2014 Montana Grizzlies football team

2014 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 11
Record9–5 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Defensive coordinatorTy Gregorak (3rd season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
2014 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Washington $^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 13 Montana ^   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 20 Montana State ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 25 Idaho State   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Cal Poly   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Northern Arizona   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Sacramento State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
North Dakota   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Southern Utah   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Portland State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Weber State   2 – 6     2 – 10  
UC Davis   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by head coach Mick Delaney in his third and final year and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.[1] Montana participated as a member of the Big Sky Conference, of which they are a charter member. They finished the season 9–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish tied for second place.[2] They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to inter conference rival Eastern Washington.[2]

On November 17, head coach Mick Delaney announced he would be retiring at the end of the season.[3] He finished at Montana with a three-year record of 24–14.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 302:00 pmat Wyoming*No. 5
RTNWL 12–1725,243
September 63:30 pmCentral Washington*No. 4
CMMW 48–1424,697
September 137:00 pmSouth Dakota*No. 4
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
CMMW 28–2026,303
September 201:30 pmat No. 1 North Dakota State*No. 4
CMML 10–2218,890
September 271:30 pmNorthern ColoradoNo. 7
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
RTNWW 38–1325,269
October 412:30 pmat North DakotaNo. 7
CMMW 18–159,025
October 1812:00 pmUC DavisNo. 7
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
CMMW 42–2825,766
October 257:00 pmat Cal PolyNo. 7
CMML 21–4110,775
November 112:00 pmSacramento StateNo. 12
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
RTNWW 31–1324,035
November 81:00 pmat No. 5 Eastern WashingtonNo. 11
RTNWL 26–3611,339
November 151:00 pmat Southern UtahNo. 16
CMMW 35–173,079
November 223:00 pmNo. 12 Montana StateNo. 13
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
RTNWW 34–726,352
November 292:00 pmSan Diego*No. 12
ESPN3W 52–1414,018
December 62:30 pmat No. 4 Eastern Washington*No. 12
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Second Round)
ESPN3L 20–377,919
  • Cowles Montana Media Broadcasting is the former Max Media. ABC or FOX stations in Missoula, Kalispell, Butte, Bozeman, Great Falls, and Helena; the Bilins NBC affiliate, and a mix of SWX and KULR in Billings will air the games.

Game summaries

Final score source[2]

@ Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Grizzlies 0 6 0 6 12
Cowboys 3 0 14 0 17
See also: 2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Central Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14
#4 Grizzlies 17 17 14 0 48
See also: Central Washington Wildcats

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 3 7 10 20
#4 Grizzlies 7 0 14 7 28
See also: 2014 South Dakota Coyotes football team

@ North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Grizzlies 0 10 0 0 10
#1 Bison 6 6 7 3 22
See also: 2014 North Dakota State Bison football team

Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 3 3 0 13
#7 Grizzlies 28 7 3 0 38
See also: 2014 Northern Colorado Bears football team

@ North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Grizzlies 2 6 7 3 18
North Dakota 0 0 0 15 15
See also: 2014 University of North Dakota football team

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 14 0 14 28
#7 Grizzlies 7 7 14 14 42
See also: 2014 UC Davis Aggies football team

@ Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Grizzlies 0 14 0 7 21
Mustangs 7 7 13 14 41
See also: 2014 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 3 0 7 13
#12 Grizzlies 7 10 14 0 31
See also: 2014 Sacramento State Hornets football team

@ Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Grizzlies 3 7 13 3 26
#5 Eagles 13 7 13 3 36
See also: 2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and EWU–UM Governors Cup

@ Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Grizzlies 0 14 7 14 35
Thunderbirds 0 14 3 0 17
See also: 2014 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Bobcats 0 0 0 7 7
#13 Grizzlies 17 10 0 7 34
See also: 2014 Montana State Bobcats football team and Brawl of the Wild

FCS Playoffs

First Round–San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 0 0 0 14 14
#12 Grizzlies 14 24 7 7 52
See also: 2014 San Diego Toreros football team

Second Round–@ Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Grizzlies 3 0 7 10 20
#4 Eagles 7 6 14 10 37
See also: 2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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Coaches554367766111015131111

References

  1. ^ "Montana football coach Mick Delaney to retire". The Spokesman-Review. November 17, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Scoring History 2025" (PDF). University of Montana. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  3. ^ "Montana coach Mick Delaney retiring at end of season".
  4. ^ "Coaching History 2025" (PDF). University of Montana. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
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