The University of Montana

The University of Montana (UM, U of M, or 'The U') is a state university located in Missoula, Montana, U.S. The school was founded in 1893. It is the largest campus in the five-campus University of Montana System.The main campus of The University of Montana is located at the foot of Mount Sentinel, the mountain bearing Missoula's most recognizable landmark -- a large letter "M." Since its charter in 1893, UM has provided a high-quality, well-rounded education to students and a wide range of services and resources to Montanans. UM is the center of liberal arts education in Montana, balancing that core commitment with intensive programs of professional preparation. It is a major source of research, continuing education, economic development and fine arts, as well as a driving force in strengthening Montana's ties with countries throughout the world.

The university calls itself a city within a city, and contains its own eateries, medical facilities, banking, postal services, and ZIP Code.

The University of Montana ranks 17th in the nation and fifth among public universities in producing Rhodes Scholars, with a total of 28 such scholars. The University of Montana has 11 Truman Scholars, 14 Goldwater Scholars and 31 Udall Scholars to its name.

The University of Montana’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library houses the earliest authorized edition of the Lewis and Clark journals.

Rolling Stone Magazine has called the university the "Most scenic campus in America", while Outside Magazine states "Among the top 10 colleges nationally for combining academic quality and outdoor recreation".

 

Washington-Grizzly Stadium

Washington-Grizzly Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Missoula, Montana, located on the campus of The University of Montana. It is home to the Montana Grizzlies college football team, the dominant program of the Big Sky Conference and consistently a top team in Division I FCS, formerly known as Division I-AA. The stadium opened on October 18, 1986, and the Griz have racked up an impressive home record of 142-20 (.876). The stadium's current seating capacity is 25,203, making it one of the largest on-campus facilities in FCS. The infilled SprinTurf playing field is 20 feet (6 m) below ground level; it runs in the traditional north-south configuration and sits at an elevation of 3190 feet (972 m) above sea level.

The stadium is named after construction magnate Dennis Washington, a Montana business pioneer who donated $1 million to finance the stadium's construction in 1985. The stadium has been expanded three times since its opening in 1986, most recently in 2008 with an upper deck expansion of 2,000 seats on the east side.

The original seating capacity in 1986 was 12,500 permanent seats on the sidelines with open grass seating behind the end zones, an approximate capacity of 15,000. Permanent seating for the end zones was installed in 1995, which brought the seating capacity to over 19,000. The most recent expansion in 2008 brought the seating capacity to over 25,000.

Infilled SprinTurf was installed in 2001, replacing the original natural grass. The video screen GrizVision, was installed in 2002. At 26' × 36' (8 m × 11 m), it is the largest screen in an FCS football stadium.

 

 Brawl of the Wild

The Brawl of the Wild is an annual college football rivalry game between The Montana State University Fighting Bobcats and the University of Montana Grizzlies. The rivalry began on November 26, 1897 when the two teams played in Bozeman, Montana, home of Montana State, with Montana prevailing by the score of 18-6. At the time, Montana State was known as Montana State College, while Montana was known as Montana State. The rivalry is the 31st oldest among active rivalries in NCAA Div-1 and of those is the 11th oldest west of the Mississippi River. It is also the 4th oldest active rivalry in the FCS and the oldest west of the Mississippi River.

During a period that is often referred to in Montana as "The Streak", Montana won every meeting from 1986 until 2001. A few of these games were close, but most of them gave a strong indication that the two football programs were going in very different directions. Montana won two NCAA Division 1-AA championships during "The Streak", while Montana State had one season where they failed to win a single game. On a cold, snowy day in November 2002, Montana State was finally able to go on the road and snap Montana's 16 game run.

The game almost always, especially of late, has major implications on the Big Sky Conference championship and it's automatic bid to the Div-1 tournament. The name "Brawl of the Wild" is now used almost exclusively to refer to the matchup in official publications, but most people in Montana affectionately refer to the game simply as "Cat-Griz" (Bobcat fans) or "Griz-Cat" (Grizzly Fans).

 Big Sky Conference

The Big Sky Conference (or BSC) is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

Current members include:  University of Montana (1963), Eastern Washington University (1987), Idaho State University (1963), Montana State University (1963), Northern Arizona University (1970), University of Northern Colorado (2006), Portland State University (1996), California State University, Sacramento (1996), Weber State University (1963). Future affiliate members include: California Polytechnic State University and University of California, Davis, University of North Dakota and Southern Utah University.

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