1969 Montana Grizzlies football team

1969 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record10–1 (4–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Elway (AHC, DB)
  • Bill Betcher (OL)
  • Wally Brown (DL)
  • Ron Nord (LB, E)
Captains
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montana $ 4 0 0 10 1 0
Weber State 3 1 0 6 4 0
Idaho State 2 2 0 5 5 0
Idaho 1 3 0 2 8 0
Montana State 0 4 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1969 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Jack Swarthout and played their home games at Dornblaser Field.

In a significant turnaround from the previous year, Montana won all ten games in the regular season (4–0 Big Sky, champions).[1] They met undefeated North Dakota State in the Camellia Bowl in Sacramento in December, but lost 30–3.[2] Released prior to the game, both final polls had NDSU first and Montana second.[3]

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Bison drop Montana 30-3 in Camellia". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 14, 1969. p. 16.
  3. ^ "Grizzlies play for crown". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 13, 1969. p. 16.