1973 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1973 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jack Swarthout, the team compiled an 4–6 record.^[2]

1973 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–6 (2–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jack Swarthout (7th season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boise State $^	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Montana State	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Idaho	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Montana	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Weber State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Idaho State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Idaho was classified as Division I.[1] All the other teams were classified as Division II. Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Simon Fraser*	Memorial Stadium Great Falls, MT	W 41–14	4,200	[3]
September 15	at North Dakota*	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 10–31	8,000	[4]
September 22	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 10–21	18,000	[5]
September 29	at Northern Arizona	Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	L 10–14	8,500	[6]
October 6	No. 3 South Dakota*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 31–19	7,100–7,500	[7]
October 13	Idaho State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 19–14	7,500	[8]
October 20	at Montana State	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	L 7–33	11,000	[9]
October 27	at No. 11 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 7–55	12,852	[10]
November 3	Idaho	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	L 7–20	4,300	[11]
November 10	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 10–0	7,389	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 12, 2025.
2. "1974 Grizzly Football Yearbook" (PDF). University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1974. p. 44. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
3. "Grizzlies maul Clan". The Vancouver Sun. September 10, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "North Dakota Sioux trample Grizzlies". The Billings Gazette. September 16, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Owls net win". The Austin American-Statesman. September 23, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Last-minute aerial defeats Grizzlies". The Montana Standard. September 30, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Herman, Jeff (October 7, 1973). "Grizzlies upset Coyotes, 31–19". The Missoulian. p. 15. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Montana nudges Idaho State 19–14". The Spokesman-Review. October 14, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cats tumble Tips, 33–7". The Daily Inter Lake. October 21, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Shelledy, Jay (October 28, 1973). "Boise St. runs over Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 20. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
11. Henzel, Phil (November 4, 1973). "UI defense halts Montana 20–7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 13. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
12. "Troxel gets lone TD as 'Tips trip Weber". Great Falls Tribune. November 11, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.