2008 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 2008 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 sixth-year head coach Bobby Hauck, the Grizzlies compiled an overall record of 14–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Big Sky title with Weber State. Montana advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Grizzlies defeated Texas State in the first round, Weber State in the quarterfinals, and James Madison in the semifinals before losing to Richmond in the NCAA Division I Championship Game. The team played home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.

2008 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky co-champion
NCAA Division I Championship Game, L 7–24 vs. Richmond
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 2
Record	14–2 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Hauck (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Phenicie (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Kraig Paulson (5th season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Montana $^		7	–	1					14	–	2
No. 7 Weber State $^		7	–	1					10	–	4
Montana State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Eastern Washington		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					6	–	5
Sacramento State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Portland State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Northern Colorado		1	–	7					1	–	10
Idaho State		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 6	7:00 pm	at No. 11 Cal Poly*	No. 5	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KPAX	W 30–28	10,035	[1]
September 13	1:00 pm	Southern Utah*	No. 4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 46–10	25,056	[2]
September 20	1:00 pm	UC Davis*	No. 4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 29–24	25,209	[3]
September 27	1:00 pm	Central Washington*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 38–35	25,326	[4]
October 4	1:00 pm	at Weber State	No. 2	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	KPAX	L 28–45	3,753	[5]
October 11	3:00 pm	at No. 23 Eastern Washington	No. 12	Woodward Field Cheney, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	KPAX	W 19–3	10,830	[6]
October 18	1:00 pm	Sacramento State	No. 8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 43–7	25,486	[7]
October 25	12:00 pm	at Northern Colorado	No. 8	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	KPAX	W 41–20	3,709	[8]
November 1	12:00 pm	No. 19 Northern Arizona	No. 6	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 45–10	24,003	[9]
November 8	2:00 pm	at Portland State	No. 5	PGE Park Portland, OR	KPAX	W 29–12	12,071	[10]
November 15	12:00 pm	Idaho State	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 29–10	23,527	[11]
November 22	12:00 pm	Montana State	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	KPAX	W 35–3	25,629	[12]
November 29	12:00 pm	No. 23 Texas State*	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I First Round)	KPAX	W 31–13	19,489	[13]
December 6	12:00 pm	No. 10 Weber State*	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPNGP	W 24–13	21,583	[14]
December 12	6:00 pm	at No. 1 James Madison*	No. 5	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN2	W 35–27	15,976	[15]
December 19	6:00 pm	vs. No. 7 Richmond*	No. 5	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I Championship)	ESPN2	L 7–24	17,823	[16]
*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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