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1994 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1994 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8
Record11–3 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMick Dennehy (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJerome Souers (5th season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Boise State $^ 6 1 0 13 2 0
No. 6 Idaho ^ 5 2 0 9 3 0
No. 8 Montana ^ 5 2 0 11 3 0
No. 25 Northern Arizona 4 3 0 7 4 0
Idaho State 4 3 0 6 5 0
Weber State 2 5 0 5 6 0
Eastern Washington 2 5 0 4 7 0
Montana State 0 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth year under head coach Don Read, the team compiled a 11–3 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Sonoma State*No. 5W 41–711,266[2]
September 10No. 10 (D-II) Carson–Newman*No. 4
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 48–1411,119[3]
September 17Eastern WashingtonNo. 3
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
W 49–2913,831[4]
September 24at North Texas*No. 3W 21–1720,354[5]
October 1Cal Poly*No. 3
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 45–011,868[6]
October 8No. 23 Northern ArizonaNo. 2
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 35–2415,466[7]
October 22at Weber StateNo. 2W 35–2016,547[8]
October 29No. 3 IdahoNo. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 45–2115,466[9]
November 5at No. 15 Boise StateNo. 1L 14–3822,630[10]
November 12at Idaho StateNo. 5L 23–285,873[11]
November 19Montana StateNo. 11
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
W 55–2015,640[12]
November 26No. 11 Northern Iowa*No. 8
W 23–207,958[13]
December 3No. 5 McNeese State*No. 8
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 30–288,419[14]
December 10at No. 1 Youngstown State*No. 8
L 9–2815,333[15]

References

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  1. ^ "1995 Grizzly Football Yearbook". University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1995. pp. 54–58. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "No miracle for Cossacks". The Press Democrat. September 4, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Montana slams Carson–Newman". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 11, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grizzlies finally shake EWU". Great Falls Tribune. September 18, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Griz escape Texas unbeaten". The Missoulian. September 25, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "No. 3 Griz flatten Cal Poly". The Missoulian. October 2, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Griz repel Axers". The Montana Standard. October 9, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rally time; 2nd-half surge gives win to Griz". The Billings Gazette. October 23, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 30, 1994). "Grizzly outcome". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  10. ^ "BSU whips Montana". The Idaho Statesman. November 6, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Grizzlies stumble". The Montana Standard. November 13, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Big plays make big difference". The Independent-Record. November 20, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Grizzlies advance". The Montana Standard. November 27, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Montana slips McNeese State's grasp". The Charlotte Observer. December 4, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "These Penguins no jokers". Great Falls Tribune. December 11, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.