Montana Grizzlies football

2007 Montana Grizzlies season
Head coach	Bobby Hauck
Home field	Washington-Grizzly Stadium
Results
Record	5-0 (2-0 Big Sky)
Division place	1st (1st Big Sky)
Playoff finish	N/A

The Montana Grizzlies football program (or "Griz") represents the University of Montana in the NCAA Division I Championship Subdivision, better known as Division I-AA. The Grizzlies won national championships in 1995 and 2001 and have qualified for a record 14 consecutive playoffs. They have played football from 1897 to present.

Stadium

Main article: Washington-Grizzly Stadium

The Montana Grizzlies play at Washington-Grizzly Stadium with capacity 23,117.

2007 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score	Record
Saturday, Sep. 1	Southern Utah	Missoula, Montana	Win	37-17	1-0
Saturday, Sep. 8	Fort Lewis	Missoula, Montana	Win	49-0	2-0
Saturday, Sep. 22	Albany	Missoula, Montana	Win	35-14	3-0
Saturday, Sep. 28	Weber State**	Missoula, Montana	Win	18-10	4-0
Saturday, Oct. 6	Eastern Washington*	Missoula, Montana	Win	24-23	5-0
Saturday, Oct. 13	Sacramento State*	Sacramento, CA
Saturday, Oct. 20	Northern Colorado*	Missoula, Montana
Saturday, Oct. 27	Northern Arizona*	Flagstaff, Arizona
Saturday, Nov. 3	Portland State*	Missoula, Montana
Saturday, Nov. 10	Idaho State*	Pocatello, Idaho
Saturday, Nov. 17	#11 Montana State*	Bozeman, Montana	107th	Meeting

2*=Homecoming

• =Conference game

Game notes

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Utah	0	2	7	8	17
#2 Montana	7	7	3	20	37

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, Montana

• Game time: 1:05 MDT
• Television commentators (CBS): Grady Bennett and Phil Buck

Score summary:

Q1 - UM - 12:20 - Lex Hilliard 2 yard run (Dan Carpenter) (9-41) [SUU 0-7 UM]

Q2 - UM - 7:40 - Eric Allen 14 yard pass from Cole Bergquist (Dan Carpenter) (17-88) [SUU 0-14 UM]

Q2 - SUU - 3:55 - Derrick Brown Safety [SUU 2-14]

Q3 - SUU - 7:30 - Johnny Sanchez 1 yard run (Steve Pulver) (14-78) [SUU 9-14 UM]

Q3 - UM - 2:19 - Dan Carpenter 42 yard FG (12-41) [SUU 9-17 UM]

Q4 - UM - 12:11 - Dan Carpenter 41 yard FG (10-49) [SUU 9-20 UM]

Q4 - UM - 9:21 - Cole Bergquist 14 yard run (Dan Carpenter) (4-44) [SUU 9-27 UM]

Q4 - SUU - 5:14 - Johnny Sanchez 1 yard run (Jeremy Edwards 2pt pass from Wes Marshall) (9-78) [SUU 17-27 UM]

Q4 - UM - 3:16 - Eric Allen 29 yard pass from Cole Bergquist (Dan Carpenter) (1-29) [SUU 17-34 UM]

Q4 - UM - 1:49 - Dan Carpenter 41 yard FG (4-5) [SUU 17-37 UM]

Fort Lewis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fort Lewis	0	0	0	0	0
#2 Montana	21	14	7	7	49

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, Montana

• Game time: 1:05 MDT
• Television commentators (CBS): Grady Bennett and Phil Buck

Score summary:

Q1 - UM - 13:04 - Lex Hilliard 54 yard run (Dan Carpenter) [FLC 0-7 UM]

Q1 - UM - 9:55 - Lex Hilliard 5 yard run (Dan Carpenter) [FLC 0-14 UM]

Q1 - UM - 1:57 - Lex Hilliard 2 yard run (Dan Carpenter) [FLC 0-21 UM]

Q2 - UM - 7:47 - Greg Coleman 9 yard run (Dan Carpenter) [FLC 0-28 UM]

Q2 - UM - :26 - Ryan Bagley 15 yard pass from Cole Bergquist (Dan Carpenter) [FLC 0-35 UM]

Q3 - UM - 2:35 - Reggie Bradshaw 6 yard run (Dan Carpenter) [FLC 0-42 UM]

Q4 - UM - 13:06 - Thomas Brooks-Fletcher 21 yard run (Dan Carpenter) [FLC 0-49 UM]

Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Albany	0	7	0	7	14
#2 Montana	7	7	7	14	35

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, Montana

• Game time: 1:05 MDT
• Television commentators (CBS): Grady Bennett and Phil Buck

Score Summary:

Q1 - UM - 4:35 - Ryan Bagley 12 yard pass from Cole Bergquist (Dan Carpenter) (3-58, 1:05) [UA 0-7 UM]

Q2 - UA - 8:14 - Omar Johnson 1 yard run (Jason Fralicker) (10-56, 4:24) [UA 7-7 UM]

Q2 - UM - 1:49 - Lex Hilliard 1 yard run (Dan Carpenter) (6-37, 2:11) [UA 7-14 UM]

