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 head coach Bobby Hauck, in the fifth season of his current stint and the twelfth overall, as he was head coach from 2003 to 2009. The team 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.
+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.
Offense
Malik Flowers – WR
Defense
Patrick O'Connell – LB
Alex Gubner – DT
Robby Hauck – S
Justin Ford – CB
Schedule
Game summaries
Northwestern State
South Dakota
At Indiana State
Portland State
At Idaho State
Idaho
At No. 2 Sacramento State
At No. 5т Weber State
Cal Poly
Eastern Washington
At No. 3 Montana State
FCS Playoffs
No. 14 Southeast Missouri State – First Round
At No. 4 North Dakota State – Second Round
Ranking movements
References