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1994 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1994 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record11–3 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMick Dennehy (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJerome Souers (5th season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Boise State $^ 6 1 0 13 2 0
No. 6 Idaho ^ 5 2 0 9 3 0
No. 8 Montana ^ 5 2 0 11 3 0
No. 25 Northern Arizona 4 3 0 7 4 0
Idaho State 4 3 0 6 5 0
Weber State 2 5 0 5 6 0
Eastern Washington 2 5 0 4 7 0
Montana State 0 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth year under head coach Don Read, the team compiled a 11–3 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Sonoma State*No. 5W 41–711,266
September 10No. 10 (D-II) Carson–Newman*No. 4
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 48–1411,119
September 17Eastern WashingtonNo. 3
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
W 49–2913,831
September 24at North Texas*No. 3W 21–1720,354[2]
October 1Cal Poly*No. 3
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 45–011,868
October 8No. 23 Northern ArizonaNo. 2
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 35–2415,466
October 22at Weber StateNo. 2W 35–2016,547
October 29No. 3 IdahoNo. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 45–2115,466[3]
November 5at No. 15 Boise StateNo. 1L 14–3822,630
November 12at Idaho StateNo. 5L 23–285,873
November 19Montana StateNo. 11
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
W 55–2015,640
November 26No. 11 Northern Iowa*No. 8
W 23–207,958
December 3No. 5 McNeese State*No. 8
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 30–288,419[4]
December 10at No. 1 Youngstown State*No. 8
L 9–2815,333

References

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  1. ^ "1995 Grizzly Football Yearbook". University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1995. pp. 54–58. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Griz escape Texas unbeaten". The Missoulian. September 25, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 30, 1994). "Grizzly outcome". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "Montana slips McNeese State's grasp". The Charlotte Observer. December 4, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.