The 2017 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by third-year coach Bob Stitt 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 7–4, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
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On November 20, it was announced that head coach Bob Stitt's contract would not be renewed.[1] He finished at Montana with a three-year record of 21–14.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Valparaiso* | | | SWX MT | W 45–23 | 23,160 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 7 (FBS) Washington* | | | P12N | L 7–63 | 68,491 |
September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Savannah State* | | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| SWX MT | W 56–3 | 22,228 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 11 Eastern Washington | | | RTNW[2] | L 41–48 | 25,944 |
September 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at Portland State | | | SWX MT | W 45–33 | 5,012 |
October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at Idaho State | | | ELVN | W 39–31 | 7,279 |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | North Dakota | No. 24 | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| RTNW[2] | W 41–17 | 25,085 |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Weber State | No. 24 | | SWX MT | L 27–41 | 8,912 |
November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 18 Northern Arizona | | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| RTNW[2] | W 17–15 | 22,747 |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| RTNW[2] | W 44–14 | 22,048 |
November 18 | Noon | at Montana State | | | RTNW[2] | L 23–31 | 19,907 |
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Valparaiso
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Crusaders |
6 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
23 |
Grizzlies |
10 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
45 |
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@ Washington
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Grizzlies |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
No. 7 (FBS) Huskies |
21 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
63 |
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Savannah State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tigers |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Grizzlies |
14 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
56 |
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Eastern Washington
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 11 Eagles |
3 |
3 |
21 |
21 |
48 |
Grizzlies |
14 |
10 |
3 |
14 |
41 |
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@ Portland State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Grizzlies |
10 |
17 |
13 |
5 |
45 |
Vikings |
7 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
33 |
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@ Idaho State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Grizzlies |
7 |
6 |
19 |
7 |
39 |
Bengals |
7 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
31 |
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North Dakota
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Fighting Hawks |
0 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
No. 24 Grizzlies |
7 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
41 |
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@ Weber State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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No. 24 Grizzlies |
0 |
6 |
7 |
14 |
27 |
Wildcats |
10 |
24 |
0 |
7 |
41 |
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Northern Arizona
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 18 Lumberjacks |
3 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
Grizzlies |
7 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
17 |
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Northern Colorado
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
Grizzlies |
14 |
23 |
7 |
0 |
44 |
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@ Montana State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Grizzlies |
3 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
23 |
Bobcats |
0 |
21 |
3 |
7 |
31 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
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