2014 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 11
Record9–5 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorScott Gragg (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorKefense Hynson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTy Gregorak (3rd season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Washington $^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 13 Montana ^   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 20 Montana State ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 25 Idaho State   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Cal Poly   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Northern Arizona   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Sacramento State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
North Dakota   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Southern Utah   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Portland State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Weber State   2 – 6     2 – 10  
UC Davis   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by head coach Mick Delaney in his third and final year and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium. Montana participated as a member of the Big Sky Conference, of which they are a charter member. They finished the season 9–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish tied for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to inter conference rival Eastern Washington.

On November 17, head coach Mick Delaney announced he would be retiring at the end of the season.[1] He finished at Montana with a three-year record of 24–14.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 302:00 pmat Wyoming*No. 5
RTNWL 12–1725,243
September 63:30 pmCentral Washington*No. 4
CMMW 48–1424,697
September 137:00 pmSouth Dakota*No. 4
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
CMMW 28–2026,303
September 201:30 pmat No. 1 North Dakota State*No. 4
CMML 10–2218,890
September 271:30 pmNorthern ColoradodaggerNo. 7
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
RTNWW 38–1325,269
October 412:30 pmat North DakotaNo. 7
CMMW 18–159,025
October 1812:00 pmUC DavisNo. 7
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
CMMW 42–2825,766
October 257:00 pmat Cal PolyNo. 7
CMML 21–4110,775
November 112:00 pmSacramento StateNo. 12
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
RTNWW 31–1324,035
November 81:00 pmat No. 5 Eastern WashingtonNo. 11
RTNWL 26–3611,339
November 151:00 pmat Southern UtahNo. 16
CMMW 35–173,079
November 223:00 pmNo. 12 Montana StateNo. 13
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
RTNWW 34–726,352
November 292:00 pmSan Diego*No. 12
ESPN3W 52–1414,018
December 62:30 pmat No. 4 Eastern Washington*No. 12
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Second Round)
ESPN3L 20–377,919

Game summaries

@ Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Grizzlies 0 6 0 6 12
Cowboys 3 0 14 0 17

See also: 2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Central Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14
#4 Grizzlies 17 17 14 0 48

See also: Central Washington Wildcats

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 3 7 10 20
#4 Grizzlies 7 0 14 7 28

See also: 2014 South Dakota Coyotes football team

@ North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Grizzlies 0 10 0 0 10
#1 Bison 6 6 7 3 22

See also: 2014 North Dakota State Bison football team

Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 3 3 0 13
#7 Grizzlies 28 7 3 0 38

See also: 2014 Northern Colorado Bears football team

@ North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Grizzlies 2 6 7 3 18
North Dakota 0 0 0 15 15

See also: 2014 University of North Dakota football team

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 14 0 14 28
#7 Grizzlies 7 7 14 14 42

See also: 2014 UC Davis Aggies football team

@ Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Grizzlies 0 14 0 7 21
Mustangs 7 7 13 14 41

See also: 2014 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 3 0 7 13
#12 Grizzlies 7 10 14 0 31

See also: 2014 Sacramento State Hornets football team

@ Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Grizzlies 3 7 13 3 26
#5 Eagles 13 7 13 3 36

See also: 2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and EWU–UM Governors Cup

@ Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Grizzlies 0 14 7 14 35
Thunderbirds 0 14 3 0 17

See also: 2014 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Bobcats 0 0 0 7 7
#13 Grizzlies 17 10 0 7 34

See also: 2014 Montana State Bobcats football team and Brawl of the Wild

FCS Playoffs

First Round–San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 0 0 0 14 14
#12 Grizzlies 14 24 7 7 52

See also: 2014 San Diego Toreros football team

Second Round–@ Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Grizzlies 3 0 7 10 20
#4 Eagles 7 6 14 10 37

See also: 2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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References

  1. ^ "Montana coach Mick Delaney retiring at end of season".
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