2004 Montana Grizzlies football team

2004 Montana Grizzlies football
2004 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship, L 21–31 vs. James Madison
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 2
Record	12–3 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Hauck (2nd season);
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
	Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

The 2004 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula.^[1]

2004 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Montana $^	6	–	1	12	–	3
No. 8 E. Washington ^	6	–	1	9	–	4
Montana State	4	–	3	6	–	5
Portland State	4	–	3	7	–	4
Northern Arizona	3	–	4	4	–	7
Idaho State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Sacramento State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Weber State	1	–	6	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	1:00 pm	No. 11 Maine*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 27–20	23,228
September 11	1:00 pm	Hofstra*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 41–23	23,100
September 18	6:00 pm	at Sam Houston State*	No. 1	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX		L 29–41	12,941	^[2]
September 25	1:00 pm	Northern Colorado	No. 7	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 27–16	23,220
October 2	6:00 pm	at Weber State	No. 7	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	KPAX	W 42–21	5,139
October 9	1:00 pm	Idaho State	No. 7	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 24–22	23,582
October 16	3:00 pm	at No. 23 Eastern Washington	No. 5	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	KPAX	W 31–28	10,754
October 30	3:30 pm	at Portland State	No. 4	PGE Park Portland, OR		L 32–35	8,413
November 6	12:00 pm	Northern Arizona	No. 10	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 34–22	22,274
November 13	12:00 pm	Sacramento State	No. 9	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 52–21	21,097
November 20	12:00 pm	Montana State	No. 7	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	KPAX	W 38–22	23,867	^[3]
November 27	12:00 pm	No. 15 Northwestern State*	No. 7	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	KPAX	W 56–7	16,289
December 4	2:00 pm	No. 5 New Hampshire*	No. 7	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	ESPN2	W 47–17	20,919
December 11	12:30 pm	No. 9 Sam Houston State*	No. 7	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	ESPN2	W 34–13	23,607	^[4]
December 17	6:00 pm	vs. No. 8 James Madison*	No. 7	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I-AA Championship)	ESPN2	L 21–31	16,771
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

References

^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Sam Houston slices, dices UM defense". Great Falls Tribune. September 19, 2004. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ George Geise (November 21, 2004). "Griz strike back". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tuff enough, Harris' two interceptions helps Griz punch ticket to title game". The Missoulian. December 12, 2004. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Sam Houston slices, dices UM defense". Great Falls Tribune. September 19, 2004. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] George Geise (November 21, 2004). "Griz strike back". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Tuff enough, Harris' two interceptions helps Griz punch ticket to title game". The Missoulian. December 12, 2004. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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