Washington-Grizzly Stadium (capacity 25,217) has served as the home of the Montana Grizzlies since 1986.
The Grizzlies broke the stadium’s all-time attendance record in 2015, packing 26,427 fans in to see UM’s 38-35 win over North Dakota State on ESPN. Griz fans also packed the house for two more of the top-25 all-time attended games in 2015, with 26,137 fans at the homecoming game against NAU, and 26,065 fans in a night game against Cal Poly.
The plans for an on-campus football facility at Montana came to fruition in August of 1985 when Missoula businessman Dennis R. Washington and the employees of Washington Corporations provided a gift of $1 million, hence the name of Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The initial cost of the stadium was around $3.2 million.
Dennis Washington was brought in early in the process to be among the small group of visionaries who would examine what was possible with the new facility and who better than the man who started with a small loan and a bulldozer in the mid-1960s, turned it into Washington Construction and eventually into the global Washington Companies.
There are 49 private boxes located on the east and west sides of the stadium, and they are individually decorated and furnished.
Accessibility
Accessible Entrances: The North, South and West entrances to Washington-Grizzly Stadium are accessible.
Elevators: Accessible elevators are located at the West and North entrances to the stadium.
Accessible Restrooms: All public restrooms in the stadium at accessible. Restrooms are located on the East, North and West sides of the stadium. There also is an accessible, individual-use, unisex bathroom located on the east side of the stadium's second level.
Accessible Parking: Accessible parking spaces are located in Lots A, D, P, R, V, W, Y and Z. Additional accessible parking spaces are added for football game-day parking. Accessible parking spaces require a UM Athletics Football Parking Permit AND a UM or state disability parking decal or license plate. Call 406-243-401 to purchase a football season parking permit. Single game pay-to-park spaces are sold on a first-come, first-served basis at the entries to Lots A, B, C, D, E and F.
Areas of Rescue Assistance: In the event of an emergency, staff will proceed to accessible seating areas of the stadium to provide assistance to guests in those areas.