| 2024 Montana Grizzlies football | |
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NCAA Division I Second Round, L 18–35 at South Dakota State | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 10 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 13 |
| Record | 9–5 (5–3 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brent Pease (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
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| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
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| No. 2 Montana State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UC Davis ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Idaho ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Northern Arizona ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Montana ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by head coach Bobby Hauck in the seventh season of his current stint and the fourteenth overall, as he was head coach from 2003 to 2009. [1] The team played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Missouri State * | No. 3 | KPAX/ESPN+ | W 29–24 | 26,482 | |
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 23 North Dakota * | No. 4 | KPAX/ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 11,595 | |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Morehead State * | No. 8 |
| KPAX/ESPN+ | W 59–2 | 25,808 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 Western Carolina * | No. 9 |
| KPAX/ESPN+ | W 46–35 | 25,720 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Eastern Washington | No. 8 | KPAX/ESPN+ | W 52–49 | 8,846 | |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Weber State | No. 8 |
| KPAX/ESPN+ | L 48–55 OT | 25,888 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 24 Northern Arizona | No. 14 |
| KPAX/ESPN+ | W 31–20 | 26,229 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | No. 9 | KPAX/ESPN+ | W 24–0 | 3,902 | |
| November 2 | 3:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly | No. 8 | KPAX/ESPN+ | W 42–7 | 10,095 | |
| November 9 | 8:15 p.m. | No. 4 UC Davis | No. 7 |
| ESPN2 | L 14–30 | 26,012 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Portland State | No. 10 |
| KPAX/ESPN+ | W 28–17 | 24,773 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Montana State | No. 9 | KPAX/ESPN+ | L 11–34 | 22,057 | |
| November 30 | 8:15 p.m. | No. 21 Tennessee State * | No. 13 |
| ESPN2 | W 41–27 | 12,479 |
| December 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 2 South Dakota State * | No. 13 |
| ESPN+ | L 18–35 | 10,376 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 3 Grizzlies | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
| Statistics | MOST | MONT |
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| First downs | 22 | 23 |
| Total yards | 356 | 347 |
| Rushing yards | 99 | 167 |
| Passing yards | 257 | 180 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23-39-1 | 14-26-0 |
| Time of possession | 36:37 | 23:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Missouri State | Passing | Jacob Clark | 23/39, 257 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jacardia Wright | 19 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Hunter Wood | 6 receptions, 70 yards | |
| Montana | Passing | Logan Fife Keali'i Ah Yat | 5/7, 90 yards, 1 TD 9/19, 90 yards |
| Rushing | Eli Gillman | 15 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Xavier Harris | 3 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 4 Grizzlies | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 23 Fighting Hawks | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| Statistics | MONT | UND |
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| First downs | 16 | 25 |
| Total yards | 305 | 340 |
| Rushing yards | 160 | 243 |
| Passing yards | 145 | 97 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21-31-0 | 11-24-1 |
| Time of possession | 22:46 | 37:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Montana | Passing | Keali'i Ah Yat | 21/29, 145 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Eli Gillman | 8 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Xavier Harris | 5 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD | |
| North Dakota | Passing | Simon Romfo | 11/24, 97 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Gaven Ziebarth | 22 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Bo Belquist | 4 receptions, 33 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| No. 8 Grizzlies | 15 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 59 |
| Statistics | MORE | MONT |
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| First downs | ||
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| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Morehead State | Passing | ||
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| Montana | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 24 Catamounts | 14 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 35 |
| No. 9 Grizzlies | 0 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 46 |
| Statistics | WCU | MONT |
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| Time of possession | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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| Montana | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 8 Grizzlies | 10 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 49 |
at Roos Field • Cheney, WA
| Statistics | MONT | EWU |
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| First downs | 28 | 31 |
| Total yards | 701 | 551 |
| Rushing yards | 337 | 263 |
| Passing yards | 364 | 288 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 30-43-0 | 23-42-0 |
| Time of possession | 33:11 | 26:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Montana | Passing | Logan Fife | 30-42 364 Yards 5 TD |
| Rushing | Nick Ostmo | 15 Carries 160 Yards 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Junior Bergen | 7 Receptions 150 Yards 1 TD | |
| Eastern Washington | Passing | Kekoa Visperas | 22-38 265 Yards 4 TD |
| Rushing | Mailk Dotson | 14 Carries 77 Yards | |
| Receiving | Efton Chism III | 8 Receptions 107 Yards 3 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 55 |
| No. 8 Grizzlies | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 48 |
| Statistics | WEB | MONT |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Weber State | Passing | ||
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| Montana | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 24 Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 14 Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistics | NAU | MONT |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northern Arizona | Passing | ||
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| Montana | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 9 Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistics | MONT | UNCO |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Montana | Passing | ||
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| Northern Colorado | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 8 Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistics | MONT | CP |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Montana | Passing | ||
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| Cal Poly | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 4 Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 7 Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT
| Statistics | UCD | MONT |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UC Davis | Passing | ||
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| Montana | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 10 Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistics | PRST | MONT |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Portland State | Passing | ||
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| Montana | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 9 Grizzlies | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| No. 2 Bobcats | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Game information |
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| Statistics | MONT | MTST |
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| First downs | 13 | 20 |
| Total yards | 234 | 420 |
| Rushing yards | 117 | 326 |
| Passing yards | 117 | 94 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18-35-0 | 6-12-0 |
| Time of possession | 25:07 | 34:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Montana | Passing | Logan Fife | 18/34, 117 yards |
| Rushing | Eli Gillman | 10 carries, 35 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Keelan White | 5 receptions, 54 yards | |
| Montana State | Passing | Tommy Mellott | 6/12, 94 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Adam Jones | 25 carries, 197 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Rohan Jones | 2 receptions, 41 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 21 Tigers | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
| No. 13 Grizzlies | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 41 |
at Washington–Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT
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| Statistics | TNST | MONT |
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| First downs | 18 | 19 |
| Total yards | 310 | 369 |
| Rushing yards | 14 | 254 |
| Passing yards | 296 | 115 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 29–39–1 | 12–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:48 | 30:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Tennessee State | Passing | Draylen Ellis | 29/39, 296 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | CJ Evans | 6 carries, 26 yards | |
| Receiving | Karate Brenson | 11 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD | |
| Montana | Passing | Logan Fife | 11/22, 97 yards |
| Rushing | Eli Gillman | 20 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Sawyer Racanelli | 2 receptions, 35 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 13 Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 2 Jackrabbits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD
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| Statistics | MONT | SDSU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Montana | Passing | ||
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| South Dakota State | Passing | ||
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