2005 Montana Grizzlies football team

2005 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 35–21 vs. Cal Poly
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2005 record	8–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Hauck (3rd year)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Capacity: 23,183)

2005 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#13 E. Washington $^		5	–	2					7	–	5
#18 Montana State		5	–	2					7	–	4
#12 Montana ^		5	–	2					8	–	4
Portland State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Weber State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Idaho State		3	–	4					5	–	6
Sacramento State		1	–	6					2	–	9
Northern Arizona		1	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2005 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:00 PM	Fort Lewis*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 55–0	23,432
September 10	1:30 PM	at Oregon*	No. 3	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		L 14–47	58,169
September 17	1:05 PM	South Dakota State*	No. 4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 7–0	23,086
October 1	1:05 PM	Weber State	No. 4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 24–19	23,773
October 8	3:05 PM	at No. 25 Idaho State	No. 4	Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID	KPAX	W 32–10	10,273
October 15	1:05 PM	No. 12 Eastern Washington	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	L 20–34	23,732
October 22	1:05 PM	No. 3 Cal Poly*	No. 9	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 36–27	23,565
October 29	1:05 PM	No. 20 Portland State	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 37–16	23,605
November 5	3:05 PM	at Northern Arizona	No. 4	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	KPAX	W 23–0	9,109
November 12	5:05 PM	at Sacramento State	No. 3	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	KPAX	W 31–14	4,243
November 19	12:00 PM	at No. 22 Montana State	No. 3	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	KPAX	L 6–16	15,327
2005 I-AA Playoffs
November 26	12:05 PM	No. 10 Cal Poly*	No. 9	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs First Round)	KPAX	L 21–35	16,162
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network I–AA Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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