# 2014 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 2014 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by head coach Mick Delaney in his third and final year and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium. Montana participated as a member of the Big Sky Conference, of which they are a charter member. They finished the season 9–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish tied for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to inter conference rival Eastern Washington.
On November 17, head coach Mick Delaney announced he would be retiring at the end of the season. He finished at Montana with a three-year record of 24–14.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 2:00 pm | at Wyoming* | No. 5 | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | RTNW | L 12–17 | 25,243 |
| September 6 | 3:30 pm | Central Washington* | No. 4 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | CMM | W 48–14 | 24,697 |
| September 13 | 7:00 pm | South Dakota* | No. 4 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | CMM | W 28–20 | 26,303 |
| September 20 | 1:30 pm | at No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 4 | FargodomeFargo, ND | CMM | L 10–22 | 18,890 |
| September 27 | 1:30 pm | Northern Colorado | No. 7 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | RTNW | W 38–13 | 25,269 |
| October 4 | 12:30 pm | at North Dakota | No. 7 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | CMM | W 18–15 | 9,025 |
| October 18 | 12:00 pm | UC Davis | No. 7 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | CMM | W 42–28 | 25,766 |
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | at Cal Poly | No. 7 | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | CMM | L 21–41 | 10,775 |
| November 1 | 12:00 pm | Sacramento State | No. 12 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | RTNW | W 31–13 | 24,035 |
| November 8 | 1:00 pm | at No. 5 Eastern Washington | No. 11 | Roos FieldCheney, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup) | RTNW | L 26–36 | 11,339 |
| November 15 | 1:00 pm | at Southern Utah | No. 16 | Eccles ColiseumCeder City, UT | CMM | W 35–17 | 3,079 |
| November 22 | 3:00 pm | No. 12 Montana State | No. 13 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT (rivalry) | RTNW | W 34–7 | 26,352 |
| November 29 | 2:00 pm | San Diego* | No. 12 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | W 52–14 | 14,018 |
| December 6 | 2:30 pm | at No. 4 Eastern Washington* | No. 12 | Roos FieldCheney, WA (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 20–37 | 7,919 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time ||||||||
* Cowles Montana Media Broadcasting is the former Max Media. ABC or FOX stations in Missoula, Kalispell, Butte, Bozeman, Great Falls, and Helena; the Bilins NBC affiliate, and a mix of SWX and KULR in Billings will air the games.

## Game summaries
### @ Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #5 Grizzlies | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |

### Central Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| #4 Grizzlies | 17 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 48 |

### South Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Coyotes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| #4 Grizzlies | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |

### @ North Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #4 Grizzlies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #1 Bison | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 |

### Northern Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| #7 Grizzlies | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 38 |

### @ North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #7 Grizzlies | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |

### UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| #7 Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### @ Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #7 Grizzlies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 41 |

### Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| #12 Grizzlies | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |

### @ Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #11 Grizzlies | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| #5 Eagles | 13 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 36 |

### @ Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #16 Grizzlies | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |

### Montana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| #13 Grizzlies | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 34 |

## FCS Playoffs
### First Round–San Diego

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| #12 Grizzlies | 14 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 52 |

### Second Round–@ Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 Grizzlies | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| #4 Eagles | 7 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 37 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Coaches | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |