Montana Grizzlies football

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2008 Montana Grizzlies season
Head Coach Bobby Hauck
Home Field Washington-Grizzly Stadium
Results
Record 3-0 (0-0 Big Sky)
Place #4
Playoff Finish
Timeline
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2007 2009

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]

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[edit] Stadium

Main article: Washington-Grizzly Stadium

The Montana Grizzlies play at Washington-Grizzly Stadium with capacity of over 25,000 due to the additions on the east end.

[edit] 2008 Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Score Record Rank#
Saturday, Sep. 6 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, California W 30-28 1-0 #6
Saturday, Sep. 13 Southern Utah Missoula, Montana W 46-10 2-0 #4
Saturday, Sep. 20 UC Davis** Missoula, Montana W 29-24 3-0 #4
Saturday, Sep. 27 Central Washington Missoula, Montana W 38-35 4-0 #3
Saturday, Oct. 4 Weber State* Ogden, Utah L 28-45 4-1 #2
Saturday, Oct. 11 Eastern Washington* Cheney, Washington
Saturday, Oct. 18 Sacramento State* Missoula, Montana
Saturday, Oct. 25 Northern Colorado* Greeley, Colorado
Saturday, Nov. 1 Northern Arizona* Missoula, Montana
Saturday, Nov. 8 Portland State* Portland, Oregon
Saturday, Nov. 15 Idaho State* Missoula, Montana
Saturday, Nov. 22 Montana State* Missoula, Montana

2*=Homecoming 1*=Conference game 3*=FCS Playoff game

[edit] Game notes

2007 Montana Grizzlies roster
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Quarterbacks

  •  14 Cole Bergquist
  •  12 Andrew Selle
  •  7 Jeff Larson
  •  16 Clint Stapp

Runningbacks

  •  38 Lex Hilliard
  •  20 Thomas Brooks-Fletcher
  •  24 Greg Coleman
  •  40 Andrew Schmidt
  •  49 Kevin Klaboe H-back

Center

  •  79 Colin Dow
  •  55 Dan Carter
  •  64 Dan Girard

Right Guard

  •  77 Terran Hillesland
  •  55 Dan Carter
  •  73 John Dapper

Left Guard

  •  78 Eric Michel
  •  69 J.D. Quinn
  •  74 Ryan Gustafon

Right Tackle

  •  66 Brent Russum
  •  75 Chris Dyk
 Left Tackle
  •  71 Cody Balough
  •  72 Levi Horn

Tight End

  •  87 Dan Beaudin
  •  88 Steven Pfahler
  •  89 Robert Overton

Wide Receiver

  •  82 Mike Ferriter
  •  3 Ryan Bagley
  •  5 Eric Allen
  •  80 Mike Mariani
  •  81 Tyler Palmer
  •  8 Rob Schulte
  •  84 Tony Kazmierczak
  •  23 Chase Reynolds
  •  11 Matt Troxel

Defensive End

  •  53 Kroy Biermann
  •  91 Mike Stadnyk
  •  57 Karl Pitcher
  •  42 Jace Palmer
  •  54 Austin Mullins
  •  99 Tyler Hobbs

Defensive Tackle

  •  59 Kelly Kain
  •  50 Craig Mettler
 *  58 Paul LaMantia
  •  97 Jesse Carlson
  •  95 Carson Bender
  •  96 Alex Verlanic

Middle Linebacker

  •  46 Kyle Ryan
  •  56 Tyler Corwin
  •  51 Tyler Pelluer

Strong Outside Linebacker

  •  37 Loren Utterback
  •  4 Muckie Foreman
  •  35 Tom Martin

Weak Outside Linebacker

  •  6 Tyler Joyce
  •  47 Severin Campbell
  •  43 Alex Hawthorne

Cornerback (B)

  •  34 Quinton Jackson
  •  27 Jeremy Pate
  •  13 Mike Vandenberg
  •  18 Ciarre Campbell

Cornerback (F)

  •  21 Chris Clark
  •  10 Jamaine Olson
  •  30 Brandon Dwyer
 Free Safety
  •  32 Torrey Thomas
  •  39 Shann Schillinger
  •  25 Brandon Fisher

Strong Safety

  •  19 Colt Anderson
  •  17 Van Cooper Jr.

