University of Montana - Missoula
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The University of Montana campus, 1999. |
The
University of Montana - Missoula is a
state university located in
Missoula, Montana,
USA. The school was founded in
1893. Since July 1, 1994, it has been the largest campus in the four-campus
University of Montana System.
The University has five
colleges--
Arts and
Sciences,
Health Professions and
Biomedical Sciences, the Davidson Honors College,
Forestry and
Conservation, and
Technology, and five schools:
Business Administration,
Education,
Fine Arts,
Journalism, and
Law. The University also has a Continuing Education academic unit.
The University calls itself a
city within a city; with its own
eateries, stores,
medical facilities,
banking,
postal services, and
ZIP Code.
UM ranks 17th in the nation and fifth among public universities in producing
Rhodes Scholars. UM has had nine
Truman Scholars, 10
Goldwater Scholars and 13
Udall Scholars. UM’s
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library houses the earliest authorized edition of the
Lewis and Clark journals.
The athletic teams are nicknamed the
Grizzlies and have competed in the
NCAA's
Big Sky Conference since its formation in
1963. It was a member of the
Pacific Coast Conference (precursor to today's
Pac-10) from
1924 to
1950.
Since the 1990's, the Grizzlies have established themselves as one of the most dominant football teams in both the Big Sky Conference and in NCAA Division I-AA. They have won or shared 11 of the last 16 Big Sky football championships since 1990, as well as winning
I-AA National Championships in 1995 and 2001 and competed in the championship game in 1996, 2000, and 2004 (5 championship game appearances in the last 11 years).
The men's basketball team has established itself in recent years as a power in the Big Sky, and was the conference representative to the
NCAA Division I Men's basketball tournament in 2005 and 2006. At the 2006 tournament the 12th seeded Grizzlies upset 5th seeded
University of Nevada, Reno 87-79, the school's first win in the tournament in 31 years. The Cinderella run would end against the 4th seeded
Boston College Eagles.
The women's basketball team "Lady Griz" is the most successful team in the Big Sky conference. The Lady Griz have won 16 conference titles in 24 years, most recently in 2005. The Lady Griz have competed in the NCAA Women's tournament 16 times, with an overall record of 6 wins and 16 losses. The Lady Griz have been coached since 1978 by Robin Selvig (Montana, 1974), who has an overall record of 645-188 (.774 winning percentage)as head coach of the Lady Griz. Selvig earned his 600th win in just 772 games, 6th fastest of any NCAA coach (men or women). The Lady Griz are regularly in the top 30 nationally in attendance for NCAA women's basketball.
* Oscar J. Craig 1895-1908
* Clyde V. Duniway 1908-1912
* Edwin B. Craighead 1912-1915
* Edward O. Sisson 1917-1921
* Charles H. Clapp 1921-1935
* George F. Simmons 1936-1941
* Ernest O. Melby 1941-1945
* James A. McCain 1945-1950
* Carl McFarland 1951-1958
* Harry K. Newburn 1959-1963
* Robert Johns 1963-1966
* Robert T. Pantzer 1966-1974
* Richard C. Bowers 1974-1981
* Neil S. Bucklew 1981-1986
* James V. Koch 1986-1990
* George M. Dennison 1990-
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