American college football season
2022 Montana Grizzlies football |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
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Ranking |
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STATS | No. 14 |
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FCS Coaches | No. 14 |
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Record | 8–5 (4–4 Big Sky) |
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Head coach | - Bobby Hauck (12th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Timm Rosenbach (5th season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Kent Baer (4th season) |
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Home stadium | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
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The 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by 12th-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.
Preseason
Polls
On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Grizzlies were predicted to finish first in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
Coaches poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Montana | 111 (3) |
2 | Sacramento State | 110 (4) |
3 | Montana State | 109 (5) |
4 | Weber State | 84 |
5 | UC Davis | 82 |
6 | Eastern Washington | 76 |
7 | Northern Arizona | 62 |
8 | Idaho | 45 |
9 | Portland State | 42 |
10 | Cal Poly | 33 |
T-11 | Idaho State | 19 |
T-11 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
Media poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Montana | 356 (14) |
2 | Montana State | 352 (13) |
3 | Sacramento State | 335 (4) |
4 | Weber State | 261 |
5 | UC Davis | 255 (1) |
6 | Eastern Washington | 236 |
7 | Northern Arizona | 191 |
8 | Portland State | 146 |
9 | Idaho | 142 |
10 | Cal Poly | 85 |
11 | Northern Colorado | 71 |
12 | Idaho State | 66 |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Grizzlies had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Offense Malik Flowers – WR | Defense Patrick O'Connell – LB Alex Gubner – DT Robby Hauck – S Justin Ford – CB |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Northwestern State* | No. 3 | | KTMF/ESPN+ | W 47–0 | 24,096 |
September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | South Dakota* | No. 3 | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| KTMF/ESPN+ | W 24–7 | 24,204 |
September 17 | 11:00 a.m. | at Indiana State* | No. 3 | | ESPN+ | W 49–14 | 5,929 |
September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Portland State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. T–2 | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| KPAX/ESPN+ | W 53–16 | 26,087 |
October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Idaho State | No. 3 | | KPAX/ESPN+ | W 28–20 | 6,659 |
October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho | No. 3 | | KPAX/ESPN+ | L 23–30 | 26,314 |
October 22 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Sacramento State | No. 7 | | ESPN2 | L 24–31 OT | 15,927 |
October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. T–5 Weber State | No. 11 | | KPAX/ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 11,722 |
November 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | No. 16 | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| KPAX/ESPN+ | W 57–0 | 25,684 |
November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington | No. 16 | | KPAX/ESPN+ | W 63–7 | 25,403 |
November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Montana State | No. 13 | | KPAX/ESPN+ | L 21–55 | 22,047 |
November 26 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 14 Southeast Missouri State* | No. 19 | | ESPN2/ESPN+ | W 34–24 | 13,390 |
December 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 19 | | ESPN+ | L 26–49 | 12,929 |
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Game summaries
Northwestern State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Demons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 3 Grizzles | 13 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 |
South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Coyotes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 3 Grizzles | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
At Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 3 Grizzles | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
Sycamores | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Vikings | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
No. 2T Grizzles | 14 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 53 |
At Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 3 Grizzles | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Bengals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Vandals | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 30 |
No. 3 Grizzles | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
At No. 2 Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
No. 7 Grizzles | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
No. 2 Hornets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 31 |
At No. 5т Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 11 Grizzles | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
No. 5T Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 16 Grizzles | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 57 |
Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
No. 16 Grizzles | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
At No. 3 Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 13 Grizzles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
No. 3 Bobcats | 21 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 55 |
FCS Playoffs
No. 14 Southeast Missouri State – First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 14 Redhawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
No. 19 Grizzlies | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 34 |
At No. 4 North Dakota State – Second Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 19 Grizzlies | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
No. 4 Bison | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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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 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2т (6) | 3 (7) | 3 (6) | 3 (7) | 7 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 19 | |
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Coaches | 2 | 2 | 2 (1) | 2 (5) | 2 (4) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 17 | |
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References
- ^ "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "O'Connell named MVP as five Griz land on preseason All-Big Sky team". University of Montana. July 25, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Football Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
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2022 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants |
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Champion – South Dakota State |