1989 MONTANA GRIZZLIES FOOTBALL TEAM

1989 Montana Grizzlies football
1989 Montana Grizzlies football
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 15–45 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	11–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Read (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Lee (4th season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–4 Idaho $^	8	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Montana ^	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Nevada	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Boise State	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Washington	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Idaho State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Weber State	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1989 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Don Read, played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium and finished the season with a record of eleven wins and three losses (11–3, 7–1 Big Sky).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Eastern New Mexico*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 41–15
September 9	at Fresno State*		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 37–52	33,710
September 16	No. 3 ( D-II) Portland State*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 30–21
September 23	at Eastern Washington		Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA ( EWU–UM Governors Cup)	W 22–16
September 28	at Idaho		Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID ( Little Brown Stein)	L 24–30	13,000	^[1]^[2]
October 7	Weber State		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 31–6
October 14	Nevada	No. T–20	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 40–22
October 21	at Northern Arizona	No. 20	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 38–14
October 28	No. 6 Boise State	No. 14	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 48–13	10,388
November 4	at Montana State	No. 9	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT ( rivalry)	W 17–2
November 11	Idaho State	No. 8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 35–21
November 25	No. 17 Jackson State*	No. 6	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT ( Division I-AA First Round)	W 48–7	11,854	^[3]
December 2	No. 15 Eastern Illinois*	No. 6	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 25–19
December 9	at No. 1 Georgia Southern*	No. 6	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 15–45	10,421
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ Stalwick, Howie (September 29, 1989). "Idaho bags game Grizzlies". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. B1.
^ Schulte, Chris (September 29, 1989). "Friesz, defense help UI short-circuit Griz". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
^ "UM, you are in quarterfinals". The Montana Standard. November 26, 1989. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.

v t e Montana Grizzlies football
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
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Montana Grizzlies football
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
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Appalachian State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Furman Georgia Southern Grambling State Idaho Jackson State Maine Middle Tennessee Montana Southwest Missouri State Stephen F. Austin Villanova William & Mary Youngstown State
Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles