The 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Bobby Hauck, ninth overall as he previously was head coach from 2003–2009, and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana as a charter member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the second round before losing to Weber State in the quarterfinals.
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Big Sky Conference |
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No. 6 |
No. 6 |
10–4 (6–2 Big Sky) |
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Timm Rosenbach (3rd season) |
Kent Baer (2nd season) |
Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Capacity: 25,217) |
Seasons |
2019 Big Sky Conference football standings |
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Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
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No. 3 Weber State +^ | | 7 | – | 1 | | | | | 11 | – | 4 | |
No. 9 Sacramento State +^ | | 7 | – | 1 | | | | | 9 | – | 4 | |
No. 6 Montana ^ | | 6 | – | 2 | | | | | 10 | – | 4 | |
No. 4 Montana State ^ | | 6 | – | 2 | | | | | 11 | – | 4 | |
Eastern Washington | | 6 | – | 2 | | | | | 7 | – | 5 | |
UC Davis | | 3 | – | 5 | | | | | 5 | – | 7 | |
Idaho | | 3 | – | 5 | | | | | 5 | – | 7 | |
Portland State | | 3 | – | 5 | | | | | 5 | – | 7 | |
Cal Poly | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 3 | – | 8 | |
Southern Utah | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 3 | – | 9 | |
Northern Arizona | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 4 | – | 8 | |
Northern Colorado | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 2 | – | 10 | |
Idaho State | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 3 | – | 9 | |
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- + – Conference co-champions
- ^ – FCS playoff participant
- Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll |
The Grizzlies finished the 2018 season 6–5, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
Big Sky preseason poll
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Grizzlies were picked to finish in fifth place by the media, and in fourth place by the coaches.[1]
Media poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Eastern Washington | 536 (25) |
2 | UC Davis | 510 (13) |
3 | Weber State | 472 (4) |
4 | Montana State | 417 |
5 | Montana | 396 (1) |
6 | Northern Arizona | 302 |
7 | Idaho State | 285 |
8 | Idaho | 248 |
9 | Cal Poly | 196 |
10 | Portland State | 178 |
11 | Southern Utah | 160 |
12 | Sacramento State | 125 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 90 |
Coaches poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Eastern Washington | 140 (10) |
2 | UC Davis | 127 (2) |
3 | Weber State | 124 |
4 | Montana | 104 (1) |
5 | Montana State | 100 |
6 | Northern Arizona | 88 |
7 | Idaho State | 72 |
8 | Idaho | 65 |
9 | Cal Poly | 56 |
10 | Portland State | 42 |
11 | Sacramento State | 40 |
12 | Southern Utah | 38 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Grizzlies had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Offense Samuel Akem – WR | Defense Dante Olson – ILB | Special Teams Jace Lewis – ST |
The Grizzlies entered the postseason tournament as the number six seed, with a first-round bye.[4]
Southeastern Louisiana–Second Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
No. 7 Grizzlies | 10 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 73 |
at Weber State–Quarterfinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 7 Grizzlies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
No. 4 Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |