1973 Montana Grizzlies football team

1973 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Boise State $^	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Montana State	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Idaho	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Montana	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Weber State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Idaho State	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1973 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jack Swarthout, the team compiled an 4–6 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Simon Fraser*	Memorial Stadium Great Falls, MT	W 41–14	4,200
September 15	at North Dakota*	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 10–31	8,000
September 22	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 10–21	18,000
September 29	at Northern Arizona	Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	L 10–14	8,500
October 6	No. 3 South Dakota*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 31–19	7,100–7,500	^[2]
October 13	Idaho State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 19–14	7,500
October 20	at Montana State	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	L 7–33	11,000
October 27	at No. 11 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 7–55	12,852	^[3]
November 3	Idaho	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	L 7–20	4,300	^[4]
November 10	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 10–0	7,389
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "1974 Grizzly Football Yearbook" (PDF). University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1974. p. 44. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ Herman, Jeff (October 7, 1973). "Grizzlies Upset Coyotes, 31-19". The Missoulian. p. 15. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Shelledy, Jay (October 28, 1973). "Boise St. runs over Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 20.
^ Henzel, Phil (November 4, 1973). "UI defense halts Montana 20-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 13.
^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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v t Montana Grizzlies football
Venues	Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967) Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Washington: EWU–UM Governors Cup Idaho: Little Brown Stein Montana State
Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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