Montana–Montana State football rivalry
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The Montana–Montana State football rivalry is an annual college football rivalry game between the University of Montana Grizzlies and the Montana State University Bobcats. The game is most historically and commonly known as the Cat-Griz game, and sometimes as the Griz-Cat game. Since 1997, the match has been advertised as the Brawl of the Wild.[1][2] The winner receives the massive Great Divide Trophy,[3] as the universities are on opposite sides of the continental divide.
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Sport | Football |
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First meeting | November 25, 1897 Montana, 18–6 |
Latest meeting | November 18, 2023 Montana, 37–7 |
Next meeting | 2024 in Bozemen |
Stadiums | Bobcat Stadium (Bozeman) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Missoula) |
Trophy | Great Divide Trophy |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 122 |
All-time series | Montana leads, 74–42–5 (.632) |
Trophy series | Montana, 11–10 (.524) |
Largest victory | Montana, 79–0 (1904) |
Longest win streak | Montana, 16 (1986–2001) |
Current win streak | Montana, 1 (2023–present) |
The rivalry began in 1897, making it the 31st-oldest in NCAA Division I and the eleventh-oldest west of the Mississippi River. It is also the fourth-oldest Football Championship Subdivision rivalry. Since 1993, the match-up has been the final game of the season for both teams, and has often had implications for the Big Sky Conference championship and its automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs.[4][5] Previously, it was usually played in late October or early November.
As of 2023[update], the game has been played 122 times. Montana officially leads the all-time series 74–42–5 (.632), with one Montana victory (2011) having been vacated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).