The 1969 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the

University of Montana The University of Montana (UM) is a public research university in Missoula, Montana. UM is a flagship institution of the Montana University System and its second largest campus. UM reported 10,962 undergraduate and graduate students in the fa ...

in the

1969 NCAA College Division football season The 1969 NCAA College Division football season was the 14th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level. Conference and program changes Conference ch ...

as a member of the

Big Sky Conference The Big Sky Conference (BSC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the eig ...

(Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Jack Swarthout and played their home games at

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. In a significant turnaround from the previous year, Montana won all ten games in the regular season (4–0 Big Sky, champions). They met undefeated

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in the Camellia Bowl in

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in December, but lost 30–3. Released prior to the game, both final polls had NDSU first and Montana second.

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Montana Grizzlies football
– 1969 media guide {{Big Sky Conference football champions

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Montana Grizzlies football seasons Big Sky Conference football champion seasons

Montana Grizzlies football The Montana Grizzlies football (commonly referred to as the "Griz") program represents the University of Montana in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of college football. The Grizzlies have competed in the Big Sky Conference ...