2003 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 14
FCS CoachesNo. 14
Record9–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Montana +^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 10 N Arizona +^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 21 Montana State +^   5 – 2     7 – 6  
No. 22 Idaho State   4 – 3     8 – 4  
Weber State   4 – 3     8 – 4  
Eastern Washington   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Portland State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Sacramento State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 304:00 pmat No. 16 Maine*No. 4
W 30–209,345
September 61:05 pmNorth Dakota State*No. 3
MTNL 24–2523,102[2]
September 131:05 pmSam Houston State*No. 12
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 38–1423,033[3]
September 271:05 pmIdaho*No. 9
MTNW 41–2823,679
October 41:05 pmNo. 20 Cal Poly*daggerNo. 8
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 17–1423,687
October 111:05 pmWeber StateNo. 6
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 12–723,520
October 182:05 pmat No. 21 Idaho StateNo. 5
MTNL 40–43 2OT11,434
October 2512:35 pmPortland StateNo. 12
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 42–1423,182
November 13:35 pmat No. 15 Northern ArizonaNo. 10
MTNW 59–2112,821
November 87:05 pmat Sacramento StateNo. 8
MTNW 26–02,122
November 1512:05 pmEastern WashingtonNo. 5
MTNW 41–1023,329
November 2212:05 pmat Montana StateNo. 4
MTNL 20–2715,087
November 2912:05 pmNo. 10 Western Illinois*No. 11
MTNL 40–43 2OT16,222[4]

Roster

2003 Montana Grizzlies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 64 Dylan Brown Jr
C 65 Garth Enger Jr
RB 33 Justin Green Jr
OT 72 Dylan McFarland Sr
QB 7 Craig Ochs Jr
OT 75 Cory Procter Jr
OT 76 Brad Rhoades  So
OT 77 Jon Skinner Sr
QB Kyle Samson Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 4 David DeCoite Sr
DT 99 Alan Saenz Jr
CB 11 Vernon Smith Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Dylan McFarland Tackle 7 207 Buffalo Bills

References

  1. ^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Griz buffaloed". The Missoulian. September 7, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Griz bounce back". The Billings Gazette. September 14, 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Western Illinois outlasts Montana". The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. November 30, 2003. p. C14. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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