2018 Montana Grizzlies football team
American college football season
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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,[1] 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.
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Big Sky)
Headcoach
- Bobby Hauck (8th season)
OffensivecoordinatorTimm Rosenbach (2nd season)
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–4 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Timm Rosenbach (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Kent Baer (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Polls
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.[2]
Preseason All-Conference Team
The Grizzlies had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[3]
Josh Buss – Sr. LB. Also selected as the preseason defensive player of the year.
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Butkus Award[4] | Josh Buss | LB | SR |
| Buck Buchanan Award[5] | Josh Buss | LB | SR |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 Northern Iowa* | No. 24 | SWX | W 26–23 | 25,018 | |
| September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Drake* | No. 14 |
| SWX | W 48–16 | 23,132 |
| September 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois* | No. 15 | ESPN+ | L 27–31 | 4,011 | |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Sacramento State | No. 19 |
| RTNW | W 41–34 | 24,060 |
| September 29 | 5:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly | No. 17 | ELVN | W 48–28 | 7,157 | |
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Portland State | No. 14 |
| SWX | L 20–22 | 25,205 |
| October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at North Dakota | No. 22 | SWX | L 14–41 | 10,497 | |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 6 UC Davis |
| SWX | L 21–49 | 24,141 | |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | RTNW | W 57–14 | 7,162 | ||
| November 10 | 4:30 p.m. | at Idaho | RTNW | W 46–27 | 14,571 | ||
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 25 Montana State |
| RTNW | L 25–29 | 26,508 | |
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Game summaries
Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Panthers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| No. 24 Grizzlies | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Drake
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| No. 14 Grizzlies | 3 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 48 |
At Western Illinois
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| No. 15 Grizzlies | 18 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
| Leathernecks | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| No. 19 Grizzlies | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
At Cal Poly
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| No. 17 Grizzlies | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| No. 14 Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
At North Dakota
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| No. 22 Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Fighting Hawks | 21 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 41 |
UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 6 Aggies | 3 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 49 |
| Grizzlies | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
At Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Grizzlies | 20 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 57 |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
At Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Grizzlies | 14 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 46 |
| Vandals | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
Montana State
#25 Montana State Bobcats (6–4) at Montana Grizzlies (6–4)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Montana St | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 29 |
| Montana | 7 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
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
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