1973 Montana Grizzlies football team
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 4–6 (2–4 Big Sky) |
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Home stadium | Dornblaser Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Boise State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jack Swarthout, the team compiled an 4–6 record.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Simon Fraser* |
| W 41–14 | 4,200 | [2] |
September 15 | at North Dakota* | L 10–31 | 8,000 | [3] | |
September 22 | at Rice* | L 10–21 | 18,000 | [4] | |
September 29 | at Northern Arizona | L 10–14 | 8,500 | [5] | |
October 6 | No. 3 South Dakota* | W 31–19 | 7,100–7,500 | [6] | |
October 13 | Idaho State |
| W 19–14 | 7,500 | [7] |
October 20 | at Montana State | L 7–33 | 11,000 | [8] | |
October 27 | at No. 11 Boise State | L 7–55 | 12,852 | [9] | |
November 3 | Idaho |
| L 7–20 | 4,300 | [10] |
November 10 | at Weber State | W 10–0 | 7,389 | [11] | |
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References
- ^ "1974 Grizzly Football Yearbook" (PDF). University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1974. p. 44. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Grizzlies maul Clan". The Vancouver Sun. September 10, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Dakota Sioux trample Grizzlies". The Billings Gazette. September 16, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls net win". The Austin American-Statesman. September 23, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last-minute aerial defeats Grizzlies". The Montana Standard. September 30, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Herman, Jeff (October 7, 1973). "Grizzlies upset Coyotes, 31–19". The Missoulian. p. 15. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana nudges Idaho State 19–14". The Spokesman-Review. October 14, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats tumble Tips, 33–7". The Daily Inter Lake. October 21, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Shelledy, Jay (October 28, 1973). "Boise St. runs over Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 20. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Henzel, Phil (November 4, 1973). "UI defense halts Montana 20–7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 13. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Troxel gets lone TD as 'Tips trip Weber". Great Falls Tribune. November 11, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.