1994 Montana Grizzlies football team

1994 Montana Grizzlies football
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 9–28 vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	11–3 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Read (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mick Dennehy (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerome Souers (5th season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Boise State $^	6	–	1	–	0	13	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Idaho ^	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 8 Montana ^	5	–	2	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
No. 25 Northern Arizona	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Idaho State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Weber State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Washington	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth year under head coach Don Read, the team compiled a 11–3 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Sonoma State*	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 41–7	11,266
September 10	No. 10 (D-II) Carson–Newman*	No. 4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 48–14	11,119
September 17	Eastern Washington	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 49–29	13,831
September 24	at North Texas*	No. 3	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 21–17	20,354	^[2]
October 1	Cal Poly*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 45–0	11,868
October 8	No. 23 Northern Arizona	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 35–24	15,466
October 22	at Weber State	No. 2	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 35–20	16,547
October 29	No. 3 Idaho	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 45–21	15,466	^[3]
November 5	at No. 15 Boise State	No. 1	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 14–38	22,630
November 12	at Idaho State	No. 5	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 23–28	5,873
November 19	Montana State	No. 11	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 55–20	15,640
November 26	No. 11 Northern Iowa*	No. 8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 23–20	7,958
December 3	No. 5 McNeese State*	No. 8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 30–28	8,419	^[4]
December 10	at No. 1 Youngstown State*	No. 8	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 9–28	15,333
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "1995 Grizzly Football Yearbook". University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1995. pp. 54–58. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ "Griz escape Texas unbeaten". The Missoulian. September 25, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 30, 1994). "Grizzly outcome". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
^ "Montana slips McNeese State's grasp". The Charlotte Observer. December 4, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e 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
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

v t e 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Alcorn State Appalachian State Boise State Boston University Eastern Kentucky Idaho James Madison Marshall McNeese State Middle Tennessee Montana New Hampshire North Texas Northern Iowa Troy Youngstown State
Champion – Youngstown State Penguins

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