2003 Montana Grizzlies football team

2003 Montana Grizzlies football

Big Sky Conference Co–Champions
NCAA Division I-AA First Round vs Western Illinois, L 43–40 (2OT)
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#14
FCS Coaches	#14
2003 record	9–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Hauck (1st year)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Capacity: 23,180)

The 2003 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Non-Conference Schedule
August 30	4:00 PM	at #16 Maine*	#4	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		W 30–20	9,345
September 6	1:05 PM	North Dakota State*	#3	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	MTN	L 24–25	23,102
September 13	1:05 PM	Sam Houston State*	#12	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	MTN	W 38–14	23,033
September 27	1:05 PM	Idaho*	#9	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	MTN	W 41–28	23,679
October 4	1:05 PM	#20 Cal Poly*	#8	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	MTN	W 17–14	23,687
Conference Schedule
October 11	1:05 PM	Weber State	#6	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	MTN	W 12–7	23,520
October 18	2:05 PM	at #21 Idaho State	#5	Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID	MTN	L 40–43 ^2OT	11,434
October 25	12:35 PM	Portland State	#12	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	MTN	W 42–14	23,182
November 1	3:35 PM	at #15 Northern Arizona	#10	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	MTN	W 59–21	12,821
November 8	7:05 PM	at Sacramento State	#8	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	MTN	W 26–0	2,122
November 15	12:05 PM	Eastern Washington	#5	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Governors Cup)	MTN	W 41–10	23,329
November 22	12:05 PM	at Montana State	#4	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	MTN	L 20–27	15,087
2003 I-AA Playoffs
November 29	12:05 PM	#10 Western Illinois*	#11	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	MTN	L 40–43 ^2OT	16,222
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network I–AA poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

↑ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide

Montana Grizzlies football

Venues	Naranche Stadium (alternate, 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Brawl of the Wild (Montana State) Little Brown Stein (Idaho) EWU–UM Governors Cup (Eastern Washington)

Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

2003 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Bethune-Cookman Colgate Delaware Florida Atlantic Jacksonville State Massachusetts McNeese State Montana Montana State North Carolina A&T Northern Arizona Northern Iowa Southern Illinois Western Illinois Western Kentucky Wofford

Champion – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

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