2021 Montana Grizzlies football team

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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
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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[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]

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[edit]

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

Schedule[edit]

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[edit]

At No. 20 (FBS) Washington[edit]

See also: 2021 Washington Huskies football team
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[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 0 7 0 0 7
No. 4 Grizzlies 7 14 14 7 42
See also: 2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Cal Poly[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 0 7 7
No. 4 Grizzlies 15 3 21 0 39
See also: 2021 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

At No. 6 Eastern Washington[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Grizzlies 7 7 7 7 28
No. 6 Eagles 7 3 0 24 34
See also: 2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and EWU–UM Governors Cup

Dixie State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Trailblazers 0 0 0 14 14
No. 6 Grizzlies 0 3 14 14 31
See also: 2021 Dixie State Trailblazers football team

Sacramento State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 7 14 0 28
No. 5 Grizzlies 0 6 15 0 21
See also: 2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At Idaho[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Grizzlies 7 13 13 7 40
Vandals 7 0 0 7 14
See also: 2021 Idaho Vandals football team and Little Brown Stein

Southern Utah[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 3 13 3 19
No. 11 Grizzlies 0 10 7 3 20
See also: 2021 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

At Northern Colorado[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Grizzlies 14 7 14 0 35
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2021 Northern Colorado Bears football team

At Northern Arizona[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Grizzlies 0 13 7 10 30
Lumberjacks 0 0 3 0 3
See also: 2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

No. 3 Montana State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Bobcats 3 0 0 7 10
No. 7 Grizzlies 10 6 10 3 29
See also: 2021 Montana State Bobcats football team and Brawl of the Wild

No. 4 Eastern Washington[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Eagles 14 7 7 13 41
No. 5 Grizzlies 10 10 24 13 57
See also: 2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and EWU–UM Governors Cup

FCS Playoffs[edit]

No. 4 Eastern Washington–Second Round[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Eagles 14 7 7 13 41
No. 5 Grizzlies 10 10 24 13 57
See also: 2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

At No. 3 James Madison–Quarterfinal[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Grizzlies 3 0 0 3 6
No. 3 Dukes 7 7 7 7 28
See also: 2021 James Madison Dukes football team

Ranking movements[edit]

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[edit]

  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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