The 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Bobby Hauck, ninth overall as he previously was head coach from 2003–2009, and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana as a charter member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the second round before losing to Weber State in the quarterfinals.
Preseason
Big Sky preseason poll The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Grizzlies were picked to finish in fifth place by the media, and in fourth place by the coaches.
Preseason All–Big Sky team The Grizzlies had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.
Offense
Samuel Akem – WR
Defense
Dante Olson – ILB
Special teams
Jace Lewis – ST
Schedule
Game summaries
At South Dakota
North Alabama
At Oregon
Monmouth
At UC Davis
Idaho State
At Sacramento State
Eastern Washington
At Portland State
Idaho
Weber State
At Montana State
FCS Playoffs The Grizzlies entered the postseason tournament as the number six seed, with a first-round bye.
Southeastern Louisiana–Second Round
At Weber State–Quarterfinals
Ranking movements
References