1989 Montana Grizzlies football team

1989 Montana Grizzlies football

NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal @ Georgia Southern, L 15–45
Conference	Big Sky Conference
1989 record	11–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Read (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Lee (4th year)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium

The 1989 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Don Read, played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium and finished the season with a record of eleven wins and three losses (11–3, 7–1 Big Sky).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 2	Eastern New Mexico*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	W 41–15
September 9	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	L 37–52
September 16	Portland State*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	W 30–21
September 23	at Eastern Washington	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	W 22–16
September 28	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 24–30
October 7	Weber State	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	W 31–6
October 14	Nevada	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	W 40–22
October 21	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	W 38–14
October 28	Boise State	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	W 48–13
November 4	at Montana State	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	W 17–2
November 11	Idaho State	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	W 35–21
November 25	Jackson State*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 48–7
December 2	Eastern Illinois*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 25–19
December 9	at Georgia Southern*	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 15–45
*Non-conference game.

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References

↑ "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 7, 2013.

Montana Grizzlies football

Venues	Naranche Stadium (alternate, 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Brawl of the Wild (Montana State) Little Brown Stein (Idaho) EWU–UM Governors Cup (Eastern Washington)

Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

1989 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Furman Georgia Southern Grambling State Idaho Jackson State Maine Middle Tennessee Missouri State Montana Stephen F. Austin Villanova William & Mary Youngstown State

Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles

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