2023 Montana Grizzlies football | |
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Big Sky champion | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 2 |
FCS Coaches | No. 2 |
Record | 13–2 (7–1 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brent Pease (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ronnie Bradford (1st season) |
Home stadium | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Montana $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Idaho ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Montana State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 UC Davis | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Sacramento State ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by 13th-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.
On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Grizzlies were predicted to finish sixth in the Big Sky by the coaches and third by the media.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Montana State | 120 (10) |
2 | UC Davis | 96 (1) |
3 | Sacramento State | 94 (1) |
4 | Weber State | 91 |
5 | Idaho | 89 |
6 | Montana | 84 |
7 | Eastern Washington | 52 |
8 | Portland State | 45 |
9 | Northern Arizona | 44 |
10 | Northern Colorado | 37 |
11 | Cal Poly | 25 |
12 | Idaho State | 15 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Montana State | 447 (26) |
2 | Idaho | 410 (8) |
3 | Montana | 359 (2) |
4 | Sacramento State | 334 (3) |
5 | UC Davis | 330 |
6 | Weber State | 320 |
7 | Eastern Washington | 216 |
8 | Northern Arizona | 178 |
9 | Portland State | 167 |
10 | Northern Colorado | 109 |
11 | Cal Poly | 103 |
12 | Idaho State | 69 |
The Grizzlies had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2][3]
Offense Hunter Mayginnes – OL |
Defense Alex Gubner – DT Levi Janacaro – LB |
Special Teams Junior Bergen – PR Trevin Gradney – ST |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Butler* | No. 14 | KTMF/ESPN+ | W 35–20 | 25,430 | |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Utah Tech* | No. 13 | ESPN+ | W 43–13 | 5,766 | |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 (D-II) Ferris State* | No. 12 |
| KTMF/ESPN+ | W 17–10 | 26,978 |
September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | No. 13 | KPAX/ESPN+ | L 14–28 | 6,428 | |
September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Idaho State![]() | No. 18 |
| KPAX/ESPN+ | W 28–20 | 26,678 |
October 7 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 20 UC Davis | No. 17 | KPAX/ESPN+ | W 31–23 | 9,576 | |
October 14 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Idaho | No. 16 | ESPN2 | W 23–21 | 14,218 | |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | No. 7 |
| KPAX/ESPN+ | W 40–0 | 25,463 |
November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 Sacramento State | No. 4 |
| KPAX/ESPN+ | W 34–7 | 25,888 |
November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | at Portland State | No. 3 | KPAX/ESPN+ | W 34–10 | 4,578 | |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Montana State | No. 3 |
| KPAX/ESPN+ | W 37–7 | 27,178 |
December 2 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 Delaware* | No. 2 |
| ESPN+ | W 49–19 | 20,580 |
December 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 Furman* | No. 2 |
| ESPN2 | W 35–28 OT | 20,884 |
December 16 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 8 North Dakota State* | No. 2 |
| ESPN2/ESPN+ | W 31–29 2OT | 26,544 |
January 7, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 South Dakota State* | No. 2 | ABC | L 3–23 | 19,512 | |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
No. 14 Grizzles | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
See also: 2023 Butler Bulldogs football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 13 Grizzles | 14 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 43 |
Trailblazers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 12 Grizzlies | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 13 Grizzles | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bengals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
No. 18 Grizzles | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
See also: 2023 Idaho State Bengals football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 17 Grizzles | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
No. 20 Aggies | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
See also: 2023 UC Davis Aggies football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 16 Grizzles | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
No. 3 Vandals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
See also: 2023 Idaho Vandals football team and Little Brown Stein |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 7 Grizzles | 0 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 40 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 7 Hornets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 4 Grizzles | 7 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 3 Grizzles | 7 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
Vikings | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 4 Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
No. 3 Grizzles | 14 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
See also: 2023 Montana State Bobcats football team and Brawl of the Wild |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 12 Blue Hens | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
No. 2 Grizzles | 10 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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No. 7 Paladins | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
No. 2 Grizzles | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
See also: 2023 Furman Paladins football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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No. 8 Bison | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
No. 2 Grizzles | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 2 Grizzles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 1 Jackrabbits | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Coaches | 14 | 13 | 11т | 11 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |