Montana Grizzly Football UNIVERSITY of MONTANA - NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1995, 2001 - 18 BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 SPRING SCHEDULE Date
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montana Grizzly football UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA - NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1995, 2001 - 18 BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 SPRING SCHEDULE Date .......................Opponent .............................. Location 4/10................ Central Washington .........................W, 59-3. @ 4/17.....................Portland State ..................Missoula, Mont. 2021 FALL SCHEDULE Date ............................Opponent ......................... Location GAME 2 9/4........................... @ Washington ..............Seattle, Wash. Portland State (0-0) @ Montana (1-0) 9/11 ........................Western Illinois ......... Missoula, Mont. 9/18.................................Open............................................. April 17, 2021 - Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217) 9/25.............................Cal Poly*^ ............. Missoula, Mont. Missoula, Mont. - 11 AM 10/2..................@ Eastern Washington* ......Cheney, Wash. TV: ABC Montana (SWX in Billings) 10/9............................Dixie State ............. Missoula, Mont. 10/16................... Sacramento State* ...... Missoula, Mont. Web Stream: Watch SWX App / GoGriz.com/watch ($) 10/23............................@ Idaho* ................. Moscow, Idaho Radio: Montana Grizzly Radio Network / KGVO Missoula 10/30...................... Southern Utah* ......... Missoula, Mont. Live Twitter feed: @MontanaGrizFB - Official Hashtag: #UMvsCWU 11/6 ................... @ Northern Colorado* ........ Greeley, Colo. 11/13 ...................@ Northern Arizona* ......... Flagstaff, Ariz. GRIZ HOST PORTLAND STATE TO CAP SPRING SEASON 11/20 ...................... Montana State* ......... Missoula, Mont. ^= Homecoming - *= Big Sky Game - Home Games in BOLD And just like that, the Montana Grizzlies’ spring season enters the home stretch as UM prepares to take on Portland State in its second and final game of April before turning all eyes on the fall of 2021. MONTANA QUICK FACTS Fresh off an impressive 59-3 win over Central Washington, the Griz now face Location: ..............................................................Missoula, Mont. a familiar foe in the Vikings, with a Big Sky rivalry that has been increasingly Enrollment: .......................................................10,015 (Fall 2020) competitive in recent years. Founded: .................................................................Feb. 17, 1893 Nickname: .............................................................. Grizzlies, Griz Montana may have edged PSU in Portland 38-23 in 2019, but the Vikings are School Colors: ..............................................Copper, Silver, Gold looking to invade Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday to plunder a sec- Spirit Colors: ................Maroon (PMS 209) and Silver (PMS 8 C) ond-straight win in Missoula after slotting a last-second field goal to give them a Stadium/Capacity: ............ Washington-Grizzly Stadium / 25,217 22-20 win to spoil UM’s homecoming in 2018. Playing Surface: ..........Field Turf - Revolution 360 with CoolPlay While the context of the matchup is different (Montana has played just one game, President: ..................................................................Seth Bodnar and this will be the first and only outing of the abbreviated spring season for Athletic Director: ..................................................... Kent Haslam Portland State), the familiarity between the two teams will keep the intensity as Football Sports Information Director: ........................Eric Taber high as it would be in a normal fall season. ...................................Office: (406) 231-8331 Cell: (646) 287-7492 ...................................................... Email: [email protected] “It was fun being out there last weekend, we’re excited to play again this week, .......................................................................Website: GoGriz.com and we’re grateful to Portland State for agreeing to come play us this spring. I ..........................................................Twitter: @UMGRIZZLIES_FB think it will be good for us and will be good for them as well,” said Montana head .......................................................................Website: GoGriz.com coach Bobby Hauck. “It’s been a very competitive series between the two schools, and we’re looking GRIZ FOOTBALL FACTS forward to a great game Saturday.” Big Sky Titles* (18)........................1969, 1970, 1982, 1993, 1995, The Grizzlies and the Vikings will kick-off for the 45th time in program history at *Includes shared titles.................................1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 