1978 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Northern Arizona $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. T–9 Montana State	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Montana	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Boise State	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Idaho	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Idaho State	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1978 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Gene Carlson, the team compiled a 5–6 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Puget Sound*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 12–23
September 16	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 16–27
September 23	No. 9 Northern Arizona	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 6–21
September 30	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 27–7
October 7	at No. 7 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 15–7	19,580
October 14	Idaho	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	L 30–34	8,286
October 21	at Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 28–7
October 28	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 16–25	17,058
November 4	No. T–5 Montana State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 24–8	13,044	^[2]
November 11	Northern Colorado*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 31–14
November 18	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 7–35
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1979 Grizzly Football Yearbook". University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1979. p. 2. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ Warren Wintrode (November 5, 1978). "Grizzlies ambush Bobcats, 24-8". The Montana Standard. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

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
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