| 1995Montana Grizzlies football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA national champion Big Sky champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 22–20 vs.Marshall | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 8 |
| Record | 13–2 (6–1 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mick Dennehy (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jerome Souers (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8Montana $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21Boise State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17Idaho ^ | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1995 Montana Grizzlies football team represented theUniversity of Montana in the1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by tenth-year head coachDon Read and played their home games on campus atWashington–Grizzly Stadium inMissoula.[1]
Montana finished the regular season at 9–2 and 6–1 in conference to win the Big Sky title, and were eighth in the final poll at the end of the regular season.[2] The Grizzlies won fourplayoff games, the first three at home, to win the Division I-AA national championship and finish at13–2.[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | 1:05 pm | Eastern New Mexico* | No. 4 | W 41–14 | 12,375 | [4] | |
| September 9 | 3:00 pm | atWashington State* | No. 4 | L 21–38 | 28,312 | [5] | |
| September 16 | 1:05 pm | Minnesota–Duluth | No. 7 |
| W 54–6 | 12,508 | [6] |
| September 23 | 1:05 pm | No. 3Boise State | No. 6 |
| W 54–28 | 18,505 | [7] |
| September 30 | 1:05 pm | UC Davis* | No. 5 |
| W 41–20 | 11,723 | [8] |
| October 7 | 1:05 pm | Weber State | No. 5 |
| W 49–22 | 14,088 | [9] |
| October 14 | 4:05 pm | at No. 16Northern Arizona | No. 5 | W 24–21 | 15,707 | [10] | |
| October 21 | 3:05 pm | atIdaho | No. 6 | L 43–55 | 14,912 | [11] | |
| November 4 | 12:05 pm | Idaho State | No. 10 |
| W 35–21 | 15,490 | [12] |
| November 11 | 2:05 pm | atEastern Washington | No. 9 | W 63–7 | 3,272 | [13] | |
| November 18 | 12:05 pm | Montana State | No. 9 | W 42–33 | 15,197 | [14] | |
| November 25 | 12:05 pm | No. 10Eastern Kentucky* | No. 8 |
| W 48–0 | 13,830 | [15] |
| December 2 | 12:05 pm | No. 15Georgia Southern* | No. 8 |
| W 45–0 | 18,518 | [16] |
| December 9 | 12:05 pm | No. 5Stephen F. Austin* | No. 8 |
| W 70–14 | 18,523 | [17] |
| December 16 | 12:05 pm | vs. No. 6Marshall* | No. 8 | W 22–20 | 32,106 | [3] | |
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No. 1 -- Nathan Dolan, WR, 5-foot-7, 165 pounds, jr., Billings, MontanaNo. 2 -- Justin Hazel, CB, 6-1, 190, jr., Fort Lauderdale, FloridaNo. 4 -- Mike Wilson, WR, 5-7, 160, sr., Wahiawa, HawaiiNo. 5 -- Matt Wells, WR/PK, 5-9, 16-, sr., Ashland, OregonNo. 6 -- Justin Gaines, CB, 5-10, 175, fr., Niceville, FloridaNo. 8 -- Mike Erhardt, WR, 6-4, 205, jr., Eugene, OregonNo. 9 -- Sean Goicoechea, SS, 6-1, 205, jr., Stevensville, MontanaNo. 