The 1963 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1963 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the first-year Big Sky Conference. Led by sixth-year head coach Ray Jenkins, the Grizzlies played their home games at Dornblaser Field and were 1–9 overall, 0–3 in conference.[1]
| 1963 Montana Grizzlies football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (0–3 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Dornblaser Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The rivalry game with Idaho for the Little Brown Stein was not played this season or the following year.
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at UBC* |
| W 16–0 | |||
| September 21 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Wyoming* |
| L 0–35 | 8,000 | [2][3] |
| September 28 | North Dakota* | L 13–19 | 4,500 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | 8:00 p.m. | at BYU* |
| L 0–27 | [5][6] | |
| October 12 | Idaho State |
| L 13–14 | |||
| October 19 | Utah State* |
| L 6–62 | 3,500 | [7][8] | |
| October 26 | at New Mexico* | L 6–24 | 21,500 | [9] | ||
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at Weber State |
| L 13–19 | [10][11] | |
| November 9 | at Montana State | L 3–18 | ||||
| November 16 | Colorado State* |
| L 12–20 | |||
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References
edit- ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
- ^ "Montana-Wyoming Finale Today". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 21, 1963. p. 8. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Anderson, Roy (September 22, 1963). "Wyoming Drubs MSU". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. p. 21. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Ferguson, George (October 5, 1963). "Y., Montana seek new spark". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 8A.
- ^ Ferguson, George (October 7, 1963). "Y. win tough to evaluate". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
- ^ "Fashionable Ags take on Montana". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). October 18, 1963. p. 6B.
- ^ Miller, Hack (October 21, 1963). "Knap task: fire up Ags". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 3B.
- ^ "Quintana paces Lobo win, 24–6". Carlsbad Current-Argus. October 27, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robinson, Jim (November 1, 1963). "Weber, Montana set Big Sky cellar fight". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 7B.
- ^ Robinson, Jim (November 4, 1963). "Weber aims at Bengals, Big Sky crown". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
