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fMMft Wmm ttlZ X IY F#9TBALL The University of Montana Location: Missoula, Montana 59801 Chartered: February 17, 1893 Enrollment: 8,500 President: Dr. Richard C. Bowers Nickname: G rizzlies, Tips, S ilvertips Colors: Copper, Silver and Gold Conference: Big Sky Athletic Conference Conference Commissioner: John Roning Box 1736 Boise, Idaho 83701 (208) 345-5393 UM Field: Dornblaser Stadium (12,500) Athletic Director: Jack Swarthout Faculty Representative: Dr. Charles Bryan A thletic Trainer: Naseby Rhinehart Football Coach: Jack Swarthout (406) 243-5331 Assistant Coaches: Bill Betcher John Smith Wally Gaskins Gene Carlson SID: W. George Fultz (406) 243-2522 Information Services (406) 549-6757 Home THE COVER The cover design by Gordon Lemon features senior defensive standouts Sly Hardy (top) and Ron Rosenberg. Hardy w as first team All-Big Sky cornerback in 1973 and Rosenberg was a first team selection at middle linebacker in 1972. The two bonafide pro prospects will play important roles for the Grizzlies in 1974. Table of Contents Coach Jack Sw arthout . Assistant Coaches, Trainer . Coaches Thru the Y ears................................................................4 1974 G rizzly O u tlo o................................... k 5 1974 Depth C hart ........................................................................ 6 Squad A nalysis..................................................................................7 P layer Profiles ........................................ ...... 8-21 The 1974 R o s t e.................................................................... r 22-23 The 1974 O p p o n e n ts................................................................24-33 A ll Opponents Record ............................................................... 34 1973 UM S ta ts ............................................................................... 35 1973 Big Sky S t a t s.......................................................................36 UM Football Records ...................................................... 37-41 The Conference, Past Champs................................................ 42 A ll-Conference, Grizzly C u p................................................ 43 Awards, All-America, Pros ................................................. 44 1974-75 Basketball Schedule ....................... inside back 1973 S co res, 1974 S c h e d u le................................................back Press Information PRESS PASSES........... R equests for press box passes are to be filed with the Sports Information Director as soon as possible. Only those with passes will be admitted to the press box. BROADCASTING........... Three radio booths are available in the press box. One is reserved for the UM student station, another is for KYLT, the originating station for the Grizzly Radio Network. The third booth is for the visiting radio station. SERVICES.................... Depth charts, programs and pre-game information will be provided before the game. At halftime flash stats will be distributed. Shortly after the game complete stats, including play-by-play, will be made a v a ila b le . LOCAL MEDIA............. Jeff Herman, sports editor, The Missoulian B ill Schwanke, sports d irector, KYLT Radio John Campbell, sports d irector, KYSS Radio Sports Director, KGMY Radio Sports Director, KGVO Radio-TV Sports, Montana Kaimin, University o f Montana Sports, KUFM Radio, University of Montana Sports, KXLF-TV, Butte, 59701 Coach Jack Swarthout Jack Swarthout, who came to the University of Montana to double as athletic director and head football coach in 1967, has recorded four winning seasons in his seven years at the helm of his alma mater and has compiled a 42-31 record. Only one other UM football coach has registered more than two winning sea sons. Doug Fessenden posted five winning marks in his ten seasons between 1934 and 1949. Montana fans had suffered through 17 seasons without a winning team before Swarthout guided the 1967 squad to a 7-3 record. The Grizzlies were 2-7 in 1968, but rebounded with perfect 10-0 regular sea sons in 1969 and 1970. Montana made postseason appearances in the Camellia Bowl in 1969 and 1970, losing to North Dakota State on both occasions. UM slipped to 6-5 in\ 1971, and was 3-8 in 1972 and 4-6 last year. Swarthout was bom in Prosser, Wash., on Feb. 23, 1920. He attended UM, earning a B.A. in political science in 1942, and was a starting end for the 1941 football team. He served four years in the army and was an assistant at UM during the 1946 season before coaching at Hoquiam (Wash.) until 1956. Swarthout was an assistant to Darrell Royal at Washington and Texas for three years, then coached Olympia High (Wash.) to a 50-14-2 nine-year record prior to coming to