Q3 - UM - 10:03 - Cole Bergquist 55 yard run (Dan Carpenter) (6-98, 4:51) [UA 7-21 UM]

Q4 - UM - 9:56 - Lex Hilliard 26 yard run (Dan Carpenter) (7-76, 5:04) [UA 7-28 UM]

Q4 - UA - 6:43 - Jason Smith 23 yard pass from Vinny Esposito (Chris Lynch) (10-64, 3:13) [UA 14-28 UM]

Q4 - UM - 1:51 - Eric Allen 30 yard pass from Cole Bergquist (Dan Carpenter) (6-71, 4:48) [UA 14-35 UM]

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Weber State	7	3	0	0	10
#1 Montana	0	3	12	3	18

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, Montana

• Game time: 1:05 MDT
• Television commentators: (CBS): Grady Bennett and Phil Buck

Score summary:

Q1 - WSU - 4:08 - B.A. Harrel 10 yard pass from Adrian Conway (Conor Foley) (14-94, 8:27) [WSU 7-0 UM]

Q2 - WSU - 14:54 - Conor Foley 30 yard FG (5-11, 1:38) [WSU 10-0 UM]

Q2 - UM - 7:14 - Dan Carpenter 47 yard FG (13-36, 7:40) [WSU 10-3 UM]

Q3 - UM - 13:25 - Dan Carpenter 40 yard FG (4-3, 1:24) [WSU 10-6 UM]

Q3 - UM - 5:29 - Dan Carpenter 29 yard FG (13-68, 7:51) [WSU 10-9 UM]

Q3 - UM - 2:23 - Greg Coleman 1 yard run (5:25, 3:00) [WSU 10-15 UM]

Q4 - UM - 6:35 - Dan Carpenter 24 yard FG (17-73, 8:25) [WSU 10-18 UM]

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eastern Washington	0	10	10	3	23
#1 Montana	7	7	7	3	24

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, Montana

• Game time: 1:05 MDT
• Television commentators: (CBS): Phil Buck and Bob Hermes

Score summary:

Q1 - UM - 12:18 - Ryan Bagley 26 yard pass from Cole Bergquist (Tyson Johnson) (6-69, 2:42) [EWU 0-7 UM]

Q2 - UM - 2:16 - Mike Ferriter 20 yard pass from Cole Bergquist (Dan Carpenter) (4-37, 4:52) [EWU 0-14 UM]

Q2 - EWU - 1:27 - Brynsen Brown 20 yard pass from Matt Nichols (Felipe Macias) (8-80, 1:49) [EWU 7-14 UM]

Q2 - EWU - 0:03 - Felipe Macias 32 yard FG (3-15, 1:25) [EWU 10-14 UM]

Q3 - EWU - 13:29 - Aaron Boyce 37 yard pass from Matt Nichols (Felipe Macias) (4-72, 1:31) [EWU 17-14 UM]

Q3 - EWU - 9:02 - Felipe Macias 42 yard FG (9-56, 4:19) [EWU 20-14 UM]

Q3 - UM - 6:17 - Lex Hilliard 1 yard run (Dan Carpenter) (7-53, 2:45) [EWU 20-21 UM]

Q4 - EWU - 2:20 - Felipe Macias 39 yard FG (9-44, 2:23) [EWU 23-21 UM]

Q4 - UM - 0:26 - Dan Carpenter 34 yard FG (8-45, 1:47) [EWU 23-24 UM]

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Montana	7	0			7
Sacramento State	0	3			3

at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento,California

• Game time: 3:05 MDT
• Television commentators: (CBS): Phil Buck and Bob Hermes

Score summary:

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Colorado					0
Montana					0

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Montana					0
Northern Arizona					0

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Portland State					0
Montana					0

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Montana					0
Idaho State					0

Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Montana					0
#11 Montana State					0

Montana Grizzlies roster

Quarterbacks  14 Cole Bergquist  12 Andrew Selle  7 Jeff Larson  16 Clint Stapp Runningbacks  38 Lex Hilliard  20 Thomas Brooks-Fletcher  24 Greg Coleman  40 Andrew Schmidt  49 Kevin Klaboe H-back Center  79 Colin Dow  55 Dan Carter  64 Dan Girard Right Guard  77 Terran Hillesland  55 Dan Carter  73 John Dapper Left Guard  78 Eric Michel  69 J.D. Quinn  74 Ryan Gustafon Right Tackle  66 Brent Russum  75 Chris Dyk

Playoff Appearances

The Grizzlies rank among the all time playoff appearance leaders, with appearances in 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993-2007. The current Grizzlies playoff streak is the record at the I-AA level, now known as the NCAA Division I Championship Subdivision, . Source: College Football Data Warehouse

National Championships

The Grizzlies won the national championship in 1995 under Don Read when Dave Dickenson led the team to a victory over Marshall University in the national championship game. In 2001, coach Joe Glenn led the Montana Grizzlies to another national championship defeating Furman University by a score of 13-6.

Rivalry Games

The Griz play in the Brawl of the Wild every year, a rivalry game against Montana State University - Bozeman. The Griz lead the series 66-35-5. The Griz used to play a rivalry game against the University Of Idaho Vandals for the Little Brown Stein. The Griz trail the all-time series 27-55-2. However, the Griz won the last four meetings between 2000-2003.