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.
2018 Montana Grizzlies football | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 6–5 (4–4 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Timm Rosenbach (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Kent Baer (1st season) |
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 edit
Polls edit
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]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 edit
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 edit
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Butkus Award[3] | Josh Buss | LB | SR |
Buck Buchanan Award[4] | Josh Buss | LB | SR |
Schedule edit
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 edit
Northern Iowa edit
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 edit
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 edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 15 Grizzlies | 18 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
Leathernecks | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
Sacramento State edit
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 edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 17 Grizzlies | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Portland State edit
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 edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 22 Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Fighting Hawks | 21 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 41 |
UC Davis edit
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 edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Grizzlies | 20 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 57 |
Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
At Idaho edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Grizzlies | 14 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 46 |
Vandals | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
Montana State edit
Period | 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
Game information | ||
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Ranking movements edit
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | 24 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 22 | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | |
Coaches | 25 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 23 | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV |
References edit
- ^ "Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky".
- ^ "Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
- ^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.