1982 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1982 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Larry Donovan, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6, 5–2 Big Sky) as the Big Sky Conference champions. Tied with Idaho and Montana State at the top of the league standings, Montana defeated both to win the tie-breaker and title.

1982 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 7–21 vs. Idaho
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 19
Record	6–6 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Larry Donovan (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Glenn (1st season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 19 Montana $^	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
No. 11 Idaho ^	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Montana State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 15 Boise State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Nevada	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northern Arizona	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Weber State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Idaho State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Hawaii*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 0–40	43,317	[1]
September 18	Puget Sound*		Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 38–10	7,450	[2]
September 25	Northern Arizona		Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 36–35	8,521	[3]
October 2	at Nevada		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 28–27	8,112	[4]
October 9	at No. 12 Boise State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 14–21	19,464	[5]
October 16	No. 14 Idaho		Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	W 40–16	11,033	[6][7]
October 23	at Idaho State	No. 18	ASISU MiniDome Pocatello, ID	L 14–28	10,091	[8]
October 30	Montana State		Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 45–14	13,282	[9]
November 6	at Portland State*		Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 28–35	2,556	[10]
November 13	at Weber State		Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 42–20	5,621	[11]
November 20	at Oregon State*		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 10–30	20,000	[12]
November 27	at No. 11 Idaho*	No. 19	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 7–21	8,000	[13][14][15][16][17][18]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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