American college football season
2017 Montana Grizzlies football |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
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Record | 7–4 (5–3 Big Sky) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Bob Stitt (3rd season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Jason Semore (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
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The 2017 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by third-year coach Bob Stitt and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana as a charter member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
On November 20, it was announced that head coach Bob Stitt's contract would not be renewed.[1] He finished at Montana with a three-year record of 21–14.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Valparaiso* | | | SWX MT | W 45–23 | 23,160 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 7 (FBS) Washington* | | | P12N | L 7–63 | 68,491 |
September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Savannah State* | | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| SWX MT | W 56–3 | 22,228 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 11 Eastern Washington | | | RTNW[2] | L 41–48 | 25,944 |
September 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at Portland State | | | SWX MT | W 45–33 | 5,012 |
October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at Idaho State | | | ELVN | W 39–31 | 7,279 |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | North Dakota | No. 24 | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| RTNW[2] | W 41–17 | 25,085 |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Weber State | No. 24 | | SWX MT | L 27–41 | 8,912 |
November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 18 Northern Arizona | | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| RTNW[2] | W 17–15 | 22,747 |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| RTNW[2] | W 44–14 | 22,048 |
November 18 | Noon | at Montana State | | | RTNW[2] | L 23–31 | 19,907 |
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Game summaries
Valparaiso
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Crusaders | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
Grizzlies | 10 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
@ Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Grizzlies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 7 (FBS) Huskies | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
Savannah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Grizzlies | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 11 Eagles | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 48 |
Grizzlies | 14 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
@ Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Grizzlies | 10 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 45 |
Vikings | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
@ Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Grizzlies | 7 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 39 |
Bengals | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Hawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
No. 24 Grizzlies | 7 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
@ Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 24 Grizzlies | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
Wildcats | 10 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 41 |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 18 Lumberjacks | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
Grizzlies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Grizzlies | 14 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 44 |
@ Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Grizzlies | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
Bobcats | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
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References
- ^ "Stitt out as Montana Grizzlies football coach".
- ^ a b c d e "Big Sky, Root Sports Announce Contact Extension, 2017 Schedule". Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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