1993 Montana Grizzlies football team

1993 Montana Grizzlies football
1993 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 48–49 vs. Delaware
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 3
Record	10–2 (7–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Read (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mick Dennehy (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerome Souers (4th season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
	Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

The 1993 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Don Read, the Grizzlies compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the Big Sky Title. Montana advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Grizzlies lost to Delaware in the first round.^[1] Montana played home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.

1993 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Montana $^	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Idaho ^	5	–	2	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Eastern Washington	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Montana State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Boise State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Idaho State	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		South Dakota State*	No. 22	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 52–48	11,366
September 11		at Oregon*	No. 21	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 30–35	33,183
September 18		Idaho State	No. 19	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 28–16	11,583
September 25		at Eastern Washington	No. 16	Woodward Field Cheney, WA (rivalry)	W 35–20	5,970
October 2		Boise State	No. 12	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 38–24	15,696
October 9		Weber State	No. 12	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 45–17	10,180
October 16		at Northern Arizona	No. 8	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 38–23	15,288
October 23		Jacksonville State*	No. 8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 37–7	11,561
October 30		Sacramento State*	No. 4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 54–7	9,321
November 6	2:05 p.m.	at No. 6 Idaho	No. 5	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	W 54–34	15,054	^[2]^[3]
November 13		at Montana State	No. 5	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 42–30	15,197
November 26		No. 18 Delaware*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 48–49	11,271	^[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

^ "1994 Grizzly Football Yearbook". University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1994. pp. 55–58. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 6, 1993). "Griz, UI line up potent offenses". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 7, 1993). "Sky falls on Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
^ "Blue Hens Vs. Montana Game Summary, Statistics". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. November 28, 1993. p. E8. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .