Saturday, October 31
Cheney, Wash.
2 PM (MT)
Montana
at
Eastern Washington
Photo by: Montana Photgoraphy
10/27/2026 6:20:00 PM | Football
With rested bodies and renewed urgency following the bye week, the Montana Grizzlies return to action on Saturday looking to break back into the win column after dropping a pair of Big Sky games.
The Grizzlies take to the road with little margin for error in the remaining month of the season at 5-3 overall and 3-2 in conference play as UM looks to extend its FCS record playoff appearance total to 30.
Standing in Montana's way is a hungry Eastern Washington team who enters the game at 2-6 overall and 1-4 in Big Sky play and would love nothing more than to play spoiler on the red turf in Cheney where the Eagles have historically been tough to beat.
But the bye week couldn't have come at a better time for the dinged-up Grizzly defense, who has seen five linemen and 9 of 11 starters go down with injury throughout the season.
Montana will be hoping to get as many of those players back in action as possible this week to help contain a high-flying Eagle offense that has averaged nearly 300 yards passing per game led by the second-most productive quarterback in the league in Nate Bell.
But the Griz enter the game with the most productive passer in the Big Sky in Keali'i Ah Yat, not to mention a record-setting running back in Eli Gillman and an O-line that has paved the way for one of the best units in the FCS.
All signs point to a shootout on the Palouse this week as the Griz look to keep their playoff hopes alive. Kickoff from EWU is set for 2 p.m. MT, 1 p.m. PT.
WATCH: The Grizzlies return to CBS stations on the Montana Television Network/Scripps Sports channels around the state and region this week, with the game at Eastern Washington available on basic cable, satellite options, free-to-air channels, and online streaming in Montana, Idaho, and Washington.
This week's game will be shown around the state on local CBS stations in some markets, including KPAX in Missoula/Kalispell, KRTV in Great Falls and KXLH in Helena. This week's game can also be seen on "The Spot" in Billings, Butte and Bozeman, as well as in Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Boise, Twin Falls, and Local 3 in Denver. "The Spot" is a new independent television network that serves as the secondary home of Big Sky Conference games and will carry specific UM games in specific markets. SWX out of Spokane will also carry the game in Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington.
The Griz are also back on ESPN+ this week, with streaming available without blackout nationwide. ESPN+ serves as the primary streaming home of Montana Athletics for all sports.
Veteran play-by-play announcer Trey Bender and former Grizzly All-American Jordan Tripp return to the broadcast booth to call the game. Kyle Hansen will report from the sidelines. For complete broadcast details visit GoGriz.com/WhereToWatch.
LISTEN: "Voice of the Griz" Riley Corcoran is in his 11th season behind the mic at Montana and will once again bring you all the Grizzly action over the airwaves on the Grizzly Sports Radio Network and its 16 affiliate stations around the state.
Joining Corcoran in the booth this season is Chase Reynolds – a Montana native, Grizzly Sports Hall of Famer, five-year NFL veteran and one of the most decorated players in UM history – who brings his knowledge of the game to the airwaves as the Grizzlies' new radio analyst.
"Grizzly Gameday" starts two hours before kickoff each Saturday with the official pregame radio show featuring Ace Sauerwein and Denny Bedard before Corcoran and Reynolds take over 30 minutes to kickoff.
Griz fans outside the radio footprint can stream all of Montana's broadcasts on their mobile device LIVE and FREE of charge with the Varsity Network App, powered by Learfield and Sidearm Sports.
BOBBY KENNEDY RADIO SHOW: The Grizzly Coaches show returns to The Den on Upper Miller Creek Road each Wednesday at 7 p.m. this season as Coach Kennedy and Corcoran provide an exclusive breakdown of this week's opponent and relive all the highlights of last week's win. The Coaches Show can be heard on select Grizzly Sports Radio Network stations around the state, originating from 98.3 FM and 1290 AM KGVO Missoula.
GRIZZLY INSIDER: The Grizzly Insider takes fans inside the huddle every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. on The Spot – MTN. Corcoran and Scripps TV sideline reporter Kyle Hansen break down that week's game with Kennedy and a featured player each week with up-to-date features on other Grizzly sports as well.
HAPPENINGS: The University of Montana Alumni Association has your plans to attend the game in Cheney covered with a full slate of weekend activities for Griz fans. Join UMAA and fellow Griz fans on Friday night, Oct. 30, from 5-7 p.m. for a Griz on Tap at O'Doherty's in downtown Spokane. This event is free to all Grizzlies with food and drink available for purchase.
On Saturday morning UMAA will also host a pregame social at Jack & Dan's in Spokane from 9-11:30 a.m. and offer bus shuttles to the game. The social is free to attend. Shuttle tickets are $25 each and must be reserved in advance. To claim your seat, visit GrizAlum.org.
///GRIZ TRACKS///
SERIES HISTORY: Montana leads the overall series with Eastern Washington 32-18-1 dating back to the first meeting between the two programs in 1938. UM has struggled in Cheney, however, leading the series 12-11 on the road and earning its first win on EWU's red turf in 2024.
LAST TIME IN CHENEY: The last time Montana traveled to EWU, there were gutsy fourth down calls, trick plays from both sides, surprise onside kicks, and so much more as the two teams combined for over 100 points and 1,252 total yards in a 52-49 win for UM back in 2024 – its first ever on the red turf.
The Grizzlies totaled 701 yards, the second-most in program history, to outpace the Eagles in a late-night shootout, passing for 364 yards and running for 337.
Montana led for a majority of the game after scoring the final 21 points of the opening half, but it took some massive plays on fourth down for the Griz to pull out the win. They converted all three, including a touchdown pass in the final minutes. The Griz went 30-for-42 for 364 yards and five touchdowns passing.
Nick Ostmo led the rushing attack with 160 yards on 15 carries, averaging 10.7 yards per carry behind a big 62-yard gain in the fourth quarter that set up the game-winning score. Ostmo scored on the ground and hauled in a receiving touchdown. Gillman also added 109 yards on 11 carries, including a signature home run ball from 69 yards out.
GILLMAN GREATNESS: Eli Gillman continued his march to the top of the record books and a Walter Payton Award campaign season with another 100+ yard day against Idaho.
• With 170 on Saturday, Gillman broke his fifth Montana school record against Idaho, surpassing Hall of Famer Marc Mariani's program mark for all-purpose yards, now with 5,525 in his illustrious career.
• Gillman has now set new school career records for most rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns, points scored, and all-purpose yards. He's got one more school record squarely in his sights. He needs just 44 more carries this season to break Lex Hilliard's record of 806. Gillman is currently averaging 18 carries per game this season.
• Gillman is also knocking on the door to one of the premiere records in Big Sky Conference history, needing just six more touchdowns to tie (seven to pass) Cooper Kupp's league record for total TDs and points scored of 77 and 464, respectively. Gillman enters the EWU game with 71 career TDs and 426 points scored.
• It's time to put Gillman in the conversation for FCS records as well. With 71 total TD's, he is currently ninth in FCS history, chasing Brian Westbrook of Villanova's record career total of 89. That puts him 19 TDs away from breaking an NCAA FCS record with four regular season games to play.
Gillman's 62 career rushing TDs also place him among the best to ever do it in the FCS, Now at No. 16 in subdivision history and chasing Adrian Peterson of Georgia Southern's career total of 84.
• So far this season Gillman is currently second in the FCS and Big Sky in all-purpose yards with 1,253 to his name and is one of just four players in the FCS to cross the 1,000-yard rushing line. Now with 1,016 yards on the ground, Gillman has reached 1,000 for the third time in his career – the only Grizzly to ever three-peat crossing the century mark. He's also top five in the FCS in rushing TDs, rush yards per game, and leads the nation in total touchdowns and points scored.
• He remains the active career leader in all of NCAA football (D-I, II, III) in rushing yards, and is currently second in rushing TDs and all-purpose yards.
AH YAT ACCURACY: Gillman's feats are made even more impressive when you consider Montana's offense has leaned more heavily on the passing game this season, with the Griz throwing for 2,316 yards while rushing or 1,440.
Montana is second in the Big Sky and eighth nationally in passing and scoring offense and the consistency of Keali'i Ah Yat in the passing game is a big reason why.
Ah Yat is first in the Big Sky and top five nationally in passing efficiency, passing TDs, passing yards, yards per game, and points responsible for this week after completing 192 of 274 passes with just two interceptions. That's a clip of 70.07 percent, an average that if the season ended today, would be the most accurate for a passer in Grizzly history.
As he gets ready to make his 30th start as a Grizzly, Ah Yat is coming off the bye week having put up back-to-back 300-yard passing days and thrown for five TDs for the second time this season against Idaho.
Those five passing TDs bring his season total to 22 and 63 in his career, already the fourth most for any quarterback in program history. His career total of 7,742 passing yards is just 37 shy of passing Grady Bennett for the fourth-most in program history as well.
KEEPING HIM CLEAN: Gillman and Ah Yat have both benefited from a clean pocket and wide running lanes this season as Montana's offensive line continues to impress. The Griz lead the Big Sky and are top 10 nationally in sacks allowed at exactly one per game this season.
That average, extrapolated out over the remaining four regular season games, is on track to be the second fewest ever given up by a Grizzly offensive line, and would be roughly half of the sacks given up by UM last year. This is all while totaling roughly 470 yards of offense per game – the fourth-best average in modern program history.
DAVIS DIALED IN: Receiver Brooks Davis posted his sixth 100+ yard game in the last seven outings with a game-high 104 yards against the Vandals. With three regular season games to play, Davis now has 64 grabs for 914 yards – both totals already among the top 15 season totals in program history.
• Those 914 receiving yards remain the most in the FCS this week and continue to place Davis in elite company among all receivers in D-I football. The only players with more receiving yards to date are those in the Heisman conversation: Oregon State's Jessee Legree (1,040 yards), Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith (984 yards) and Miami's Malachi Toney (952 yards). According to a recent article from The Athletic, Smith is currently the odds-on favorite to win the Heisman, with Toney third and Legree sixth.
CLEANING IT UP: The Griz played a clean game on the penalty sheet against Idaho, with just two flags for a total of 15 yards. It was the fewest for UM since game one where they were penalized three times against Southern Utah. The last time the Griz committed two or less penalties was over a calendar year ago when they committed just one at Sacramento State.
TK SACKS: With one logged against the Vandals, D-End Tyler King continues to lead the Big Sky in sacks this week with 6.5 on the season, that's good enough to put him 12th in the FCS in sacks per game.
ROHRER GOES DEEP: Tight end Titus Rohrer showed his ability to stretch the field with a career day against Idaho last week. The 5th year transfer from Tennessee caught two passes for a total of 43 yards, both in the fourth quarter as Montana was working on a comeback.
BIG DAY FOR BOYD: Safety Kade Boyd had a career day against the Vandals. The Billings native posted a game-high 12 stops (9 solo), logged his first career sack and had two TFLs. His previous career high was six tackles, posted against the same Idaho Vandals in 2025.
SALOPEK'S STOPS: Another of Montana's young DB's had a career game against Idaho with seven tackles, he also posted a career-tying best two pass breakups. The speedy sophomore had made five starts this season in his first year of regular action.
FAMILIAR FACES: Montana heads to Cheney with a depth of knowledge of the Eagle's program with five staff members who have previously worked at EWU.
Grizzly O-Line coach Brent Meyers was an All-American on the Eagle O-line and coached at EWU for a spell as well. Defensive coordinator Eric Sadners served in the same capacity for two seasons at EWU where his units posted the 3rd most forced fumbles and interceptions in the Big Sky. Safeties coach Wes Nurse came to Missoula from Cheney where he helped the Eagles produced one of the top takeaway rates in the Big Sky. D-Line coach Jaylen Johsnon came to UM after two seasons at EWU in the same capacity, and linebacker coach Nic Roger was a DB assistant on the EWU staff.
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2027: Montana's 2027 football schedule was finalized on Tuesday with the announcement of the Big Sky Conference league matrix for all 13 programs.
The Grizzlies will play seven home games again next year, four against conference opponents and three nonconference. For the second-straight year UM opens the season with a league game, traveling to Ogden to play Weber State on Aug. 28.
The Griz then return to Missoula for the month of September with four straight home games. UM hosts Lehigh, Central Washington, and West Florida in nonconference action before returning to league play to host Cal Poly at the end of the month.
Montana also takes a rare tour of the Gem State, playing consecutive road games at Idaho and Idaho State in early October. The stretch marks the first time since 1974 that Montana has gone on the road to face both the Vandals and Bengals in the same regular season, and the first time since 1968 that the Griz played back-to-back weeks in the state of Idaho.
The Griz then host EWU and travel to Portland State to cap the October slate, with the bye week landing on the last weekend of the month. Montana hosts NAU and travels to Utah Tech in November before returning to Missoula for the 126th Brawl of the Wild against Montana State.
*Big Sky Conference Game
The Grizzlies take to the road with little margin for error in the remaining month of the season at 5-3 overall and 3-2 in conference play as UM looks to extend its FCS record playoff appearance total to 30.
Standing in Montana's way is a hungry Eastern Washington team who enters the game at 2-6 overall and 1-4 in Big Sky play and would love nothing more than to play spoiler on the red turf in Cheney where the Eagles have historically been tough to beat.
But the bye week couldn't have come at a better time for the dinged-up Grizzly defense, who has seen five linemen and 9 of 11 starters go down with injury throughout the season.
Montana will be hoping to get as many of those players back in action as possible this week to help contain a high-flying Eagle offense that has averaged nearly 300 yards passing per game led by the second-most productive quarterback in the league in Nate Bell.
But the Griz enter the game with the most productive passer in the Big Sky in Keali'i Ah Yat, not to mention a record-setting running back in Eli Gillman and an O-line that has paved the way for one of the best units in the FCS.
All signs point to a shootout on the Palouse this week as the Griz look to keep their playoff hopes alive. Kickoff from EWU is set for 2 p.m. MT, 1 p.m. PT.
WATCH: The Grizzlies return to CBS stations on the Montana Television Network/Scripps Sports channels around the state and region this week, with the game at Eastern Washington available on basic cable, satellite options, free-to-air channels, and online streaming in Montana, Idaho, and Washington.
This week's game will be shown around the state on local CBS stations in some markets, including KPAX in Missoula/Kalispell, KRTV in Great Falls and KXLH in Helena. This week's game can also be seen on "The Spot" in Billings, Butte and Bozeman, as well as in Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Boise, Twin Falls, and Local 3 in Denver. "The Spot" is a new independent television network that serves as the secondary home of Big Sky Conference games and will carry specific UM games in specific markets. SWX out of Spokane will also carry the game in Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington.
The Griz are also back on ESPN+ this week, with streaming available without blackout nationwide. ESPN+ serves as the primary streaming home of Montana Athletics for all sports.
Veteran play-by-play announcer Trey Bender and former Grizzly All-American Jordan Tripp return to the broadcast booth to call the game. Kyle Hansen will report from the sidelines. For complete broadcast details visit GoGriz.com/WhereToWatch.
LISTEN: "Voice of the Griz" Riley Corcoran is in his 11th season behind the mic at Montana and will once again bring you all the Grizzly action over the airwaves on the Grizzly Sports Radio Network and its 16 affiliate stations around the state.
Joining Corcoran in the booth this season is Chase Reynolds – a Montana native, Grizzly Sports Hall of Famer, five-year NFL veteran and one of the most decorated players in UM history – who brings his knowledge of the game to the airwaves as the Grizzlies' new radio analyst.
"Grizzly Gameday" starts two hours before kickoff each Saturday with the official pregame radio show featuring Ace Sauerwein and Denny Bedard before Corcoran and Reynolds take over 30 minutes to kickoff.
Griz fans outside the radio footprint can stream all of Montana's broadcasts on their mobile device LIVE and FREE of charge with the Varsity Network App, powered by Learfield and Sidearm Sports.
BOBBY KENNEDY RADIO SHOW: The Grizzly Coaches show returns to The Den on Upper Miller Creek Road each Wednesday at 7 p.m. this season as Coach Kennedy and Corcoran provide an exclusive breakdown of this week's opponent and relive all the highlights of last week's win. The Coaches Show can be heard on select Grizzly Sports Radio Network stations around the state, originating from 98.3 FM and 1290 AM KGVO Missoula.
GRIZZLY INSIDER: The Grizzly Insider takes fans inside the huddle every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. on The Spot – MTN. Corcoran and Scripps TV sideline reporter Kyle Hansen break down that week's game with Kennedy and a featured player each week with up-to-date features on other Grizzly sports as well.
HAPPENINGS: The University of Montana Alumni Association has your plans to attend the game in Cheney covered with a full slate of weekend activities for Griz fans. Join UMAA and fellow Griz fans on Friday night, Oct. 30, from 5-7 p.m. for a Griz on Tap at O'Doherty's in downtown Spokane. This event is free to all Grizzlies with food and drink available for purchase.
