2010 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 2010 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies, charter members of the Big Sky Conference, were led by first-year head coach Robin Pflugrad and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.

2010 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 20
FCS Coaches	No. 21
Record	7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Robin Pflugrad (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jonathan Smith
Defensive coordinator	Mike Breske
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium

2010 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Eastern Washington +^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 11 Montana State +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 20 Montana		5	–	3					7	–	4
Weber State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Sacramento State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	8
Portland State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Idaho State		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	1:05 pm	Western State*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 73–2	25,663
September 11	7:05 pm	at Cal Poly*	No. 1	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KPAX	L 33–35	8,027
September 18	5:05 pm	at No. 18 Eastern Washington	No. 6	Roos Field Cheney, WA (Governors Cup)	KPAX	L 27-36	11,702
September 25	1:05 pm	Sacramento State	No. 14	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 28–25	25,965
October 2	1:35 pm	Northern Colorado	No. 12	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	KPAX	W 30–7	6,114
October 9	1:05 pm	Idaho State	No. 12	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 47–28	25,568
October 16	6:05 pm	at Portland State	No. 11	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	KPAX	W 23–21	6,425
October 23	1:05 pm	No. 21 Northern Arizona	No. 7	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 24–21	25,323
October 30	1:05 pm	Weber State	No. 7	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	KPAX	L 21-30	6,782
November 13	12:05 pm	North Dakota*	No. 17	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 27-17	24,151
November 20	12:05 pm	No. 8 Montana State	No. 14	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	KPAX	L 16-21	26,019
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Regular season

Western State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Western State	2	0	0	0	2
Montana	28	14	17	14	73

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Montana	14	0	6	13	33
Cal Poly	7	7	14	7	35

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Montana	14	7	3	3	27
#18 Eastern Washington	7	7	10	12	36

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sacramento State	6	10	3	6	25
Montana	7	7	7	7	28

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Montana	10	14	6	0	30
Northern Colorado	0	0	0	7	7

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Idaho State	0	7	7	14	28
Montana	10	13	14	10	47

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Montana	0	7	7	9	23
Portland State	0	7	7	7	21

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Arizona	0	9	6	6	21
Montana	7	0	10	7	24

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Montana	7	14	0	0	21
Weber State	6	7	14	3	30

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Dakota	0	10	7	0	17
Montana	7	6	7	7	27

Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Montana State	14	7	0	0	21
Montana	14	0	2	0	16