2023 Montana Grizzlies football team

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 head coach Bobby Hauck in the sixth season of his current stint and the thirteenth overall, as he was head coach from 2003 to 2009. The team played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana. The Montana Grizzlies football team drew an average home attendance of 26,269 in 2023.

Preseason

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.

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Grizzlies had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.

Offense Hunter Mayginnes – OL

Defense Alex Gubner – DT

Levi Janacaro – LB

Special Teams Junior Bergen – PR

Trevin Gradney – ST

Schedule

Game summaries

Butler

at Utah Tech

Ferris State

at Northern Arizona

Idaho State

at No. 20 UC Davis

at No. 3 Idaho

Northern Colorado

No. 7 Sacramento State

at Portland State

Montana State

FCS Playoffs

No. 12 Delaware – Second Round

No. 7 Furman – Quarterfinals

No. 8 North Dakota State – Semifinals

vs. No. 1 South Dakota State – Championship Game

Ranking movements

References