2015 Montana Grizzlies football team

2015 Montana Grizzlies football
2015 Montana Grizzlies football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 6–37 vs. North Dakota State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 14
FCS Coaches	No. 14
Record	8–5 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bob Stitt (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Ty Gregorak (4th season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium

2015 Big Sky Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Southern Utah $^	7	–	1	8	–	4
No. 10 Portland State ^	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 14 Montana ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
North Dakota	5	–	3	7	–	4
Northern Arizona	5	–	3	7	–	4
Eastern Washington	5	–	3	6	–	5
Weber State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Colorado	3	–	5	6	–	5
Montana State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Cal Poly	3	–	5	4	–	7
UC Davis	2	–	6	2	–	9
Idaho State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Sacramento State	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by first-year coach Bob Stitt who took over after 15 years coaching the NCAA Division II Colorado Mines Orediggers.^[1] The Grizzlies played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium. Montana participated as a member of the Big Sky Conference, of which they are a charter member. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for second place.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated South Dakota State in the first round before losing in the second round to North Dakota State.^[2]

On December 16, 2014, Stitt was announced as the team's new head coach.^[3] He signed a three-year contract.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	1:30 pm	No. 1 North Dakota State*	No. 13	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (FCS Kickoff)	ESPN	W 38–35	26,472
September 5	7:00 pm	Cal Poly*	No. 13	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	CMM	L 19–20	26,065
September 19	5:00 pm	at No. 15 Liberty*	No. 8	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	CMM/ESPN3	L 21–31	22,551
September 26	2:00 pm	Northern Arizona	No. 14	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	RTNW	W 23–14	26,136
October 3	2:00 pm	at UC Davis	No. 13	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	RTNW	W 27–13	6,241
October 10	2:00 pm	Weber State	No. 12	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	CMM	L 21–24 ^OT	25,500
October 24	1:30 pm	North Dakota	No. 19	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	RTNW	W 42–16	25,014
October 31	3:00 pm	at No. 12 Portland State	No. 17	Providence Park Portland, OR	CMM	L 16–35	11,045
November 7	1:30 pm	at Idaho State	No. 22	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	CMM	W 33–27 ^OT	7,795
November 14	1:30 pm	No. 10 Eastern Washington	No. 22	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	RTNW	W 57–16	25,213
November 21	12:00 pm	at Montana State	No. 17	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	RTNW	W 54–35	20,507
November 28	1:00 pm	No. 10 South Dakota State*	No. 16	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 24–17	14,575
December 5	1:30 pm	at No. 2 North Dakota State*	No. 16	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division Second Round)	ESPN3	L 6–37	18,232
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Cal Poly on September 5 is considered a non-conference game.

Game summaries

Final score source^[2]

North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Bison	7	21	0	7	35
#13 Grizzlies	10	11	7	10	38

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	7	3	3	20
#13 Grizzlies	7	7	0	5	19

@ Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Grizzlies	0	12	7	2	21
#15 Flames	14	3	7	7	31

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	14	0	14
#14 Grizzlies	10	6	0	7	23

@ UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Grizzlies	7	7	7	6	27
Aggies	6	7	0	0	13

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Wildcats	7	14	0	0	3	24
#12 Grizzlies	14	0	0	7	0	21

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Dakota	7	3	0	6	16
#19 Grizzlies	7	14	14	7	42

@ Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Grizzlies	0	10	0	6	16
#12 Vikings	7	14	7	7	35

@ Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#22 Grizzlies	14	7	3	3	6	33
Bengals	7	6	0	14	0	27

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Eagles	3	6	7	0	16
#22 Grizzlies	14	16	20	7	57

@ Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Grizzlies	17	20	7	10	54
Bobcats	7	7	8	13	35

FCS Playoffs

First Round–South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Jackrabbits	0	0	10	7	17
#16 Grizzlies	7	17	0	0	24

Second Round–@ North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Grizzlies	0	0	6	0	6
#2 Bison	7	14	10	6	37

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	13	8 (2)	8	14	13	12	20	19	17	22	22	17	16	14
Coaches	12	8 (3)	7	15	12	11	19	18	17	22–T	22	17	17	14

References

^ ^a ^b "Bob Stitt". University of Montana. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Scoring History 2025" (PDF). University of Montana. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
^ "Bob Stitt new head coach at Montana". ESPN. Associated Press. December 16, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

[stitt-1] "Bob Stitt". University of Montana. Retrieved March 1, 2026.

[scoring-2] "Scoring History 2025" (PDF). University of Montana. Retrieved March 1, 2026.

[3] "Bob Stitt new head coach at Montana". ESPN. Associated Press. December 16, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

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