The 2012 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Mick Delaney and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium . Montana is a charter member of the Big Sky Conference .
Previous head coach Robin Pflugrad was fired in March by university president Royce Engstrom before starting his third season.[ 1] [ 2]
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 1:30 pm South Dakota * No. 11 Max Media /Big Sky TV/KDLT W 35–2425,126 September 8 4:30 pm at No. 11 Appalachian State * No. 12 ESPN3 L 27–3530,856 September 15 1:30 pm Liberty * No. 14 Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT Altitude /MASN W 34–1424,991 September 22 1:30 pm Northern Arizona dagger No. 14 Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT RTNW /Audience Network [ 3] L 31–4125,254 September 29 5:00 pm at No. 7 Eastern Washington No. 21 RTNW/Audience Network L 26–3210,529 October 6 1:30 pm at Northern Colorado RTNW/Audience Network W 40–174,751 October 13 1:30 pm Southern Utah Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT Max Media/Big Sky TV L 20–3025,684 October 20 1:30 pm at North Dakota RTNW/Audience Network L 34–409,000 October 27 1:30 pm Idaho State Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT RTNW/Audience Network W 70–2424,152 November 3 1:30 pm at Weber State RTNW/Audience Network W 24–217,251 November 17 1:30 pm No. 2 Montana State RTNW/Audience Network L 7–1626,210
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Game summaries South Dakota
1
2
3
4
Total
Coyotes
0
10
14
0
24
#11 Grizzlies
3
13
19
0
35
Appalachian State
1
2
3
4
Total
#12 Grizzlies
7
14
0
6
27
#11 Mountaineers
21
0
0
14
35
First ever regular season meeting. Previous two meetings came in the playoff semifinals in 2000 and 2009.
Liberty
1
2
3
4
Total
Flames
0
0
7
7
14
#14 Grizzlies
7
17
0
10
34
Northern Arizona
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
7
7
13
14
41
#14 Grizzlies
17
7
0
7
31
Eastern Washington
1
2
3
4
Total
#21 Grizzlies
7
3
13
3
26
#7 Eagles
7
10
0
15
32
Northern Colorado
1
2
3
4
Total
Grizzlies
0
10
14
16
40
Bears
0
0
10
7
17
Southern Utah
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
6
7
7
10
30
Grizzlies
7
10
0
3
20
North Dakota
1
2
3
4
Total
Grizzlies
7
10
17
0
34
North Dakota
17
14
0
9
40
Idaho State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
3
7
7
7
24
Grizzlies
21
21
21
7
70
Weber State
1
2
3
4
Total
Grizzlies
3
7
3
11
24
Wildcats
0
7
7
7
21
Montana State
1
2
3
4
Total
#2 Bobcats
3
7
3
3
16
Grizzlies
7
0
0
0
7
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final The Sports Network 11 12 14 14 21 RV RV FCS Coaches 10 9 12 11 20 RV RV
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