Grizzly Football 1984 Media Guide 1984 Grizzly Football Schedule
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1Brightest In the Grizzly Football 1984 Media Guide 1984 Grizzly Football Schedule D ate O pponent Site Time Series Sept. 8 Abilene Christian M issoula 2:00 P.M. 0-0 Sept. 14 Portland State Portland 8:00 P.M. 11-6 Sept. 22 Idaho State* Pocatello 7:30 P.M. 15-10 Sept. 29 Weber State* Ogden 7:00 P.M. 16-6 Oct. 6 Northern Arizona * M issoula 1:30 P.M. 10-7 Oct. 13 Eastern Washington M issoula 1:30 P.M. 7-3 Oct. 20 Boise State* Boise 7:30 P.M. 4-9 Oct. 27 Idaho* f M issoula 2:00 P.M. 19-45-2 Nov. 3 Montana State* M issoula 1:30 P.M. 48-30-5 Nov. 10 Reno* Reno 2:30 P.M. 3-3 Nov. 24 Army£ Tokyo TBA 0-0 *Big Sky Conference Game f Homecoming ^Mirage Bowl in Tokyo, Japan 1983 Grizzly Football Results (4-6 Overall, 3-4 Big Sky) Sept. 17 Boise State *.................................................................. W 21-20 (1-0) Sept. 24 Portland State .................................................. W 35-19 (2-0) Oct. 1 @ Northern Arizona* .............................................. W 21-17 (3-0) Oct. 8 Weber State* .................................................... w 28-26 (4-0) Oct. 15 Reno *.................................................................... L 0-38 (4-1) Oct. 22 @ Idaho* ........................................................................... L 24-45 (4-2) Oct. 29 Montana State*.......................................................... L 8 -28 (4-3) Nov. 5 Long Beach State ............................................ L 14-38 (4-4) Nov. 12 @ Eastern Washington............................................ L 26-27 (4-5) Nov. 19 Idaho State* ................................................................ L 17-31 (4-6) *Big Sky Game (Bold Face Indicates Home Game) ON THE COVER is Grizzly All-American candidate Marty Mornhinweg, aka “The Brightest Star in the Big Sky” (Conference). Design by Dave Guffey. Graphics and artwork by Susan Carlson, UC Graphic Design. Action shot by Geoffrey Sutton.BACK COVER is an artist’s rendering of the University of Montana’s proposed football facility, which will be located east of Harry Adams Field House. Media Guide Cost: $4. ($5 if mailed) 1984 University of Montana Football Media Guide This brochure was prepared for the convenience of sports writers and sports broadcasters during the 1984 football season by Dave Guffey. Permission is granted to quote in whole, or in part, any material in this brochure. Photographs or additional information will be sent upon request. Please let me know your needs. All requests for press passes should be made by letter or telephone at least one week in advance. Complete statistics are provided at each Grizzly home game. They in clude team and individual final stats, halftime “flash stats,” quarterly play- by-play and defensive statistics. Compiled and edited by: Printed by: Dave Guffey UM Printing Services Photography by: Geoffrey Sutton and Howard Skaggs UM Quick Facts Location: Missoula, Montana 59812 S tad iu m : Dornblaser (406) Table of Contents Chartered: February 17, 1893 243-4488 Enrollment: 9,288 (12,500, natural grass) President: Nickname: Grizzlies 1984 Schedule................................... Inside Front Cover Dr. Neil Bucklew (406) 243-2311 Colors: Copper, Silver and Gold 1983 Results.......................................Inside Front Cover Athletic Director: Conference: Big Sky UM Quick Facts....................................................................1 Harley Lewis (406) 243-5331 Commissioner: Ron Stephenson About UM...........................................................................2-3 Head Football Coach: (208) 345-5393 UM Administration.............................................................. 4 Larry Donovan (406) 243-2969 Faculty Representative: Football Staff: Ken Flajole, Mike Dr. Evan Denney Athletic Personnel.............................................. 5 Van Diest, Mike Johnson, Joe Sports Information Director: H ead C oach.......................................................................... 6 Yeager, Joe Glenn, Jeff Reinebold, Dave Guffey Assistant Coaches............................................................7-8 Greg Trenary, Arvid Grier (406) 243-6899, Office 1984 Outlook............................................................... 10-11 (406) 728-1135, Home Pronunciation Guide.........................................................11 All-American Candidate..................................................12 Dedication H onors Candidates.....................................................13-14 The 1984 Grizzlies ...................................................... 15-25 Rupert Holland (1911-1984) Mirage B ow l........................................................................26 His nickname was “Sarge” but in the eyes of University of Roster, New Grizzlies................................................ 