| 1987 Montana Grizzlies football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (5–3 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tommy Lee (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Smith (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
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| No. 5 Idaho $^ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Weber State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Don Read and finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 5–3 Big Sky).
This was the first full season that Montana played at Washington–Grizzly Stadium; the on-campus venue opened the previous October.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | No. 7 ( D-II) Portland State* | L 3–20 | |||||
| September 19 | at Northern Arizona | L 17–24 | |||||
| September 26 | No. 1 Nevada |
| W 41–29 | 8,200 | [1] | ||
| October 3 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Northern Iowa* | W 33–16 | 12,027 | |||
| October 10 | 8:00 p.m. | at Idaho | No. 15 | L 25–31 | 9,500 | [2] [3] [4] [5] | |
| October 17 | No. 19 Boise State |
| W 12–3 | 10,107 | |||
| October 24 | No. 10 Weber State |
| L 26–29 | ||||
| October 31 | at Montana State | W 55–7 | 17,027 | [6] | |||
| November 7 | Idaho State |
| W 63–0 | ||||
| November 14 | at Eastern Washington | W 22–3 | |||||
| November 21 | at Cal State Fullerton* | L 26–43 | 2,141 | [7] | |||
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References
- ^ "Grizzlies devour the best of I-AA". The Missoulian. September 27, 1987. pp. 19, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tatko, Mike (October 10, 1987). "Cougars, Vandals at home after long absence". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ Tatko, Mike (October 11, 1987). "Idaho outruns Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- ^ Spevak, Jeff (October 11, 1987). "Idaho's medical list grows as injuries plague team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8C.
- ^ Pierce, Oliver (October 12, 1987). "UI rekindles Big Sky title hopes". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 7A.
- ^ "Grizzlies growl!". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. November 1, 1987. pp. 9, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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^ Robyn Norwood (November 22, 1987).
"Titans End Up-Down Season on a Winning Note". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-14. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ Norwood, Robyn (November 22, 1987). "CS Fullerton has a happy ending". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 7, 2013.