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The 2008 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football during the 2008 season. Montana competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference, and played their home games at the Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

The Grizzlies were led by sixth-year head coach Bobby Hauck. Montana finished the regular season with an 11–1 overall record and a 7–1 record in conference play to win a share of their 11th straight Big Sky title. Montana secured a berth in the FCS playoffs where they defeated Texas State, Weber State, and James Madison in succession to advance to the championship game. There, they were defeated by Richmond, 24–7, to finish the season as the national championship runners-up.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score	Record	Rank#
Saturday, Sep. 6	@ Cal Poly	San Luis Obispo, California	W	30–28	1–0	#6
Saturday, Sep. 13	Southern Utah	Missoula, Montana	W	46–10	2–0	#4
Saturday, Sep. 20	UC Davis**	Missoula, Montana	W	29–24	3–0	#4
Saturday, Sep. 27	Central Washington	Missoula, Montana	W	38–35	4–0	#3
Saturday, Oct. 4	@ Weber State*	Ogden, Utah	L	28–45	4–1	#2
Saturday, Oct. 11	@ Eastern Washington* (Governors Cup)	Cheney, Washington	W	19–3	5–1	#12
Saturday, Oct. 18	Sacramento State*	Missoula, Montana	W	43–7	6–1	#8
Saturday, Oct. 25	@ Northern Colorado*	Greeley, Colorado	W	41–20	7–1	#8
Saturday, Nov. 1	Northern Arizona*	Missoula, Montana	W	45–10	8–1	#6
Saturday, Nov. 8	@ Portland State*	Portland, Oregon	W	29–12	9–1	#5
Saturday, Nov. 15	Idaho State*	Missoula, Montana	W	29–10	10–1	#5
Saturday, Nov. 22	Montana State*	Missoula, Montana	W	35–3	11–1	#5
Saturday, Nov. 29	Texas State*** (1st Round)	Missoula, Montana	W	31–13	12–1	#4
Saturday, Dec. 6	Weber State*** (Quarterfinal)	Missoula, Montana	W	24–13	13–1	#4
Friday, Dec. 12	@ James Madison*** (Semifinal)	Harrisonburg, Virginia	W	35–27	14–1	#5
Friday, Dec. 19	vs Richmond*** (FCS National Championship)	Chattanooga, Tennessee	L	7–24	14–2

