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coachMick Dennehy (2nd season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
(Capacity: 18,845)
1997 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 E Washington $^  7 1     12 2  
No. 11 Montana ^  6 2     8 4  
Montana State  5 3     6 5  
Northern Arizona  4 4     6 5  
Weber State  4 4     6 5  
Cal State Northridge  4 4     4 8  
Portland State  3 5     4 7  
Idaho State  2 6     3 8  
Sacramento State  1 7     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Cal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeit
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 131:05 PMNo. 14 Stephen F. Austin*No. 1KPAXW 24–1018,730
September 201:05 PMSaint Mary's (CA)*No. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 35–1418,384
September 271:05 PMSacramento StateNo. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 52–1019,046
October 41:00 PMat Wyoming*No. 1
L 13–2818,608
October 112:05 PMat Idaho StateNo. 2KPAXW 48–07,596
October 181:05 PMEastern WashingtonNo. 2
L 35–4019,019
October 254:05 PMat No. 11 Northern ArizonaNo. 6KPAXL 24–2715,417
November 112:05 PMCal State NorthridgeNo. 15
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 21–1316,775
November 88:05 PMat Portland StateNo. 13KPAXW 37–712,387
November 1512:05 PMWeber StateNo. 11
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 38–1315,972
November 2212:05 PMat Montana StateNo. 11KPAXW 27–2513,507
November 296:00 PMat No. 6 McNeese State*No. 11L 14–1913,681
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Division I-AA Poll poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

References

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