1973 Montana Grizzlies football team

1973 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–6 (2–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Simon Fraser*
W 41–144,200[2]
September 15at North Dakota*
L 10–318,000[3]
September 22at Rice*
L 10–2118,000[4]
September 29at Northern Arizona
L 10–148,500[5]
October 6No. 3 South Dakota*
W 31–197,100–7,500[6]
October 13Idaho State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 19–147,500[7]
October 20at Montana State
L 7–3311,000[8]
October 27at No. 11 Boise State
L 7–5512,852[9]
November 3Idaho
L 7–204,300[10]
November 10at Weber State
W 10–07,389[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "1974 Grizzly Football Yearbook" (PDF). University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1974. p. 44. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Grizzlies maul Clan". The Vancouver Sun. September 10, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "North Dakota Sioux trample Grizzlies". The Billings Gazette. September 16, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Owls net win". The Austin American-Statesman. September 23, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Last-minute aerial defeats Grizzlies". The Montana Standard. September 30, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Herman, Jeff (October 7, 1973). "Grizzlies upset Coyotes, 31–19". The Missoulian. p. 15. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Montana nudges Idaho State 19–14". The Spokesman-Review. October 14, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cats tumble Tips, 33–7". The Daily Inter Lake. October 21, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Shelledy, Jay (October 28, 1973). "Boise St. runs over Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 20. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ Henzel, Phil (November 4, 1973). "UI defense halts Montana 20–7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 13. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ^ "Troxel gets lone TD as 'Tips trip Weber". Great Falls Tribune. November 11, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.


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