1973 Montana Grizzlies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1973
| team = Montana Grizzlies
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Sky Conference
| short_conf = Big Sky
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach = Jack Swarthout
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| stadium = Dornblaser Field
}}
{{1973 Big Sky Conference football standings}}
The 1973 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jack Swarthout, the team compiled an 4–6 record.{{cite web|title=1974 Grizzly Football Yearbook|publisher=University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department|year=1974|page=44|accessdate=January 16, 2021|url=https://gogriz.com/documents/2018/10/26//1974_Grizzly_Football_Yearbook.pdf?id=5095}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1973
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Simon Fraser Clan|title=Simon Fraser}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Great Falls, MT
| score = 41–14
| attend = 4,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-grizzlies-maul-clan/160986945/|work=The Vancouver Sun|title=Grizzlies maul Clan|date=September 10, 1973|accessdate=December 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=North Dakota Fighting Sioux|title=North Dakota}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| score = 10–31
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-north-dakota-sioux/160987031/|work=The Billings Gazette|title=North Dakota Sioux trample Grizzlies|date=September 16, 1973|accessdate=December 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 10–21
| attend = 18,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american-owls-net-win/160987104/|work=The Austin American-Statesman|title=Owls net win|date=September 23, 1973|accessdate=December 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| site_stadium = Lumberjack Stadium
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| score = 10–14
| attend = 8,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montana-standard-last-minute-aerial/160987166/|work=The Montana Standard|title=Last-minute aerial defeats Grizzlies|date=September 30, 1973|accessdate=December 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = South Dakota
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Dornblaser Field
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| score = 31–19
| attend = 7,100–7,500
| source = {{cite news|last1=Herman|first1=Jeff|title=Grizzlies upset Coyotes, 31–19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116219675/the-missoulian/|access-date=January 10, 2023|work=The Missoulian|date=October 7, 1973|page=15|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = Idaho State
| site_stadium = Dornblaser Field
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| score = 19–14
| attend = 7,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-montana-nudges-idah/160987292/|work=The Spokesman-Review|title=Montana nudges Idaho State 19–14|date=October 14, 1973|accessdate=December 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Montana State
| site_stadium = Reno H. Sales Stadium
| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–33
| attend = 11,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-inter-lake-cats-tumble-tips-3/160986628/|work=The Daily Inter Lake|title=Cats tumble Tips, 33–7|date=October 21, 1973|accessdate=December 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Boise State
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Bronco Stadium
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| score = 7–55
| attend = 12,852
| source = {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KZRfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_zAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3586%2C7127290 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|last=Shelledy|first=Jay|title=Boise St. runs over Grizzlies|date=October 28, 1973|page=20|accessdate=December 15, 2024|via=Google News Archive}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| opponent = Idaho
| site_stadium = Dornblaser Field
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| gamename = Little Brown Stein
| score = 7–20
| attend = 4,300
| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CKNfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6468%2C947930|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|last=Henzel|first=Phil|title=UI defense halts Montana 20–7|date=November 4, 1973|page=13|accessdate=December 15, 2024|via=Google News Archive}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Weber State
| site_stadium = Wildcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Ogden, UT
| score = 10–0
| attend = 7,389
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-troxel-gets-lone-td/160987446/|work=Great Falls Tribune|title=Troxel gets lone TD as 'Tips trip Weber|date=November 11, 1973|accessdate=December 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana)|url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/441/stats/13634 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 21, 2022 }}
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