2006 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 2006 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula.^[1]

2006 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I Semifinal, L 19–17 vs. UMass
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 3
FCS Coaches	No. 3
Record	12–2 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Hauck (4th season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Montana $^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 10 Montana State ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 19 Portland State		6	–	2					7	–	4
Northern Arizona		5	–	3					6	–	5
Sacramento State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Weber State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Eastern Washington		3	–	5					3	–	8
Idaho State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Northern Colorado		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	10:00 am	at No. 16 (FBS) Iowa*	No. 3	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	L 7–41	70,585
September 9	1:00 pm	South Dakota State*	No. 6	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 36–7	23,438
September 23	1:00 pm	Sacramento State	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 59–14	23,619
September 30	7:00 pm	at No. 14 Portland State	No. 4	PGE Park Portland, OR	KPAX	W 26–20	13,156
October 7	3:00 pm	at Eastern Washington	No. 4	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	KPAX	W 33–17	11,583
October 14	1:00 pm	Northern Arizona	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 24–21	23,626
October 21	1:00 pm	at Weber State	No. 2	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	KPAX	W 33–30	5,424
October 28	1:00 pm	Idaho State	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 23–10	23,435
November 4	12:00 pm	No. 6 Cal Poly*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 10–9	22,853
November 11	12:00 pm	at Northern Colorado	No. 2	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	KPAX	W 53–21	4,632
November 18	12:30 pm	No. 15 Montana State	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	KPAX	W 13–7	24,018
November 25	12:00 pm	No. 22 McNeese State*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs First Round)	KPAX	W 31–6	20,077	^[2]
December 2	12:30 pm	No. 10 Southern Illinois*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (FCS Quarterfinals)	KPAX	W 20–3	18,883	^[3]
December 8	7:30 pm	No. 3 UMass*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (FCS Semifinals)	ESPN2	L 17–19	23,454
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. Montana Grizzlies Media Guide August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
2. "Montana dominates Cowboys in all phases of game". Great Falls Tribune. November 26, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Neighbor, Fritz (December 3, 2006). "Get along, lil' doggies". The Missoulian. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.