2009 Montana Grizzlies football team

American college football season

2009 Montana Grizzlies football

Big Sky champion

FCS Championship Game, L 21–23 vs. Villanova

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Record| 14–1 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Bobby Hauck (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Rob Phenicie (7th season)
Defensive coordinator| Kraig Paulson (6th season)
Home stadium| Washington–Grizzly Stadium

Seasons

<- 2008

2010 ->

2009 Big Sky Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 2 Montana $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 1  |
No. 13 Eastern Washington ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 17 Weber State ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Montana State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Northern Arizona |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Sacramento State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Northern Colorado |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Portland State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Idaho State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana 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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 5| 1:00 pm| Western State*| No. 3|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| KPAX| W 38–0| 25,698
September 12| 8:00 pm| at UC Davis*| No. 3|

* Aggie Stadium
* Davis, CA

| KPAX| W 17–10| 9,087
September 19| 1:00 pm| Portland State| No. 4|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| KPAX| W 49–17| 25,726
September 26| 4:00 pm| at Northern Arizona| No. 4|

* Walkup Skydome
* Flagstaff, AZ

| KPAX| W 41–34 OT| 7,212
October 10| 1:00 pm| No. 15 Cal Poly*| No. 4|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| KPAX| W 35–23| 25,694
October 17| 1:00 pm| No. 21 Eastern Washington| No. 3|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT (Governors Cup)

| KPAX| W 41–34| 25,751
October 24| 3:00 pm| at Sacramento State| No. 2|

* Hornet Stadium
* Sacramento, CA

| KPAX| W 45–30| 7,629
October 31| 1:00 pm| No. 14 Weber State| No. 2|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| KPAX| W 31–10| 25,811
November 7| 3:30 pm| at Idaho State| No. 2|

* Holt Arena
* Pocatello, ID

| KPAX| W 12–10| 6,461
November 14| 12:00 pm| Northern Colorado| No. 2|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| KPAX| W 38–10| 25,231
November 21| 12:00 pm| at No. 23 Montana State| No. 1|

* Bobcat Stadium
* Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)

| KPAX| W 33–19| 15,127

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "2008 Montana Football Media Guide". University of Montana Athletic Department. 2008. Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
2. ^ "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Montana Athletic Department. Retrieved September 18, 2013.

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Montana Grizzlies football

Venues|

* Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967)
* Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950)
* Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986)
* Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Eastern Washington: EWU–UM Governors Cup
* Idaho: Little Brown Stein
* Montana State

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
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

National championship seasons in bold

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Big Sky Conference football champions

College Division / Division II|

* Idaho State (1963)
* Montana State (1964)
* Weber State & Idaho (1965)
* Montana State (1966)
* Montana State (1967)
* Idaho, Montana State, & Weber State (1968)
* Montana (1969)
* Montana (1970)
* Idaho (1971)
* Montana State (1972)
* Boise State (1973)
* Boise State (1974)
* Boise State (1975)
* Montana State (1976)
* Boise State (1977)

I-AA/FCS|

* Northern Arizona (1978)
* Montana State (1979)
* Boise State (1980)
* Idaho State (1981)
* Montana, Idaho, & Montana State (1982)
* Nevada (1983)
* Montana State (1984)
* Idaho (1985)
* Nevada (1986)
* Idaho (1987)
* Idaho (1988)
* Idaho (1989)
* Nevada (1990)
* Nevada (1991)
* Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992)
* Montana (1993)
* Boise State (1994)
* Montana (1995)
* Montana (1996)
* Eastern Washington (1997)
* Montana (1998)
* Montana (1999)
* Montana (2000)
* Montana (2001)
* Montana, Montana State, & Idaho State (2002)
* Montana State, Montana, & Northern Arizona (2003)
* Montana & Eastern Washington (2004)
* Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Montana (2005)
* Montana (2006)
* Montana (2007)
* Weber State & Montana (2008)
* Montana (2009)
* Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010)
* Montana State & Montana (2011)
* Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Cal Poly (2012)
* Eastern Washington (2013)
* Eastern Washington (2014)
* Southern Utah (2015)
* Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016)
* Southern Utah & Weber State (2017)
* Eastern Washington, UC Davis, & Weber State (2018)
* Sacramento State & Weber State (2019)
* Weber State (2020)
* Sacramento State (2021)
* Montana State & Sacramento State (2022)
* Montana (2023)

National championships in bold

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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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