1968 Montana Grizzlies football team

1968 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	2–7 (0–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jack Swarthout (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jack Elway (AHC, DB) Bill Betcher (line) Wally Brown (line) Ron Nord (LB, E)
Captain	Jim Kelly (E)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1968 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Jack Swarthout, played their home games at Dornblaser Field, and finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7, 0–4 in Big Sky, last).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	8:00 pm	vs. North Dakota*	Billings, MT	W 37–10	7,000	^[2]
September 21	6:30 pm	at South Dakota*	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 0–21	9,000–9,500	^[3]^[4]
September 28	1:30 pm	Portland State*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 58–0	8,500	^[5]
October 5	1:30 pm	Utah State*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 3–50	11,000	^[6]
October 12	2:35 pm	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 45–56	10,793	^[7]
October 19	2:00 pm	at Idaho State	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	L 13–23	6,000	^[8]
November 2	1:30 pm	Montana State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	L 24–29	12,000	^[9]
November 9	1:30 pm	Weber State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 16–20	3,000	^[10]
November 16	1:30 pm	at Northern Arizona*	Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	L 0–18	2,400–4,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
^ "Montana downs North Dakota". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 15, 1968. p. 14.
^ "Montana defeated". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 22, 1968. p. 10.
^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
^ "Montana moves by ground, air in dropping Portland State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 29, 1968. p. 15.
^ "Utah State clobbers Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 6, 1968. p. 8, sports.
^ Wilson, Mike (October 13, 1968). "Vandals out offense Montana Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 11.
^ "Bengals bounce Montana 23–13". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 20, 1968. p. 3, sports.
^ "Late Montana State rally brings win over Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 1, sports.
^ "Late tally gives Weber victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 10, 1968. p. 7, sports.
^ "Grizzlies stopped". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. 11.
^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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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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