# List of Montana Grizzlies football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Montana Grizzlies football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Since the team's creation in 1893, the Grizzlies have participated in more than 1,100 officially sanctioned games.

## Seasons

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches$^#$ | TSN$^°$ |
| Fred Smith (Independent) (1897) ||||||||
| 1897 | Fred Smith | 1–2–3 | | | | | |
| Benjamin F. Searight (Independent) (1898) ||||||||
| 1898 | Benjamin F. Searight | 3–2 | | | | | |
| Guy Cleveland (Independent) (1899) ||||||||
| 1899 | Guy Cleveland | 1–2 | | | | | |
| Frank Bean (Independent) (1900–1901) ||||||||
| 1900 | Frank Bean | 0–1 | | | | | |
| 1901 | Frank Bean | 2–3 | | | | | |
| Dewitt Peck (Independent) (1902) ||||||||
| 1902 | Dewitt Peck | 0–2 | | | | | |
| Hiram Conibear (Independent) (1903–1904) ||||||||
| 1903 | Hiram Conibear | 2–5 | | | | | |
| 1904 | Hiram Conibear | 3–2 | | | | | |
| Frederick Schule (Independent) (1905–1906) ||||||||
| 1905 | Frederick Schule | 2–3 | | | | | |
| 1905 | Frederick Schule | 2–4 | | | | | |
| Albion Findlay (Independent) (1907) ||||||||
| 1907 | Albion Findlay | 4–1–1 | | | | | |
| Roy White (Independent) (1908–1909) ||||||||
| 1908 | Roy White | 1–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1909 | Roy White | 6–0–1 | | | | | |
| Robert H. Cary (Independent) (1910–1911) ||||||||
| 1910 | Robert H. Cary | 3–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1911 | Robert H. Cary | 2–1 | | | | | |
| Wallace Philoon (Independent) (1912) ||||||||
| 1912 | Wallace Philoon | 4–3 | | | | | |
| A. George Heilman (Independent) (1913–1914) ||||||||
| 1913 | A. George Heilman | 2–4 | | | | | |
| 1914 | A. George Heilman | 7–0–1 | | | | | |
| Jerry Nissen (Independent) (1915–1917) ||||||||
| 1915 | Jerry Nissen | 2–2–2 | | | | | |
| 1916 | Jerry Nissen | 4–1–1 | | | | | |
| 1917 | Jerry Nissen | 1–4 | | | | | |
| 1918 | No team | | | | | | |
| Bernie Bierman (Independent) (1919–1921) ||||||||
| 1919 | Bernie Bierman | 2–3–2 | | | | | |
| 1920 | Bernie Bierman | 4–3 | | | | | |
| 1921 | Bernie Bierman | 3–3–1 | | | | | |
| J.W. Stewart (Independent) (1922–1923) ||||||||
| 1922 | J.W. Stewart | 3–4 | | | | | |
| 1923 | J.W. Stewart | 4–4 | | | | | |
| Earl Clark (Pacific Coast Conference) (1924–1925) ||||||||
| 1924 | Earl Clark | 4–4 | 0–3 | 9th | | | |
| 1925 | Earl Clark | 3–4–1 | 1–4 | 8th | | | |
| Frank W. Milburn (Pacific Coast Conference) (1926–1930) ||||||||
| 1926 | Frank W. Milburn | 3–5 | 0–4 | 8th | | | |
| 1927 | Frank W. Milburn | 3–4–1 | 0–4 | 9th | | | |
| 1928 | Frank W. Milburn | 4–5–1 | 0–5 | 10th | | | |
| 1929 | Frank W. Milburn | 3–5–1 | 0–4–1 | 9th | | | |
| 1930 | Frank W. Milburn | 5–3 | 1–3 | 7th | | | |
| Bunny Oakes (Pacific Coast Conference) (1931–1934) ||||||||
| 1931 | Bunny Oakes | 1–6 | 0–5 | 10th | | | |
| 1932 | Bunny Oakes | 2–7 | 0–5 | 10th | | | |
| 1933 | Bunny Oakes | 3–4 | 0–4 | 10th | | | |
| 1934 | Bunny Oakes | 2–5–1 | 0–4–1 | 10th | | | |
| Doug Fessenden (Pacific Coast Conference) (1935–1941) ||||||||
| 1935 | Doug Fessenden | 1–5–2 | 0–5–1 | 10th | | | |
| 1936 | Doug Fessenden | 6–3 | 1–3 | 8th | | | |
| 1937 | Doug Fessenden | 7–1 | 0–1 | 10th | | | |
| 1938 | Doug Fessenden | 5–3–1 | 0–1 | 10th | | | |
| 1939 | Doug Fessenden | 3–6 | 1–2 | 7th | | | |
| 1940 | Doug Fessenden | 4–4–1 | 1–2 | 8th | | | |
| 1941 | Doug Fessenden | 6–3 | 1–3 | 9th | | | |
| Clyde Carpenter (Pacific Coast Conference) (1942) ||||||||
| 1942 | Clyde Carpenter | 0–8 | 0–6 | 10th | | | |
