2008 Montana Grizzlies football team

2008 Montana Grizzlies football

Big Sky Conference Co-Champions
Division I FCS National Championship Final vs Richmond, L 7–24
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2008 record	14–2 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Hauck (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Phenicie (6th year)
Defensive coordinator	Kraig Paulson (5th year)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Capacity: 25,217)

2008 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Montana $^		7	–	1		14	–	2
#7 Weber State $^		7	–	1		10	–	4
Montana State		5	–	3		7	–	5
Eastern Washington		5	–	3		6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4		6	–	5
Sacramento State		3	–	5		6	–	6
Portland State		3	–	5		4	–	7
Northern Colorado		1	–	7		1	–	10
Idaho State		1	–	7		1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football during the 2008 season. Montana competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference, and played their home games at the Washington–Grizzly Stadium.

The Grizzlies were led by sixth-year head coach Bobby Hauck. Montana finished the regular season with an 11–1 overall record and a 7–1 record in conference play to win a share of their 11th straight Big Sky title. Montana secured a berth in the FCS playoffs where they defeated Texas State, Weber State, and James Madison in succession to advance to the championship game. There, they were defeated by Richmond, 24–7, to finish the season as the national championship runners-up.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Non-Conference Schedule
September 6	7:00 PM	at #11 Cal Poly*	#5	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	KPAX	W 30–28	10,035
September 13	1:00 PM	Southern Utah*	#4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 46–10	25,056
September 20	1:00 PM	UC Davis*	#4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 29–24	25,209
September 27	1:00 PM	Central Washington*	#3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 38–35	25,326
Conference Schedule
October 4	1:00 PM	at Weber State	#2	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT	KPAX	L 28–45	3,753
October 11	3:00 PM	at #23 Eastern Washington	#12	Woodward Field • Cheney, WA (Governors Cup)	KPAX	W 19–3	10,830
October 18	1:00 PM	Sacramento State	#8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 43–7	25,486
October 25	12:00 PM	at Northern Colorado	#8	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	KPAX	W 41–20	3,709
November 1	12:00 PM	#19 Northern Arizona	#6	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 45–10	24,003
November 8	2:00 PM	at Portland State	#5	PGE Park • Portland, OR	KPAX	W 29–12	12,071
November 15	12:00 PM	Idaho State	#5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 29–10	23,527
November 22	12:00 PM	Montana State	#5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	KPAX	W 35–3	25,629
2008 FCS Playoffs
November 29	12:00 PM	#23 Texas State	#5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (First Round, Division I Championship)	KPAX	W 31–13	19,489
December 6	12:00 PM	#10 Weber State	#5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Quarterfinals, Division I Championship)	ESPNGP	W 24–13	21,583
December 12	6:00 PM	at #1 James Madison	#5	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Semifinals, Division I Championship)	ESPN2	W 35–27	15,976
December 19	6:00 PM	vs. #7 Richmond	#5	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (Division I Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 7–24	17,823
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

"2008 Montana Football Media Guide". University of Montana Athletic Department. 2008.

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

2008 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Cal Poly Colgate Eastern Kentucky James Madison Maine Montana New Hampshire Northern Iowa Richmond South Carolina State Southern Illinois Texas State Villanova Weber State Wofford

Champion – Richmond Spiders

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