1987 Montana Grizzlies football team

1987 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Read (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Lee (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Smith (2nd season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium

1987 Big Sky Conference football standings

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

The 1987 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Don Read and finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 5–3 Big Sky).

This was the first full season that Montana played at Washington–Grizzly Stadium; the on-campus venue opened the previous October.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12		No. 7 (D-II) Portland State*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 3–20	8,450	[1]
September 19		at Northern Arizona		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 17–24	10,538	[2]
September 26		No. 1 Nevada		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 41–29	8,200	[3]
October 3	12:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Northern Iowa*		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 33–16	12,027	[4]
October 10	8:00 p.m.	at Idaho	No. 15	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 25–31	9,500	[5][6][7][8]
October 17		No. 19 Boise State		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 12–3	10,107	[9]
October 24		No. 10 Weber State		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 26–29	12,318	[10]
October 31		at Montana State		Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 55–7	17,027	[11]
November 7		Idaho State		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 63–0	8,263	[12]
November 14		at Eastern Washington		Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	W 22–3	3,553	[13]
November 21		at Cal State Fullerton*		Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	L 26–43	2,141	[14]
*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

1. "Montana has to Read it and weep: PSU posts 20–3 win". The Sunday Oregonian. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Jacks survive sporadic play, beat Grizzlies". The Arizona Daily Sun. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Grizzlies devour the best of I-AA". The Missoulian. September 27, 1987. pp. 19, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Nightmares for UNI, Iowa". The Courier. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Tatko, Mike (October 10, 1987). "Cougars, Vandals at home after long absence". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
6. Tatko, Mike (October 11, 1987). "Idaho outruns Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
7. Spevak, Jeff (October 11, 1987). "Idaho's medical list grows as injuries plague team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8C.
8. Pierce, Oliver (October 12, 1987). "UI rekindles Big Sky title hopes". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 7A.
9. "Montana sub QB sinks Boise State". The Spokesman-Review. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Weber makes believers of Griz". Great Falls Tribune. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Grizzlies growl!". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. November 1, 1987. pp. 9, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Grizzlies blitz Idaho State". Great Falls Tribune. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Grizzlies win third straight". The Independent-Record. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Robyn Norwood (November 22, 1987). "Titans End Up-Down Season on a Winning Note". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. III-14. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
16. Norwood, Robyn (November 22, 1987). "CS Fullerton has a happy ending". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 7, 2013.