1989 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record11–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTommy Lee (4th season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 Idaho $^ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 6 Montana ^ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Nevada 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Boise State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Eastern Washington 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Northern Arizona 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Montana State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Idaho State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Weber State 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1989 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Don Read, played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium and finished the season with a record of eleven wins and three losses (11–3, 7–1 Big Sky).

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Eastern New Mexico*
W 41–15
September 9at Fresno State*
L 37–5233,710
September 16No. 3 (D-II) Portland State*
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 30–21
September 23at Eastern Washington
W 22–16
September 28at Idaho
L 24–3013,000[1][2]
October 7Weber State
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 31–6
October 14NevadaNo. T–20
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 40–22
October 21at Northern ArizonaNo. 20
W 38–14
October 28No. 6 Boise StateNo. 14
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 48–1310,388
November 4at Montana StateNo. 9
W 17–2
November 11Idaho StateNo. 8
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 35–21
November 25No. 17 Jackson State*No. 6
W 48–711,854[3]
December 2No. 15 Eastern Illinois*No. 6
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 25–19
December 9at No. 1 Georgia Southern*No. 6
L 15–4510,421

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References

  1. ^ Stalwick, Howie (September 29, 1989). "Idaho bags game Grizzlies". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. B1.
  2. ^ Schulte, Chris (September 29, 1989). "Friesz, defense help UI short-circuit Griz". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  3. ^ "UM, you are in quarterfinals". The Montana Standard. November 26, 1989. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
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