1978 Montana Grizzlies football team

1978 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (4–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Nickel (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPokey Allen (2nd season)
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
1978 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Northern Arizona $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. T–9 Montana State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Boise State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Weber State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Idaho 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Idaho State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1978 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Gene Carlson, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Puget Sound*
L 12–23[2]
September 16at Portland State*
L 16–27[3]
September 23No. 9 Northern Arizona
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 6–216,000[4]
September 30at Weber State
W 27–78,571[5]
October 7at No. 7 Boise State
W 15–719,580[6]
October 14Idaho
L 30–348,286[7]
October 21at Idaho State
W 28–76,615[8]
October 28at UNLV*
L 16–2517,058[9]
November 4No. T–5 Montana State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
W 24–813,044[10]
November 11Northern Colorado*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 31–141,001[11]
November 18at San Jose State*
L 7–35[12]

References

  1. ^ "1979 Grizzly Football Yearbook". University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1979. p. 2. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Loggers mar Grizzlies' debut 23–12". The Missoulian. September 10, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vikings roll past Grizzlies". The Billings Gazette. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "NAU topples Montana 21–6 in Big Sky play". The Idaho Statesman. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Montana drops Weber State for first victory". The Idaho Statesman. October 1, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kerr, Grizzlies stun Boise State, 15–7". Great Falls Tribune. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "64 points later, Vandals win by 4". The Missoulian. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tips' 7 interceptions baffle Bengals, 28–7". The Billings Gazette. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UNLV topples Montana 25–16". The Idaho Statesman. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Warren Wintrode (November 5, 1978). "Grizzlies ambush Bobcats, 24-8". The Montana Standard. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cerkovnik, Kerr keys to Tips' win". The Billings Gazette. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "SJS rolls as Cole establishes new school record". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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