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2008 Montana Grizzlies football team

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2008 Montana Grizzlies football

Big Sky co-champion
FCS Championship Game, L 7–24 vs. Richmond
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	14–2 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Hauck (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Phenicie (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Kraig Paulson (5th season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Capacity: 25,217)
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No.2Montana $^	7	–	1	14	–	2
No.7Weber State $^	7	–	1	10	–	4
Montana State	5	–	3	7	–	5
Eastern Washington	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	6	–	5
Sacramento State	3	–	5	6	–	6
Portland State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	1	–	7	1	–	10
Idaho State	1	–	7	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Montana competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference and played their home games at the Washington–Grizzly Stadium.

The Grizzlies were led by sixth-year head coach Bobby Hauck. Montana finished the regular season with an 11–1 overall record and a 7–1 record in conference play to win a share of their 11th straight Big Sky title. Montana secured a berth in the FCS playoffs where they defeated Texas State, Weber State, and James Madison in succession to advance to the championship game. There, they were defeated by Richmond, 24–7, to finish the season as the national championship runners-up.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	7:00 pm	at No. 11Cal Poly*	No. 5	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KPAX	W 30–28	10,035
September 13	1:00 pm	Southern Utah*	No. 4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 46–10	25,056
September 20	1:00 pm	UC Davis*	No. 4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 29–24	25,209
September 27	1:00 pm	Central Washington*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 38–35	25,326
October 4	1:00 pm	atWeber State	No. 2	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	KPAX	L 28–45	3,753
October 11	3:00 pm	at No. 23Eastern Washington	No. 12	Woodward Field Cheney, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	KPAX	W 19–3	10,830
October 18	1:00 pm	Sacramento State	No. 8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 43–7	25,486
October 25	12:00 pm	atNorthern Colorado	No. 8	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	KPAX	W 41–20	3,709
November 1	12:00 pm	No. 19Northern Arizona	No. 6	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 45–10	24,003
November 8	2:00 pm	atPortland State	No. 5	PGE Park Portland, OR	KPAX	W 29–12	12,071
November 15	12:00 pm	Idaho State	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 29–10	23,527
November 22	12:00 pm	Montana State	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	KPAX	W 35–3	25,629
November 29	12:00 pm	No. 23Texas State*	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I First Round)	KPAX	W 31–13	19,489
December 6	12:00 pm	No. 10 Weber State*	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPNGP	W 24–13	21,583
December 12	6:00 pm	at No. 1James Madison*	No. 5	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN2	W 35–27	15,976
December 19	6:00 pm	vs. No. 7Richmond*	No. 5	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I Championship)	ESPN2	L 7–24	17,823
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

References[edit]

v t e 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

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

2008 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Champion – Richmond Spiders

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