2006 Montana Grizzlies football team

2006 Montana Grizzlies football

Big Sky Conference Champions Brawl of the Wild Champions
NCAA Division I Semifinal vs Massachusetts, L 19–17
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#3
FCS Coaches	#3
2006 record	12–2 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Hauck (4th year)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Capacity: 23,183)

The 2006 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana–Missoula in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	10:00 AM	at #16 (FBS) Iowa*	#3	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	L 7–41	70,585
September 9	1:00 PM	South Dakota State*	#6	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 36–7	23,438
September 23	1:00 PM	Sacramento State	#5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 59–14	23,619
September 30	7:00 PM	at #14 Portland State	#4	PGE Park • Portland, OR	KPAX	W 26–20	13,156
October 7	3:00 PM	at Eastern Washington	#4	Woodward Field • Cheney, WA	KPAX	W 33–17	11,583
October 14	1:00 PM	Northern Arizona	#3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 24–21	23,626
October 21	1:00 PM	at Weber State	#2	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT	KPAX	W 33–30	5,424
October 28	1:00 PM	Idaho State	#2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 23–10	23,435
November 4	12:00 PM	#6 Cal Poly*	#2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 10–9	22,853
November 11	12:00 PM	at Northern Colorado	#2	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	KPAX	W 53–21	4,632
November 18	12:30 PM	#15 Montana State	#2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	KPAX	W 13–7	24,018
November 25	12:00 PM	#22 McNeese State*	#2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs First Round)	KPAX	W 31–6	20,077
December 2	12:30 PM	#10 Southern Illinois*	#2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Quarterfinals, Division I Championship)	KPAX	W 20–3	18,883
December 8	5:30 PM	#3 Massachusetts*	#2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Semifinals, Division I Championship)	ESPN2	L 17–19	23,454
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

↑ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide

Montana Grizzlies football

Venues	Naranche Stadium (alternate, 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Brawl of the Wild (Montana State) Little Brown Stein (Idaho) EWU–UM Governors Cup (Eastern Washington)

Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

2006 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Coastal Carolina Eastern Illinois Furman Hampton Illinois State James Madison Lafayette Massachusetts McNeese State Montana Montana State New Hampshire Southern Illinois UT Martin Youngstown State

Champion – Appalachian State Mountaineers