1985 Montana Grizzlies football team
American college football season
The 1985 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by sixth-year head coach Larry Donovan , played their home games at Dornblaser Field in Missoula , and finished with three wins and eight losses (3–8, 2–5 Big Sky).
In the season finale at Northern Arizona , the Griz rallied to win by a point and snap a five-game losing streak.[ 1] Two days later, Donovan and his staff were fired.[ 2] [ 3]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 7 Cal State Fullerton * W 31–306,235 [ 4]
September 21 at Minnesota * L 17–6255,700
September 28 Portland State * Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT L 16–21
October 5 No. 11 Nevada Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT L 23–38
October 12 Idaho State Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT W 35–29
October 19 8:00 p.m. at No. 4 Idaho L 0–3811,300
October 26 at Montana State L 18–4115,387 [ 5]
November 2 Weber State Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT L 29–57
November 9 1:00 p.m. Boise State Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT L 3–283,450
November 16 at No. T–13 Eastern Washington * L 19–52
November 23 at Northern Arizona W 32–31
[ 6] [ 7]
References
^ "Montana 32, No. Arizona 31" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 24, 1985. p. 7C.
^ "Donovan, eight assistants let go after dismal season" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 26, 1985. p. 5B.
^ "Donovan fired" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). staff and wire reports. November 26, 1985. p. C2.
^ John Weyler (September 8, 1985). "Montana Defeats Fullerton on Late Pass, 31-30, Then Tunes Up" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bobcats claw Griz" . The Montana Standard . October 27, 1985. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Montana yearly results" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013 .
^ Weyler, John (September 8, 1985). "Montana defeats Fullerton on late pass, 31–30, then tunes up" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 31, 2013 .
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