1995 Montana Grizzlies football team

1995 Montana Grizzlies football

NCAA Division I-AA Champion Big Sky Conference Champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship vs Marshall, W 22–20
Conference	Big Sky Conference
1995 record	13–2 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Read (10th year)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Capacity: 18,845)

The 1995 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana – Missoula in the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by tenth-year head coach Don Read and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:05 PM	Eastern New Mexico*	#4	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	W 41–14	12,375
September 9	3:00 PM	at Washington State*	#4	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 21–38	28,312
September 16	1:05 PM	Minnesota–Duluth	#7	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	W 54–6	12,508
September 23	1:05 PM	Boise State	#5	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	W 54–28	18,505
September 30	1:05 PM	UC Davis*	#5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	W 41–20	11,723
October 7	1:05 PM	Weber State	#5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	W 49–22	14,088
October 14	4:05 PM	at #16 Northern Arizona	#5	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	W 24–21	15,707
October 21	3:05 PM	at Idaho	#6	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	L 43–55	14,912
November 4	12:05 PM	Idaho State	#10	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	W 35–21	15,490
November 11	2:05 PM	at Eastern Washington	#9	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA (Governors Cup)	W 63–7	3,272
November 18	12:05 PM	Montana State	#9	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	W 42–33	15,197
November 25	12:05 PM	#10 Eastern Kentucky*	#8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (First Round, Division I Championship)	W 48–0	13,830
December 2	12:05 PM	#15 Georgia Southern*	#8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Quarterfinals, Division I Championship)	W 45–0	18,518
December 9	12:05 PM	#5 Stephen F. Austin*	#8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Semifinals, Division I Championship)	W 70–14	18,523
December 16	12:05 PM	at #6 Marshall*	#8	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I Championship Game)	W 22–20	32,106
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network Division I-AA Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

↑ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide, University of Montana, 2010.

1995 Montana Grizzlies football—NCAA Division I-AA national champions

Brian Ah Yat Dave Dickenson Joe Douglass Blaine McElmurry Dallas Neil Head coach: Don Read Assistant coaches: Brent Pease Jerome Souers

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

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football champions

1970s	1978: Florida A&M 1979: Eastern Kentucky

1980s	1980: Boise State 1981: Idaho 1982: Eastern Kentucky 1983: Southern Illinois 1984: Montana State 1985: Georgia Southern 1986: Georgia Southern 1987: Northeast Louisiana 1988: Furman 1989: Georgia Southern

1990s	1990: Georgia Southern 1991: Youngstown State 1992: Marshall 1993: Youngstown State 1994: Youngstown State 1995: Montana 1996: Marshall 1997: Youngstown State 1998: UMass 1999: Georgia Southern

2000s	2000: Georgia Southern 2001: Montana 2002: Western Kentucky 2003: Delaware 2004: James Madison 2005: Appalachian State 2006: Appalachian State 2007: Appalachian State 2008: Richmond 2009: Villanova

2010s	2010: Eastern Washington 2011: North Dakota State 2012: North Dakota State 2013: North Dakota State 2014: North Dakota State 2015: North Dakota State

1995 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State Delaware Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Georgia Southern Hofstra Idaho Jackson State James Madison Marshall McNeese State Montana Murray State Northern Iowa Stephen F. Austin Troy

Champion – Montana Grizzlies

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