UM. THE STAFF Bill Betcher Bill Betcher joined the Montana staff in 1967. He 'is offensive line coach. Betcher was born in Woodland, Wash., on Febru ary 16, 1939 and attended Washougal High. After high school he attended the University of Oregon, but transferred to Central Washington State College follow ing his freshman year. As a tackle for CWSC he earned Little All-America honors in 1961. He received his B.A. in physical education from CWSC in 1963 and then coached Castle Rock High (Wash.) to a 22-5 record over a three year span. John Smith John Smith joined the UM coaching staff in March of 1973. The former W eber State middle-linebacker is coach of Montana's linebacking corps. Smith was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho November 15, 1948. He is a 1967 graduate of Bonneville High (Idaho Falls) and a 1972 graduate of Weber State with a B.S. in physical education. In 1971 he was a graduate assistant on the staff of his alma mater and served in the same capacity at UM during the 1972 season. Wally Gaskins Wally Gaskins became a member of the UM football staff in March of 1973. He is responsible for coaching the defensive in terior. Gaskins w as born in Billings, Mont., on March 27, 1945. He attended Lewis and Clark High School (Spokane, Wash.), grad uating in; 1963. He entered the army after two years at Columbia Basin JC (Wash.). He served three years in Germany and a year in Viet Nam prior to his enrollment at UM in 1970. Gene Carlson Gene Carlson assumed his duties as of fensive backfield coach and Executive Di rector of the UM Century Club on February 1, 1974. He w as born February 20, 1932 and is a 1949 graduate of Great Falls High. He attended UM, participating in varsity football and basketball until his graduation with a degree in health and physical edu cation in 1954. He spent two years as a pitcher in the New York Yankees organiza tion before joining the service. Carlson coached Great Falls to a 108-32-8 record from 1958-1973- Naseby Rhinehart Naseby Rhinehart has been Montana's Athletic Trainer since his graduation from UM in 1935. He was an outstanding athlete for UM, earning nine varsity letters, and received All-America honors as an end in football. Rhinehart, who was born in Cor- deal, Georgia, on May 6, 1911, w as named to the Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame in 1967, has received the Grizzly Cup and the Ray T. Rocene Sportsman of the Year Award. Coaches Through the Years YEAR W L T PCT. COACH (ALMA MATER) CUMULATIVE PCT. 1897 1 2 3 .333 Fred Smith (Cornell) 1-2-3 .333 1898 3 2 0 .600 Sgt. B.F. Searight (Stanford) 4-4-3 .500 1899 1 2 0 .333 Guy Cleveland (Montana) 5 -6 -3 .455 1900 0 . 1 0 .000 Frank Bean (Wisconsin) 5-7 -3 .417 1901 2 2 0 .500 Frank Bean (Wisconsin) 7-9-3 .438 1902 0 2 0 .000 Dewitt Peck (Iowa State) 7-11-3 .389 1903 2 5 0 .285 H.B. Conibear (Illinois) 9-16-3 .360 1904 3 2 0 .600 H.B. Conibear (Illinois) 12-18-3 .400 1905 2 3 0 .400 F.W. Schule (W isconsin) 14-21-3 .400 1906 2 4 0 .333 F.W. Schule (W isconsin) 16-25-3 .390 1907 4 1 1 .800 Albion Findlay (Wisconsin) 20-26-4 .435 1908 1 2 1 .333 Roy White (Iowa) 21-28-5 .429 1909 6 0 1 1.000 Roy W hite (Iowa) 27-28-6 .491 1910 3 2 1 .600 Robert Cary (Montana) 30-30-7 .500 1911 2 1 0 .667 Robert Cary (Montana) 32-31-7 .508 1912 4 3 0 .571 L t. W.C. P h ilo o n (Army) 36-34-7 .514 1913 2 4 0 .333 A.G. Heilman (Frnkln-Mrshl) 38-38-7 .500 1914 6 0 1 1.000 A.G. Heilman (Frnkln-Mrshl^ ) 44-38-8 .537 1915 2 2 2 .500 Jerry Nissen (Wash. St.) 46-40-10 .535 1916 4 1 1 .800 Jerry Nissen (Wash. St.) 50-41-11 .549 1917 1 4 0 .200 J e r r y N issen (Wash. S t .) 51-45-11 .531 1919 2 3 2 .400 Bemie Bierman (Minnesota) 53-48-13 .525 1920 4 3 0 .571 Bemie Bierman (Minnesota) 57-51-13 .528 1921 3 3 1 .500 Bemie Bierman (Minnesota) 60-54-14 .526 1922 3 4 0 .429 J.W. Stewart (Geneva) 63-58-14 .521 1923 4 4 0 .500 J.W. Stewart (Geneva) 67-62-14 .519 1924 4 4 0 .500 Earl Clark (Montana) 71-66-14 ' .518 1925 3 4 1 .429 Earl Clark (Montana) 74-70-15 .514 1926 3 5 0 .375 Frank Milbum (West Point) 77-75-15 .507 1927 3 4 1 .429 Frank Milbum (West Point) 80-79-16 '.5 0 3 1928 4 5 1 .444 Frank Milbum (West Point) 84-84-17 .500 1929 3 5 1 .375 Frank Milburn (West Point) 87-89-18 .494 1930 5 3 0 .625 Frank Milbum (West Point) 92-92-18 .500 1931 1 6 0 .166 Bernard Oakes (Illinois) 93-98-18 .487 1932 2 7 0 .222 Bernard Oakes (Illinois) 95-105-18 .475 1933 3 4 0 .429 Bernard Oakes (Illinois) 98-109-18 .473 1934 2 5 1 .286 Bernard Oakes (Illinois) 100-114-19 .467 1935 1 5 2 .167 Doug Fessenden ( I l l i n o i s ) 101-119-21 .459 1936 6 3 0 .667 Doug Fessenden ( I l l i n o i s ) 107-122-21 .467 1937 7 1 0 .875 Doug Fessenden ( I l l i n o i s ) 114-123-21 .481 1938 5 3 1 .625 Doug Fessenden ( I l l i n o i s ) 119-126-22 .486 1939 3 6 0 .333 Doug Fessenden ( I l l