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1975 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1975 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Big Sky Conference
football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Boise State $^ 5 0 1 9 2 1
Idaho State 4 2 0 7 3 0
Montana State 4 2 0 5 5 0
Idaho 2 2 2 4 5 2
Montana 3 3 0 6 4 0
Weber State 1 4 1 1 9 1
Northern Arizona 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

The 1975 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In their ninth year under head coach Jack Swarthout, the team compiled a 6–4 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13South Dakota*W 51–176,100–6,128[2]
September 27UNLV*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 21–207,800[3]
October 4at Weber StateW 48–127,409[4]
October 11Idaho State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 7–109,200[5]
October 18Idaho
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
W 14–37,800[6]
October 25at Montana StateL 3–2014,223–14,350[7]
November 1at Boise StateL 28–3919,171[8]
November 8Portland State*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 33–165,100[9]
November 15at Northern ArizonaW 28–224,200[10]
November 22at Simon Fraser*L 10–24553[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster

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1975 Montana Grizzlies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT Doug Betters So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1976 Grizzly Football Yearbook". University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1976. p. 32. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Blanchette, John (September 14, 1975). "Grizzlies Play on Key While Coyotes Howl". The Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. p. 17. Retrieved January 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Fortune tells – Breaks, Tips vex Vegas". The Missoulian. September 28, 1975. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Montana rips Weber in Big Sky 48–12". The Idaho Statesman. October 5, 1975. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Idaho State edges Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 12, 1975. p. 3B. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ "Clift sparka Grizzly win". The Billings Gazette. October 19, 1975. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Montana State outguns Grizzlies, 20–3". The Montana Standard. October 26, 1975. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grizzlies ground game stopped cold by Boise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 2, 1975. p. 4B.
  9. ^ "Grizzlies ruin PSU aerial circus". The Daily Inter Lake. November 9, 1975. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grizzlies outlast Lumberjacks". Great Falls Tribune. November 16, 1975. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Clansmen finish with highland fling". The Vancouver Sun. November 24, 1975. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.