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1981 Montana Grizzlies football
1981 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–3 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Larry Donovan (2nd season);
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Idaho State $^	6	–	1	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Boise State ^	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Montana	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Nevada	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

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

The 1981 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A charter member of the Big Sky Conference, the Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Larry Donovan and played their home games at Dornblaser Field in Missoula.

Montana had an overall record of 7–3 and finished third in the Big Sky at 5–2.

Montana was the only team to defeat Idaho State in 1981; a tie-breaking field goal with seconds remaining was the difference.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Bengals went on to win the conference title and the Division I-AA championship.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Northern Arizona		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 29–23	11,500	^[5]
September 26	Northern Iowa*		Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 42–21	8,281	^[6]
October 3	No. T–9 Boise State		Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 13–27	8,732	^[7]
October 10	at Idaho		Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	W 16–14	11,000	^[8]
October 17	No. 2 Idaho State		Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 24–21	9,190	^[2]^[9]
October 24	Portland State*		Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 33–3	8,517	^[10]
October 31	at Montana State	No. 10	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 27–17	14,000	^[11]
November 7	Nevada	No. 9	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 33–26	7,900	^[12]
November 14	Weber State	No. 9	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 6–7	9,000	^[13]
November 21	at Eastern Washington*		Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (rivalry)	L 13–14	1,500	^[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

^ "Big Sky: Montana knocks off Idaho State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 7C.
^ ^a ^b "ISU's Machurek to miss today's game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 17, 1981. p. 3C.
^ Emerson, Paul (October 29, 1981). "Kragthorpe's turned Bengals into title contenders in two years". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ "Bengals ride like the wind". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 20, 1981. p. 2D.
^ "Montana Grizzlies whip NAU, 29–23". Arizona Daily Sun. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Griz crush UNI 42–21". Great Falls Tribune. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Broncos run over Grizzlies". The Independent-Record. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grizzlies stun Idaho Vandals, 16–14". Arizona Daily Sun. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Montana knocks off Idaho State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 7C.
^ "Griz whip Portland". The Billings Gazette. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grizzlies earn braggin' rights". The Missoulian. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Montana surprises Wolfpack". The Spokesman-Review. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grizzly party is finally over with 7–6 loss to Weber State". Great Falls Tribune. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eagles shock Griz, 14–13". The Montana Standard. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.