Eric Cockhill

Our 5th team of our 128 FCS Teams in 128 days, leading us up to the 2025 FCS Kickoff is @MontanaGrizFB 🐻 (All info is FCS only and from 1978 and on when the league was created. Info is specific to each teams time within the FCS only) Team - Montana Grizzlies Head Coach - Bobby Hauck 2024 Record - 9-5 School - University of Montana Enrollment - 10,811 Endowment - $257 Million (2023 sourced) Location - Missoula, Montana Stadium - Washington-Grizzly Stadium Capacity - 25,203 Conference - Big Sky Mascot - Monte Band - University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band Fight Song - Up With Montana Colors - Maroon and Silver FCS Timeframe - 1978 to Present Conference Titles - 17 Big Sky Titles (1982, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2023) [2011 Title Vacated] Playoff Appearances - 28 (39-26 Record) [2011 Playoffs Vacated] 1982 - First Round L Idaho 17-3 1988 - First Round L Idaho 38-19 1989 - First Round W Jackson State 48-7 - Quarterfinals W Eastern Illinois 25-19 - Semifinals L Georgia Southern 45-15 1993 - First Round L Delaware 49-48 1994 - First Round W Northern Iowa 23-10 - Quarterfinals W McNeese State 30-28 - Semifinals L Youngstown State 28-9 1995 - First Round W Western Kentucky 48-0 - Quarterfinals W Georgia Southern 45-0 - Semifinals W Stephen F. Austin 70-14 - National Championship W Marshall 22-20 1996 - First Round W Nicholls State 48-3 - Quarterfinals W East Tenn State 44-14 - Semifinals W Troy State 70-7 - National Championship L Marshall 49-29 1997 - First Round L McNeese State 19-14 1998 - First Round L Western Illinois 52-9 1999 - First Round L Youngstown State 30-27 2000 - First Round W Eastern Illinois 45-14 - Quarterfinals W Richmond 34-20 - Semifinals W App State 19-16 - National Championship L Georgia Southern 27-25 2001 - First Round W NW State 28-19 - Quarterfinals W Sam Houston 49-24 - Semifinals W UNI 38-10 - National Championship W Furman 13-6 2002 - First Round W NW State 45-14 - Quarterfinals L 24-20 2003 - First Round L Western Illinois 43-40 2004 - First Round W NW State 56-7 - Quarterfinals W New Hampshire 47-17 - Semifinals W Sam Houston 34-13 - National Championship L JMU 31-21 2005 - First Round L Cal Poly 35-21 2006 - First Round W McNeese State 31-6 - Quarterfinals W Southern Illinois 20-3 - Semifinals L Massachusetts 19-17 2007 - First Round L Wofford 23-22 2008 - First Round W Texas State 31-13 - Quarterfinals W Weber State 24-13 - Semifinals W JMU 35-27 - National Championship L Richmond 24-7 2009 - First Round W SDSU 61-48 - Quarterfinals W Stephen F. Austin 51-0 - Semifinals W App State 24-17 - National Championship L Villanova 23-21 2013 - Second Round L Coastal Carolina 42-35 2014 - First Round W San Diego 52-14 - Second Round L EWU 37-20 2015 - First Round W SDSU 24-17 - Second Round L NDSU 37-6 2019 - Second Round W Southern Louisiana 73-29 - Quarterfinal L Weber State 17-10 2021 - Second Round W EWU 57-41 - Quarterfinal L James Madison 28-6 2022 - First Round W SEMO 34-24 - Second Round L NDSU 49-26 2023 - Second Round W Delaware 49-19 - Quarterfinal W Furman 35-38 - Semifinal W NDSU 31-29 - National Championship L SDSU 23-3 2024 - First Round W Tennessee State 41-27 - Second Round L SDSU 35-18 [2011 Shown below was vacated] - First Round Bye - Second Round W Central Arkansas 41-14 - Quarterfinals W UNI 48-10 - Semifinals L SHSU 31-28 National Championships - 2 🏆🏆(1995, 2001) Team/School Fun Fact - The Grizzlies rank among the all-time playoff appearance leaders, with appearances in 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993–2009, and more beyond that. The Grizzlies had a playoff streak of 17 in a row from 1993–2009, which is a record at the I-AA level, now known as Football Championship Subdivision. The streak came to an end on November 21, 2010.