1997 Montana Grizzlies football team

1997 Montana Grizzlies football
1997 Montana Grizzlies football
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 14–19 vs. McNeese State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 11
Record	8–4 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mick Dennehy (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerome Souers (8th season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
	Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Mick Dennehy and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.^[1]

1997 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 E Washington $^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 11 Montana ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
Montana State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	6	–	5
Weber State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Cal State Northridge	4	–	4	4	–	8
Portland State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Idaho State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Sacramento State	1	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Cal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeit Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	1:05 pm	No. 14 Stephen F. Austin*	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 24–10	18,730
September 20	1:05 pm	Saint Mary's*	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 35–14	18,384
September 27	1:05 pm	Sacramento State	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 52–10	19,046
October 4	1:00 pm	at Wyoming*	No. 1	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 13–28	18,608
October 11	2:05 pm	at Idaho State	No. 2	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	KPAX	W 48–0	7,596
October 18	1:05 pm	Eastern Washington	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)		L 35–40	19,019
October 25	4:05 pm	at No. 11 Northern Arizona	No. 6	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	KPAX	L 24–27	15,417
November 1	12:05 pm	Cal State Northridge	No. 15	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 21–13	16,775
November 8	8:05 pm	at Portland State	No. 13	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	KPAX	W 37–7	12,387
November 15	12:05 pm	Weber State	No. 11	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 38–13	15,972
November 22	12:05 pm	at Montana State	No. 11	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	KPAX	W 27–25	13,507
November 29	6:00 pm	at No. 6 McNeese State*	No. 11	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		L 14–19	13,681
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time