The 2023 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by 13th-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.
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Polls
On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Grizzlies were predicted to finish sixth in the Big Sky by the coaches and third by the media.[1]
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Coaches poll
Predicted finish |
Team |
Votes (1st place) |
1 |
Montana State |
120 (10) |
2 |
UC Davis |
96 (1) |
3 |
Sacramento State |
94 (1) |
4 |
Weber State |
91 |
5 |
Idaho |
89 |
6 |
Montana |
84 |
7 |
Eastern Washington |
52 |
8 |
Portland State |
45 |
9 |
Northern Arizona |
44 |
10 |
Northern Colorado |
37 |
11 |
Cal Poly |
25 |
12 |
Idaho State |
15 |
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Media poll
Predicted finish |
Team |
Votes (1st place) |
1 |
Montana State |
447 (26) |
2 |
Idaho |
410 (8) |
3 |
Montana |
359 (2) |
4 |
Sacramento State |
334 (3) |
5 |
UC Davis |
330 |
6 |
Weber State |
320 |
7 |
Eastern Washington |
216 |
8 |
Northern Arizona |
178 |
9 |
Portland State |
167 |
10 |
Northern Colorado |
109 |
11 |
Cal Poly |
103 |
12 |
Idaho State |
69 |
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Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Grizzlies had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2][3]
Offense
Hunter Mayginnes – OL |
Defense
Alex Gubner – DT
Levi Janacaro – LB |
Special Teams
Junior Bergen – PR
Trevin Gradney – ST
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Butler* | No. 14 | | KTMF/ESPN+ | W 35–20 | 25,430 |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Utah Tech* | No. 13 | | ESPN+ | W 43–13 | 5,766 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 (D-II) Ferris State* | No. 12 | - Washington-Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| KTMF/ESPN+ | W 17–10 | 26,978 |
September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | No. 13 | | KPAX/ESPN+ | L 14–28 | 6,428 |
September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Idaho State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 18 | - Washington-Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| KPAX/ESPN+ | W 28–20 | 26,678 |
October 7 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 20 UC Davis | No. 17 | | KPAX/ESPN+ | W 31–23 | 9,576 |
October 14 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Idaho | No. 16 | | ESPN2 | W 23–21 | 14,218 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | No. 7 | - Washington-Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| KPAX/ESPN+ | W 40–0 | 25,463 |
November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 Sacramento State | No. 4 | - Washington-Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| KPAX/ESPN+ | W 34–7 | 25,888 |
November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | at Portland State | No. 3 | | KPAX/ESPN+ | W 34–10 | 4,578 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Montana State | No. 3 | - Washington-Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT (rivalry)
| KPAX/ESPN+ | W 37–7 | 27,178 |
December 2 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 Delaware* | No. 2 | | ESPN+ | W 49–19 | 20,580 |
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 Furman* | No. 2 | - Washington-Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
| ESPN2 | W 35–28 OT | 20,884 |
December 16 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 8 North Dakota State* | No. 2 | - Washington-Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
| ESPN2/ESPN+ | W 31–29 2OT | 26,544 |
, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 South Dakota State* | No. 2 | | ABC | L 3–23 | 19,512 |
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Butler
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
3 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
20 |
No. 14 Grizzles |
10 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
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at Utah Tech
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 13 Grizzles |
14 |
22 |
7 |
0 |
43 |
Trailblazers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
13 |
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Ferris State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
No. 12 Grizzlies |
3 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
17 |
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at Northern Arizona
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 13 Grizzles |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Lumberjacks |
7 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
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Idaho State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bengals |
7 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
No. 18 Grizzles |
7 |
0 |
14 |
7 |
28 |
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at No. 20 UC Davis
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 17 Grizzles |
7 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
31 |
No. 20 Aggies |
7 |
13 |
0 |
3 |
23 |
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at No. 3 Idaho
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 16 Grizzles |
10 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
23 |
No. 3 Vandals |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
21 |
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Northern Colorado
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
No. 7 Grizzles |
0 |
14 |
12 |
14 |
40 |
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No. 7 Sacramento State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 7 Hornets |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
No. 4 Grizzles |
7 |
14 |
0 |
13 |
34 |
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at Portland State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 3 Grizzles |
7 |
17 |
10 |
0 |
34 |
Vikings |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
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Montana State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 4 Bobcats |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
No. 3 Grizzles |
14 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
37 |
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No. 12 Delaware – Second Round
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 12 Blue Hens |
0 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
19 |
No. 2 Grizzles |
10 |
25 |
14 |
0 |
49 |
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No. 7 Furman – Quarterfinals
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT |
Total |
No. 7 Paladins |
14 |
0 |
7 |
7 | 0 |
28 |
No. 2 Grizzles |
14 |
6 |
8 |
0 | 7 |
35 |
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No. 8 North Dakota State – Semifinals
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
No. 8 Bison |
3 |
3 |
3 |
7 | 7 | 6 |
29 |
No. 2 Grizzles |
0 |
10 |
0 |
6 | 7 | 8 |
31 |
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vs. No. 1 South Dakota State – Championship Game
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 2 Grizzles |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
No. 1 Jackrabbits |
7 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
23 |
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Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
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Coaches | 14 | 13 | 11т | 11 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
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