1971 Montana Grizzlies football team

1971 Montana Grizzlies football
1971 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (3–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jack Swarthout (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Jack Elway (AHC, DB); Bill Betcher (OL); Charley Armey (DL); Ron Nord (LB, E);
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Idaho $	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Boise State	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Montana	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Weber State	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Idaho State	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	1	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Montana State	0	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jack Swarthout, the Grizzlies played home games at Dornblaser Field in Missoula and compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 Big Sky, third).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	8:00 pm	South Dakota*		Memorial Stadium Great Falls, MT	W 14–7	8,000	^[2]
September 18	12:30 pm	at North Dakota*		Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 27–14	10,100	^[3]
September 25	8:30 pm	at Cal Poly*	No. 4	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 38–14	7,500	^[4]
October 2	1:30 pm	Idaho	No. 5	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	L 12–21	12,000	^[5]^[6]
October 9	8:00 pm	at Boise State	No. 8	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 24–47	14,315	^[7]
October 16	1:30 pm	Idaho State		Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 45–35	7,000	^[8]
October 23	2:15 pm	Pacific (CA)*		Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 14–30	10,200	^[9]
October 30	1:30 pm	at Weber State		Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 14–13
November 6	1:30 pm	at Montana State		Gatton Field Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 30–0	9,000–9,200	^[10]^[11]
November 13	11:00 pm	at Hawaii*		Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 11–25	19,025	^[12]
November 20	9:00 pm	at Portland State*		Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 29–36
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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References

^ "1972 Grizzly Football Yearbook" (PDF). University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1972. pp. 27–31. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
^ "San Diego St. in Slump, Bows to Southern Mississippi, 10-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Game program: Montana - Idaho". University of Montana. (ScholarWorks). October 2, 1971. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
^ Paine, Bob (October 3, 1971). "Seefried, Vandal defense end Montana's supremacy". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
^ "Boise State stops Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 10, 1971. p. 2, sports.
^ "Montana rallies past Idaho State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 17, 1971. p. 9, sports.
^ "Long Beach St. Beats Santa Barbara, 31-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Paine, Bob (November 7, 1971). "Caputo sets rushing mark as Grizzlies whip Bobcats". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 9, sports.
^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "Sherrer, Chong spark Hawaii past Grizzlies". The Montana Standard. (Butte). Associated Press. November 15, 1971. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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[1] "1972 Grizzly Football Yearbook" (PDF). University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1972. pp. 27–31. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

[2] "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

[3] "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

[4] "San Diego St. in Slump, Bows to Southern Mississippi, 10-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[idvpro-5] "Game program: Montana - Idaho". University of Montana. (ScholarWorks). October 2, 1971. Retrieved August 17, 2022.

[svdef-6] Paine, Bob (October 3, 1971). "Seefried, Vandal defense end Montana's supremacy". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.

[bsmont-7] "Boise State stops Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 10, 1971. p. 2, sports.

[ralisu-8] "Montana rallies past Idaho State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 17, 1971. p. 9, sports.

[9] "Long Beach St. Beats Santa Barbara, 31-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[grwwbob-10] Paine, Bob (November 7, 1971). "Caputo sets rushing mark as Grizzlies whip Bobcats". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 9, sports.

[11] "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[12] "Sherrer, Chong spark Hawaii past Grizzlies". The Montana Standard. (Butte). Associated Press. November 15, 1971. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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v t e Montana Grizzlies football
Venues	Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967) Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Washington: EWU–UM Governors Cup Idaho: Little Brown Stein Montana State
Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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