The 2021 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by 11th-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.
2021 Montana Grizzlies football | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 6 |
FCS Coaches | No. 6 |
Record | 10–3 (6–2 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Timm Rosenbach (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Kent Baer (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Sacramento State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Montana State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 UC Davis ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason edit
Polls edit
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Grizzlies were predicted to finish second in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Weber State | (7) |
2 | Montana | (3) |
3 | Eastern Washington | (2) |
4 | Montana State | (1) |
5 | Sacramento State | (1) |
6 | UC Davis | |
7 | Northern Arizona | |
8 | Idaho | |
9 | Idaho State | |
10 | Portland State | |
11 | Southern Utah | |
12 | Cal Poly | |
13 | Northern Colorado |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Weber State | (14) |
2 | Montana | (4) |
3 | Eastern Washington | (3) |
4 | Montana State | (3) |
5 | Sacramento State | |
6 | UC Davis | |
7 | Northern Arizona | |
8 | Idaho | |
9 | Idaho State | |
10 | Portland State | |
11 | Southern Utah | |
12 | Northern Colroado | |
13 | Cal Poly |
Preseason All–Big Sky team edit
The Grizzlies had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Offense Samuel Akem – WR Conlan Beaver – OT |
Defense Jace Lewis – LB Robby Hauck – S |
Special teams Matthew O'Donoghue – LS |
Schedule edit
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 20 (FBS) Washington* | No. 9 | P12N | W 13–7 | 64,053 | |
September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Illinois* | No. 4 | KTMF/SWX | W 42–7 | 25,238 | |
September 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | No. 4 |
| KTMF/SWX | W 39–7 | 25,600 |
October 2 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Eastern Washington | No. 4 | ESPN2 | L 28–34 | 7,944 | |
October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Dixie State* | No. 6 |
| KTMF/SWX | W 31–14 | 23,434 |
October 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Sacramento State | No. 5 |
| KTMF/SWX | L 21–28 | 24,305 |
October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Idaho | No. 11 | KTMF/SWX | W 34–14 | 6,059 | |
October 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Southern Utah | No. 11 |
| RTNW | W 20–19 | 22,587 |
November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | No. 11 | ESPN+ | W 35–0 | 4,987 | |
November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | No. 9 | KTMF/KULR | W 30–3 | 6,228 | |
November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 3 Montana State | No. 7 |
| RTNW | W 29–10 | 26,856 |
December 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Eastern Washington* | No. 5 |
| ESPN+ | W 57–41 | 24,065 |
December 10 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison* | No. 5 | ESPN2 | L 6–28 | 14,690 | |
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Game summaries edit
At No. 20 (FBS) Washington edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 9 Grizzlies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
No. 20 (FBS) Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: September 4, 2021
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) Sunny
- Game attendance: 64,053
- Referee: Matthew Richards
- TV announcers (P12N): J. B. Long (play-by-play) and Max Browne (analyst)
Game information | ||
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The Grizzlies upset Washington 13-7, becoming the 5th FCS team to beat a Top-25 FBS team.
Western Illinois edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Leathernecks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 4 Grizzlies | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Cal Poly edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 4 Grizzlies | 15 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 39 |
At No. 6 Eastern Washington edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 4 Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 6 Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 34 |
Dixie State edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trailblazers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
No. 6 Grizzlies | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
Sacramento State edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
No. 5 Grizzlies | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
At Idaho edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 11 Grizzlies | 7 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
Vandals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Southern Utah edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thunderbirds | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
No. 11 Grizzlies | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
At Northern Colorado edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 11 Grizzlies | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Northern Arizona edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 9 Grizzlies | 0 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
No. 3 Montana State edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 3 Bobcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 7 Grizzlies | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
No. 4 Eastern Washington edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 4 Eagles | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
No. 5 Grizzlies | 10 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 57 |
FCS Playoffs edit
No. 4 Eastern Washington–Second Round edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 4 Eagles | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
No. 5 Grizzlies | 10 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 57 |
At No. 3 James Madison–Quarterfinal edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 5 Grizzlies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
No. 3 Dukes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Ranking movements edit
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | 9 | 4 (5) | 4 (3) | 4 (2) | 4 (3) | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Coaches | 9 | 5 (1) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
References edit
- ^ "Griz picked second in preseason polls". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Five Griz named to Preseason All-Big Sky Team". University of Montana. July 26, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ "2021 Football Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2021.