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2018 Montana Grizzlies football team

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2018 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTimm Rosenbach (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (1st season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Weber State +^   7 1     10 3  
No. 2 Eastern Washington +^   7 1     12 3  
No. 7 UC Davis +^   7 1     10 3  
No. 17 Montana State ^   5 3     8 5  
Idaho State   5 3     6 5  
Montana   4 4     6 5  
Cal Poly   4 4     5 6  
Northern Arizona   3 4     4 6  
Portland State   3 5     4 7  
Idaho   3 5     4 7  
Northern Colorado   2 6     2 9  
Southern Utah   1 7     1 10  
Sacramento State   0 7     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by first-year coach Bobby Hauck, 8th overall as he previously was head coach from 2003–2009, and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana as a charter member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Preseason

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Polls

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On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Grizzlies were predicted to finish in seventh place in the coaches poll and fourth place in the media poll.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 134 (6)
2 Weber State 124 (3)
3 Northern Arizona 121 (3)
4 Idaho 101 (1)
5 Sacramento State 94
6 Southern Utah 91
7 Montana 82
8 Montana State 76
9 UC Davis 64
10 Cal Poly 40
11 Northern Colorado 30
12 Idaho State 29
13 Portland State 21
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 651 (27)
2 Weber State 636 (19)
3 Northern Arizona 535 (1)
4 Montana 496 (2)
5 Idaho 483 (3)
6 Southern Utah 449 (1)
7 Sacramento State 415
8 Montana State 391 (1)
9 UC Davis 331 (1)
10 Idaho State 170
11 Cal Poly 169
12 Northern Colorado 166
13 Portland State 103

Preseason All-Conference Team

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The Grizzlies had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]

Josh Buss – Sr. LB. Also selected as the preseason defensive player of the year.

Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Butkus Award[3] Josh Buss LB SR
Buck Buchanan Award[4] Josh Buss LB SR

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.No. 13 Northern Iowa*No. 24SWXW 26–2325,018
September 81:00 p.m.Drake*No. 14
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
SWXW 48–1623,132
September 152:00 p.m.at Western Illinois*No. 15ESPN+L 27–314,011
September 221:00 p.m.Sacramento StateNo. 19
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
RTNWW 41–3424,060
September 295:00 p.m.at Cal PolyNo. 17ELVNW 48–287,157
October 62:00 p.m.Portland StatedaggerNo. 14
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
SWXL 20–2225,205
October 1312:00 p.m.at North DakotaNo. 22SWXL 14–4110,497
October 272:00 p.m.No. 6 UC Davis
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
SWXL 21–4924,141
November 31:00 p.m.at Southern UtahRTNWW 57–147,162
November 104:30 p.m.at IdahoRTNWW 46–2714,571
November 1712:00 p.m.No. 25 Montana State
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
RTNWL 25–2926,508

Game summaries

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Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Panthers 0 0 7 16 23
No. 24 Grizzlies 16 10 0 0 26

Drake

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 7 6 16
No. 14 Grizzlies 3 7 21 17 48

At Western Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Grizzlies 18 0 3 6 27
Leathernecks 14 3 0 14 31

Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 14 14 3 3 34
No. 19 Grizzlies 14 10 7 10 41

At Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Grizzlies 17 14 10 7 48
Mustangs 0 7 14 7 28

Portland State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 10 3 0 9 22
No. 14 Grizzlies 0 0 14 6 20

At North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Grizzlies 0 0 0 14 14
Fighting Hawks 21 13 0 7 41

UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Aggies 3 0 10 36 49
Grizzlies 7 14 0 0 21

At Southern Utah

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1 2 3 4 Total
Grizzlies 20 10 21 6 57
Thunderbirds 7 7 0 0 14

At Idaho

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1 2 3 4 Total
Grizzlies 14 22 7 3 46
Vandals 3 3 7 14 27

Montana State

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#25 Montana State Bobcats (6–4) at Montana Grizzlies (6–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Montana St 0 7 02229
Montana 7 15 0325

at Washington–Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, Montana

  • Date: November 17, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 30 °F (−1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 26,508
  • Box Score
Game information

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS24141519171422RVRVRVRVRV
Coaches25161620181523RVRVRV

References

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  1. ^ "Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky".
  2. ^ "Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
  3. ^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.