1997 Montana Grizzlies football team

1997 Montana Grizzlies football
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 14–19 vs. McNeese State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 11
Record	8–4 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mick Dennehy (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerome Souers (8th season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium

1997 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 E Washington $^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 11 Montana ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Montana State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					6	–	5
Weber State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Cal State Northridge		4	–	4					4	–	8
Portland State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Idaho State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Sacramento State		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Cal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeit Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Mick Dennehy and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	1:05 pm	No. 14 Stephen F. Austin*	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 24–10	18,730
September 20	1:05 pm	Saint Mary's*	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 35–14	18,384
September 27	1:05 pm	Sacramento State	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 52–10	19,046
October 4	1:00 pm	at Wyoming*	No. 1	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 13–28	18,608
October 11	2:05 pm	at Idaho State	No. 2	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	KPAX	W 48–0	7,596
October 18	1:05 pm	Eastern Washington	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)		L 35–40	19,019
October 25	4:05 pm	at No. 11 Northern Arizona	No. 6	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	KPAX	L 24–27	15,417
November 1	12:05 pm	Cal State Northridge	No. 15	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 21–13	16,775
November 8	8:05 pm	at Portland State	No. 13	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	KPAX	W 37–7	12,387
November 15	12:05 pm	Weber State	No. 11	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 38–13	15,972
November 22	12:05 pm	at Montana State	No. 11	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	KPAX	W 27–25	13,507
November 29	6:00 pm	at No. 6 McNeese State*	No. 11	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		L 14–19	13,681
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time