2019 Montana Grizzlies football team
{{short description|Football team that represents Montana university}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| mode = football
| year = 2019
| team = Montana Grizzlies
| image= Montana Griz logo.svg
| image_size = 150
| conference = Big Sky Conference
| short_conf = Big Sky
| STATSRank = 6
| FCSCoachRank = 6
| record = 10–4
| conf_record = 6–2
| head_coach = Bobby Hauck
| hc_year = 9th
| off_coach = Timm Rosenbach
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Kent Baer
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| bowl = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| bowl_result =
L 10–17 at Weber State
}}
{{2019 Big Sky Conference football standings}}
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.
Preseason
=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.{{cite web |title=Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls |url=http://406mtsports.com/college/big-sky-conference/scoreboard-big-sky-conference-preseason-football-polls/article_2dd5c99b-8121-5bb2-973b-7c8aefd19d0b.html |website=406 MT SPORTS |access-date=August 7, 2019 |language=en}}
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|+Media poll | ||
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Montana Grizzlies|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}} | ||
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| 1 | Eastern Washington | 536 (25) |
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| 2 | UC Davis | 510 (13) |
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| 3 | Weber State | 472 (4) |
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| 4 | Montana State | 417 |
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| 5 | Montana | 396 (1) |
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| 6 | Northern Arizona | 302 |
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| 7 | Idaho State | 285 |
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| 8 | Idaho | 248 |
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| 9 | Cal Poly | 196 |
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| 10 | Portland State | 178 |
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| 11 | Southern Utah | 160 |
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| 12 | Sacramento State | 125 |
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| 13 | Northern Colorado | 90 |
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|+Coaches poll | ||
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{{CollegeSecondaryHeader|team=Montana Grizzlies|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}} | ||
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| 1 | Eastern Washington | 140 (10) |
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| 2 | UC Davis | 127 (2) |
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| 3 | Weber State | 124 |
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| 4 | Montana | 104 (1) |
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| 5 | Montana State | 100 |
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| 6 | Northern Arizona | 88 |
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| 7 | Idaho State | 72 |
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| 8 | Idaho | 65 |
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| 9 | Cal Poly | 56 |
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| 10 | Portland State | 42 |
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| 11 | Sacramento State | 40 |
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| 12 | Southern Utah | 38 |
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| 13 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
=Preseason All–Big Sky team=
The Grizzlies had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.{{cite web |title=Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams |url=https://www.montanasports.com/cat-griz/big-sky/2019/07/15/big-sky-conference-announces-preseason-all-conference-teams/ |website=MTSPX |access-date=August 7, 2019 |language=en |date=15 July 2019}}
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Offense
Samuel Akem – WR
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Defense
Dante Olson – ILB
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Special teams
Jace Lewis – ST
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Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2019
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Mountain
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 31
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 25
| opponent = South Dakota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = DakotaDome
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| tv = KTMF
| score = 31–17
| attend = 5,193
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 22
| opponent = North Alabama
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| tv = KTMF
| score = 61–17
| attend = 24,033
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| time = 8:45 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 20
| opprank = 15 (FBS)
| opponent = Oregon
| site_stadium = Autzen Stadium
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| tv = P12N
| score = 3–35
| attend = 49,098
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = Monmouth
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| tv = KTMF
| score = 47–27
| attend = 23,119
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = UC Davis
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = UC Davis Health Stadium
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| tv = RTNW
| score = 45–20
| attend = 10,011
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = Idaho State
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| tv = RTNW
| score = 59–20
| attend = 25,023
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Sacramento State
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| tv = KTMF
| score = 22–49
| attend = 15,140
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 10
| opponent = Eastern Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| gamename = EWU–UM Governors Cup
| tv = RTNW
| score = 34–17
| attend = 24,072
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = Portland State