27-33 Montana athletes, coaches and staff he was definitely a four- star general. Tentative Numerical Roster........................................... 33 Rupert Holland was tough when he had Missoula Mileage Chart...................................................34 to be. If you’re an equipment man in an The Opponents............................................................35-38 athletic department (1953-1976) you’d bet Big Sky C onference.........................................................40 ter be tough, “or they’ll start spending my 1983 Big Sky Statistics ...................................................41 paycheck to keep us in gear,” Rup used to say. 1983 Grizzly Statistics ......................................................42 Yeah, he was tough, but along with his UM Coaches’ Records.....................................................43 gruff manner he had a heart as big as a Season-by-season Results........................................44-45 football field or basketball court. A 24-year veteran of the United All O pponents R eco rd.................................................... 46 States Army, Rup’s second “family” was Grizzly athletics, and Grizzly Hall of F am e ....................................................... 46 oh how he loved that copper, silver and gold. The Grizzly Record B o o k .......................................47-48 After he retired from the University he wasn’t too hard to find. If you had a schedule of UM athletic events you knew where UM All-Big Sky, All-Americans ..................................49 he was. All-Time UM L ead ers......................................................50 Rup won’t be working in the press box at the football or basket Grizzly Award W inners....................................................51 ball games anymore, but now he’s got the best seat in the house. Current, Former UM Pros.............................................52 After all, Rup, we know you’ll be watching. Future Grizzly S ch edules................................................52 UM Football Lettermen.............................................53-55 UM Media Outlets.......................................................... 56 S.I.D. T Missoula: “The Garden City” Inside Back Cover 1 University of Montana ~ . The University of Montana in Missoula is located in a sustained a high standard of academic excellence in mountain forest setting in beautiful Western Montana. It is teaching, research and service. halfway between Glacier and Yellowstone national parks. UM offers associate of arts degrees in two areas and Four wilderness areas are located near Missoula. The bachelor’s degrees in 58 fields. It offers master’s degrees in natural surroundings offer excellent opportunities for 54 programs and doctoral degrees in 13. hunting, fishing, backpacking, river floating, camping and The College of Arts and Sciences, which is the core of other outdoor recreational pursuits. Two excellent winter the University, includes a full range of programs and ski areas are located within minutes of the University. courses in the life sciences, physical sciences, social Several other ski areas are only a couple of hours away by sciences and humanities. The College also offers curricula car. UM owns and operates its own golf course adjacent to in interdisciplinary fields ranging from ethnic studies to campus. interdepartmental studies. The University of Montana is one of the West’s pioneers Seven professional schools complete the academic in education and was chartered February 17, 1893. The program — Business Administration, Fine Arts, school opened in September, 1895, with 50 students Journalism, Education, Forestry, Law, and Pharmacy and enrolling the first day. Located on 201 acres at the base of Allied Health Sciences. Mount Sentinel, UM has grown from 50 students and The aim of the University is to provide its students with seven faculty members to a present enrollment of 9,288 relaxing and meaningful learning experience with the best and approximatley 450 full-time faculty positions. facilities possible. The administration, faculty and staff Through its history, the University of Montana has strive for this goal. 2 There’s Gold In Them Thar Hills! The University of Montana was recently Accountant Exam on their first try. This is awarded its 22nd Rhodes Scholar. This ranks more than three times the national first-time UM sixth in the nation of all public institutions. success rate of 14 percent. UM ranks sixth among schools west of the The Department of Geology has an Mississippi. Rhodes Scholarships provide two outstanding national reputation. In coopera to four years at Oxford University in England. tion with Purdue University,