2022 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 14
FCS CoachesNo. 14
Record8–5 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTimm Rosenbach (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (4th season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Montana State +^  8 0   12 2  
No. 5 Sacramento State +^  8 0   12 1  
No. 9 Weber State ^  6 2   10 3  
No. 18 Idaho ^  6 2   7 5  
No. 25 UC Davis  5 3   6 5  
No. 14 Montana ^  4 4   8 5  
Portland State  3 5   4 7  
Eastern Washington  2 6   3 8  
Northern Colorado  2 6   3 8  
Northern Arizona  2 6   3 8  
Idaho State  1 7   1 10  
Cal Poly  1 7   2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by 12th-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.

Preseason

Polls

On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Grizzlies were predicted to finish first in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana 111 (3)
2 Sacramento State 110 (4)
3 Montana State 109 (5)
4 Weber State 84
5 UC Davis 82
6 Eastern Washington 76
7 Northern Arizona 62
8 Idaho 45
9 Portland State 42
10 Cal Poly 33
T-11 Idaho State 19
T-11 Northern Colorado 19
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana 356 (14)
2 Montana State 352 (13)
3 Sacramento State 335 (4)
4 Weber State 261
5 UC Davis 255 (1)
6 Eastern Washington 236
7 Northern Arizona 191
8 Portland State 146
9 Idaho 142
10 Cal Poly 85
11 Northern Colorado 71
12 Idaho State 66

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Grizzlies had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:00 p.m.Northwestern State*No. 3KTMF/ESPN+W 47–024,096
September 101:00 p.m.South Dakota*No. 3
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
KTMF/ESPN+W 24–724,204
September 1711:00 a.m.at Indiana State*No. 3ESPN+W 49–145,929
September 242:00 p.m.Portland StatedaggerNo. T–2
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
KPAX/ESPN+W 53–1626,087
October 11:00 p.m.at Idaho StateNo. 3KPAX/ESPN+W 28–206,659
October 151:00 p.m.IdahoNo. 3
KPAX/ESPN+L 23–3026,314
October 229:00 p.m.at No. 2 Sacramento StateNo. 7ESPN2L 24–31 OT15,927
October 291:00 p.m.at No. T–5 Weber StateNo. 11KPAX/ESPN+L 21–2411,722
November 56:00 p.m.Cal PolyNo. 16
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
KPAX/ESPN+W 57–025,684
November 121:00 p.m.Eastern WashingtonNo. 16
KPAX/ESPN+W 63–725,403
November 1912:00 p.m.at No. 3 Montana StateNo. 13KPAX/ESPN+L 21–5522,047
November 268:00 p.m.No. 14 Southeast Missouri State*No. 19
ESPN2/ESPN+W 34–2413,390
December 32:30 p.m.at No. 4 North Dakota State*No. 19
ESPN+L 26–4912,929

[3]

Game summaries

Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 0 0 0 0 0
No. 3 Grizzles 13 13 7 14 47

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 0 0 7 7
No. 3 Grizzles 13 0 9 2 24

At Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Grizzles 14 7 14 14 49
Sycamores 7 0 0 7 14

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 7 7 2 0 16
No. 2T Grizzles 14 25 0 14 53

At Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Grizzles 0 21 7 0 28
Bengals 3 3 0 14 20

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 3 9 10 8 30
No. 3 Grizzles 6 7 3 7 23

At No. 2 Sacramento State

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 7 Grizzles 7 3 7 70 24
No. 2 Hornets 0 7 0 177 31

At No. 5т Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Grizzles 3 7 3 8 21
No. 5T Wildcats 7 3 7 7 24

Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0
No. 16 Grizzles 14 17 13 13 57

Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 7 0 7
No. 16 Grizzles 21 21 14 7 63

At No. 3 Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Grizzles 7 0 0 14 21
No. 3 Bobcats 21 10 10 14 55

FCS Playoffs

No. 14 Southeast Missouri State – First Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Redhawks 7 10 7 0 24
No. 19 Grizzlies 0 3 21 10 34

At No. 4 North Dakota State – Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Grizzlies 7 6 7 6 26
No. 4 Bison 14 7 14 14 49

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS333(6)3 (7)3 (6)3 (7)71116161319
Coaches222 (1)2 (5)2 (4)2 (3)2 (3)71013141217

References

  1. "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  2. "O'Connell named MVP as five Griz land on preseason All-Big Sky team". University of Montana. July 25, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  3. "2022 Football Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
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