2009 Montana Grizzlies football team

2009 Montana Grizzlies football

Big Sky Conference Champions
NCAA Division I Championship vs Villanova, L 21–23
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2009 record	14–1 (8-0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Hauck (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Phenicie (7th year)
Defensive coordinator	Kraig Paulson (6th year)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Capacity: 25,217)

The 2009 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana – Missoula in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 PM	Western State*	#3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 38–0	25,698
September 12	8:00 PM	at UC Davis*	#3	Aggie Stadium • Davis, CA	KPAX	W 17–10	9,087
September 19	1:00 PM	Portland State	#4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 49–17	25,726
September 26	4:00 PM	at Northern Arizona	#4	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	KPAX	W 41–34 ^OT	7,212
October 10	1:00 PM	#15 Cal Poly*	#4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 35–23	25,694
October 17	1:00 PM	#21 Eastern Washington	#3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Governors Cup)	KPAX	W 41–34	25,751
October 24	3:00 PM	at Sacramento State	#2	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	KPAX	W 45–30	7,629
October 31	1:00 PM	#14 Weber State	#2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 31–10	25,811
November 7	3:30 PM	at Idaho State	#2	Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID	KPAX	W 12–10	6,461
November 14	12:00 PM	Northern Colorado	#2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 38–10	25,231
November 21	12:00 PM	at #23 Montana State	#1	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	KPAX	W 33–19	15,127
2009 FCS Playoffs
November 28	12:00 PM	#11 South Dakota State	#1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs First Round)	KPAX	W 61–48	19,197
December 5	12:00 PM	#12 Stephen F. Austin	#1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN360	W 51–0	22,438
December 12	2:00 PM	#5 Appalachian State	#1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs Semifinals)	ESPN	W 24–17	24,207
December 18	6:00 PM	vs. #2 Villanova	#1	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (FCS Playoffs Championship Game)	ESPN	L 21–23	14,328
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from the Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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References

↑ "2008 Montana Football Media Guide". University of Montana Athletic Department. 2008.
↑ "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Montana Athletic Department. Retrieved September 18, 2013.

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

2009 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Elon Holy Cross McNeese State Montana New Hampshire Richmond South Carolina State South Dakota State Southern Illinois Stephen F. Austin Villanova Weber State William & Mary

Champion – Villanova Wildcats

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