On Saturday morning UMAA will also host a pregame social at Jack & Dan's in Spokane from 9-11:30 a.m. and offer bus shuttles to the game. The social is free to attend. Shuttle tickets are $25 each and must be reserved in advance. To claim your seat, visit GrizAlum.org.
///GRIZ TRACKS///
SERIES HISTORY: Montana leads the overall series with Eastern Washington 32-18-1 dating back to the first meeting between the two programs in 1938. UM has struggled in Cheney, however, leading the series 12-11 on the road and earning its first win on EWU's red turf in 2024.
LAST TIME IN CHENEY: The last time Montana traveled to EWU, there were gutsy fourth down calls, trick plays from both sides, surprise onside kicks, and so much more as the two teams combined for over 100 points and 1,252 total yards in a 52-49 win for UM back in 2024 – its first ever on the red turf.
The Grizzlies totaled 701 yards, the second-most in program history, to outpace the Eagles in a late-night shootout, passing for 364 yards and running for 337.
Montana led for a majority of the game after scoring the final 21 points of the opening half, but it took some massive plays on fourth down for the Griz to pull out the win. They converted all three, including a touchdown pass in the final minutes. The Griz went 30-for-42 for 364 yards and five touchdowns passing.
Nick Ostmo led the rushing attack with 160 yards on 15 carries, averaging 10.7 yards per carry behind a big 62-yard gain in the fourth quarter that set up the game-winning score. Ostmo scored on the ground and hauled in a receiving touchdown. Gillman also added 109 yards on 11 carries, including a signature home run ball from 69 yards out.
GILLMAN GREATNESS: Eli Gillman continued his march to the top of the record books and a Walter Payton Award campaign season with another 100+ yard day against Idaho.
• With 170 on Saturday, Gillman broke his fifth Montana school record against Idaho, surpassing Hall of Famer Marc Mariani's program mark for all-purpose yards, now with 5,525 in his illustrious career.
• Gillman has now set new school career records for most rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns, points scored, and all-purpose yards. He's got one more school record squarely in his sights. He needs just 44 more carries this season to break Lex Hilliard's record of 806. Gillman is currently averaging 18 carries per game this season.
• Gillman is also knocking on the door to one of the premiere records in Big Sky Conference history, needing just six more touchdowns to tie (seven to pass) Cooper Kupp's league record for total TDs and points scored of 77 and 464, respectively. Gillman enters the EWU game with 71 career TDs and 426 points scored.
• It's time to put Gillman in the conversation for FCS records as well. With 71 total TD's, he is currently ninth in FCS history, chasing Brian Westbrook of Villanova's record career total of 89. That puts him 19 TDs away from breaking an NCAA FCS record with four regular season games to play.
Gillman's 62 career rushing TDs also place him among the best to ever do it in the FCS, Now at No. 16 in subdivision history and chasing Adrian Peterson of Georgia Southern's career total of 84.
• So far this season Gillman is currently second in the FCS and Big Sky in all-purpose yards with 1,253 to his name and is one of just four players in the FCS to cross the 1,000-yard rushing line. Now with 1,016 yards on the ground, Gillman has reached 1,000 for the third time in his career – the only Grizzly to ever three-peat crossing the century mark. He's also top five in the FCS in rushing TDs, rush yards per game, and leads the nation in total touchdowns and points scored.
• He remains the active career leader in all of NCAA football (D-I, II, III) in rushing yards, and is currently second in rushing TDs and all-purpose yards.
AH YAT ACCURACY: Gillman's feats are made even more impressive when you consider Montana's offense has leaned more heavily on the passing game this season, with the Griz throwing for 2,316 yards while rushing or 1,440.
Montana is second in the Big Sky and eighth nationally in passing and scoring offense and the consistency of Keali'i Ah Yat in the passing game is a big reason why.
Ah Yat is first in the Big Sky and top five nationally in passing efficiency, passing TDs, passing yards, yards per game, and points responsible for this week after completing 192 of 274 passes with just two interceptions. That's a clip of 70.07 percent, an average that if the season ended today, would be the most accurate for a passer in Grizzly history.
As he gets ready to make his 30th start as a Grizzly, Ah Yat is coming off the bye week having put up back-to-back 300-yard passing days and thrown for five TDs for the second time this season against Idaho.