1. * = Conference game 2. ** = Homecoming 3. *** = FCS Playoff game

References

2008 Montana Football Media Guide (PDF), University of Montana, 2008.

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-| Saturday, Sep. 13|| {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Southern Utah Thunderbirds|title=Southern Utah}} || [[Washington-Grizzly Stadium|Missoula, Montana]] ||W||46-10||2-0|| |#4
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-| Saturday, Sep. 20|| {{cfb link|year=2008|team=UC Davis Aggies|title=UC Davis}}** || [[Washington-Grizzly Stadium|Missoula, Montana]] ||W||29-24||3-0||#4
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-| Saturday, Sep. 27|| {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Central Washington Wildcats|school=Central Washington University|title=Central Washington}} || [[Washington-Grizzly Stadium|Missoula, Montana]] ||W||38-35||4-0||#3
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-| Saturday, Oct. 4|| @ {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Weber State Wildcats|title=Weber State}}* || [[Stewart Stadium|Ogden, Utah]] ||L||28-45||4-1||#2
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-| Saturday, Oct. 11|| @ {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Eastern Washington Eagles|title=Eastern Washington}}* ([[EWU–UM Governors Cup|Governors Cup]]) || [[Woodward Field (stadium)|Cheney, Washington]] ||W||19-3||5-1||#12
+| Saturday, Oct. 11|| @ {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Eastern Washington Eagles|title=Eastern Washington}}* ([[EWU–UM Governors Cup|Governors Cup]]) || [[Woodward Field (stadium)|Cheney, Washington]] ||W||19–3||5–1||#12
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-| Saturday, Oct. 18|| {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Sacramento State Hornets|title=Sacramento State}}* || [[Washington-Grizzly Stadium|Missoula, Montana]] ||W||43-7||6-1||#8
+| Saturday, Oct. 18|| {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Sacramento State Hornets|title=Sacramento State}}* || [[Washington-Grizzly Stadium|Missoula, Montana]] ||W||43–7||6–1||#8
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-| Saturday, Oct. 25|| @ {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Northern Colorado Bears|title=Northern Colorado}}* || [[Nottingham Field|Greeley, Colorado]] ||W||41-20 ||7-1||#8
+| Saturday, Oct. 25|| @ {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Northern Colorado Bears|title=Northern Colorado}}* || [[Nottingham Field|Greeley, Colorado]] ||W||41–20 ||7–1||#8
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-| Saturday, Nov. 1|| {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Northern Arizona Lumberjacks|title=Northern Arizona}}* || [[Washington-Grizzly Stadium|Missoula, Montana]] ||W||45-10||8-1||#6
+| Saturday, Nov. 1|| {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Northern Arizona Lumberjacks|title=Northern Arizona}}* || [[Washington-Grizzly Stadium|Missoula, Montana]] ||W||45–10||8–1||#6
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-| Saturday, Nov. 8|| @ {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Portland State Vikings|title=Portland State}}* || [[PGE Park|Portland, Oregon]] ||W||29-12||9-1||#5
+| Saturday, Nov. 8|| @ {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Portland State Vikings|title=Portland State}}* || [[PGE Park|Portland, Oregon]] ||W||29–12||9–1||#5
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-| Saturday, Nov. 15|| {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Idaho State Bengals|title=Idaho State}}* || [[Washington-Grizzly Stadium|Missoula, Montana]] ||W||29-10||10-1||#5
+| Saturday, Nov. 15|| {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Idaho State Bengals|title=Idaho State}}* || [[Washington-Grizzly Stadium|Missoula, Montana]] ||W||29–10||10–1||#5
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-| Saturday, Nov. 22|| [[2008 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]]* || [[Washington-Grizzly Stadium|Missoula, Montana]] ||W||35-3||11-1||#5
+| Saturday, Nov. 22|| [[2008 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]]* || [[Washington-Grizzly Stadium|Missoula, Montana]] ||W||35–3||11–1||#5
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-| Saturday, Nov. 29|| {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Texas State Bobcats|title=Texas State}}*** (1st Round)|| [[Washington-Grizzly Stadium|Missoula, Montana]] ||W||31-13||12-1||#4
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-| Saturday, Dec. 6|| {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Weber State Wildcats|title=Weber State}}*** (Quarterfinal)|| [[Washington-Grizzly Stadium|Missoula, Montana]] ||W||24-13||13-1||#4
+| Saturday, Dec. 6|| {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Weber State Wildcats|title=Weber State}}*** (Quarterfinal)|| [[Washington-Grizzly Stadium|Missoula, Montana]] ||W||24–13||13–1||#4
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-| Friday, Dec. 12|| @ {{cfb link|year=2008|team=James Madison Dukes|title=James Madison}}*** (Semifinal)|| [[Bridgeforth Stadium|Harrisonburg, Virginia]] ||W||35-27||14-1||#5
+| Friday, Dec. 12|| @ {{cfb link|year=2008|team=James Madison Dukes|title=James Madison}}*** (Semifinal)|| [[Bridgeforth Stadium|Harrisonburg, Virginia]] ||W||35–27||14–1||#5
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-| Friday, Dec. 19|| vs [[2008 Richmond Spiders football team|Richmond]]***<br>(FCS National Championship)|| [[Finley Stadium|Chattanooga, Tennessee]] ||L||7-24||14-2||
+| Friday, Dec. 19|| vs [[2008 Richmond Spiders football team|Richmond]]***<br>(FCS National Championship)|| [[Finley Stadium|Chattanooga, Tennessee]] ||L||7–24||14–2||
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