2003 Montana Grizzlies football team

2003 Montana Grizzlies football
2003 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 43–402OT vs Western Illinois
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 14
FCS Coaches	No. 14
Record	9–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Hauck (1st season);
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Montana +^	5	–	2	9	–	4
No. 10 N Arizona +^	5	–	2	9	–	4
No. 21 Montana State +^	5	–	2	7	–	6
No. 22 Idaho State	4	–	3	8	–	4
Weber State	4	–	3	8	–	4
Eastern Washington	3	–	4	6	–	5
Portland State	1	–	6	4	–	7
Sacramento State	1	–	6	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	4:00 pm	at No. 16 Maine*	No. 4	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 30–20	9,345
September 6	1:05 pm	North Dakota State*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	L 24–25	23,102	^[2]
September 13	1:05 pm	Sam Houston State*	No. 12	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	W 38–14	23,033	^[3]
September 27	1:05 pm	Idaho*	No. 9	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	MTN	W 41–28	23,679
October 4	1:05 pm	No. 20 Cal Poly*	No. 8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	W 17–14	23,687
October 11	1:05 pm	Weber State	No. 6	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	W 12–7	23,520
October 18	2:05 pm	at No. 21 Idaho State	No. 5	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	MTN	L 40–43 ^2OT	11,434
October 25	12:35 pm	Portland State	No. 12	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	W 42–14	23,182
November 1	3:35 pm	at No. 15 Northern Arizona	No. 10	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	MTN	W 59–21	12,821
November 8	7:05 pm	at Sacramento State	No. 8	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	MTN	W 26–0	2,122
November 15	12:05 pm	Eastern Washington	No. 5	Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	MTN	W 41–10	23,329
November 22	12:05 pm	at Montana State	No. 4	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	MTN	L 20–27	15,087
November 29	12:05 pm	No. 10 Western Illinois*	No. 11	Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	MTN	L 40–43 ^2OT	16,222	^[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

2003 Montana Grizzlies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`64`	Dylan Brown	Jr
C	`65`	Garth Enger	Jr
RB	`33`	Justin Green	Jr
OT	`72`	Dylan McFarland	Sr
QB	`7`	Craig Ochs	Jr
OT	`75`	Cory Procter	Jr
OT	`76`	Brad Rhoades	So
OT	`77`	Jon Skinner	Sr
QB		Kyle Samson	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FS	`4`	David DeCoite	Sr
DT	`99`	Alan Saenz	Jr
CB	`11`	Vernon Smith	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Bobby Hauck

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Dylan McFarland	Tackle	7	207	Buffalo Bills

References

^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Griz buffaloed". The Missoulian. September 7, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Griz bounce back". The Billings Gazette. September 14, 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Western Illinois outlasts Montana". The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. November 30, 2003. p. C14. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Griz buffaloed". The Missoulian. September 7, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Griz bounce back". The Billings Gazette. September 14, 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Western Illinois outlasts Montana". The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. November 30, 2003. p. C14. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t e Montana Grizzlies football
Venues	Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967) Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Washington: EWU–UM Governors Cup Idaho: Little Brown Stein Montana State
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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Big Sky Conference football champions
College Division / Division II	Idaho State (1963) Montana State (1964) Weber State & Idaho (1965) Montana State (1966) Montana State (1967) Idaho, Montana State, & Weber State (1968) Montana (1969) Montana (1970) Idaho (1971) Montana State (1972) Boise State (1973) Boise State (1974) Boise State (1975) Montana State (1976) Boise State (1977)
I-AA/FCS	Northern Arizona (1978) Montana State (1979) Boise State (1980) Idaho State (1981) Montana, Idaho, & Montana State (1982) Nevada (1983) Montana State (1984) Idaho (1985) Nevada (1986) Idaho (1987) Idaho (1988) Idaho (1989) Nevada (1990) Nevada (1991) Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992) Montana (1993) Boise State (1994) Montana (1995) Montana (1996) Eastern Washington (1997) Montana (1998) Montana (1999) Montana (2000) Montana (2001) Montana, Montana State, & Idaho State (2002) Montana State, Montana, & Northern Arizona (2003) Montana & Eastern Washington (2004) Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Montana (2005) Montana (2006) Montana (2007) Weber State & Montana (2008) Montana (2009) Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010) Montana State & Montana (2011) Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Cal Poly (2012) Eastern Washington (2013) Eastern Washington (2014) Southern Utah (2015) Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016) Southern Utah & Weber State (2017) Eastern Washington, UC Davis, & Weber State (2018) Sacramento State & Weber State (2019) Weber State (2020) Sacramento State (2021) Montana State & Sacramento State (2022) Montana (2023) Montana State (2024)
National championships in bold