The2000 Montana Grizzlies football team represented theUniversity of Montana as a member of theBig Sky Conference during the2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coachJoe Glenn, the Grizzlies compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the Big Sky title for the third consecutive season. Montana advanced to theNCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Grizzlies defeatedEastern Illinois in the first round,Richmond in the quarterfinals, andAppalachian State in the semifinals before losing toGeorgia Southern in theNCAA Division I-AA Championship Game. The team played home games atWashington–Grizzly Stadium inMissoula, Montana.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	1:00 pm	No. 11Hofstra*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	L 9–10	19,248	[1]
September 9	2:00 pm	atIdaho*	No. 10	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Little Brown Stein)	MTN	W 45–38	17,929	[2]
September 16	1:00 pm	Cal Poly*	No. 10	Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 53–3	19,012	[3]
September 30	7:00 pm	at No. 18Eastern Washington	No. 9	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	MTN	W 41–31	15,678	[4]
October 7	1:00 pm	Sacramento State	No. 9	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	W 24–20	19,264	[5]
October 14	4:00 pm	atCal State Northridge	No. 6	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA		W 34–30	3,072	[6]
October 21	1:00 pm	Northern Arizona	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 17–7	19,109	[7]
October 28	3:00 pm	at No. 8Portland State	No. 4	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	MTN	W 33–21	9,681	[8]
November 4	12:00 pm	Idaho State	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 38–21	18,943	[9]
November 11	1:00 pm	at No. 19Weber State	No. 1	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	MTN	W 30–28	9,632	[10]
November 18	12:00 pm	Montana State	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	MTN	W 28–3	19,367	[11]
November 25	12:00 pm	No. 17Eastern Illinois*	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	MTN	W 45–13	16,212	[12]
December 2	12:00 pm	No. 10Richmond*	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	MTN	W 34–20	17,345	[13]
December 9	12:00 pm	No. 14Appalachian State*	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	MTN	W 19–16OT	17,401	[14]
December 16	1:00 pm	vs. No. 5Georgia Southern*	No. 1	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game)	ESPN	L 25–27	17,156	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromThe Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are inMountain time

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2000 Montana Grizzlies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 8 Jimmy Farris Jr OT 72 Dylan McFarland  Fr QB 7 Drew Miller Jr WR 17 Etu Molden Jr G 73 Thatcher Szalay Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 45 Jacob Yoro  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Glenn (1st year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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