2000 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 2000 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Joe Glenn and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.^[1]

2000 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky champion
Division I-AA Championship Game, L 25–27 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	13–2 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Joe Glenn (1st season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Montana $^		8	–	0					13	–	2
No. 15 Portland State ^		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 18 Weber State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Sacramento State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Eastern Washington		5	–	3					6	–	5
Idaho State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Cal State Northridge		2	–	6					4	–	7
Northern Arizona		2	–	6					3	–	8
Montana State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:00 pm	No. 11 Hofstra*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	L 9–10	19,248
September 9	2:00 pm	at Idaho*	No. 10	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Little Brown Stein)	MTN	W 45–38	17,929
September 16	1:00 pm	Cal Poly*	No. 10	Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 53–3	19,012
September 30	7:00 pm	at Eastern Washington	No. 9	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	MTN	W 41–31	15,678
October 7	1:00 pm	Sacramento State	No. 9	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	W 24–20	19,264
October 14	4:00 pm	at Cal State Northridge	No. 6	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA		W 34–30	3,072
October 21	1:00 pm	Northern Arizona	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 17–7	19,109
October 28	3:00 pm	at Portland State	No. 4	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	MTN	W 33–21	9,681
November 4	12:00 pm	Idaho State	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 38–21	18,943
November 11	1:00 pm	at No. 19 Weber State	No. 1	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	MTN	W 30–28	9,632
November 18	12:00 pm	Montana State	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	MTN	W 28–3	19,367
November 25	12:00 pm	No. 17 Eastern Illinois*	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	MTN	W 45–13	16,212
December 2	12:00 pm	No. 10 Richmond*	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	MTN	W 34–20	17,345
December 9	12:00 pm	No. 14 Appalachian State*	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	MTN	W 19–16 OT	17,401
December 16	1:00 pm	vs. No. 5 Georgia Southern*	No. 1	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game)	ESPN	L 25–27	17,156
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

2000 Montana Grizzlies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 8 Jimmy Farris Jr OT 72 Dylan McFarland  Fr QB 7 Drew Miller Jr WR 17 Etu Molden Jr G 73 Thatcher Szalay Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Glenn (1st year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. Grizzly Football Yearbook: Media Guide, Records & Awards. MontanaGrizzlies.Com
2. "I-AA Top 25". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. The Sports Network. November 21, 2000. p. 2D. Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via newspapers.com.