2000 Montana Grizzlies football team

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2000 Montana Grizzlies football
Montana Griz logo.svg
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2000 record13–2 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
(Capacity: 18,845)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Big Sky Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   8 – 0     13 – 2  
No. 15 Portland State ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 18 Weber State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Sacramento State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Eastern Washington   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Idaho State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Cal State Northridge   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Northern Arizona   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Montana State   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Joe Glenn and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21:00 pmNo. 11 Hofstra*No. 2
MTNL 9–1019,248
September 92:00 pmat Idaho*No. 10
MTNW 45–3817,929
September 161:00 pmCal Poly*No. 10
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 53–319,012
September 307:00 pmat Eastern WashingtonNo. 9
MTNW 41–3115,678
October 71:00 pmSacramento StatedaggerNo. 9
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 24–2019,264
October 144:00 pmat Cal State NorthridgeNo. 6
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 34–303,072
October 211:00 pmNorthern ArizonaNo. 5
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 17–719,109
October 283:00 pmat Portland StateNo. 4
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
MTNW 33–219,681
November 412:00 pmIdaho StateNo. 3
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 38–2118,943
November 111:00 pmat No. 19 Weber StateNo. 1
MTNW 30–289,632
November 1812:00 pmMontana StateNo. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)
MTNW 28–319,367
November 2512:00 pmNo. 17 Eastern Illinois*No. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (First Round, Division I Championship)
MTNW 45–1316,212
December 212:00 pmNo. 10 Richmond*No. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (Quarterfinals, Division I Championship)
MTNW 34–2017,345
December 912:00 pmNo. 14 Appalachian State*No. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (Semifinals, Division I Championship)
MTNW 19–16 OT17,401
December 161:00 pmvs. No. 5 Georgia Southern*No. 1
ESPNL 25–2717,156

[2]

Roster[]

2000 Montana Grizzlies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 8 Jimmy Farris Jr
OT 72 Dylan McFarland Redshirt.svg Fr
QB 7 Drew Miller Jr
WR 17 Etu Molden Jr
G 73 Thatcher Szalay Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ Grizzly Football Yearbook: Media Guide, Records & Awards. MontanaGrizzlies.Com
  2. ^ "I-AA Top 25". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. The Sports Network. November 21, 2000. p. 2D. Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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