1988 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTommy Lee (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Smith (3rd season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Idaho $^ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Montana ^ 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Boise State ^ 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Nevada 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Northern Arizona 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Weber State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Montana State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Eastern Washington 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Idaho State 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1988 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Don Read, played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium and finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 6–2 Big Sky).

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Eastern New Mexico*
W 35–6
September 10South Dakota State*
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 41–16
September 17at Idaho State
W 34–7
September 24No. 5 IdahoNo. 16
W 26–17
October 1at No. 10 NevadaNo. 6
L 3–2715,220
October 8Eastern WashingtonNo. 13
W 30–6
October 15Northern ArizonaNo. 11
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 33–26 2OT
October 22at Boise StateNo. 12
L 28–3119,059
October 29at Weber State
W 41–14
November 5Montana StateNo. 20
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
W 17–3
November 12at No. 4 (D-II) Portland State*No. 18
L 0–21
November 26at No. 1 Idaho*No. 16
L 19–385,500[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ Barrows, Bob (November 27, 1988). "Shock the monkey". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  2. ^ Meehan, Jim (November 28, 1988). "Round two: Vandals deck Grizzlies". Idahonian. Moscow. p. 6A.
  3. ^ "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
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