1979 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–7 (2–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPokey Allen (3rd season)
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boise State * 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Montana State $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 5 Nevada ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. T–10 Northern Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Weber State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Idaho 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Boise State was ineligible for conference title
         or I-AA playoffs.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1979 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Gene Carlson, the team compiled a 3–7 record.[1]

Montana won three games and Carlson was let go at the end of the season;[2] his annual salary was $24,000.[3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Washington State*
L 14–3420,157
September 22at No. 6 Northern Arizona
L 13–26
September 29Weber State
W 23–16
October 6Boise State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 35–376,129[5]
October 13Idaho State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 28–24
October 20at Idaho
L 17–2014,200[6]
October 27Nevada*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 20–27
November 3at No. 8 Montana State
L 21–38[7]
November 10at Northern Colorado*
W 20–10
November 17Portland State*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 32–403,434[8]

References

  1. ^ "1980 Grizzly Football Yearbook". University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1980. p. 2. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Montana coach out". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). UPI. November 20, 1979. p. 17.
  3. ^ "Fired: University of Montana dumps coaching staff". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 20, 1979. p. 23.
  4. ^ "Losing seasons catch up with Carlson". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 20, 1979. p. 3C.
  5. ^ "Safety lifts Boise State past Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 7, 1979. p. 6D.
  6. ^ Killen, John (October 21, 1979). "Cool and calm". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 4D.
  7. ^ "Bobcats clinch 'Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1979. p. 4D.
  8. ^ "Portland State drops Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1979. p. 12D.


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