2017 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 2017 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by third-year coach Bob Stitt 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 7–4, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

2017 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2017 record7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Stitt (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJason Semore (2nd season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
(Capacity: 25,217)
2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Southern Utah +^  7 1     9 3  
No. 5 Weber State +^  7 1     11 3  
Northern Arizona ^  6 2     7 5  
No. 21 Eastern Washington  6 2     7 4  
Sacramento State  6 2     7 4  
Montana  5 3     7 4  
Montana State  5 3     5 6  
UC Davis  3 5     5 6  
Idaho State  2 6     4 7  
Northern Colorado  2 6     3 7  
North Dakota  2 6     3 8  
Cal Poly  1 7     1 10  
Portland State  0 8     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

On November 20, it was announced that head coach Bob Stitt's contract would not be renewed.[1] He finished at Montana with a three-year record of 21–14.

Previous season

The Griz finished the 2016 season 6–5, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21:00 p.m.Valparaiso*SWX MTW 45–2323,160
September 96:00 p.m.at No. 7 (FBS) Washington*P12NL 7–6368,491
September 161:00 p.m.Savannah State*
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
SWX MTW 56–322,228
September 236:00 p.m.No. 11 Eastern Washington
RTNW[2]L 41–4825,944
September 303:00 p.m.at Portland StateSWX MTW 45–335,012
October 72:30 p.m.at Idaho StateELVNW 39–317,279
October 141:00 p.m.North DakotaNo. 24
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
RTNW[2]W 41–1725,085
October 282:00 p.m.at Weber StateNo. 24SWX MTL 27–418,912
November 43:30 p.m.No. 18 Northern Arizona
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
RTNW[2]W 17–1522,747
November 111:00 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
RTNW[2]W 44–1422,048
November 18Noonat Montana StateRTNW[2]L 23–3119,907

Game summaries

Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 6 7 0 10 23
Grizzlies 10 7 7 21 45

@ Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Grizzlies 7 0 0 0 7
No. 7 (FBS) Huskies 21 14 14 14 63

Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 3 0 0 3
Grizzlies 14 21 14 7 56

Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Eagles 3 3 21 21 48
Grizzlies 14 10 3 14 41

@ Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Grizzlies 10 17 13 5 45
Vikings 7 7 7 12 33

@ Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Grizzlies 7 6 19 7 39
Bengals 7 14 7 3 31

North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 0 3 7 7 17
No. 24 Grizzlies 7 13 14 7 41

@ Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Grizzlies 0 6 7 14 27
Wildcats 10 24 0 7 41

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Lumberjacks 3 6 0 6 15
Grizzlies 7 0 7 3 17

Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 0 0 7 14
Grizzlies 14 23 7 0 44

@ Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Grizzlies 3 10 0 10 23
Bobcats 0 21 3 7 31

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 21 24 RV RV RV RV  
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV

References

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