# 1995 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1995 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by tenth-year head coach Don Read and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula.
Montana finished the regular season at 9–2 and 6–1 in conference to win the Big Sky title, and were eighth in the final poll at the end of the regular season. The Grizzlies won four playoff games, the first three at home, to win the Division I-AA national championship and finish at 13–2.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 1:05 pm | Eastern New Mexico* | No. 4 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | W 41–14 | 12,375 |
| September 9 | 3:00 pm | at Washington State* | No. 4 | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | L 21–38 | 28,312 |
| September 16 | 1:05 pm | Minnesota–Duluth | No. 7 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | W 54–6 | 12,508 |
| September 23 | 1:05 pm | No. 3 Boise State | No. 6 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | W 54–28 | 18,505 |
| September 30 | 1:05 pm | UC Davis* | No. 5 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | W 41–20 | 11,723 |
| October 7 | 1:05 pm | Weber State | No. 5 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | W 49–22 | 14,088 |
| October 14 | 4:05 pm | at No. 16 Northern Arizona | No. 5 | Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ | W 24–21 | 15,707 |
| October 21 | 3:05 pm | at Idaho | No. 6 | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID (Little Brown Stein) | L 43–55 | 14,912 |
| November 4 | 12:05 pm | Idaho State | No. 10 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | W 35–21 | 15,490 |
| November 11 | 2:05 pm | at Eastern Washington | No. 9 | Woodward FieldCheney, WA (rivalry) | W 63–7 | 3,272 |
| November 18 | 12:05 pm | Montana State | No. 9 | Reno H. Sales StadiumBozeman, MT (rivalry) | W 42–33 | 15,197 |
| November 25 | 12:05 pm | No. 10 Eastern Kentucky* | No. 8 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round) | W 48–0 | 13,830 |
| December 2 | 12:05 pm | No. 15 Georgia Southern* | No. 8 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal) | W 45–0 | 18,518 |
| December 9 | 12:05 pm | No. 5 Stephen F. Austin* | No. 8 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal) | W 70–14 | 18,523 |
| December 16 | 12:05 pm | at No. 6 Marshall* | No. 8 | Marshall University StadiumHuntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Championship) | W 22–20 | 32,106 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time ||||||||

## Roster

No. 1 -- Nathan Dolan, WR, 5-foot-7, 165 pounds, jr., Billings, Montana No. 2 -- Justin Hazel, CB, 6-1, 190, jr., Fort Lauderdale, Florida No. 4 -- Mike Wilson, WR, 5-7, 160, sr., Wahiawa, Hawaii No. 5 -- Matt Wells, WR/PK, 5-9, 16-, sr., Ashland, Oregon No. 6 -- Justin Gaines, CB, 5-10, 175, fr., Niceville, Florida No. 8 -- Mike Erhardt, WR, 6-4, 205, jr., Eugene, Oregon No. 9 -- Sean Goicoechea, SS, 6-1, 205, jr., Stevensville, Montana No. 14—Ryan Palma, FS, 6-1, 205, sr., Canby, Oregon No. 15—Dave Dickenson, QB, 5-11, 175, sr., Great Falls, Montana No. 16—Brian Ah Yat, QB, 6-1, 180, fr., Honolulu, Hawaii No. 17—Josh Paffhausen, QB, 6-0, 175, so., Butte, Montana No. 19—Mike Temple, CB, 5-10, 180, sr., San Diego, California No. 21—Josh Branen, RB, 5-7, 185, so., Moscow, Idaho No. 23—Joe Douglass, WR, 6-0, 180, jr., Salem, Oregon No. 25—Trevor Utter, WR, 6-1, 180, fr., Eureka, Montana No. 26—Chase Greene, WR, 6-0, 170, sr., Deer Park, Washington No. 27—Jake Dennehy, FS, 6-0, 180, so., Missoula, Montana No. 28—Justin Olsen, WR, 5-10, 170, fr., Helena, Montana No. 30—Kelly Stensrud, RB, 6-1, 190, sr., Missoula, Montana No. 32—Dallas Neil, P, 6-3, 200, fr., Great Falls, Montana No. 33—Brian Gales, RB, 5-9, 170, fr., Richland, Washington No. 34—Blaine McElmurry, FS, 6-0, 195, jr., Troy, Montana No. 35—Mike Kowalski, OLB, 5-11, 203, sr., Cut Bank, Montana No. 37—Jason Crebo, ILB, 6-3, 225, so., Helena, Montana No. 38—Larry Tofapelli, WR, 5-11, 170, sr., Stockton, California No. 40—Chris Morton, RB, 5-10, 223, sr., San Jose, California No. 41—Mark Hampe, LB, 6-2, 224, jr., Great Falls, Montana No. 42—Mike Bouchee, LB, 6-2, 231, jr., Missoula, Montana No. 43—Randy Riley, DE, 6-3, 240, jr., Butte, Montana No. 44—Josh Remington, SS, 6-1, 195, so., Kalispell, Montana No. 45—David Sirmon, OLB, 6-1, 220, jr., Walla Walla, Washington No. 46—Greg Fitzgerald, ILB, 6-0, 222, so., Columbus, Montana No. 47—Andy Larson, PK, 6-1, 180, jr., Helena, Montana No. 48—Joe Lehman, DE, 6-3, 225, so., Coos Bay, Oregon No. 50—Yohanse Manzanerez, DE, 6-3, 267, sr., Great Falls, Montana No. 52—Dave Holt, OG, 6-1, 290, fr., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho No. 54—Randy Allik, DT, 6-2, 260, fr., Missoula, Montana No. 55—Eric Buehler, DE, 6-3, 230, fr., Butte, Montana No. 56—Eric Simonson, OT, 6-5, 290, sr., Plentywood, Montana No. 57—Troy Lucas, OG, 6-3, 260, sr., Canby, Oregon No. 58—Eric Hart, LB, 6-0, 202, so., Shenandoah, Virginia No. 60—Mike Agee, OG, 6-4, 285, jr., Kalispell, Montana No. 61—Scott Curry, OT, 6-5, 250, fr., Valier, Montana No. 62—David Kempfert, OC, 6-4, 278, jr., Missoula, Montana No. 69—Troy Casper, OT, 6-4, 260, so., Billings, Montana No. 70—Marty Duffin, DT, 6-2, 270, sr., Idaho Falls, Idaho No. 71—Bob Fenton, OG, 6-4, 270, sr., Medford, Oregon No. 73—Jeff Zellick, OG, 6-5, 290, jr., Springfield, Oregon No. 75—Jason Baker, OT, 6-7, 300, so., Coos Bay, Oregon No. 85—David Henkel, K, 5-10, 170, fr., Lake Mary, Florida No. 87—Eleu Kane, WR, 5-10, 165, fr., Honolulu, Hawaii No. 88—Raul Pacheco, WR, 5-9, 170, fr., Honolulu, Hawaii No. 89—Brian Toone, DT, 6-2, 275, jr., Butte, Montana No. 90—Corey Falls, DE, 6-2, 244, jr., Medford, Oregon No. 93—Ryan Thompson, DT, 6-4, 275, jr., Missoula, Montana No. 95—Marc Bebout, TE, 6-4, 230, sr., Riverton, Wyoming No. 97—Mike Lorentz, DE/DT, 6-4, 260, fr., Thornton, Colorado No. 98—Wade Scates, DT, 6-3, 240, so., Spokane, Washington No. 99—Eric Manzanarez, DT, 6-3, 230, fr., Great Falls, Montana