2024 Montana Grizzlies football team

2024 Montana Grizzlies football
2024 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 7
FCS Coaches	No. 7
Record	7–2 (4–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Hauck (14th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Roger Cooper (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tim Hauck (1st season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Montana State	6	–	0	10	–	0
No. 4 UC Davis	5	–	0	8	–	1
No. 7 Montana	4	–	1	7	–	2
No. 9 Idaho	4	–	2	7	–	3
Northern Arizona	3	–	2	5	–	4
Idaho State	3	–	3	5	–	5
Weber State	2	–	4	3	–	7
Portland State	2	–	4	2	–	7
Eastern Washington	2	–	4	3	–	7
Cal Poly	1	–	4	2	–	6
Sacramento State	1	–	5	3	–	7
Northern Colorado	1	–	5	1	–	9

As of November 10, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Montana Grizzlies football team will represent the University of Montana during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They will be led by 14th-year head coach Bobby Hauck and will play their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Missouri State*	No. 3	Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	W 29–24	26,482
September 7	5:00 p.m.	at No. 23 North Dakota*	No. 4	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN+	L 24–27	11,595
September 14	1:00 p.m.	Morehead State*	No. 8	Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	W 59–2	25,808
September 21	1:00 p.m.	No. 24 Western Carolina*	No. 9	Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	W 46–35	25,720
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Eastern Washington	No. 8	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	W 52–49	8,846
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Weber State	No. 8	Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	L 48–55 ^OT	25,888
October 12	2:00 p.m.	No. 24 Northern Arizona	No. 14	Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	W 31–20	26,229
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Colorado	No. 9	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+	W 24–0	3,902
November 2	3:00 p.m.	at Cal Poly	No. 8	Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	W 42–7	10,095
November 9	8:15 p.m.	No. 4 UC Davis	No. 7	Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN2
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Portland State		Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Montana State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time Source: ^[1]^[2]

Game summaries

Missouri State

Game One – Missouri State Bears (0–0) at No. 3 Montana Grizzlies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	3	7	7	24
Grizzlies	6	6	7	10	29

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 26,482
TV: ESPN+

North Dakota

Game Two – No. 4 Montana Grizzlies (1–0) at North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	21	3	0	0	24
Grizzlies	7	0	14	6	27

at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Game time: 5:00 PM
Game attendance: 11,595
TV: ESPN+

Morehead State

Game Three – Morehead State Eagles (2–0) at No. 8 Montana Grizzlies (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	2	0	2
Grizzlies	15	24	13	7	59

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
Game attendance: 25,808
TV: ESPN+

Western Carolina

Game Four – No. 9 Montana Grizzlies (2–1) at No. 24 Western Carolina Catamounts (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	14	13	0	8	35
Grizzlies	0	21	14	11	46

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
Game attendance: 25,720
TV: ESPN+

Eastern Washington

Game Five – No. 8 Montana Grizzlies (3–1) at Eastern Washington Eagles (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	21	7	14	52
Grizzlies	7	7	7	28	49

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM
Game attendance: 8,846
TV: ESPN+

Weber State

Game Six – Weber State Wildcats (2–3) at No. 8 Montana Grizzlies (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Wildcats	14	14	3	17	7	55
Grizzlies	7	10	6	25	0	48

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Northern Arizona

Game Seven – No. 24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (3–3) at No. 14 Montana Grizzlies (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Northern Colorado

Game Eight – No. 9 Montana Grizzlies (5–2) at Northern Colorado Bears (1–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at Nottingham Field, Greeley, CO

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Cal Poly

Game Nine – No. 8 Montana Grizzlies (6–2) at Cal Poly Mustangs (2–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0

at Mustang Memorial Field, San Luis Obispo, CA

Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

No. 4 UC Davis

Game Ten – No. 4 UC Davis Aggies (8–1) at No. 7 Montana Grizzlies (7–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
No. 7 Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Game time: 8:15 p.m.
TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)

Portland State

Game Eleven – Portland State Vikings (0–0) at Montana Grizzlies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	0	0	0
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Montana State (Brawl of the Wild)

Game Twelve – Montana Grizzlies (0–0) at Montana State Bobcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0
Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman, MT

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

References

^ "2024 Montana Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". Montana Grizzlies. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[1] "2024 Montana Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[2] "2024 Football Schedule". Montana Grizzlies. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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Venues	Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967) Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Washington: EWU–UM Governors Cup Idaho: Little Brown Stein Montana State
Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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