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Revision as of 18:55, 8 September 2007

The Montana Grizzlies football program (or "Griz") represents the University of Montana in the NCAA Division I Championship Subdivision, better known as Division I-AA. The Grizzlies won national championships in 1995 and 2001 and have qualified for a record 14 consecutive playoffs. They have played football from 1897 to present. [1]

Stadium

The Montana Grizzlies play at Washington-Grizzly Stadium with capacity 23,117.

2007 Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Score
Saturday, Sep. 1 Southern Utah Missoula, Montana Win 37-17
Saturday, Sep. 8 Fort Lewis Missoula, Montana

Playoff Appearances

The Grizzlies rank among the all time playoff appearance leaders, with appearances in 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993-2007. The current Grizzlies playoff streak is the record at the I-AA level, now known as the NCAA Division I Championship Subdivision, . Source: College Football Data Warehouse

National Championships

The Grizzlies won the national championship in 1995 under Don Read when Dave Dickenson led the team to a victory over Marshall University in the national championship game. In 2001, coach Joe Glenn led the Montana Grizzlies to another national championship defeating Furman University by a score of 13-6.

Rivalry Games

The Griz play in the Brawl of the Wild every year, a rivalry game against Montana State University - Bozeman. The Griz used to play a rivalry game against the University Of Idaho Vandals for the Little Brown Stein. The Griz trail the all-time series 27-55-2. However, the Griz won the last four meetings between 2000-2003.


Footnote

  1. ^ As of the 2006 season