Punt Returner

  •  80,8,11,34,21 Mariani,Schulte,Troxel,Jackson & Clark

Kickoff Returner

  •  80,8,24 Mariani,Schulte & Brooks-Fletcher

Holder

  •  16 Clint Stapp

Long Snapper

  •  59,49,42 Kain,Klaboe & J. Palmer

Kicker

  •  29 Dan Carpenter

Punter

  •  26 Tyson Johnson

[edit] Griz History

1897 Opponents Location Result Score Record
Missoula Tigers Missoula, Montana Tie 0-0 0-0-1
Missoula Tigers Missoula, Montana Tie 0-0 0-0-2
Missoula Tigers Missoula, Montana Tie 0-0 0-0-3
Butte Business College Missoula, Montana Loss 20-4 0-1-3
Montana State Missoula, Montana Win 18-6 1-1-3
Butte Business College Butte, Montana Loss 26-10 1-2-3
1898 Opponents Location Result Score Record
Helena High School Missoula, Montana Loss 6-5 0-1-0
Anaconda Athletic Club Missoula, Montana Loss 18-0 0-2-0
Helena Athletic Club Missoula, Montana Win 5-0 1-2-0
Montana State Bozeman, Montana Win 6-0 2-2-0
Montana State Missoula, Montana Win 16-0 3-2-0
1899 Opponents Location Result Score Record
Anaconda Athletic Club Missoula, Montana Win 12-5 1-0-0
Montana State Bozeman, Montana Loss 38-0 1-1-0
Montana State Missoula, Montana Loss 5-0 1-2-0
1900 Opponent Location Result Score Record
Montana State Missoula, Montana Loss 12-11 0-1-0
1901 Opponents Location Result Score Record
Ft. Shaw Indians Missoula, Montana Loss No Score 0-1-0
Butte High School Missoula, Montana Loss 25-11 0-2-0
Ft. Missoula Missoula, Montana Win No Score 1-2-0
Ft. Missoula Missoula, Montana Win 26-0 2-2-0
Montana State Bozeman, Montana Loss 31-0 2-3-0
1902 Opponents Location Result Score Record
Montana Tech Missoula, Montana Loss 16-0 0-1-0
Montana State Missoula, Montana Loss 38-0 0-2-0
1903 Opponents Location Result Score Record
Ft. Missoula Missoula, Montana Win 32-0 1-0
Ft. Missoula Missoula, Montana Win 11-0 2-0
Montana Tech Missoula, Montana Loss 19-0 2-1
Montana Tech Butte, Montana Loss 23-0 2-2
Idaho Moscow, Idaho Loss 28-0 2-3
Washington State Pullman, Washington Loss 32-0 2-4
Montana State Bozeman, Montana Loss 13-6 2-5
1904 Opponents Location Result Score Record
Ft. Missoula Missoula, Montana Win 10-0 1-0
Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Loss 17-0 1-1
Utah State Logan, Utah Win 5-0 2-1
Washington State Missoula, Montana Loss 6-5 2-2
Montana State Missoula, Montana Win 79-0 3-2
1905 Opponents Location Result Score Record
Utah Missoula, Montana Loss 42-0 0-1
Whitman College Walla Walla, Washington Loss 5-0 0-2
Washington State Pullman, Washington Loss 28-6 0-3
Utah State Missoula, Montana Win 23-0 1-3
Ft. Shaw Indians Missoula, Montana Win 88-0 2-3
1906 Opponents Location Result Score Record
Ft. Shaw Indians Missoula, Montana Win 32-6 1-0
Washington State Missoula, Montana Loss 5-0 1-1
Spokane Athletic Club Missoula, Montana Win 11-0 2-1
Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Loss 42-0 2-2
Utah State Logan, Utah Loss 16-6 2-3
Ex-Collegians Missoula, Montana Loss 6-0 2-4
1907 Opponents Location Result Score Record
Montana Wesleyan Missoula, Montana Win 62-0 1-0-0
Ft. Shaw Indians Missoula, Montana Win 28-0 2-0-0
Washington State Pullman, Washington Loss 38-0 2-1-0
Montana Tech Missoula, Montana Win 12-0 3-1-0
Spokane Athletic Club Missoula, Montana Win 12-0 4-1-0
Montana Tech Butte, Montana Tie 0-0 4-1-1
1908 Opponents Location Result Score Record
Montana State Missoula, Montana Tie 0-0 0-0-1
Montana Tech Missoula, Montana Win 8-5 1-0-1
Montana Tech Butte, Montana Loss 5-4 1-1-1
Montana State Bozeman, Montana Loss 5-0 1-2-1
1909 Opponents Location Result Score Record
Missoula High Missoula, Montana Win 33-0 1-0-0
Ft. Shaw Indians Missoula, Montana Win 52-0 2-0-0
Montana Tech Butte, Montana Tie 0-0 2-0-1
Montana State Bozeman, Montana Win 3-0 3-0-1
Ft. Missoula Missoula, Montana Win 42-0 4-0-1
Montana Tech Missoula, Montana Win 24-0 5-0-1
Montana State Missoula, Montana Win 15-5 6-0-1

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

The University of Montana Grizzlies rank third in the state for college football national titles. Carroll College in Helena, Montana holds five national NAIA titles starting in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and last in 2007.

The University of Montana’s cross-state rivals, the Montana State University Bobcats hold three national football titles. In 1956 the Bobcats won a share of the Aluminum Bowl in Little Rock, Arkansas playing to a tie with the Pumas of St. Joseph’s College from Rensselaer, Indiana.

In 1976 the Bobcats of Montana State again won a national football title in Wichita Falls, Texas beating the Zips of Akron, Ohio 24-13 in the title game.

Again in 1984 the Bobcats returned to a national title game played in Charleston, South Carolina beating Bulldogs of Louisiana Tech 19-6 for their third national football title.

The University of Montana Grizzlies boast two national football titles. In 1995 the Grizzlies beat the Thundering Herd of Marshall 22-20 in Huntington, West Virginia. Again in 2001 the Grizzlies won a national football title besting the Paladins of Furman University of South Carolina in Chattanooga, Tennessee by a score of 13-6.

[edit] Rivalry Games

The football team has an annual rivalry against Eastern Washington University, the battle for the Governor's Cup. The hosting city goes back and forth between Cheney, Wa, and Missoula. The Griz play in the Brawl of the Wild every year, a rivalry game against Montana State University - Bozeman. The Griz lead the series 66-35-5. 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.


[edit] References

  1. ^ As of the 2006 season

[edit] External links

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