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Montana Grizzlies

Location: Missoula, Montana ▪ Colors: Maroon & Silver
Record: 98 Years, 1311-1128, .538 W-L%

Conferences: Big Sky, MSAC, PCC and Ind
Conference Champion: 10 Times (Reg. Seas.), 9 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 10 Years (2-11), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

Ranked in AP Poll: 0 Times (Preseason), 0 Times (Final), 0 Weeks (Total)

Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

98 Seasons

SRS back to 1979-80
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
1 2012-13* RT Big Sky 25 7 .781 -1.11 -4.21 Lost Second Round Wayne Tinkle (25-7)
2 2011-12* RT Big Sky 25 7 .781 4.55 -3.39 Lost Second Round Wayne Tinkle (25-7)
3 2010-11  Big Sky 21 11 .656 2.17 -2.47 Wayne Tinkle (21-11)
4 2009-10* T Big Sky 22 10 .688 3.93 -2.35 Lost First Round Wayne Tinkle (22-10)
5 2008-09  Big Sky 17 12 .586 -2.92 -3.53 Wayne Tinkle (17-12)
6 2007-08  Big Sky 14 16 .467 -4.23 -4.00 Wayne Tinkle (14-16)
7 2006-07  Big Sky 17 15 .531 -5.34 -3.53 Wayne Tinkle (17-15)
8 2005-06* T Big Sky 24 7 .774 4.86 -0.96 Lost Second Round Larry Krystkowiak (24-7)
9 2004-05* T Big Sky 18 13 .581 -3.63 -3.49 Lost First Round Larry Krystkowiak (18-13)
10 2003-04  Big Sky 10 18 .357 -6.10 -0.91 Pat Kennedy (10-18)
11 2002-03  Big Sky 13 17 .433 -2.64 -0.71 Pat Kennedy (13-17)
12 2001-02* T Big Sky 16 15 .516 -4.20 -1.71 Lost First Round Don Holst (16-15)
13 2000-01  Big Sky 11 16 .407 -4.84 -2.08 Don Holst (11-16)
14 1999-00 R Big Sky 17 11 .607 2.40 0.47 Don Holst (17-11)
15 1998-99  Big Sky 13 14 .481 -2.93 -2.97 Don Holst (13-14)
16 1997-98  Big Sky 16 14 .533 -3.71 -3.47 Blaine Taylor (16-14)
17 1996-97* T Big Sky 21 11 .656 0.54 -3.17 Lost First Round Blaine Taylor (21-11)
18 1995-96  Big Sky 20 8 .714 2.71 -3.13 Blaine Taylor (20-8)
19 1994-95 R Big Sky 21 9 .700 7.36 3.20 Blaine Taylor (21-9)
20 1993-94  Big Sky 19 9 .679 3.90 -2.98 Blaine Taylor (19-9)
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
21 1992-93  Big Sky 17 11 .607 -3.98 -5.34 Blaine Taylor (17-11)
22 1991-92* RT Big Sky 27 4 .871 7.46 -4.20 Lost First Round Blaine Taylor (27-4)
23 1990-91* RT Big Sky 23 8 .742 -0.41 -5.20 Lost First Round Stew Morrill (23-8)
24 1989-90  Big Sky 18 11 .621 0.10 -4.25 Stew Morrill (18-11)
25 1988-89  Big Sky 20 11 .645 1.63 -1.37 Stew Morrill (20-11)
26 1987-88  Big Sky 18 11 .621 -0.89 -1.46 Stew Morrill (18-11)
27 1986-87  Big Sky 18 11 .621 0.07 -1.05 Stew Morrill (18-11)
28 1985-86 R Big Sky 21 11 .656 4.33 0.12 Mike Montgomery (21-11)
29 1984-85  Big Sky 22 8 .733 2.34 -1.93 Mike Montgomery (22-8)
30 1983-84  Big Sky 23 7 .767 5.64 -3.09 Mike Montgomery (23-7)
31 1982-83  Big Sky 21 8 .724 5.60 0.39 Mike Montgomery (21-8)
32 1981-82  Big Sky 17 10 .630 4.69 2.26 Mike Montgomery (17-10)
33 1980-81  Big Sky 19 9 .679 -0.25 -3.29 Mike Montgomery (19-9)
34 1979-80  Big Sky 17 11 .607 -2.09 -3.00 Mike Montgomery (17-11)
35 1978-79  Big Sky 14 13 .519 Mike Montgomery (14-13)
36 1977-78 R Big Sky 20 8 .714 Jim Brandenburg (20-8)
37 1976-77  Big Sky 18 8 .692 Jim Brandenburg (18-8)
