2007 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 2007 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Hauck, the Grizzlies compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning Big Sky title. Montana advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Grizzlies lost to Wofford in the first round. The team played home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.

2007 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 22–23 vs. Wofford
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 10
Record	11–1 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Hauck (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Phenicie (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Kraig Paulson (4th season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Montana $^		8	–	0					11	–	1
No. 8 Eastern Washington ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
Northern Arizona		5	–	3					6	–	5
Montana State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Weber State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Portland State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Sacramento State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Idaho State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Northern Colorado		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	1:00 pm	Southern Utah*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 37–17	23,599	[1]
September 8	1:00 pm	Fort Lewis*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 49–0	22,866	[2]
September 22	1:00 pm	Albany*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 35–14	23,097	[3]
September 29	1:00 pm	Weber State	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 18–10	23,267	[4]
October 6	1:00 pm	Eastern Washington	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	KPAX	W 24–23	23,226	[5]
October 13	3:00 pm	at Sacramento State	No. 1	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	KPAX	W 17–3	10,034	[6]
October 20	1:00 pm	Northern Colorado	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 52–7	23,134	[7]
October 27	4:00 pm	at Northern Arizona	No. 3	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	KPAX	W 21–16	8,364	[8]
November 3	12:00 pm	Portland State	No. 4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 34–31	23,446	[9]
November 10	3:00 pm	at Idaho State	No. 3	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	KPAX	W 27–14	8,645	[10]
November 17	12:30 pm	at Montana State	No. 3	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	KPAX	W 41–20	14,877	[11]
November 24	12:00 pm	No. 11 Wofford*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I First Round)	KPAX	L 22–23	19,761	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

2007 Montana Grizzlies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 Cole Bergquist Jr RB 38 Lex Hilliard Sr WR 80 Marc Mariani So	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 19 Colt Anderson Jr DE 53 Kroy Biermann Sr FS 39 Shann Schillinger So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 29 Dan Carpenter Sr	Head coach Bobby Hauck Coordinators/assistant coaches Cedric Cormier (Wide receivers coach) Tim Hauck (Secondary coach) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster