2024 Big Sky Black Bears Season

The 2024 Big Sky Black Bears Season was the eleventh season of the Black Bears as a club in the Valiant Football League, and was the fourth season of the club under head coach Matt Entz. It was the first season of the Black Bears playing their home games at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. It was the first season of the club playing under the name of the Big Sky Black Bears, having spent the prior ten seasons competing under the name of the Vegas Demons.
Following a Week 20 victory over division rivals the Cincinnati Lynx, the Black Bears would be guaranteed to have a winning season. The following week, with a victory over the Tampa Silverstars, the Black Bears would clinch a playoff spot and secure a berth into the elimination finals round of the playoffs. The Black Bears' season would end in the Elimination Finals Round with a loss, at home, to the New York Sentinels, 24-42.
Last Season 	Next Season
2023 Vegas Demons	2025 Big Sky Black Bears
==Schedule==
Week 	Date 	Opponent 	Result 	Record 	Venue
1 	Sunday, 25 February 2024	Texas Watchmen 	L 20-38 	0-1 (0 points) 	Washington-Grizzly Stadium
2 	Sunday, 3 March 2024 	Seattle Avengers 	L 24-38 	0-2 (0 points) 	Washington-Grizzly Stadium
3 	Saturday, 9 March 2024 	at Cincinnati Lynx 	L 14-34 	0-3 (0 points) 	TQL Stadium
4 	Friday, 15 March 2024 	at Angel City Swans 	W 44-16 	1-3 (4 points) 	Dignity Health Sports Park
5 	Sunday, 24 March 2024 	Arizona Copperheads 	W 41-23 	2-3 (8 points) 	Washington-Grizzly Stadium
6 	Sunday, 31 March 2024 	at Arizona Copperheads 	W 50-31 	3-3 (12 points) 	Amkor Stadium
7 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week
8 	Sunday, 14 April 2024 	Tampa Silverstars 	L 21-27 	3-4 (12 points) 	Washington-Grizzly Stadium
9 	Sunday, 21 April 2024 	Angel City Swans 	W 34-28 (OT)	4-4 (16 points) 	Washington-Grizzly Stadium
10 	Saturday, 27 April 2024 	at Connecticut Stampede	W 35-33 	5-4 (20 points) 	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
11 	Friday, 3 May 2024 	Baltimore Capitals 	W 31-20 	6-4 (24 points) 	Washington-Grizzly Stadium
12 	Saturday, 11 May 2024 	Vancouver Outlaws 	W 23-17 	7-4 (28 points) 	Washington-Grizzly Stadium
13 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week
14 	Sunday, 26 May 2024 	New York Sentinels 	L 25-28 	7-5 (28 points) 	Washington-Grizzly Stadium
15 	Saturday, 1 June 2024 	at Orlando Crusaders 	L 17-38 	7-6 (28 points) 	Inter&Co Stadium
16 	Sunday, 9 June 2024 	at Seattle Avengers 	W 27-20 	8-6 (32 points) 	Lumen Field
17 	Saturday, 1 June 2024 	at Texas Watchmen 	L 3-17 	8-7 (32 points) 	Alamodome
18 	Sunday, 23 June 2024 	Kansas City Core 	W 30-16 	9-7 (36 points) 	Washington-Grizzly Stadium
19 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week
20 	Saturday, 6 July 2024 	Cincinnati Lynx 	W 37-34 (OT)	10-7 (40 points)	Washington-Grizzly Stadium
21 	Sunday, 14 July 2024 	at Tampa Silverstars 	W 26-21 	11-7 (44 points)	Al Lang Stadium
22 	Saturday 20 July 2024 	at Vancouver Outlaws 	L 24-27 	11-8 (44 points)	BC Place
Elimination Finals Round	Sunday, 4 August 2024 	New York Sentinels 	L 24-42 	 	Washington-Grizzly Stadium