17, on a forecasted sunny day in Missoula, with high ........................................................2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, temperatures expected in the mid-to-upper-60’s. .............................................................................2007, 2008, 2009 NCAA/FCS Playoff Appearances ......................24 (FCS Record) SAFETY FIRST: Please visit gogriz.com/springfb for complete ticketing infor- NCAA/FCS Championships (2) ...................................1995, 2001 mation and how COVID-19 safety protocols will affect UM’s two spring games. NCAA/FCS Championship Appearances (7) ...1995, 1996, 2000 Tickets for the general public go on sale Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. ....................................................................2001,2004, 2008, 2009 FCS Postseason Record .........33-22 (.600), 30-7 at Home (.810) WATCH: Fans around the state can tune in to a statewide TV broadcast, and All-time WGS Stadium Record ............................... 208-33 (.863) fans worldwide can watch a live stream of Saturday’s game. All-Time Record ................................................605-503-26 (.545) ABC Montana stations (SWX in Billings) will carry the game live Saturday, with Big Sky Record ...................................................244-136-1 (.640) a simulcast available on digital devices via the Watch SWX App within the state Head Coach ...................................Bobby Hauck (Montana, 1988) borders. Record at Montana (2018-19).............................. 17-9, 10-6 BSC Record at Montana (2003-2009).........................80-17, 47-6 BSC Anyone else around the world can see the game via live stream at GoGriz.com/ Overall at Montana (‘03-09, ‘18-’19).................97-26, 57-12 BSC watch for a nominal fee, with subscribers able to watch the game on-demand at Overall Record (Years) ...........................112-75, 68-40 Conf. (14) any time. Football Office Phone .......................................... (406) 243-2969 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2021 Long-time broadcaster Ron Davis will provide the play-by-play on the broadcast, UM / PSU 2019 STATS COMPARISON with former Grizzly QB Grady Bennett serving as analyst. Shaun Rainey will report from the sideline. Team Statistics ..............................UM ................... PSU LISTEN: “Voice of the Griz” Riley Corcoran and long-time analyst Greg Sundberg SCORING ........................................504 ....................416 will bring you the action live from Missoula on KGVO Missoula, the flagship station Points Per Game ......................... 38.8 ...................34.7 of the Grizzly Sports Radio Network, and its fourteen affiliates around the state. Live Points Off Turnovers ......................89 .......................69 audio web streams can also be found at GoGriz.com/Listen or at TuneIn.com, or on the TuneIn app. FIRST DOWNS ...............................318 ....................280 Rushing ........................................105 ....................120 LAST MEETING: In the heart of Montana’s 2019 run to the FCS quarterfinals, the Passing .........................................185 ....................136 Grizzlies made the trip to “Washington-Grizzly Stadium West” in Hillsboro, Oregon, Penalty ...........................................28 .......................24 and held the Vikings off 38-30 in front of a Montana partisan crowd. RUSHING YARDAGE .....................1925 .................2349 Quarterback Cam Humphrey wowed in his second-straight start for the Griz, con- Yards gained rushing ...................2169 .................2702 necting on 21 of his 28 passes for 335 yards and four touchdowns – three of which Yards lost rushing .........................244 ....................353 were thrown to hometown hero Samori Toure. Rushing Attempts .........................465 ....................522 Average Per Rush ........................ 4.1 ......................4.5 The Grizzly defense also stepped up to keep a potent Portland State offense at bay, with Robby Hauck totaling 10 tackles and Jace Lewis taking three of Montana’s five Average Per Game ..................... 148.1 ................195.8 sacks – harassing PSU QB Davis Alexander into throwing two interceptions as well. TDs Rushing ..................................33 .......................24 PASSING YARDAGE ......................3964 .................3096 “Portland State has a good returning nucleus of players, starting with the quarter- Comp-Att-Int ..........................321-496-11 . ... 222-390-9 back, who is one of the few returning starters in the conference,” added Hauck. Average Per Pass ......................... 8.0 ......................7.9 “He’s played really well against us, so we have a high regard for Davis and his Average Per Catch ...................... 12.3 ...................13.9 abilities.” Average Per Game ....................