38 1975-76  Big Sky 13 12 .520 Jud Heathcote (13-12)
39 1974-75* R Big Sky 21 8 .724 Lost Regional Semifinal Jud Heathcote (21-8)
40 1973-74 R Big Sky 19 8 .704 Jud Heathcote (19-8)
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
41 1972-73  Big Sky 13 13 .500 Jud Heathcote (13-13)
42 1971-72  Big Sky 14 12 .538 Jud Heathcote (14-12)
43 1970-71  Big Sky 8 16 .333 Lou Rocheleau (8-16)
44 1969-70  Big Sky 8 18 .308 Robert Cope (8-18)
45 1968-69  Big Sky 9 17 .346 Robert Cope (9-17)
46 1967-68  Big Sky 8 17 .320 Ron Nord (8-17)
47 1966-67  Big Sky 6 18 .250 Ron Nord (6-18)
48 1965-66  Big Sky 14 10 .583 Ron Nord (14-10)
49 1964-65  Big Sky 11 15 .423 Ron Nord (11-15)
50 1963-64  Big Sky 6 17 .261 Ron Nord (6-17)
51 1962-63  Ind 6 18 .250 Ron Nord (6-18)
52 1961-62  MSAC 10 14 .417 Frosty Cox (10-14)
53 1960-61  MSAC 14 9 .609 Frosty Cox (14-9)
54 1959-60  MSAC 7 17 .292 Frosty Cox (7-17)
55 1958-59  MSAC 10 14 .417 Frosty Cox (10-14)
56 1957-58  MSAC 12 10 .545 Frosty Cox (12-10)
57 1956-57  MSAC 13 9 .591 Frosty Cox (13-9)
58 1955-56  MSAC 14 12 .538 Frosty Cox (14-12)
59 1954-55  MSAC 12 14 .462 Jiggs Dahlberg (12-14)
60 1953-54  MSAC 7 20 .259 Jiggs Dahlberg (7-20)
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
61 1952-53  MSAC 14 11 .560 Jiggs Dahlberg (14-11)
62 1951-52  MSAC 12 14 .462 Jiggs Dahlberg (12-14)
63 1947-48  Ind 21 11 .656 Jiggs Dahlberg (21-11)
64 1946-47  Ind 12 16 .429 Jiggs Dahlberg (12-16)
65 1945-46  Ind 13 16 .448 Jiggs Dahlberg (13-16)
66 1944-45  Ind 7 22 .241 Jiggs Dahlberg (7-22)
67 1943-44  Ind 2 10 .167 Jiggs Dahlberg (2-10)
68 1942-43  Ind 15 9 .625 Clyde Carpenter (6-3)
Eddie Chinske (9-6)
69 1941-42  Ind 14 10 .583 Jiggs Dahlberg (14-10)
70 1940-41  Ind 14 14 .500 Jiggs Dahlberg (14-14)
71 1939-40  Ind 17 8 .680 Jiggs Dahlberg (17-8)
72 1938-39  Ind 17 13 .567 Jiggs Dahlberg (17-13)
73 1937-38  PCC 10 19 .345 Jiggs Dahlberg (10-19)
74 1936-37  Ind 14 12 .538 Adolph Lewandowski (14-12)
75 1935-36  Ind 13 11 .542 Adolph Lewandowski (13-11)
76 1934-35  Ind 6 18 .250 Adolph Lewandowski (6-18)
77 1933-34  Ind 16 10 .615 Adolph Lewandowski (16-10)
78 1932-33  Ind 8 11 .421 Adolph Lewandowski (8-11)
79 1931-32  Ind 6 14 .300 John Stewart (6-14)
80 1930-31  Ind 10 12 .455 John Stewart (10-12)
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
81 1929-30  Ind 13 9 .591 John Stewart (13-9)
82 1928-29  PCC 9 11 .450 John Stewart (9-11)
83 1927-28  PCC 6 8 .429 John Stewart (6-8)
84 1926-27  PCC 5 11 .313 John Stewart (5-11)
85 1925-26  PCC 5 10 .333 John Stewart (5-10)
86 1924-25  PCC 9 10 .474 John Stewart (9-10)
87 1923-24  PCC 7 8 .467 John Stewart (7-8)
88 1922-23  Ind 7 14 .333 John Stewart (7-14)
89 1921-22  Ind 14 7 .667 Bernie Bierman (14-7)
90 1920-21  Ind 12 8 .600 Bernie Bierman (12-8)
91 1919-20  Ind 7 9 .438 Bernie Bierman (7-9)
92 1917-18  Ind 6 6 .500 Jerry Nissen (6-6)
93 1916-17  Ind 4 11 .267 Jerry Nissen (4-11)
94 1915-16  Ind 6 4 .600 Jerry Nissen (6-4)
95 1914-15  Ind 4 6 .400 Jerry Nissen (4-6)
96 1913-14  Ind 2 9 .182 W.W.H. Mustaine (2-9)
97 1912-13  Ind 5 3 .625 W.W.H. Mustaine (5-3)
98 1911-12  Ind 1 5 .167 N. Whitlock (1-5)