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1998 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1998 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 14
Record8–4 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Pease (3rd season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Montana $^   6 2     8 4  
Cal State Northridge   5 3     7 4  
No. 25 Montana State   5 3     7 4  
Weber State   4 4     6 5  
Eastern Washington   4 4     5 6  
Portland State   4 4     5 6  
Northern Arizona   3 5     6 5  
Sacramento State   3 5     5 6  
Idaho State   2 6     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Mick Dennehy and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:05 pmat No. 20 Stephen F. Austin*No. 3W 49–42
September 121:05 pmSouthern Utah*No. 3L 35–4518,804
September 191:05 pmCal Poly*No. 11
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 37–1417,325
September 266:05 pmat No. 21 Weber StateNo. 11KPAXL 20–2716,954
October 31:05 pmPortland StatedaggerNo. 21
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 20–1718,731[2]
October 104:00 pmat No. 23 Cal State NorthridgeNo. 18L 7–215,237
October 171:05 pmNorthern Arizona
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 33–2018,594
October 242:05 pmat Eastern WashingtonKPAXW 30–278,721
October 311:05 pmIdaho State
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
KPAXW 40–1317,384
November 142:05 pmat Sacramento StateNo. 22W 31–16
November 2112:35 pmNo. 19 Montana StateNo. 20
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
KPAXW 28–2119,238
November 2811:30 amat No. 4 Western Illinois*No. 13L 9–523,614[3]

References

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  1. ^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Griz survive Portland scare". Great Falls Tribune. October 4, 1998. p. 27. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Geise, George (November 29, 1998). "Ouch!". Great Falls Tribune. p. 1S. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.