| 1943 | No team | | | | | | |
| 1944 | No team | | | | | | |
| George Dahlberg (Pacific Coast Conference) (1945) ||||||||
| 1945 | George Dahlberg | 1–4 | 0–1 | 9th | | | |
| Doug Fessenden (Pacific Coast Conference) (1946–1948) ||||||||
| 1946 | Doug Fessenden | 4–4 | 1–3 | 7th | | | |
| 1947 | Doug Fessenden | 7–4 | 2–1 | 5th | | | |
| 1948 | Doug Fessenden | 3–7 | 0–3 | 10th | | | |
| Ted Shipkey (Pacific Coast Conference) (1949) ||||||||
| 1949 | Ted Shipkey | 5–4 | 0–3 | 10th | | | |
| Ted Shipkey (Independent) (1950) ||||||||
| 1950 | Ted Shipkey | 5–5 | | | | | |
| Ted Shipkey (Mountain States Conference) (1951) ||||||||
| 1951 | Ted Shipkey | 2–7 | 1–4 | 8th | | | |
| Ed Chinske (Mountain States Conference) (1952–1954) ||||||||
| 1952 | Ed Chinske | 2–7–1 | 1–5 | 7th | | | |
| 1953 | Chinske | 3–5 | 2–4 | 6th | | | |
| 1954 | Chinske | 3–6 | 1–5 | 7th | | | |
| Jerry Williams (Mountain States Conference) (1955–1957) ||||||||
| 1955 | Jerry Williams | 3–7 | 2–4 | 6th | | | |
| 1956 | Jerry Williams | 1–9 | 1–6 | 8th | | | |
| 1957 | Jerry Williams | 2–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | | | |
| Ray Jenkins (Mountain States Conference) (1958–1961) ||||||||
| 1958 | Ray Jenkins | 0–10 | 0–7 | 8th | | | |
| 1959 | Ray Jenkins | 1–8 | 1–5 | 8th | | | |
| 1960 | Ray Jenkins | 5–5 | 2–5 | T–5th | | | |
| 1961 | Ray Jenkins | 2–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | | | |
| Ray Jenkins (Independent) (1962) ||||||||
| 1962 | Ray Jenkins | 5–5 | | | | | |
| Ray Jenkins (Big Sky Conference) (1963) ||||||||
| 1963 | Ray Jenkins | 1–9 | 0–3 | 4th | | | |
| Hugh Davidson (Big Sky Conference) (1964–1966) ||||||||
| 1964 | Hugh Davidson | 3–6 | 1–2 | 3rd | | | |
| 1965 | Hugh Davidson | 4–6 | 2–2 | 3rd | | | |
| 1966 | Hugh Davidson | 1–8 | 0–4 | 5th | | | |
| Jack Swarthout (Big Sky Conference) (1967–1975) ||||||||
| 1967 | Jack Swarthout | 7–3 | 2–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1968 | Jack Swarthout | 2–7 | 0–4 | 5th | | | |
| 1969 | Jack Swarthout | 10–1 | 4–0 | 1st | L Camellia | | |
| 1970 | Jack Swarthout | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L Camellia | | |
| 1971 | Jack Swarthout | 6–5 | 3–2 | 3rd | | | |
| 1972 | Jack Swarthout | 3–8 | 3–3 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1973 | Jack Swarthout | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–4th | | | |
| 1974 | Jack Swarthout | 3–6–1 | 2–3–1 | 4th | | | |
| 1975 | Jack Swarthout | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4th | | | |
| Gene Carlson (Big Sky Conference) (1976–1979) ||||||||
| 1976 | Gene Carlson | 4–6 | 3–3 | 5th | | | |
| 1977 | Gene Carlson | 4–6 | 1–5 | 7th | | | |
| 1978 | Gene Carlson | 5–6 | 4–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1979 | Gene Carlson | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | | | |
| Larry Donovan (Big Sky Conference) (1980–1985) ||||||||
| 1980 | Larry Donovan | 3–7 | 1–6 | 8th | | | |
| 1981 | Larry Donovan | 7–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | | | |
| 1982 | Larry Donovan | 6–6 | 5–2 | T–1st | | | 19 |
| 1983 | Larry Donovan | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | | | |
| 1984 | Larry Donovan | 2–8–1 | 0–7 | 8th | | | |
| 1985 | Larry Donovan | 3–8 | 2–5 | 6th | | | |
| Don Read (Big Sky Conference) (1986–1995) ||||||||
| 1986 | Don Read | 6–4 | 4–4 | 4th | | | |
| 1987 | Don Read | 6–5 | 5–3 | 3rd | | | |
| 1988 | Don Read | 8–4 | 6–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | | 16 |
| 1989 | Don Read | 11–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | | 6 |
