Montana
3-0Big Sky · Washington-Grizzly Stadium · 25,217 · 27,540 avg in 2026
LastW 35–14 vs Utah Tech · Sat Sep 12 · Eli Gillman 147 rush yds, 3 TD, 7 rec yds
Nextat Oregon State · Sat Sep 19 · 11 pm ET · Reser Stadium · series 2-12-2, won the last 2 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 30 | #93 | #144 | -15.5✗ | Southern Utah | W 28–21 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #93 | #184 | -35.5✗ | Drake | W 45–10 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #99 | #226 | -35.5✗ | Utah Tech | W 35–14 | 3-0 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Sep 20 | #106 | #60 | @Oregon State | ||||
| 4 | Sep 27 | #107 | #102 | @UC Davis | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Northern Colorado | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Northern Arizona | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Idaho | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Eastern Washington | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Portland State | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 15 | Idaho State | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @Montana State |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | Utah Tech | W 35–14 | — | — | — | +0.225 | 40.6% | 143.9% | |
| Sep 5 | Drake | W 45–10 | — | — | — | +0.297 | 57.1% | 84.2% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Aug 30 | Southern Utah | W 28–21 | — | — | — | +0.224 | 40.4% | 151.8% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Season average (3 games) | — | — | +0.249 | 46.0% | 126.6% | ||||
A storied dynasty program confronting an unexpected transition, uncertain whether elite winning cultures sustain without their architect.
Montana State''s ascendancy stings because it came from within the state, on Montana''s home field. The Bobcats are now the elite program in the Cat-Griz rivalry after decades of dominance by the Griz…
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What it is like to watch them2025 · 13-2 · last season
✓ measured from 15 games · ranks are among Big Sky teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Montana has won four of its last five.
Warming. 8-2 over the last 10, and won the last three.
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vs Oregon State · away
Outcome band · Montana · 2026
Outcome band · Montana · 2026Montana's most likely season is 9-4 — a bowl game. The floor is 5-7; the ceiling is 12-1.
Floor, base and ceiling come from the season-path projection, which plays out conference title games and the CFP — so a ceiling can run past 12 games.
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Montana football is the standard-bearer of FCS excellence—a program defined by 30 years of sustained winning (25 straight winning seasons, 1986–2011) and two national championships (1995, 2001). The 2026 offseason marks a generational transition after Bobby Hauck's retirement, ending an era of consistency that made the Griz a championship contender every fall.
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Brooks Davis: 12 rec · 151 yds vs Utah Tech
Top 1% catches game since 2021. vs Utah Tech (FCS) W 35-14.
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