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)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinators
  • Roger Cooper (1st season)
  • Tim Hauck (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
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 Montana ^   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 head coach Bobby Hauck in the seventh season of his current stint and the fourteenth overall, as he was head coach from 2003 to 2009.[1] The team 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 ArizonadaggerNo. 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
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. ^ "Coaching History 2025" (PDF). University of Montana. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  2. ^ "2024 Montana Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". Montana Grizzlies. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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