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|BowlTourney= Division I FCS National Championship Final <br/>vs [[2008 Richmond Spiders football team|Richmond]]
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The '''2008 Montana Grizzlies football team''' represented the [[University of Montana]] in [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision]] (FCS) [[college football]] during the [[2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2008 season]]. Montana competed as a member of the [[Big Sky Conference]], and played their home games at the [[Washington–Grizzly Stadium]].
The '''2008 Montana Grizzlies football team''' represented the [[University of Montana]] during the [[2008 NCAA Division I FCS football 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 [[2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season#Postseason|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 [[2008 Richmond Spiders football team|Richmond]], 24–7, to finish the season as the national championship runners-up.
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 [[2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season#Postseason|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 [[2008 Richmond Spiders football team|Richmond]], 24–7, to finish the season as the national championship runners-up.

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2008 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 1     14 – 2  
No. 7 Weber State $^   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Montana State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Eastern Washington   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Arizona   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Sacramento State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Portland State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Northern Colorado   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Idaho State   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football 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

|- ! colspan=8 | Non-Conference Schedule

September 67:00 PMat No. 11 Cal Poly*No. 5

KPAXW 30–28 10,035 September 131:00 PMSouthern Utah*No. 4

KPAXW 46–10 25,056 September 201:00 PMUC Davis*daggerNo. 4

  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, Montana

KPAXW 29–24 25,209 September 271:00 PMCentral Washington*No. 3

  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, Montana

KPAXW 38–35 25,326

|- ! colspan=8 | Conference Schedule

October 41:00 PMat Weber StateNo. 2

KPAXL 28–45 3,753 October 113:00 PMat No. 23 Eastern WashingtonNo. 12

KPAXW 19–3 10,830 October 181:00 PMSacramento StateNo. 8

  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, Montana

KPAXW 43–7 25,486 October 2512:00 PMat Northern ColoradoNo. 8

KPAXW 41–20 3,709 November 112:00 PMNo. 19 Northern ArizonaNo. 6

  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, Montana

KPAXW 45–10 24,003 November 82:00 PMat Portland StateNo. 5

KPAXW 29–12 12,071 November 1512:00 PMIdaho StateNo. 5

  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, Montana

KPAXW 29–10 23,527 November 2212:00 PMMontana StateNo. 5

KPAXW 35–3 25,629

|- ! colspan=8 | 2008 FCS Playoffs

November 2912:00 PMNo. 23 Texas StateNo. 5

KPAXW 31–13 19,489 December 612:00 PMNo. 10 Weber StateNo. 5

ESPNGPW 24–13 21,583 December 126:00 PMat No. 1 James MadisonNo. 5

ESPN2W 35–27 15,976 December 196:00 PMvs. No. 7 RichmondNo. 5

ESPN2L 7–24 17,823

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  • "2008 Montana Football Media Guide". University of Montana Athletic Department. 2008.
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