Preseason
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Big Sky preseason poll
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The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Grizzlies were picked to finish in fifth place by the media, and in fourth place by the coaches.[1]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Eastern Washington
536 (25)
2
UC Davis
510 (13)
3
Weber State
472 (4)
4
Montana State
417
5
Montana
396 (1)
6
Northern Arizona
302
7
Idaho State
285
8
Idaho
248
9
Cal Poly
196
10
Portland State
178
11
Southern Utah
160
12
Sacramento State
125
13
Northern Colorado
90
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Eastern Washington
140 (10)
2
UC Davis
127 (2)
3
Weber State
124
4
Montana
104 (1)
5
Montana State
100
6
Northern Arizona
88
7
Idaho State
72
8
Idaho
65
9
Cal Poly
56
10
Portland State
42
11
Sacramento State
40
12
Southern Utah
38
13
Northern Colorado
19
Preseason All–Big Sky team
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The Grizzlies had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Offense
Samuel Akem – WR
Defense
Dante Olson – ILB
Special teams
Jace Lewis – ST
Schedule
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Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 1:00 p.m. at South Dakota * No. 25 KTMF W 31–17 5,193
September 7 7:00 p.m. North Alabama * No. 22 KTMF W 61–1724,033
September 14 8:45 p.m. at No. 15 (FBS ) Oregon * No. 20 P12N L 3–3549,098
September 21 1:00 p.m. Monmouth * No. 19 Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT KTMF W 47–2723,119
September 28 2:00 p.m. at No. 4 UC Davis No. 18 RTNW W 45–2010,011
October 5 1:00 p.m. Idaho State No. 8 Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT RTNW W 59–2025,023
October 19 7:00 p.m. at No. 15 Sacramento State No. 5 KTMF L 22–4915,140
October 26 12:00 p.m. Eastern Washington No. 10 RTNW W 34–1724,072
November 2 3:00 p.m. at Portland State No. 8 KTMF W 38–23 6,191
November 9 1:00 p.m. Idaho No. 6 RTNW W 42–1722,333
November 16 1:00 p.m. No. 3 Weber State No. 5 Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT RTNW W 35–1622,682
November 23 12:00 p.m. at No. 8 Montana State No. 3 RTNW L 14–4819,827
December 7 1:00 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana * No. 7 ESPN3 W 73–2816,550
8:00 p.m. at No. 4 Weber State* No. 7 ESPN2 L 10–176,422
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Game summaries
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At South Dakota
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4
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No. 25 Grizzlies
0
17
14
0
31
Coyotes
0
10
7
0
17
North Alabama
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1
2
3
4
Total
Lions
7
10
0
0
17
No. 22 Grizzlies
10
6
24
21
61
At Oregon
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2
3
4
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No. 20 Grizzlies
0
0
3
0
3
No. 15 (FBS) Ducks
14
7
7
7
35
Monmouth
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1
2
3
4
Total
Hawks
0
14
6
7
27
No. 19 Grizzlies
0
21
12
14
47
At UC Davis
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3
4
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No. 18 Grizzlies
7
10
21
7
45
No. 4 Aggies
0
7
7
6
20
Idaho State
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2
3
4
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Bengals
10
7
3
0
20
No. 8 Grizzlies
0
24
14
21
59
At Sacramento State
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3
4
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No. 5 Grizzlies
7
8
7
0
22
No. 15 Hornets
18
17
14
0
49
Eastern Washington
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3
4
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Eagles
0
14
3
0
17
No. 10 Grizzlies
3
7
10
14
34
At Portland State
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2
3
4
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No. 8 Grizzlies
7
7
14
10
38
Vikings
0
17
6
0
23
1
2
3
4
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Vandals
3
7
0
7
17
No. 6 Grizzlies
0
14
14
14
42
Weber State
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2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Wildcats
3
0
0
13
16
No. 5 Grizzlies
14
7
14
0
35
At Montana State
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2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Grizzlies
0
14
0
0
14
No. 8 Bobcats
17
14
3
14
48
FCS Playoffs
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The Grizzlies entered the postseason tournament as the number six seed, with a first-round bye.[4]
Southeastern Louisiana–Second Round
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2
3
4
Total
Lions
7
14
7
0
28
No. 7 Grizzlies
10
28
20
15
73
At Weber State–Quarterfinals
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2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Grizzlies
0
7
0
3
10
No. 4 Wildcats
0
3
7
7
17
Ranking movements
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final STATS FCS 25 22 20 19 18 8 8 5 10 8 6 5 3 7 6 Coaches RV 23 18–T 19 17 9 8 6 11 8 5 4 3 8 6
References
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