2021 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 6
Record10–3 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTimm Rosenbach (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (3rd season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Preseason

Polls

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]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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

The Grizzlies had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 p.m.at No. 20 (FBS) Washington*No. 9
P12NW 13–764,053
September 116:00 p.m.Western Illinois*No. 4
KTMF/SWXW 42–725,238
September 251:00 p.m.Cal PolydaggerNo. 4
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
KTMF/SWXW 39–725,600
October 28:30 p.m.at No. 6 Eastern WashingtonNo. 4
ESPN2L 28–347,944
October 91:00 p.m.Dixie State*No. 6
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
KTMF/SWXW 31–1423,434
October 161:00 p.m.Sacramento StateNo. 5
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
KTMF/SWXL 21–2824,305
October 232:00 p.m.at IdahoNo. 11
KTMF/SWXW 34–146,059
October 3012:00 p.m.Southern UtahNo. 11
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
RTNWW 20–1922,587
November 612:00 p.m.at Northern ColoradoNo. 11
ESPN+W 35–04,987
November 131:00 p.m.at Northern ArizonaNo. 9
KTMF/KULRW 30–36,228
November 2012:00 p.m.No. 3 Montana StateNo. 7
RTNWW 29–1026,856
December 37:00 p.m.No. 4 Eastern Washington*No. 5
ESPN+W 57–4124,065
December 105:00 p.m.at No. 2 James Madison*No. 5
ESPN2L 6–2814,690

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Game summaries

At No. 20 (FBS) Washington

Montana Grizzlies vs Washington Huskies – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Grizzlies 3 0 01013
No. 20 (FBS) Huskies 7 0 007

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

The Grizzlies upset Washington 13-7, becoming the 5th FCS team to beat a Top-25 FBS team.

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 0 7 0 0 7
No. 4 Grizzlies 7 14 14 7 42

Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 0 7 7
No. 4 Grizzlies 15 3 21 0 39

At No. 6 Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Grizzlies 7 7 7 7 28
No. 6 Eagles 7 3 0 24 34

Dixie State

1 2 3 4 Total
Trailblazers 0 0 0 14 14
No. 6 Grizzlies 0 3 14 14 31

Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 7 14 0 28
No. 5 Grizzlies 0 6 15 0 21

At Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Grizzlies 7 13 13 7 40
Vandals 7 0 0 7 14

Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 3 13 3 19
No. 11 Grizzlies 0 10 7 3 20

At Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Grizzlies 14 7 14 0 35
Bears 0 0 0 0 0

At Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Grizzlies 0 13 7 10 30
Lumberjacks 0 0 3 0 3

No. 3 Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Bobcats 3 0 0 7 10
No. 7 Grizzlies 10 6 10 3 29

No. 4 Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Eagles 14 7 7 13 41
No. 5 Grizzlies 10 10 24 13 57

FCS Playoffs

No. 4 Eastern Washington–Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Eagles 14 7 7 13 41
No. 5 Grizzlies 10 10 24 13 57

At No. 3 James Madison–Quarterfinal

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Grizzlies 3 0 0 3 6
No. 3 Dukes 7 7 7 7 28

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS94 (5)4 (3)4 (2)4 (3)651111119756
Coaches95 (1)544661211109756

References

  1. ↑ "Griz picked second in preseason polls". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Five Griz named to Preseason All-Big Sky Team". University of Montana. July 26, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ "2021 Football Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2021.


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