Montana Grizzlies football
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 | Win | 49-0 |
| Saturday, Sep. 22 | Albany | Missoula, Montana | ||
| Saturday, Sep. 28 | Weber State* | Missoula, Montana | ||
| Saturday, Oct. 6 | Eastern Washington* | Missoula, Montana | ||
| Saturday, Oct. 13 | Sacramento State* | Sacramento, CA | ||
| Saturday, Oct. 20 | Northern Colorado* | Missoula, Montana | ||
| Saturday, Oct. 27 | Northern Arizona* | Flagstaff, Arizona | ||
| Saturday, Nov. 3 | Portland State* | Missoula, Montana | ||
| Saturday, Nov. 10 | Idaho State* | Pocatello, Idaho | ||
| Saturday, Nov. 17 | Montana State* | Bozeman, Montana |
Game notes
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Utah | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| Montana | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 37 |
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
- ^ As of the 2006 season