1965 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1965 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1965 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Hugh Davidson, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 2–2 Big Sky).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Utah*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 13–28	13,431	^[2]
September 18	South Dakota*	Billings, MT	L 14–15	5,500
October 2	Idaho State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 16–0	6,200
October 9	at Weber State	Ogden, UT	W 15–14	7,867
October 16	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 21–54	11,853
October 23	Idaho	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	L 7–35	7,100	^[3]
October 30	Pacific (CA)*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 13–7	7,900
November 6	at Montana State	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	L 7–24
November 13	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 14–17
November 25	at Portland State*	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 33–7
*Non-conference game

^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
^ "Utah coasts to 28–13 victory". The Independent-Record. September 12, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Payne, Bob (October 24, 1965). "'Mighty Ray' sparks rout". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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