BILLINGS — For his introductory press conference in the fall of 1995 as the new athletic director at the University of Montana, Wayne Hogan reached into his closet and pulled out a maroon sport coat.
Coming from his previous post at Florida State, it was readily available. But wasn't the Grizzlies' color scheme at the time copper and gold?
Yes. But not for long.
"I didn't have to buy any new clothes," Hogan quipped.
MONTANA ANNOUNCES RETURN OF COPPER AND GOLD UNIFORMS FOR HOMECOMING: Montana throwing it back to 1995, announces return of copper and gold uniforms for homecoming
In light of the Grizzlies sporting throwback-style uniforms this weekend against Cal Poly to honor UM's 1995 national championship team, a question persists: What prompted the change in the first place?
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