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| 2015Montana Grizzlies football | |
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FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 6–37 vs.North Dakota State | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 14 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 14 |
| Record | 8–5 (6–2 Big Sky) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Ty Gregorak (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18Southern Utah $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10Portland State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2015 Montana Grizzlies football team represented theUniversity of Montana in the2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by first-year coachBob Stitt who took over after 15 years coaching theNCAA Division IIColorado Mines Orediggers. The Grizzlies played their home games on campus atWashington–Grizzly Stadium. Montana participated as a member of theBig Sky Conference, of which they are a charter member. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated South Dakota State in the first round before losing in the second round to North Dakota State.
On December 16, 2014, Stitt was announced as the team's new head coach.[1]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 1:30 pm | No. 1North Dakota State* | No. 13 | ESPN | W 38–35 | 26,472 | |
| September 5 | 7:00 pm | Cal Poly* | No. 13 |
| CMM | L 19–20 | 26,065 |
| September 19 | 5:00 pm | at No. 15Liberty* | No. 8 | CMM/ESPN3 | L 21–31 | 22,551 | |
| September 26 | 2:00 pm | Northern Arizona![]() | No. 14 |
| RTNW | W 23–14 | 26,136 |
| October 3 | 2:00 pm | atUC Davis | No. 13 | RTNW | W 27–13 | 6,241 | |
| October 10 | 2:00 pm | Weber State | No. 12 |
| CMM | L 21–24OT | 25,500 |
| October 24 | 1:30 pm | North Dakota | No. 19 |
| RTNW | W 42–16 | 25,014 |
| October 31 | 3:00 pm | at No. 12Portland State | No. 17 | CMM | L 16–35 | 11,045 | |
| November 7 | 1:30 pm | atIdaho State | No. 22 | CMM | W 33–27OT | 7,795 | |
| November 14 | 1:30 pm | No. 10Eastern Washington | No. 22 |
| RTNW | W 57–16 | 25,213 |
| November 21 | 12:00 pm | atMontana State | No. 17 | RTNW | W 54–35 | 20,507 | |
| November 28 | 1:00 pm | No. 10South Dakota State* | No. 16 |
| ESPN3 | W 24–17 | 14,575 |
| December 5 | 1:30 pm | at No. 2 North Dakota State* | No. 16 | ESPN3 | L 6–37 | 18,232 | |
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Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Cal Poly on September 5 is considered a non-conference game.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Bison | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| #13 Grizzlies | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| #13 Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 Grizzlies | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| #15 Flames | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| #14 Grizzlies | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Aggies | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| #12 Grizzlies | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| #19 Grizzlies | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #17 Grizzlies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| #12 Vikings | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| #22 Grizzlies | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| Bengals | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Eagles | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| #22 Grizzlies | 14 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 57 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #17 Grizzlies | 17 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 54 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Jackrabbits | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| #16 Grizzlies | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #16 Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| #2 Bison | 7 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 37 |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 13 | 8(2) | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
| Coaches | 12 | 8(3) | 7 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22–T | 22 | 17 | 17 | 14 |