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1983 Montana Grizzlies football
1983 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–6 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Larry Donovan (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Glenn (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Nevada* $^	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Idaho State ^	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Idaho	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Boise State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Weber State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Montana	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant * – Nevada was given a win on the Fremont Cannon after UNLV was forced to forfeit the game after an investigation found that ineligible players had participated in the 1983 and 1984 seasons. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1983 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Larry Donovan, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 3–4 Big Sky).

Prior to the season, quarterback Marty Mornhinweg and fullback Joe Klucewich were suspended for academic infractions.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		Boise State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 21–20	6,200	^[2]
September 24		Portland State*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 35–19	9,042	^[3]
October 1		at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 21–17		^[4]
October 8		Weber State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 28–26	11,060	^[5]
October 15		Nevada	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 0–38		^[6]
October 22		at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 24–45	16,400	^[7]^[8]
October 29		at Montana State	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	L 8–28	15,197	^[9]
November 5		Long Beach State*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 14–38	7,125	^[10]
November 12	2:30 p.m.	at Eastern Washington*	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (rivalry)	L 26–27		^[11]^[12]
November 19		No. 17 Idaho State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 17–31	5,755	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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References

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^ "Grizzlies vanquish Vikings". The Montana Standard. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Big Sky: Montana 21, N. Arizona 17". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 2, 1083. p. D4.
^ "Grizzlies remain undefeated with 28–26 win". The Independent-Record. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nevada-Reno slams Griz; moves to top in Big Sky". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 16, 1983. p. D4.
^ Stalwick, Howie (October 22, 1983). "Top game: Montana (4-1) at Idaho (4-2)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 17.
^ Blanchette, John (October 23, 1983). "Unlikely heroes save the Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
^ George Geise (October 30, 1983). "Bobcats boot Griz". Great Falls Tribune. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Games at a glance: Montana at EWU". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). November 11, 1983. p. 17.
^ Stewart, Chuck (November 13, 1983). "Late rally gives Eagles 27-26 win over Grizzlies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C2.
^ "ISU tops Montana for second". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 20, 1983. p. 3C.
^ "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.