1989_Montana_Grizzlies_football_team

1989 Montana Grizzlies football
1989 Montana Grizzlies football
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 15–45 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	11–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Read (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Lee (4th season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Montana Grizzlies football team

American college football season

The 1989 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Don Read, played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium and finished the season with a record of eleven wins and three losses (11–3, 7–1 Big Sky).

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Eastern New Mexico*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 41–15
September 9	at Fresno State*		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 37–52	33,710
September 16	No. 3 (D-II) Portland State*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 30–21
September 23	at Eastern Washington		Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	W 22–16
September 28	at Idaho		Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 24–30	13,000	^[1]^[2]
October 7	Weber State		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 31–6
October 14	Nevada	No. T–20	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 40–22
October 21	at Northern Arizona	No. 20	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 38–14
October 28	No. 6 Boise State	No. 14	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 48–13	10,388
November 4	at Montana State	No. 9	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 17–2
November 11	Idaho State	No. 8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 35–21
November 25	No. 17 Jackson State*	No. 6	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (Division I-AA First Round)	W 48–7	11,854	^[3]
December 2	No. 15 Eastern Illinois*	No. 6	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 25–19
December 9	at No. 1 Georgia Southern*	No. 6	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 15–45	10,421
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

1989 Montana Grizzlies football team

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–4 Idaho $^	8	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Montana ^	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Nevada	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Boise State	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Washington	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Idaho State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Weber State	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll