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1975 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium Dornblaser 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

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

[5]

Roster

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

  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. ^ "Montana State outguns Grizzlies, 20-3". The Montana Standard. October 26, 1975. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grizzlies ground game stopped cold by Boise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 2, 1975. p. 4B.
  5. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.