10/27/2026 12:19:00 PM | Football
MISSOULA - Montana's 2027 football schedule has now been finalized with the Big Sky Conference announcing its league matrix for all 13 member programs on Tuesday.
The Grizzlies will play seven home games again next year, four against conference opponents and three nonconference, with five away games.
Montana opens the season on the road with a Big Sky game against Weber State slated for Aug. 28 in Ogden. It marks the first time Montana has opened the season on the road since a 2021 trip to Seattle to face Washington. It is also the second straight year the Griz open the year against a conference opponent as the league continues to balance its schedule following the additions of Southern Utah and Utah Tech.
The Griz return to Missoula for the entire month of September with four straight home games. UM hosts Lehigh, Central Washington, and West Florida in the previously announced nonconference slate on Sept. 4, 11, and 18.
The Grizzlies return to league play at the end of the month when Cal Poly visits Washington-Grizzly Stadium for Homecoming on Sept. 25.
Montana then takes a rare tour of the Gem State, playing consecutive road games at Idaho and Idaho State on Oct. 2 and 9, respectively. The stretch marks the first time since 1974 the Griz have gone on the road to face both the Vandals and Bengals in the same regular season, and the first time since 1968 UM has played back-to-back weeks in the state of Idaho.
UM returns home the following week to face Eastern Washington on Oct. 16 before heading to Oregon to play Portland State on Oct. 23.
Following a Halloween bye week on Oct. 30, Montana hosts Northern Arizona for the 55th meeting between the Griz and Lumberjacks on Nov. 6. UM then returns to the road and travel to St. George to face Utah Tech on Nov. 13.
The "Brawl of the Wild" series returns to Missoula in 2027 as the regular season concludes with the 126th all-time meeting between Montana and Montana State on Nov. 20.
Montana has sold the most season ticket packages in program history over the last two seasons, eclipsing 19,500 sold in both 2025 and 2026. 2027 season ticket renewals and deposits on new packages are set to open early in the new year.
*Big Sky Conference Game
^Homecoming
The Grizzlies will play seven home games again next year, four against conference opponents and three nonconference, with five away games.
Montana opens the season on the road with a Big Sky game against Weber State slated for Aug. 28 in Ogden. It marks the first time Montana has opened the season on the road since a 2021 trip to Seattle to face Washington. It is also the second straight year the Griz open the year against a conference opponent as the league continues to balance its schedule following the additions of Southern Utah and Utah Tech.
The Griz return to Missoula for the entire month of September with four straight home games. UM hosts Lehigh, Central Washington, and West Florida in the previously announced nonconference slate on Sept. 4, 11, and 18.
The Grizzlies return to league play at the end of the month when Cal Poly visits Washington-Grizzly Stadium for Homecoming on Sept. 25.
Montana then takes a rare tour of the Gem State, playing consecutive road games at Idaho and Idaho State on Oct. 2 and 9, respectively. The stretch marks the first time since 1974 the Griz have gone on the road to face both the Vandals and Bengals in the same regular season, and the first time since 1968 UM has played back-to-back weeks in the state of Idaho.
UM returns home the following week to face Eastern Washington on Oct. 16 before heading to Oregon to play Portland State on Oct. 23.
Following a Halloween bye week on Oct. 30, Montana hosts Northern Arizona for the 55th meeting between the Griz and Lumberjacks on Nov. 6. UM then returns to the road and travel to St. George to face Utah Tech on Nov. 13.
The "Brawl of the Wild" series returns to Missoula in 2027 as the regular season concludes with the 126th all-time meeting between Montana and Montana State on Nov. 20.
Montana has sold the most season ticket packages in program history over the last two seasons, eclipsing 19,500 sold in both 2025 and 2026. 2027 season ticket renewals and deposits on new packages are set to open early in the new year.
| 2027 Griz Football Schedule | |
| 8.28 | @ Weber State* |
| 9.4 | Lehigh |
| 9.11 | Central Washington |
| 9.18 | West Florida |
| 9.25 | Cal Poly*^ |
| 10.2 | @ Idaho* |
| 10.9 | @ Idaho State* |
| 10.16 | Eastern Washington* |
| 10.23 | @ Portland State* |
| 10.30 | Open |
| 11.6 | Northern Arizona* |
| 11.13 | @ Utah Tech* |
| 11.20 | Montana State* |
^Homecoming
Monday, October 26
Monday, October 19
Monday, October 12
Monday, October 05
