1978 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1978 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Gene Carlson, the team compiled a 5–6 record.^[1]

1978 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (4–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Gene Carlson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Nickel (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Pokey Allen (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Northern Arizona $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. T–9 Montana State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Montana	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Boise State	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Idaho	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Idaho State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Puget Sound*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 12–23		[2]
September 16	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 16–27		[3]
September 23	No. 9 Northern Arizona	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 6–21	6,000	[4]
September 30	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 27–7	8,571	[5]
October 7	at No. 7 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 15–7	19,580	[6]
October 14	Idaho	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	L 30–34	8,286	[7]
October 21	at Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 28–7	6,615	[8]
October 28	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 16–25	17,058	[9]
November 4	No. T–5 Montana State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 24–8	13,044	[10]
November 11	Northern Colorado*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 31–14	1,001	[11]
November 18	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 7–35		[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game