1971 Montana Grizzlies football team

1971 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (3–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Elway (AHC, DB)
  • Bill Betcher (OL)
  • Charley Armey (DL)
  • Ron Nord (LB, E)
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Idaho $ 4 1 0 8 3 0
No. 7 Boise State 4 2 0 10 2 0
Montana 3 2 0 6 5 0
Weber State 3 2 1 7 2 1
Idaho State 2 3 0 6 4 0
Northern Arizona 1 3 0 5 5 0
Montana State 0 5 1 2 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jack Swarthout, the Grizzlies played home games at Dornblaser Field in Missoula and compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 Big Sky, third).[1]

  1. ^ "1972 Grizzly Football Yearbook" (PDF). University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1972. pp. 27–31. Retrieved January 16, 2021.