Those five passing TDs bring his season total to 22 and 63 in his career, already the fourth most for any quarterback in program history. His career total of 7,742 passing yards is just 37 shy of passing Grady Bennett for the fourth-most in program history as well.
KEEPING HIM CLEAN: Gillman and Ah Yat have both benefited from a clean pocket and wide running lanes this season as Montana's offensive line continues to impress. The Griz lead the Big Sky and are top 10 nationally in sacks allowed at exactly one per game this season.
That average, extrapolated out over the remaining four regular season games, is on track to be the second fewest ever given up by a Grizzly offensive line, and would be roughly half of the sacks given up by UM last year. This is all while totaling roughly 470 yards of offense per game – the fourth-best average in modern program history.
DAVIS DIALED IN: Receiver Brooks Davis posted his sixth 100+ yard game in the last seven outings with a game-high 104 yards against the Vandals. With three regular season games to play, Davis now has 64 grabs for 914 yards – both totals already among the top 15 season totals in program history.
• Those 914 receiving yards remain the most in the FCS this week and continue to place Davis in elite company among all receivers in D-I football. The only players with more receiving yards to date are those in the Heisman conversation: Oregon State's Jessee Legree (1,040 yards), Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith (984 yards) and Miami's Malachi Toney (952 yards). According to a recent article from The Athletic, Smith is currently the odds-on favorite to win the Heisman, with Toney third and Legree sixth.
CLEANING IT UP: The Griz played a clean game on the penalty sheet against Idaho, with just two flags for a total of 15 yards. It was the fewest for UM since game one where they were penalized three times against Southern Utah. The last time the Griz committed two or less penalties was over a calendar year ago when they committed just one at Sacramento State.
TK SACKS: With one logged against the Vandals, D-End Tyler King continues to lead the Big Sky in sacks this week with 6.5 on the season, that's good enough to put him 12th in the FCS in sacks per game.
ROHRER GOES DEEP: Tight end Titus Rohrer showed his ability to stretch the field with a career day against Idaho last week. The 5th year transfer from Tennessee caught two passes for a total of 43 yards, both in the fourth quarter as Montana was working on a comeback.
BIG DAY FOR BOYD: Safety Kade Boyd had a career day against the Vandals. The Billings native posted a game-high 12 stops (9 solo), logged his first career sack and had two TFLs. His previous career high was six tackles, posted against the same Idaho Vandals in 2025.
SALOPEK'S STOPS: Another of Montana's young DB's had a career game against Idaho with seven tackles, he also posted a career-tying best two pass breakups. The speedy sophomore had made five starts this season in his first year of regular action.
FAMILIAR FACES: Montana heads to Cheney with a depth of knowledge of the Eagle's program with five staff members who have previously worked at EWU.
Grizzly O-Line coach Brent Meyers was an All-American on the Eagle O-line and coached at EWU for a spell as well. Defensive coordinator Eric Sadners served in the same capacity for two seasons at EWU where his units posted the 3rd most forced fumbles and interceptions in the Big Sky. Safeties coach Wes Nurse came to Missoula from Cheney where he helped the Eagles produced one of the top takeaway rates in the Big Sky. D-Line coach Jaylen Johsnon came to UM after two seasons at EWU in the same capacity, and linebacker coach Nic Roger was a DB assistant on the EWU staff.
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2027: Montana's 2027 football schedule was finalized on Tuesday with the announcement of the Big Sky Conference league matrix for all 13 programs.
The Grizzlies will play seven home games again next year, four against conference opponents and three nonconference. For the second-straight year UM opens the season with a league game, traveling to Ogden to play Weber State on Aug. 28.
The Griz then return to Missoula for the month of September with four straight home games. UM hosts Lehigh, Central Washington, and West Florida in nonconference action before returning to league play to host Cal Poly at the end of the month.
Montana also takes a rare tour of the Gem State, playing consecutive road games at Idaho and Idaho State in early October. The stretch marks the first time since 1974 that Montana has gone on the road to face both the Vandals and Bengals in the same regular season, and the first time since 1968 that the Griz played back-to-back weeks in the state of Idaho.
The Griz then host EWU and travel to Portland State to cap the October slate, with the bye week landing on the last weekend of the month. Montana hosts NAU and travels to Utah Tech in November before returning to Missoula for the 126th Brawl of the Wild against Montana State.
| 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* |
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