14—Ryan Palma, FS, 6-1, 205, sr., Canby, OregonNo. 15—Dave Dickenson, QB, 5-11, 175, sr., Great Falls, MontanaNo. 16—Brian Ah Yat, QB, 6-1, 180, fr., Honolulu, HawaiiNo. 17—Josh Paffhausen, QB, 6-0, 175, so., Butte, MontanaNo. 19—Mike Temple, CB, 5-10, 180, sr., San Diego, CaliforniaNo. 21—Josh Branen, RB, 5-7, 185, so., Moscow, IdahoNo. 23—Joe Douglass, WR, 6-0, 180, jr., Salem, OregonNo. 25—Trevor Utter, WR, 6-1, 180, fr., Eureka, MontanaNo. 26—Chase Greene, WR, 6-0, 170, sr., Deer Park, WashingtonNo. 27—Jake Dennehy, FS, 6-0, 180, so., Missoula, MontanaNo. 28—Justin Olsen, WR, 5-10, 170, fr., Helena, MontanaNo. 30—Kelly Stensrud, RB, 6-1, 190, sr., Missoula, MontanaNo. 32—Dallas Neil, P, 6-3, 200, fr., Great Falls, MontanaNo. 33—Brian Gales, RB, 5-9, 170, fr., Richland, WashingtonNo. 34—Blaine McElmurry, FS, 6-0, 195, jr., Troy, MontanaNo. 35—Mike Kowalski, OLB, 5-11, 203, sr., Cut Bank, MontanaNo. 37—Jason Crebo, ILB, 6-3, 225, so., Helena, MontanaNo. 38—Larry Tofapelli, WR, 5-11, 170, sr., Stockton, CaliforniaNo. 40—Chris Morton, RB, 5-10, 223, sr., San Jose, CaliforniaNo. 41—Mark Hampe, LB, 6-2, 224, jr., Great Falls, MontanaNo. 42—Mike Bouchee, LB, 6-2, 231, jr., Missoula, MontanaNo. 43—Randy Riley, DE, 6-3, 240, jr., Butte, MontanaNo. 44—Josh Remington, SS, 6-1, 195, so., Kalispell, MontanaNo. 45—David Sirmon, OLB, 6-1, 220, jr., Walla Walla, WashingtonNo. 46—Greg Fitzgerald, ILB, 6-0, 222, so., Columbus, MontanaNo. 47—Andy Larson, PK, 6-1, 180, jr., Helena, MontanaNo. 48—Joe Lehman, DE, 6-3, 225, so., Coos Bay, OregonNo. 50—Yohanse Manzanerez, DE, 6-3, 267, sr., Great Falls, MontanaNo. 52—Dave Holt, OG, 6-1, 290, fr., Coeur d'Alene, IdahoNo. 54—Randy Allik, DT, 6-2, 260, fr., Missoula, MontanaNo. 55—Eric Buehler, DE, 6-3, 230, fr., Butte, MontanaNo. 56—Eric Simonson, OT, 6-5, 290, sr., Plentywood, MontanaNo. 57—Troy Lucas, OG, 6-3, 260, sr., Canby, OregonNo. 58—Eric Hart, LB, 6-0, 202, so., Shenandoah, VirginiaNo. 60—Mike Agee, OG, 6-4, 285, jr., Kalispell, MontanaNo. 61—Scott Curry, OT, 6-5, 250, fr., Valier, MontanaNo. 62—David Kempfert, OC, 6-4, 278, jr., Missoula, MontanaNo. 69—Troy Casper, OT, 6-4, 260, so., Billings, MontanaNo. 70—Marty Duffin, DT, 6-2, 270, sr., Idaho Falls, IdahoNo. 71—Bob Fenton, OG, 6-4, 270, sr., Medford, OregonNo. 73—Jeff Zellick, OG, 6-5, 290, jr., Springfield, OregonNo. 75—Jason Baker, OT, 6-7, 300, so., Coos Bay, OregonNo. 85—David Henkel, K, 5-10, 170, fr., Lake Mary, FloridaNo. 87—Eleu Kane, WR, 5-10, 165, fr., Honolulu, HawaiiNo. 88—Raul Pacheco, WR, 5-9, 170, fr., Honolulu, HawaiiNo. 89—Brian Toone, DT, 6-2, 275, jr., Butte, MontanaNo. 90—Corey Falls, DE, 6-2, 244, jr., Medford, OregonNo. 93—Ryan Thompson, DT, 6-4, 275, jr., Missoula, MontanaNo. 95—Marc Bebout, TE, 6-4, 230, sr., Riverton, WyomingNo. 97—Mike Lorentz, DE/DT, 6-4, 260, fr., Thornton, ColoradoNo. 98—Wade Scates, DT, 6-3, 240, so., Spokane, WashingtonNo. 99—Eric Manzanarez, DT, 6-3, 230, fr., Great Falls, Montana
