Blaine McElmurry - a podcast by ESPN Missoula

Montana's 1995 national championship football team lit up scoreboards across the Big Sky Conference and Division I-AA. But the Griz defense that year played as pivotal a roll in helping Montana claim its first-ever football national title.

Blaine McElmurry came to UM as a small-school star, A hard-hitting safety from Troy, Montana with an underdog's mentality and the desire to be great. By the 1995 season, McElmurry had blossomed into one of the best defensive backs in the conference and in the country.

During that 1995 run to glory, McElmurry anchored the back end of Montana's defense, rolling up 64 tackles and snaring three interceptions to earn first-team All-Big Sky and All-American honors. McElmurry's tone-setting hit early in in UM's 22-20 victory over Marshall in the national title game helped set the tone for the rest of that memorable afternoon.

The Silver Anniversary of the 1995 national champions featuring Blaine McElmurry. Griz Greats is proudly presented by Blackfoot Communications and First Security Bank of Missoula.

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