2003 Montana Grizzlies football team
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]
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Big Sky co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 43–402OT vs Western Illinois | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 14 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 14 |
| Record | 9–4 (5–2 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Capacity: 23,180) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | 4:00 pm | at No. 16 Maine* | No. 4 | W 30–20 | 9,345 | |||
| September 6 | 1:05 pm | North Dakota State* | No. 3 | MTN | L 24–25 | 23,102 | [2] | |
| September 13 | 1:05 pm | Sam Houston State* | No. 12 |
| MTN | W 38–14 | 23,033 | [3] |
| September 27 | 1:05 pm | Idaho* | No. 9 |
| MTN | W 41–28 | 23,679 | |
| October 4 | 1:05 pm | No. 20 Cal Poly* | No. 8 |
| MTN | W 17–14 | 23,687 | |
| October 11 | 1:05 pm | Weber State | No. 6 |
| MTN | W 12–7 | 23,520 | |
| October 18 | 2:05 pm | at No. 21 Idaho State | No. 5 | MTN | L 40–43 2OT | 11,434 | ||
| October 25 | 12:35 pm | Portland State | No. 12 |
| MTN | W 42–14 | 23,182 | |
| November 1 | 3:35 pm | at No. 15 Northern Arizona | No. 10 | MTN | W 59–21 | 12,821 | ||
| November 8 | 7:05 pm | at Sacramento State | No. 8 | MTN | W 26–0 | 2,122 | ||
| November 15 | 12:05 pm | Eastern Washington | No. 5 |
| MTN | W 41–10 | 23,329 | |
| November 22 | 12:05 pm | at Montana State | No. 4 | MTN | L 20–27 | 15,087 | ||
| November 29 | 12:05 pm | No. 10 Western Illinois* | No. 11 |
| MTN | L 40–43 2OT | 16,222 | [4] |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Dylan McFarland | Tackle | 7 | 207 | Buffalo Bills |
References
- Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- "Griz buffaloed". The Missoulian. September 7, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Griz bounce back". The Billings Gazette. September 14, 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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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