2003 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 14
FCS CoachesNo. 14
Record9–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
2003 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Montana +^  5 2   9 4  
No. 10 N Arizona +^  5 2   9 4  
No. 21 Montana State +^  5 2   7 6  
No. 22 Idaho State  4 3   8 4  
Weber State  4 3   8 4  
Eastern Washington  3 4   6 5  
Portland State  1 6   4 7  
Sacramento State  1 6   2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 304:00 pmat No. 16 Maine*No. 4W 30–209,345
September 61:05 pmNorth Dakota State*No. 3MTNL 24–2523,102[2]
September 131:05 pmSam Houston State*No. 12
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 38–1423,033[3]
September 271:05 pmIdaho*No. 9
MTNW 41–2823,679
October 41:05 pmNo. 20 Cal Poly*daggerNo. 8
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 17–1423,687
October 111:05 pmWeber StateNo. 6
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 12–723,520
October 182:05 pmat No. 21 Idaho StateNo. 5MTNL 40–43 2OT11,434
October 2512:35 pmPortland StateNo. 12
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 42–1423,182
November 13:35 pmat No. 15 Northern ArizonaNo. 10MTNW 59–2112,821
November 87:05 pmat Sacramento StateNo. 8MTNW 26–02,122
November 1512:05 pmEastern WashingtonNo. 5
MTNW 41–1023,329
November 2212:05 pmat Montana StateNo. 4MTNL 20–2715,087
November 2912:05 pmNo. 10 Western Illinois*No. 11
MTNL 40–43 2OT16,222[4]

Roster

2003 Montana Grizzlies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 64 Dylan Brown Jr
C 65 Garth Enger Jr
RB 33 Justin Green Jr
OT 72 Dylan McFarland Sr
QB 7 Craig Ochs Jr
OT 75 Cory Procter Jr
OT 76 Brad Rhoades  So
OT 77 Jon Skinner Sr
QB Kyle Samson Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
FS 4 David DeCoite Sr
DT 99 Alan Saenz Jr
CB 11 Vernon Smith Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Dylan McFarlandTackle7207Buffalo Bills

References

  1. Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Griz buffaloed". The Missoulian. September 7, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Griz bounce back". The Billings Gazette. September 14, 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Western Illinois outlasts Montana". The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. November 30, 2003. p. C14. Retrieved October 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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