1979 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 1979 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A charter member of the Big Sky Conference, the Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Gene Carlson and played their home games at Dornblaser Field, an off-campus venue in Missoula.[1]
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 1979 record | 3–7 (2–5 Big Sky) |
| Head coach | Gene Carlson (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Pokey Allen |
| Home stadium | Dornblaser Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
at Washington State ^ L 14–34
at Northern Arizona L 13–26
Weber State W 23–16
Boise State L 35–37 [5]
Idaho State W 28–24
Nevada L 20–27
at Montana State L 21–38 [7]
at Northern Colorado W 20–10
Portland State L 32–40 [8]
- ^ at Spokane
References
- 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
- "Montana coach out". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). UPI. November 20, 1979. p. 17.
- "Fired: University of Montana dumps coaching staff". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 20, 1979. p. 23.
- "Losing seasons catch up with Carlson". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 20, 1979. p. 3C.
- "Safety lifts Boise State past Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 7, 1979. p. 6D.
- Killen, John (October 21, 1979). "Cool and calm". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 4D.
- "Bobcats clinch 'Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1979. p. 4D.
- "Portland State drops Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1979. p. 12D.
External links
- Montana Grizzlies football – 1979 media guide
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