1985 Montana Grizzlies football team
American college football season
The 1985 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by sixth-year head coach Larry Donovan , played their home games at Dornblaser Field in Missoula , and finished with three wins and eight losses (3–8, 2–5 Big Sky).
In the season finale at Northern Arizona , the Griz rallied to win by a point and snap a five-game losing streak.[ 1] Two days later, Donovan and his staff were fired.[ 2] [ 3]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 7 Cal State Fullerton * W 31–306,235 [ 4]
September 21 at Minnesota * L 17–6255,700 [ 5]
September 28 Portland State * Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT L 16–216,575 [ 6]
October 5 No. 11 Nevada Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT L 23–386,066 [ 7]
October 12 Idaho State Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT W 35–29[ 8]
October 19 at No. 4 Idaho L 0–3811,300 [ 9]
October 26 at Montana State L 18–4115,387 [ 10]
November 2 Weber State Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT L 29–574,159 [ 11]
November 9 Boise State Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT L 3–283,450 [ 12]
November 16 at No. T–13 Eastern Washington * L 19–521,975 [ 13]
November 23 at Northern Arizona W 32–31[ 14]
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References
^ "Montana 32, No. Arizona 31" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 24, 1985. p. 7C.
^ "Donovan, eight assistants let go after dismal season" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 26, 1985. p. 5B.
^ "Donovan fired" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). staff and wire reports. November 26, 1985. p. C2.
^ John Weyler (September 8, 1985). "Montana Defeats Fullerton on Late Pass, 31-30, Then Tunes Up" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gophers run down Grizzlies 62–17, but ..." Star Tribune . September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "PSU tops Montana" . Statesman Journal . September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Freshman fullback finds all the holes for Reno" . Great Falls Tribune . October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Griz build big lead in 35–29 triumph" . The Montana Standard . October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vandals blank Grizzlies" . The Montana Standard . October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bobcats claw Griz" . The Montana Standard . October 27, 1985. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Weber's 800-yard explosion whips Griz" . The Missoulian . November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Grizzlies experience Boise State's big chill" . The Daily Inter Lake . November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Townsend's four TDs give EWU a warm feeling" . The Spokesman-Review . November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Griz finish with victory" . The Missoulian . November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Montana yearly results" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013 .
^ Weyler, John (September 8, 1985). "Montana defeats Fullerton on late pass, 31–30, then tunes up" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 31, 2013 .
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