| Year: | 1995 |
| Team: | Montana Grizzlies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Tsnrank: | 8 |
| Record: | 13–2 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1 |
| Head Coach: | Don Read |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Off Coach: | Mick Dennehy |
| Oc Year: | 5th |
| Def Coach: | Jerome Souers |
| Dc Year: | 6th |
| Stadium: | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
| Champion: | NCAA Division I-AA national champion Big Sky champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game |
| Bowl Result: | W 22–20 vs. Marshall |
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.[1]
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.[2] The Grizzlies won four playoff games, the first three at home, to win the Division I-AA national championship and finish at
No. 1 -- Nathan Dolan, WR, 5-foot-7, 165 pounds, jr., Billings, MontanaNo. 2 -- Justin Hazel, CB, 6-1, 190, jr., Fort Lauderdale, FloridaNo. 4 -- Mike Wilson, WR, 5-7, 160, sr., Wahiawa, HawaiiNo. 5 -- Matt Wells, WR/PK, 5-9, 16-, sr., Ashland, OregonNo. 6 -- Justin Gaines, CB, 5-10, 175, fr., Niceville, FloridaNo. 8 -- Mike Erhardt, WR, 6-4, 205, jr., Eugene, OregonNo. 9 -- Sean Goicoechea, SS, 6-1, 205, jr., Stevensville, MontanaNo. 14—Ryan Palma, FS, 6-1, 205, sr., Canby, OregonNo. 15—Dave Dickenson, QB, 5-11, 175, sr., Great Falls, MontanaNo. 16—Brian Ah Yat, QB, 6-1, 180, fr., Honolulu, HawaiiNo. 17—Josh Paffhausen, QB, 6-0, 175, so., Butte, MontanaNo. 19—Mike Temple, CB, 5-10, 180, sr., San Diego, CaliforniaNo. 21—Josh Branen, RB, 5-7, 185, so., Moscow, IdahoNo. 23—Joe Douglass, WR, 6-0, 180, jr., Salem, OregonNo. 25—Trevor Utter, WR, 6-1, 180, fr., Eureka, MontanaNo. 26—Chase Greene, WR, 6-0, 170, sr., Deer Park, WashingtonNo. 27—Jake Dennehy, FS, 6-0, 180, so., Missoula, MontanaNo. 28—Justin Olsen, WR, 5-10, 170, fr., Helena, MontanaNo. 30—Kelly Stensrud, RB, 6-1, 190, sr., Missoula, MontanaNo. 32—Dallas Neil, P, 6-3, 200, fr., Great Falls, MontanaNo. 33—Brian Gales, RB, 5-9, 170, fr., Richland, WashingtonNo. 34—Blaine McElmurry, FS, 6-0, 195, jr., Troy, MontanaNo. 35—Mike Kowalski, OLB, 5-11, 203, sr., Cut Bank, MontanaNo. 37—Jason Crebo, ILB, 6-3, 225, so., Helena, MontanaNo. 38—Larry Tofapelli, WR, 5-11, 170, sr., Stockton, CaliforniaNo. 40—Chris Morton, RB, 5-10, 223, sr., San Jose, CaliforniaNo. 41—Mark Hampe, LB, 6-2, 224, jr., Great Falls, MontanaNo. 42—Mike Bouchee, LB, 6-2, 231, jr., Missoula, MontanaNo. 43—Randy Riley, DE, 6-3, 240, jr., Butte, MontanaNo. 44—Josh Remington, SS, 6-1, 195, so., Kalispell, MontanaNo. 45—David Sirmon, OLB, 6-1, 220, jr., Walla Walla, WashingtonNo. 46—Greg Fitzgerald, ILB, 6-0, 222, so., Columbus, MontanaNo. 47—Andy Larson, PK, 6-1, 180, jr., Helena, MontanaNo. 48—Joe Lehman, DE, 6-3, 225, so., Coos Bay, OregonNo. 50—Yohanse Manzanerez, DE, 6-3, 267, sr., Great Falls, MontanaNo. 52—Dave Holt, OG, 6-1, 290, fr., Coeur d'Alene, IdahoNo. 54—Randy Allik, DT, 6-2, 260, fr., Missoula, MontanaNo. 55—Eric Buehler, DE, 6-3, 230, fr., Butte, MontanaNo. 56—Eric Simonson, OT, 6-5, 290, sr., Plentywood, MontanaNo. 57—Troy Lucas, OG, 6-3, 260, sr., Canby, OregonNo. 58—Eric Hart, LB, 6-0, 202, so., Shenandoah, VirginiaNo. 60—Mike Agee, OG, 6-4, 285, jr., Kalispell, MontanaNo. 61—Scott Curry, OT, 6-5, 250, fr., Valier, MontanaNo. 62—David Kempfert, OC, 6-4, 278, jr., Missoula, MontanaNo. 69—Troy Casper, OT, 6-4, 260, so., Billings, MontanaNo. 70—Marty Duffin, DT, 6-2, 270, sr., Idaho Falls, IdahoNo. 71—Bob Fenton, OG, 6-4, 270, sr., Medford, OregonNo. 73—Jeff Zellick, OG, 6-5, 290, jr., Springfield, OregonNo. 75—Jason Baker, OT, 6-7, 300, so., Coos Bay, OregonNo. 85—David Henkel, K, 5-10, 170, fr., Lake Mary, FloridaNo. 87—Eleu Kane, WR, 5-10, 165, fr., Honolulu, HawaiiNo. 88—Raul Pacheco, WR, 5-9, 170, fr., Honolulu, HawaiiNo. 89—Brian Toone, DT, 6-2, 275, jr., Butte, MontanaNo. 90—Corey Falls, DE, 6-2, 244, jr., Medford, OregonNo. 93—Ryan Thompson, DT, 6-4, 275, jr., Missoula, MontanaNo. 95—Marc Bebout, TE, 6-4, 230, sr., Riverton, WyomingNo. 97—Mike Lorentz, DE/DT, 6-4, 260, fr., Thornton, ColoradoNo. 98—Wade Scates, DT, 6-3, 240, so., Spokane, WashingtonNo. 99—Eric Manzanarez, DT, 6-3, 230, fr., Great Falls, Montana