1990 Montana Grizzlies football team

1990 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Read (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Lee (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerome Souers (1st season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium

1990 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Nevada $^	7	–	1	–	0			13	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Idaho ^	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 10 Boise State ^	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	4	–	0
Montana	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Weber State	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Washington	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Montana State	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Idaho State	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1990 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies were led by fifth-year head coach Don Read and played their home games on campus in Missoula at Washington–Grizzly Stadium. They finished the season with a 7–4 record, 4–4 in the Big Sky.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Oregon State*	No. 6	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 22–15	25,201	[1]
September 15	Thomas More*	No. 6	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 62–0	10,461	[2]
September 22	McNeese State*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 45–22	11,087	[3]
September 29	No. 20 Eastern Washington	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	L 35–36	15,147	[4]
October 6	at No. 19 Boise State	No. 8	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 3–41	22,149	[5]
October 13	at Weber State		Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 39–37	6,980	[6]
October 20	Northern Arizona	No. 17	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 48–14	10,064	[7]
October 27	Montana State	No. 14	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 35–18	15,345	[8]
November 3	at No. 3 Nevada	No. 14	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 27–34	19,530	[9]
November 10	No. 17 Idaho	No. 19	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	L 14–35	10,720	[10]
November 17	at Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 42–23	5,216	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Montana upends Beavers". The Sunday Oregonian. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Griz gorge on Thomas More-sels". The Missoulian. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Grizzlies win, Trevathan's catches key". The Montana Standard. September 23, 1990. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "EWU not sweet on Griz". Great Falls Tribune. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Boise St. crushes UM, 41–3". The Billings Gazette. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Montana rallies for wild victory over Weber". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "For Griz, shades of '89". The Missoulian. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bennett's offense bounces Bobcats". The Daily Inter Lake. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Griz rally falls short; Nevada wins 34–27". The Independent-Record. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Stalwick, Howie (November 11, 1990). "Robinson, Vandals trap Grizzlies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C3.
11. "Bennett, Grizzlies down Bengals". The Billings Gazette. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.