2024 Montana Grizzlies football team

2024 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 10
FCS CoachesNo. 13
Record9–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Pease (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinators
  • Roger Cooper (1st season)
  • Tim Hauck (1st season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
2024 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana State $^   8 – 0     15 – 1  
No. 5 UC Davis ^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 7 Idaho ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 22 Northern Arizona ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 10 ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
Idaho State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Eastern Washington   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Weber State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Portland State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Cal Poly   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Sacramento State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Northern Colorado   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by 14th-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Missouri State*No. 3
KPAX/ESPN+W 29–2426,482
September 75:00 p.m.at No. 23 North Dakota*No. 4
KPAX/ESPN+L 24–2711,595
September 141:00 p.m.Morehead State*No. 8
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
KPAX/ESPN+W 59–225,808
September 211:00 p.m.No. 24 Western Carolina*No. 9
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
KPAX/ESPN+W 46–3525,720
September 286:00 p.m.at Eastern WashingtonNo. 8
KPAX/ESPN+W 52–498,846
October 51:00 p.m.Weber StateNo. 8
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
KPAX/ESPN+L 48–55 OT25,888
October 122:00 p.m.No. 24 Northern ArizonaNo. 14
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
KPAX/ESPN+W 31–2026,229
October 261:00 p.m.at Northern ColoradoNo. 9
KPAX/ESPN+W 24–03,902
November 23:00 p.m.at Cal PolyNo. 8
KPAX/ESPN+W 42–710,095
November 98:15 p.m.No. 4 UC DavisNo. 7
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
ESPN2L 14–3026,012
November 161:00 p.m.Portland StateNo. 10
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
KPAX/ESPN+W 28–1724,773
November 2312:00 p.m.at No. 2 Montana StateNo. 9
KPAX/ESPN+L 11–3422,057
November 308:15 p.m.No. 21 Tennessee State*No. 13
ESPN2W 41–2712,479
December 712:00 p.m.at No. 2 South Dakota State*No. 13
ESPN+L 18–3510,376

Game summaries

Missouri State

See also: 2024 Missouri State Bears football team
Game One – Missouri State Bears (0–0) at No. 3 Montana Grizzlies (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 3 7724
No. 3 Grizzlies 6 6 71029

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

  • Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 26,482
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN): Jay Kohn, Marty Mornhinweg, Kyle Hansen
Statistics MOST MONT
First downs 22 23
Total yards 356 347
Rushing yards 99 167
Passing yards 257 180
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23-39-1 14-26-0
Time of possession 36:37 23:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing Jacob Clark 23/39, 257 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Jacardia Wright 19 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Hunter Wood 6 receptions, 70 yards
Montana Passing Logan Fife

Keali'i Ah Yat

5/7, 90 yards, 1 TD

9/19, 90 yards

Rushing Eli Gillman 15 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Xavier Harris 3 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD

at No. 23 North Dakota

See also: 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
Game Two – No. 4 Montana Grizzlies (1–0) at No. 23 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Grizzlies 21 3 0024
No. 23 Fighting Hawks 7 0 14627

at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

  • Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 5:00 PM
  • Game attendance: 11,595
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN/MidCo): Alex Heinert, Ryan Kasowski
Statistics MONT UND
First downs 16 25
Total yards 305 340
Rushing yards 160 243
Passing yards 145 97
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21-31-0 11-24-1
Time of possession 22:46 37:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Montana Passing Keali'i Ah Yat 21/29, 145 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Eli Gillman 8 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Xavier Harris 5 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD
North Dakota Passing Simon Romfo 11/24, 97 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Gaven Ziebarth 22 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Bo Belquist 4 receptions, 33 yards

Morehead State

See also: 2024 Morehead State Eagles football team
Game Three – Morehead State Eagles (2–0) at No. 8 Montana Grizzlies (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 202
No. 8 Grizzlies 15 24 13759

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

  • Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 PM
  • Game attendance: 25,808
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN): Jay Kohn, Marty Mornhinweg, Kyle Hansen
Statistics MORE MONT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Morehead State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Montana Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 24 Western Carolina

