1971 Montana Grizzlies football team

American college football season

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

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1972 ->

1971 Big Sky Conference football standings

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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 College Division AP 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[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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[edit]

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.
5. ^ "Game program: Montana - Idaho". University of Montana. (ScholarWorks). October 2, 1971. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
6. ^ Paine, Bob (October 3, 1971). "Seefried, Vandal defense end Montana's supremacy". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
7. ^ "Boise State stops Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 10, 1971. p. 2, sports.
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.
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.

## External links[edit]

* Montana Grizzlies football – 1971 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

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