Washington–Grizzly Stadium, College football stadium in Missoula, United States.
Washington-Grizzly Stadium is a college football venue in Missoula with a synthetic playing surface set approximately 20 feet below ground level. The facility seats more than 25,000 spectators and features a large display screen that broadcasts live game action throughout the venue.
Named for construction magnate Dennis Washington, who gave $1 million toward it in 1985, the stadium opened on October 18, 1986, with 12,500 permanent sideline seats and grass seating behind the end zones. Permanent end-zone seating arrived in 1995 (18,845), north-end corner seating in 2003, and a 2,000-seat east upper deck in 2008 brought capacity to 25,217.
The end zones read MONTANA and GRIZZLIES in white capitals on dark red, and a brown grizzly bear logo covers midfield. The Grizzlies play in the Big Sky Conference of Division I FCS. The stadium's name honors construction magnate Dennis Washington, who gave $1 million toward construction in 1985. The Brawl of the Wild against Montana State drew a record 27,340 in 2025.
The venue sits approximately 20 feet below ground level, which means visitors with mobility concerns should plan for stairs or elevators to reach the field area. Arriving early helps with navigation and finding seating without feeling rushed.
The playing field sits about 20 feet below ground level, so the top of the stands is near street grade. The surface was renamed John Hoyt Field when artificial turf arrived in 2001, and the south-end video board, GrizVision, grew in 2016 to 32 by 55 feet, roughly twice the old screen's area.
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