1994 Montana Grizzlies football team

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 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 →

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
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
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

References

1. "1995 Grizzly Football Yearbook". University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1995. pp. 54–58. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
2. "Griz escape Texas unbeaten". The Missoulian. September 25, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.