American college football season
The 2012 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Mick Delaney and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium. Montana is a charter member of the Big Sky Conference.
Previous head coach Robin Pflugrad was fired in March by university president Royce Engstrom before starting his third season.[1][2]
The Grizzlies finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 1:30 pm | South Dakota* | No. 11 | | Max Media/Big Sky TV/KDLT | W 35–24 | 25,126 |
September 8 | 4:30 pm | at No. 11 Appalachian State* | No. 12 | | ESPN3 | L 27–35 | 30,856 |
September 15 | 1:30 pm | Liberty* | No. 14 | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| Altitude/MASN | W 34–14 | 24,991 |
September 22 | 1:30 pm | Northern Arizona![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 14 | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| RTNW/Audience Network[3] | L 31–41 | 25,254 |
September 29 | 5:00 pm | at No. 7 Eastern Washington | No. 21 | | RTNW/Audience Network | L 26–32 | 10,529 |
October 6 | 1:30 pm | at Northern Colorado | | | RTNW/Audience Network | W 40–17 | 4,751 |
October 13 | 1:30 pm | Southern Utah | | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| Max Media/Big Sky TV | L 20–30 | 25,684 |
October 20 | 1:30 pm | at North Dakota | | | RTNW/Audience Network | L 34–40 | 9,000 |
October 27 | 1:30 pm | Idaho State | | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT
| RTNW/Audience Network | W 70–24 | 24,152 |
November 3 | 1:30 pm | at Weber State | | | RTNW/Audience Network | W 24–21 | 7,251 |
November 17 | 1:30 pm | No. 2 Montana State | | - Washington–Grizzly Stadium
- Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)
| RTNW/Audience Network | L 7–16 | 26,210 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Mountain time
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Game summaries[]
South Dakota[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Coyotes
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0
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10
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14
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0 |
24 |
#11 Grizzlies
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3
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13
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19
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0 |
35 |
Appalachian State[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#12 Grizzlies
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7
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14
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0
|
6 |
27 |
#11 Mountaineers
|
21
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0
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0
|
14 |
35 |
First ever regular season meeting. Previous two meetings came in the playoff semifinals in 2000 and 2009.
Liberty[]
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1
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2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Flames
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0
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
14 |
#14 Grizzlies
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7
|
17
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0
|
10 |
34 |
Northern Arizona[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks
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7
|
7
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13
|
14 |
41 |
#14 Grizzlies
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17
|
7
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0
|
7 |
31 |
Eastern Washington[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#21 Grizzlies
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7
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3
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13
|
3 |
26 |
#7 Eagles
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7
|
10
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0
|
15 |
32 |
Northern Colorado[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Grizzlies
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0
|
10
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14
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16 |
40 |
Bears
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0
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0
|
10
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7 |
17 |
Southern Utah[]
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds
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6
|
7
|
7
|
10 |
30 |
Grizzlies
|
7
|
10
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0
|
3 |
20 |
North Dakota[]
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1
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2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Grizzlies
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7
|
10
|
17
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0 |
34 |
North Dakota
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17
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14
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0
|
9 |
40 |
Idaho State[]
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1
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2
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3
|
4 |
Total |
Bengals
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
Grizzlies
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
7 |
70 |
Weber State[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Grizzlies
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
11 |
24 |
Wildcats
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0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Montana State[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#2 Bobcats
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
3 |
16 |
Grizzlies
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Rankings[]
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll |
Pre |
Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Final
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The Sports Network
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11
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12
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14
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14
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21
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RV
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RV
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FCS Coaches
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10
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9
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12
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11
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20
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RV
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RV
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References[]
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Culture and lore | |
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People | |
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National championship seasons in bold |