1994 Montana Grizzlies football team

1994 Montana Grizzlies football
1994 Montana Grizzlies football
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 9–28 vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	11–3 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Read (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mick Dennehy (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerome Souers (5th season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth year under head coach Don Read, the team compiled a 11–3 record.^[1]

1994 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Boise State $^	6	–	1	–	0	13	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Idaho ^	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 8 Montana ^	5	–	2	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
No. 25 Northern Arizona	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Idaho State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Weber State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Washington	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Sonoma State*	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 41–7	11,266
September 10	No. 10 (D-II) Carson–Newman*	No. 4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 48–14	11,119
September 17	Eastern Washington	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 49–29	13,831
September 24	at North Texas*	No. 3	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 21–17	20,354	^[2]
October 1	Cal Poly*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 45–0	11,868
October 8	No. 23 Northern Arizona	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 35–24	15,466
October 22	at Weber State	No. 2	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 35–20	16,547
October 29	No. 3 Idaho	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 45–21	15,466	^[3]
November 5	at No. 15 Boise State	No. 1	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 14–38	22,630
November 12	at Idaho State	No. 5	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 23–28	5,873
November 19	Montana State	No. 11	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 55–20	15,640
November 26	No. 11 Northern Iowa*	No. 8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 23–20	7,958
December 3	No. 5 McNeese State*	No. 8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 30–28	8,419	^[4]
December 10	at No. 1 Youngstown State*	No. 8	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 9–28	15,333
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "1995 Grizzly Football Yearbook". University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1995. pp. 54–58. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ "Griz escape Texas unbeaten". The Missoulian. September 25, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 30, 1994). "Grizzly outcome". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
^ "Montana slips McNeese State's grasp". The Charlotte Observer. December 4, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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