See also: 2024 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
Game Four – No. 9 Montana Grizzlies (2–1) at No. 24 Western Carolina Catamounts (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Catamounts 14 13 0835
No. 9 Grizzlies 0 21 141146

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

  • Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 PM
  • Game attendance: 25,720
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN): Jay Kohn, Marty Mornhinweg, Kyle Hansen
Statistics WCU MONT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Montana Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Eastern Washington (EWU–UM Governors Cup)

See also: 2024 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and EWU–UM Governors Cup
Game Five – No. 8 Montana Grizzlies (3–1) at Eastern Washington Eagles (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Grizzlies 10 21 71452
Eagles 7 7 72849

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

  • Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 PM
  • Game attendance: 8,846
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN): Ben Creighton, Ty Gregorak, Grace Lawrence
Statistics MONT EWU
First downs 28 31
Total yards 701 551
Rushing yards 337 263
Passing yards 364 288
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30-43-0 23-42-0
Time of possession 33:11 26:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Montana Passing Logan Fife 30-42 364 Yards 5 TD
Rushing Nick Ostmo 15 Carries 160 Yards 1 TD
Receiving Junior Bergen 7 Receptions 150 Yards 1 TD
Eastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 22-38 265 Yards 4 TD
Rushing Mailk Dotson 14 Carries 77 Yards
Receiving Efton Chism III 8 Receptions 107 Yards 3 TD

Weber State

See also: 2024 Weber State Wildcats football team
Game Six – Weber State Wildcats (2–3) at No. 8 Montana Grizzlies (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Wildcats 14 14 317755
No. 8 Grizzlies 7 10 625048

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

  • Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN/SWX NW): Jay Kohn, Marty Mornhinweg, Kyle Hansen
Statistics WEB MONT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Montana Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 24 Northern Arizona

See also: 2024 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
Game Seven – No. 24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (3–3) at No. 14 Montana Grizzlies (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Lumberjacks 0 0 000
No. 14 Grizzlies 0 0 000

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

  • Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN): Ben Creighton, Ty Gregorak, Grace Lawrence
Statistics NAU MONT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Montana Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Northern Colorado

See also: 2024 Northern Colorado Bears football team
Game Eight – No. 9 Montana Grizzlies (5–2) at Northern Colorado Bears (1–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Grizzlies 0 0 000
Bears 0 0 000

at Nottingham Field, Greeley, CO

  • Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN): Jay Kohn, Marty Mornhinweg, Kyle Hanson
Statistics MONT UNCO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Montana Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Colorado Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Cal Poly

See also: 2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
Game Nine – No. 8 Montana Grizzlies (6–2) at Cal Poly Mustangs (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Grizzlies 0 0 000
Mustangs 0 0 000

at Mustang Memorial Field, San Luis Obispo, CA

  • Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN): Jay Kohn, Marty Mornhinweg, Kyle Hanson
Statistics MONT CP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Montana Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 4 UC Davis

See also: 2024 UC Davis Aggies football team
Game Ten – No. 4 UC Davis Aggies (8–1) at No. 7 Montana Grizzlies (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Aggies 0 0 000
No. 7 Grizzlies 0 0 000

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

  • Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
Statistics UCD MONT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UC Davis Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Montana Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Portland State

See also: 2024 Portland State Vikings football team
Game Eleven – Portland State Vikings (2–7) at No. 10 Montana Grizzlies (7–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 0 000
No. 10 Grizzlies 0 0 000

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

  • Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN): Jay Kohn, Marty Mornhinweg, Kyle Hanson
Statistics PRST MONT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Montana Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 2 Montana State (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Montana State Bobcats football team and Montana–Montana State football rivalry
Game Twelve – No. 9 Montana Grizzlies (8–3) at No. 2 Montana State Bobcats (11–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Grizzlies 0 3 0811
No. 2 Bobcats 7 13 7734

at Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman, MT

  • Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 22,057
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN): Ben Creighton, Marty Mornhinweg, Ty Gregorak, Kyle Hansen, Grace Lawrence
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:01) MTST - Tommy Mellott 5-yard run (Myles Sansted kick) (Montana State 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (13:08) MONT - Ty Morrison 47-yard field goal (Montana State 7-3)
  • (10:16) MTST - Rohan Jones 35-yard pass from Tommy Mellott (Myles Sansted kick) (Montana State 14-3)
  • (1:40) MTST - Myles Sansted 27-yard field goal (Montana State 17-3)
  • (0:00) MTST - Myles Sansted 49-yard field goal (Montana State 20-3)
Third quarter
  • (1:55) MTST - Adam Jones 3-yard run (Myles Sansted kick) (Montana State 27-3)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:02) MONT - Eli Gillman 1-yard run (Logan Fife pass to Sawyer Racanelli for 2-point conversion) (Montana State 27-11)
  • (4:49) MTST - Adam Jones 2-yard run (Myles Sansted kick) (Montana State 34-11)
Statistics MONT MTST
First downs 13 20
Total yards 234 420
Rushing yards 117 326
Passing yards 117 94
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18-35-0 6-12-0
Time of possession 25:07 34:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Montana Passing Logan Fife 18/34, 117 yards
Rushing Eli Gillman 10 carries, 35 yards, TD
Receiving Keelan White 5 receptions, 54 yards
Montana State Passing Tommy Mellott 6/12, 94 yards, TD
Rushing Adam Jones 25 carries, 197 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Rohan Jones 2 receptions, 41 yards, TD

vs No. 21 Tennessee State (NCAA Division I Playoff–First Round)

See also: 2024 Tennessee State Tigers football team and 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season § Postseason
NCAA Division I Playoff–First Round – No. 21 Tennessee State Tigers (9–3) at No. 13 Montana Grizzlies (8–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Tigers 3 0 101427
No. 13 Grizzlies 3 13 111441

at Washington–Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

  • Date: Saturday November 30, 2024
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 32 °F (0 °C)
  • Game attendance: 12,479
  • Referee: David Hergert
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play) and Jay Walker (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:34) MONT – Ty Morrison 39 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:49; MONT 3–0)
  • (0:03) TNST – James Lowery 37 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:44; TIED 3–3)
Second quarter
  • (4:35) MONT – Eli Gillman 7 yard run, Ty Morrison kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:23; MONT 10–3)
  • (0:10) MONT – Ty Morrison 31 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:34; MONT 13–3)
  • (0:00) MONT – Ty Morrison 50 yard field goal (Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:07; MONT 16–3)
Third quarter
  • (6:44) TNST – James Lowery 26 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:29; MONT 16–6)
  • (3:08) MONT – Ty Morrison 30 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 3:30; MONT 19–6)
  • (1:28) MONT – Junior Bergen 52 yard punt return, Logan Fife run for two-point conversion (MONT 27–6)
  • (1:02) TNST – Karate Brenson 3 yard pass from Draylen Ellis, James Lowery kick (Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:13; MONT 27–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:41) TNST – Draylen Ellis 11 yard run, James Lowery kick (Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:06; MONT 27–20)
  • (6:21) MONT – Junior Bergen 54 yard punt return, Ty Morrison kick (MONT 34–20)
  • (3:03) TNST – Karate Brenson 15 yard pass from Draylen Ellis, James Lowery kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:11; MONT 34–27)
  • (1:58) MONT – Eli Gillman 59 yard run, Ty Morrison kick (Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:55; MONT 41–27)
Statistics TNST MONT
First downs 18 19
Total yards 310 369
Rushing yards 14 254
Passing yards 296 115
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–39–1 12–23–0
Time of possession 29:48 30:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Tennessee State Passing Draylen Ellis 29/39, 296 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing CJ Evans 6 carries, 26 yards
Receiving Karate Brenson 11 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD
Montana Passing Logan Fife 11/22, 97 yards
Rushing Eli Gillman 20 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Sawyer Racanelli 2 receptions, 35 yards

at No. 2 South Dakota State (NCAA Division I Playoff–Second Round)

See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season § Postseason
NCAA Division I Playoff–Second Round – No. 13 Montana Grizzlies (9–4) at No. 2 South Dakota State (10–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Grizzlies 0 0 000
No. 2 Jackrabbits 0 0 000

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

  • Date: Saturday December 7, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Lowell Galindo, Fozzy Whittaker
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MONT SDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Montana Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ "2024 Montana Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". Montana Grizzlies. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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