1969 Montana Grizzlies football team

American college football season

1969 Montana Grizzlies football

Big Sky champion

Camellia Bowl, L 3–30 vs. North Dakota State

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Record| 10–1 (4–0 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Jack Swarthout (3rd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Jack Elway (AHC, DB)
* Bill Betcher (OL)
* Wally Brown (DL)
* Ron Nord (LB, E)

Captains|

* Tuufuli Uperesa (OT)
* Ray Brum (QB)
* Jim Nordstrom (DE)

Home stadium| Dornblaser Field

Seasons

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1970 ->

1969 Big Sky Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Montana $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
Weber State | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Idaho State | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Idaho | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Montana State | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0

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The 1969 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1969 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Jack Swarthout and played their home games at Dornblaser Field.

In a significant turnaround from the previous year, Montana won all ten games in the regular season (4–0 Big Sky, champions).[1] They met undefeated North Dakota State in the Camellia Bowl in Sacramento in December, but lost 30–3.[2] Released prior to the game, both final polls had NDSU first and Montana second.[3]

## Schedule

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September 13| 12:30 pm| at North Dakota*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| W 24–10| 8,000–10,000| [4][5]
September 20| 8:00 pm| South Dakota*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Great Falls, MT

| W 31–20| 5,000|
September 27| 1:30 pm| No. 4 Northern Arizona*| |

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula, MT

| W 52–7| 10,500| [6]
October 4| 8:00 pm| at Weber State| No. 9|

* Wildcat Stadium
* Ogden, UT

| W 20–17| 11,043–11,843| [7]
October 11| 1:30 pm| Idaho| No. 4|

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)

| W 34–9| 9,000–9,500| [8]
October 18| 1:30 pm| No. 20 Idaho State| No. 4|

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula, MT

| W 46–36| 9,800–11,500| [9]
October 25| 2:30 pm| at Portland State*| No. 2|

* Civic Stadium
* Portland, OR

| W 49–14| 13,814| [10][11]
November 1| 1:30 pm| at Montana State| No. 3|

* Gatton Field
* Bozeman, MT (rivalry)

| W 7–6| 9,100–10,000| [12][13]
November 8| 1:30 pm| Cal Poly*| No. 2|

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula, MT

| W 14–0| 7,500–9,000| [14]
November 15| 1:30 pm| South Dakota State*| No. 2|

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula, MT

| W 58–0| 8,500| [15][16]
December 13| | vs. No. 1 North Dakota State*| No. 2|

* Charles C. Hughes Stadium
* Sacramento, CA (Camellia Bowl)

| L 3–30| 14,900| [2][17][18]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

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## References

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1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
2. ^ a b "Bison drop Montana 30-3 in Camellia". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 14, 1969. p. 16.
3. ^ "Grizzlies play for crown". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 13, 1969. p. 16.
4. ^ "Grizzlies capture opener". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 14, 1969. p. 15.
5. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
6. ^ "Bobcats (sic) drub North Arizona". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1969. p. 17.
7. ^ "Field goal gives Montana 20-17 upset over Weber". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 5, 1969. p. 16.
8. ^ Wilson, Mike (October 12, 1969). "Montana defeats Idaho 34-9". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 13.
9. ^ "Montana downs ISU for sixth victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 19, 1969. p. 13.
10. ^ "Game program: Portland St. vs. Montana". University of Montana. (ScholarWorks). October 25, 1971. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
11. ^ "Kent lead Montana past PSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 26, 1969. p. 8, sports.
12. ^ "Narrow win for Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 2, 1969. p. 2, sports.
13. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
14. ^ "Grizzlies run string to nine". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 9, 1969. p. 6, sports.
15. ^ "Game program: Grizzlies vs. Jackrabbits". University of Montana. (ScholarWorks). November 15, 1971. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
16. ^ "Montana slaughters S. Dakota". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 16, 1969. p. 2, sports.
17. ^ "Bison Outclass Montana, 30-3". The Billings Gazette. December 14, 1969. p. 25 - via Newspapers.com.
18. ^ "North Dakota State belts Montana 30-3". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 14, 1969. p. 1, sports.
19. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

## External links

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* Montana Grizzlies football – 1969 media guide

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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|

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National championship seasons in bold

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Big Sky Conference football champions

College Division / Division II|

* Idaho State (1963)
* Montana State (1964)
* Weber State & Idaho (1965)
* Montana State (1966)
* Montana State (1967)
* Idaho, Montana State, & Weber State (1968)
* Montana (1969)
* Montana (1970)
* Idaho (1971)
* Montana State (1972)
* Boise State (1973)
* Boise State (1974)
* Boise State (1975)
* Montana State (1976)
* Boise State (1977)

I-AA/FCS|

* Northern Arizona (1978)
* Montana State (1979)
* Boise State (1980)
* Idaho State (1981)
* Montana, Idaho, & Montana State (1982)
* Nevada (1983)
* Montana State (1984)
* Idaho (1985)
* Nevada (1986)
* Idaho (1987)
* Idaho (1988)
* Idaho (1989)
* Nevada (1990)
* Nevada (1991)
* Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992)
* Montana (1993)
* Boise State (1994)
* Montana (1995)
* Montana (1996)
* Eastern Washington (1997)
* Montana (1998)
* Montana (1999)
* Montana (2000)
* Montana (2001)
* Montana, Montana State, & Idaho State (2002)
* Montana State, Montana, & Northern Arizona (2003)
* Montana & Eastern Washington (2004)
* Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Montana (2005)
* Montana (2006)
* Montana (2007)
* Weber State & Montana (2008)
* Montana (2009)
* Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010)
* Montana State & Montana (2011)
* Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Cal Poly (2012)
* Eastern Washington (2013)
* Eastern Washington (2014)
* Southern Utah (2015)
* Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016)
* Southern Utah & Weber State (2017)
* Eastern Washington, UC Davis, & Weber State (2018)
* Sacramento State & Weber State (2019)
* Weber State (2020)
* Sacramento State (2021)
* Montana State & Sacramento State (2022)
* Montana (2023)

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