| 1990 | Don Read | 7–4 | 4–4 | 4th | | | |
| 1991 | Don Read | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1992 | Don Read | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1993 | Don Read | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | | 3 |
| 1994 | Don Read | 11–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | | 8 |
| 1995 | Don Read | 13–2 | 6–1 | 1st | W NCAA Division I-AA Championship | | 8 |
| Mick Dennehy (Big Sky Conference) (1996–1999) ||||||||
| 1996 | Mick Dennehy | 14–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L Division I-AA Championship | | 2 |
| 1997 | Mick Dennehy | 8–4 | 6–2 | 2nd | L Division I-AA First Round | | 11 |
| 1998 | Mick Dennehy | 8–4 | 6–2 | 1st | L Division I-AA First Round | | 14 |
| 1999 | Mick Dennehy | 9–3 | 7–1 | 1st | L Division I-AA First Round | | 8 |
| Joe Glenn (Big Sky Conference) (2000–2002) ||||||||
| 2000 | Joe Glenn | 13–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Championship | | 2 |
| 2001 | Joe Glenn | 15–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W NCAA Division I-AA Championship | | 1 |
| 2002 | Joe Glenn | 11–2 | 5–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | | 7 |
| Bobby Hauck (Big Sky Conference) (2003–2009) ||||||||
| 2003 | Bobby Hauck | 9–4 | 5–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | | 14 |
| 2004 | Bobby Hauck | 12–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Championship | | 2 |
| 2005 | Bobby Hauck | 8–4 | 5–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | | 12 |
| 2006 | Bobby Hauck | 12–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Semifinal | | 3 |
| 2007 | Bobby Hauck | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | 12 | 10 |
| 2008 | Bobby Hauck | 14–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I Championship | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | Bobby Hauck | 14–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Championship | 2 | 2 |
| Robin Pflugrad (Big Sky Conference) (2010–2011) ||||||||
| 2010 | Robin Pflugrad | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | | 21 | 20 |
| 2011 | Robin Pflugrad | 11–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I Semifinal | 5 | 5 |
| Mick Delaney (Big Sky Conference) (2012–2014) ||||||||
| 2012 | Mick Delaney | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–8th | | | |
| 2013 | Mick Delaney | 10–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | Mick Delaney | 9–5 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 11 | 13 |
| Bob Stitt (Big Sky Conference) (2015–2017) ||||||||
| 2015 | Bob Stitt | 8–5 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 14 | 14 |
| 2016 | Bob Stitt | 6–5 | 3–5 | 8th | | 25 | |
| 2017 | Bob Stitt | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–6th | | | |
| Bobby Hauck (Big Sky Conference) (2018–present) ||||||||
| 2018 | Bobby Hauck | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–6th | | | |
| 2019 | Bobby Hauck | 10–4 | 6–2 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | Bobby Hauck | 2–0 | 0–0 | | | | |
| 2021 | Bobby Hauck | 10–3 | 6–2 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | Bobby Hauck | 8–5 | 4–4 | 6th | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 14 | 14 |
| 2023 | Bobby Hauck | 13-2 | 7-1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Championship | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | Bobby Hauck | 9-5 | 5-3 | 5th | L NCAA Division I Second Round | | |
| Total: | Total: | | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ||||||||