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1993 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 3
Record10–2 (7–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mick Dennehy (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Jerome Souers (4th season)
Home stadium Washington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons
←  1992
1994 →
1993 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Montana $^ 7 0 0 10 2 0
No. 11 Idaho ^ 5 2 0 11 3 0
No. 20 Eastern Washington 5 2 0 7 3 0
Montana State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Northern Arizona 3 4 0 7 4 0
Weber State 3 4 0 7 4 0
Boise State 1 6 0 3 8 0
Idaho State 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Don Read, the Grizzlies compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the Big Sky Title. Montana advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Grizzlies lost to Delaware in the first round. [1] Montana played home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4 South Dakota State*No. 22W 52–4811,366
September 11at Oregon*No. 21L 30–3533,183
September 18 Idaho StateNo. 19
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 28–1611,583
September 25at Eastern WashingtonNo. 16W 35–205,970
October 2 Boise StateNo. 12
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 38–2415,696
October 9 Weber StateNo. 12
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 45–1710,180
October 16at Northern ArizonaNo. 8W 38–2315,288
October 23 Jacksonville State*No. 8
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 37–711,561
October 30 Sacramento State*No. 4
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 54–79,321
November 62:05 p.m.at No. 6 IdahoNo. 5W 54–3415,054 [2] [3]
November 13at Montana StateNo. 5W 42–3015,197
November 26No. 18 Delaware*No. 3
L 48–4911,271 [4]

References

  1. ^ "1994 Grizzly Football Yearbook". University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1994. pp. 55–58. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 6, 1993). "Griz, UI line up potent offenses". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  3. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 7, 1993). "Sky falls on Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "Blue Hens Vs. Montana Game Summary, Statistics". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. November 28, 1993. p. E8. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.