1993 Montana Grizzlies football team

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 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 →

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

References

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