2022 Montana Grizzlies football team explained

The 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by 12th-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.

Preseason

Polls

On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Grizzlies were predicted to finish first in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.^[1]

Coaches poll

1	Montana	111 (3)
2	Sacramento State	110 (4)
3	Montana State	109 (5)
4	Weber State	84
5	UC Davis	82
6	Eastern Washington	76
7	Northern Arizona	62
8	Idaho	45
9	Portland State	42
10	Cal Poly	33
T-11	Idaho State	19
T-11	Northern Colorado	19

Media poll

1	Montana	356 (14)
2	Montana State	352 (13)
3	Sacramento State	335 (4)
4	Weber State	261
5	UC Davis	255 (1)
6	Eastern Washington	236
7	Northern Arizona	191
8	Portland State	146
9	Idaho	142
10	Cal Poly	85
11	Northern Colorado	71
12	Idaho State	66

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Grizzlies had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.^[2]

Offense

Malik Flowers – WRDefense

Patrick O'Connell – LB

Alex Gubner – DT

Robby Hauck – S

Justin Ford – CB

Schedule

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Game summaries

Northwestern State

See also: 2022 Northwestern State Demons football team.

South Dakota

See also: 2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team.

At Indiana State

See also: 2022 Indiana State Sycamores football team.

Portland State

See also: 2022 Portland State Vikings football team.

At Idaho State

See also: 2022 Idaho State Bengals football team.

Idaho

See also: 2022 Idaho Vandals football team and Little Brown Stein.

At No. 2 Sacramento State

See also: 2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team.

At No. 5т Weber State

See also: 2022 Weber State Wildcats football team.

Cal Poly

See also: 2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.

Eastern Washington

See also: 2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and EWU–UM Governors Cup.

At No. 3 Montana State

See also: 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team and Brawl of the Wild.

FCS Playoffs

No. 14 Southeast Missouri State – First Round

See also: 2022 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

At No. 4 North Dakota State – Second Round

See also: 2022 North Dakota State Bison football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media. July 25, 2021. July 25, 2021.
2. Web site: O’Connell named MVP as five Griz land on preseason All-Big Sky team . University of Montana . June 27, 2022 . en . 25 July 2022.
3. Web site: 2022 Football Schedule . University of Montana Athletics . April 6, 2022 . en.