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1980 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–7 (1–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons← 19791981 →
1980 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Boise State $^ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Idaho 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Nevada 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Idaho State* 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Weber State* 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Northern Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Montana 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Idaho State and Weber State met twice in league play with each game counting as a half game.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1980 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Larry Donovan, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 1–6 Big Sky).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Simon Fraser*W 60–276,500
September 20at Portland State*L 0–2011,381
September 2711:30 a.m.IdahoL 0–428,535
October 4at Boise StateL 10–4420,453
October 11at No. 6 Weber StateL 21–3814,071
October 18at Idaho StateL 0–179,782
October 25Eastern Washington*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
W 42–76,000
November 1Montana State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
L 7–2412,700
November 8Northern Arizona
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 31–214,800
November 15at NevadaL 7–107,311

References

  1. "Clansmen tasty morsel for Grizzlies". The Province. September 14, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Vince Devlin (September 21, 1980). "Lomax, Vikings pummel Grizzlies". The Missoulian. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Montana prepares 'razzle dazzle' offense for Vandals today". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 27, 1980. p. 3C.
  4. Katsilometes, George (September 28, 1980). "Idaho shellacks Montana 42-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 2C.
  5. "Boise blasts Grizzlies". Great Falls Tribune. October 5, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Unbeaten Weber State buries Grizzlies". Great Falls Tribune. October 12, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "ISU wins league game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 19, 1980. p. 7B.
  8. "Eagles' pass defense punctured by Grizzlies". The Spokesman-Review. October 26, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Montana State rolls past Montana". The Idaho Statesman. November 2, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Strong Harper rush keys Grizzlies' win". The Billings Gazette. November 9, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Nevada–Reno's Hawkins passes 5,000-yard mark". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

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