The 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Bobby Hauck, ninth overall as he previously was head coach from 2003–2009, 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 10–4, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the second round before losing to Weber State in the quarterfinals.
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Big Sky preseason poll
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Grizzlies were picked to finish in fifth place by the media, and in fourth place by the coaches.[1]
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Media poll
Predicted finish |
Team |
Votes (1st place) |
1 | Eastern Washington | 536 (25) |
2 | UC Davis | 510 (13) |
3 | Weber State | 472 (4) |
4 | Montana State | 417 |
5 | Montana | 396 (1) |
6 | Northern Arizona | 302 |
7 | Idaho State | 285 |
8 | Idaho | 248 |
9 | Cal Poly | 196 |
10 | Portland State | 178 |
11 | Southern Utah | 160 |
12 | Sacramento State | 125 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 90 |
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Coaches poll
Predicted finish |
Team |
Votes (1st place) |
1 | Eastern Washington | 140 (10) |
2 | UC Davis | 127 (2) |
3 | Weber State | 124 |
4 | Montana | 104 (1) |
5 | Montana State | 100 |
6 | Northern Arizona | 88 |
7 | Idaho State | 72 |
8 | Idaho | 65 |
9 | Cal Poly | 56 |
10 | Portland State | 42 |
11 | Sacramento State | 40 |
12 | Southern Utah | 38 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
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Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Grizzlies had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Offense
Samuel Akem – WR |
Defense
Dante Olson – ILB |
Special teams
Jace Lewis – ST
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 1:00 p.m. | at South Dakota* | No. 25 | | KTMF | W 31–17 | 5,193 |
September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | North Alabama* | No. 22 | | KTMF | W 61–17 | 24,033 |
September 14 | 8:45 p.m. | at No. 15 (FBS) Oregon* | No. 20 | | P12N | L 3–35 | 49,098 |
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Monmouth* | No. 19 | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| KTMF | W 47–27 | 23,119 |
September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 4 UC Davis | No. 18 | | RTNW | W 45–20 | 10,011 |
October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho State | No. 8 | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| RTNW | W 59–20 | 25,023 |
October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Sacramento State | No. 5 | | KTMF | L 22–49 | 15,140 |
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington | No. 10 | | RTNW | W 34–17 | 24,072 |
November 2 | 3:00 p.m. | at Portland State | No. 8 | | KTMF | W 38–23 | 6,191 |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho | No. 6 | | RTNW | W 42–17 | 22,333 |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 Weber State | No. 5 | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| RTNW | W 35–16 | 22,682 |
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Montana State | No. 3 | | RTNW | L 14–48 | 19,827 |
December 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 7 | | ESPN3 | W 73–28 | 16,550 |
| 8:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Weber State* | No. 7 | | ESPN2 | L 10–17 | 6,422 |
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At South Dakota
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 25 Grizzlies |
0 |
17 |
14 |
0 |
31 |
Coyotes |
0 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
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North Alabama
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lions |
7 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
No. 22 Grizzlies |
10 |
6 |
24 |
21 |
61 |
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At Oregon
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 20 Grizzlies |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
No. 15 (FBS) Ducks |
14 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
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Monmouth
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hawks |
0 |
14 |
6 |
7 |
27 |
No. 19 Grizzlies |
0 |
21 |
12 |
14 |
47 |
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At UC Davis
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 18 Grizzlies |
7 |
10 |
21 |
7 |
45 |
No. 4 Aggies |
0 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
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Idaho State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bengals |
10 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
No. 8 Grizzlies |
0 |
24 |
14 |
21 |
59 |
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At Sacramento State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 5 Grizzlies |
7 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
22 |
No. 15 Hornets |
18 |
17 |
14 |
0 |
49 |
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Eastern Washington
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Eagles |
0 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
No. 10 Grizzlies |
3 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
34 |
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At Portland State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 8 Grizzlies |
7 |
7 |
14 |
10 |
38 |
Vikings |
0 |
17 |
6 |
0 |
23 |
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Idaho
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vandals |
3 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
No. 6 Grizzlies |
0 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
42 |
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Weber State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 3 Wildcats |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
16 |
No. 5 Grizzlies |
14 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
35 |
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At Montana State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 3 Grizzlies |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
No. 8 Bobcats |
17 |
14 |
3 |
14 |
48 |
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The Grizzlies entered the postseason tournament as the number six seed, with a first-round bye.[4]
Southeastern Louisiana–Second Round
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lions |
7 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
No. 7 Grizzlies |
10 |
28 |
20 |
15 |
73 |
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At Weber State–Quarterfinals
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 7 Grizzlies |
0 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
No. 4 Wildcats |
0 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
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Coaches | RV | 23 | 18–T | 19 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
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