| site_stadium = Hillsboro Stadium
| site_cityst = Hillsboro, OR
| tv = KTMF
| score = 38–23
| attend = 6,191
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 6
| opponent = Idaho
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| gamename = Little Brown Stein
| tv = RTNW
| score = 42–17
| attend = 22,333
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 5
| opponent = Weber State
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| tv = RTNW
| score = 35–16
| attend = 22,682
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 3
| opponent = Montana State
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = RTNW
| score = 14–48
| attend = 19,827
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 7
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 7
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| gamename = NCAA Division I Second Round
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 73–28
| attend = 16,550
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|December 13|Friday}}
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = L
| away = y
| rank = 7
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Weber State
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Stewart Stadium
| site_cityst = Ogden, UT
| gamename = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 10–17
| attend = 6,422
}}
}}
Game summaries
=At South Dakota=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 25 Grizzlies
|R1= 0
|R2= 17
|R3= 14
|R4= 0
|Home=Coyotes
|H1= 0
|H2= 10
|H3= 7
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team}}
{{Clear}}
=North Alabama=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Lions
|R1= 7
|R2= 10
|R3= 0
|R4= 0
|Home=No. 22 Grizzlies
|H1= 10
|H2= 6
|H3= 24
|H4= 21
}}
{{see also|2019 North Alabama Lions football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Oregon=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 20 Grizzlies
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 3
|R4= 0
|Home=No. 15 (FBS) Ducks
|H1= 14
|H2= 7
|H3= 7
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2019 Oregon Ducks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Monmouth=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Hawks
|R1=0 |R2=14|R3=6 |R4=7
|Home=No. 19 Grizzlies
|H1=0 |H2=21|H3=12|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2019 Monmouth Hawks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At UC Davis=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 18 Grizzlies
|R1= 7
|R2= 10
|R3= 21
|R4= 7
|Home=No. 4 Aggies
|H1= 0
|H2= 7
|H3= 7
|H4= 6
}}
{{see also|2019 UC Davis Aggies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Idaho State=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Bengals
|R1=10
|R2=7
|R3=3
|R4=0
|Home=No. 8 Grizzlies
|H1=0
|H2=24
|H3=14
|H4=21
}}
{{see also|2019 Idaho State Bengals football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Sacramento State=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=No. 5 Grizzlies
|R1=7
|R2=8
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=No. 15 Hornets
|H1=18
|H2=17
|H3=14
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Eastern Washington=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Eagles
|R1=0
|R2=14
|R3=3
|R4=0
|Home=No. 10 Grizzlies
|H1=3
|H2=7
|H3=10
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|EWU–UM Governors Cup}}
{{Clear}}
=At Portland State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 8 Grizzlies
|R1=7
|R2=7
|R3=14
|R4=10
|Home=Vikings
|H1=0
|H2=17
|H3=6
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2019 Portland State Vikings football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Idaho=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Vandals
|R1=3
|R2=7
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=No. 6 Grizzlies
|H1=0
|H2=14
|H3=14
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2019 Idaho Vandals football team|Little Brown Stein}}
{{Clear}}
=Weber State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 3 Wildcats
|R1=3 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=13
|Home=No. 5 Grizzlies
|H1=14|H2=7 |H3=14|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2019 Weber State Wildcats football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Montana State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 3 Grizzlies
|R1=0
|R2=14
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=No. 8 Bobcats
|H1=17
|H2=14
|H3=3
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2019 Montana State Bobcats football team|Brawl of the Wild}}
{{Clear}}
FCS Playoffs
The Grizzlies entered the postseason tournament as the number six seed, with a first-round bye.{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-11-24/fcs-bracket-revealed-2019-division-i-football-championship |title=FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship |website=ncaa.com |date=November 24, 2019 |access-date=November 24, 2019}}
=Southeastern Louisiana–Second Round=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Lions
|R1=7 |R2=14|R3=7 |R4=0
|Home=No. 7 Grizzlies
|H1=10|H2=28|H3=20|H4=15
}}
{{see also|2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Weber State–Quarterfinals=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 7 Grizzlies
|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=3
|Home=No. 4 Wildcats
|H1=0 |H2=3 |H3=7 |H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 Weber State Wildcats football team}}
{{Clear}}
Ranking movements
{{Ranking movements
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| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 14
| poll1_0=25
| poll1_1=22
| poll1_2=20
| poll1_3=19
| poll1_4=18
| poll1_5=8
| poll1_6=8
| poll1_7=5
| poll1_8=10
| poll1_9=8
| poll1_10=6
| poll1_11=5
| poll1_12=3
| poll1_13=7
| poll1_14=6
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| poll1_16=
| poll1_17=
| poll1_18=
| poll1_19=
| poll1_20=
| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek = 14
| poll2_0=RV
| poll2_1=23
| poll2_2=18–T
| poll2_3=19
| poll2_4=17
| poll2_5=9
| poll2_6=8
| poll2_7=6
| poll2_8=11
| poll2_9=8
| poll2_10=5
| poll2_11=4
| poll2_12=3
| poll2_13=8
| poll2_14=6
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| poll2_16=
| poll2_17=
| poll2_18=
| poll2_19=
| poll2_20=
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