2000 Montana Grizzlies football team

2000 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2
Record13–2 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
2000 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 $^   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 as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Glenn, the Grizzlies compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the Big Sky title for the third consecutive season. Montana advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Grizzlies defeated Eastern Illinois in the first round, Richmond in the quarterfinals, and Appalachian State in the semifinals before losing to Georgia Southern in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game. The team played home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21:00 pmNo. 11 Hofstra*No. 2
MTNL 9–1019,248[1]
September 92:00 pmat Idaho*No. 10
MTNW 45–3817,929[2]
September 161:00 pmCal Poly*No. 10
  • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 53–319,012[3]
September 307:00 pmat No. 18 Eastern WashingtonNo. 9
MTNW 41–3115,678[4]
October 71:00 pmSacramento StatedaggerNo. 9
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 24–2019,264[5]
October 144:00 pmat Cal State NorthridgeNo. 6
W 34–303,072[6]
October 211:00 pmNorthern ArizonaNo. 5
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 17–719,109[7]
October 283:00 pmat No. 8 Portland StateNo. 4
MTNW 33–219,681[8]
November 412:00 pmIdaho StateNo. 3
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 38–2118,943[9]
November 111:00 pmat No. 19 Weber StateNo. 1
MTNW 30–289,632[10]
November 1812:00 pmMontana StateNo. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
MTNW 28–319,367[11]
November 2512:00 pmNo. 17 Eastern Illinois*No. 1
MTNW 45–1316,212[12]
December 212:00 pmNo. 10 Richmond*No. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
MTNW 34–2017,345[13]
December 912:00 pmNo. 14 Appalachian State*No. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
MTNW 19–16 OT17,401[14]
December 161:00 pmvs. No. 5 Georgia Southern*No. 1
ESPNL 25–2717,156[15]

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Roster

2000 Montana Grizzlies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 8 Jimmy Farris Jr
OT 72 Dylan McFarland  Fr
QB 7 Drew Miller Jr
WR 17 Etu Molden Jr
G 73 Thatcher Szalay Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 45 Jacob Yoro  So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "Hofstra stuns Griz". The Billings Gazette. September 3, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Dream catch leaves Idaho on losing end". The Spokesman-Review. September 10, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grizzlies' ground attack makes day miserable for Cal Poly". Arizona Daily Sun. September 17, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grizzlies off and passing in Big Sky". Great Falls Tribune. October 1, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Parker and ride". The Missoulian. October 8, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Edwards, Grizzlies sneak by Northridge". The Daily Inter Lake. October 15, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Defense carries Griz past NAU". The Montana Standard. October 22, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Montana rolls past PSU for Big Sky lead". The Columbian. October 29, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grizzlies' roar loudens". Great Falls Tribune. November 5, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sky high and No. 1". The Missoulian. November 12, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "No. 1 wins No. 100". The Billings Gazette. November 19, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "First round: No sweat". The Missoulian. November 26, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Griz in I-AA semifinals after quashing Spiders". The Montana Standard. December 3, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Championship bound, Miller-to-Farris strike launches Griz into title game". Great Falls Tribune. December 10, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Ga. Southern gets triple-double". The Tennessean. December 17, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "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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