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1998 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Montana $^   6 2     8 4  
Cal State Northridge   5 3     7 4  
No. 25 Montana State   5 3     7 4  
Weber State   4 4     6 5  
Eastern Washington   4 4     5 6  
Portland State   4 4     5 6  
Northern Arizona   3 5     6 5  
Sacramento State   3 5     5 6  
Idaho State   2 6     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Mick Dennehy and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:05 pmat No. 20 Stephen F. Austin*No. 3W 49–42[2]
September 121:05 pmSouthern Utah*No. 3L 35–4518,804[3]
September 191:05 pmCal Poly*No. 11
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 37–1417,325[4]
September 266:05 pmat No. 21 Weber StateNo. 11KPAXL 20–2716,954[5]
October 31:05 pmPortland StatedaggerNo. 21
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 20–1718,731[6]
October 104:00 pmat No. 23 Cal State NorthridgeNo. 18L 7–215,237[7]
October 171:05 pmNorthern Arizona
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 33–2018,594[8]
October 242:05 pmat Eastern WashingtonKPAXW 30–278,721[9]
October 311:05 pmIdaho State
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
KPAXW 40–1317,384[10]
November 142:05 pmat Sacramento StateNo. 22W 31–16[11]
November 2112:35 pmNo. 19 Montana StateNo. 20
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
KPAXW 28–2119,238[12]
November 2811:30 amat No. 4 Western Illinois*No. 13L 9–523,614[13]

References

  1. ^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ “Grizzlies rally from 49–42 to defeat SFA in opener”. The Billings Gazette. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ “S. Utah Cannon stuns Griz”. Great Falls Tribune. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ “Eureka! Grizzlies discover defense, running game in 37–14 victory over Cal Poly”. The Missoulian. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ “Weber State scoots past the Grizzlies for a 27–20 win”. The Daily Inter Lake. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ “Griz survive Portland scare”. Great Falls Tribune. October 4, 1998. p. 27. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  7. ^ “Griz tumble at Northridge”. The Billings Gazette. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ “Grizzlies back on track”. The Independent-Record. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ “It’s alive! Montana thrusts itself back into contention with intense victory”. The Missoulian. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ “Ah Yat, Griz heat up against ISU”. The Independent-Record. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ “Griz extend win streak to 4 games”. The Billings Gazette. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ “Death, taxes and Grizzlies over Bobcats”. The Spokesman-Review. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Geise, George (November 29, 1998). “Ouch!”. Great Falls Tribune. p. 1S. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.