1977 Montana Grizzlies football team

1977 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–5 Boise State $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. T–5 Northern Arizona ^	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Montana State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Weber State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Idaho State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Idaho	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Montana	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Boise State concluded its regular season after the NCAA Division II playoffs started; runner-up Northern Arizona was awarded playoff bid. Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

The 1977 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Gene Carlson, the team compiled a 4–6 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	UNLV*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 13–15	6,500
September 17	at Northern Arizona	NAU Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 24–25	12,860
September 24	Portland State*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 40–25	6,100
October 1	Weber State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 23–31	6,200
October 8	No. 4 Boise State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 17–43	8,400	^[2]
October 15	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 20–31	15,200	^[3]
October 22	Idaho State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 17–15	5,500
October 29	at Montana State	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	L 19–24	15,050
November 5	Northern Colorado*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 34–13	5,200
November 12	at Puget Sound*	Peyton Field Tacoma, WA	W 18–17	3,131
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1977 Montana Grizzlies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`11`	Tim Kerr	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "1978 Grizzly Football Yearbook". University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1978. p. 2. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ "Boise State tramples Montana, 43-17". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 9, 1977. p. 3B.
^ "Vandals get first win". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 17, 1977. p. 17.
^ "Final 1977 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
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