Football
Phenicie, Rob
Rob Phenicie
- Title:
- Asst. Head Coach / Tight Ends
- Email:
- nathan.dellinger@mso.umt.edu
- Phone:
- 243-2969
2025 marks the fourth season of Phenicie’s second tenure on the Montana coaching staff, and his 11th season overall with the Griz.
From 2003-2009 Phenicie helped UM win seven-straight Big Sky titles as offensive coordinator.
He returned to UM in 2020 to serve as an offensive analyst after five seasons as the head coach at Idaho State.
In 2023 he was promoted to the tackles and tight ends coach, and in 2024 began coaching the tight ends exclusively and serving as Hauck’s assistant head coach.
Phenicie helped lead the Grizzlies to three national championship appearances under Hauck from 2003-2009. In 2023 he helped lead the Griz to his fourth national title appearance.
He returned to Montana after seven seasons at ISU, with five spent as the Bengals’ head coach from 2017-2020.
Prior to his time at Idaho State, Phenicie also coached under Hauck at UNLV from 2010-2014, serving as the Rebels’ offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and tight ends coach over the five-season span, helping lead the team to the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl.
At Idaho State, Phenicie’s offenses were consistently some of the most productive in the Big Sky. In his time as head coach, the Bengals produced nine first-team all-conference players, including Mitch Gueller, who would become the program’s all-time leading receiver with 3,249 career yards. ISU quarterback Tyler Vander Waal was also named the league’s newcomer of the year in the spring of 2021 with 1,843 passing yards and 12 touchdowns in six games.
In his first stint at Montana, he coached several All-Americans during Montana’s run to seven-straight FCS playoff appearances as UM’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. During that time, he helped mentor legendary names like Craig Ochs, Marc Mariani, Chase Reynolds, Lex Hilliard, Cole Bergquist, and a host of future professional offensive linemen.
The Phenicie File
From 2003-2009 Phenicie helped UM win seven-straight Big Sky titles as offensive coordinator.
He returned to UM in 2020 to serve as an offensive analyst after five seasons as the head coach at Idaho State.
In 2023 he was promoted to the tackles and tight ends coach, and in 2024 began coaching the tight ends exclusively and serving as Hauck’s assistant head coach.
Phenicie helped lead the Grizzlies to three national championship appearances under Hauck from 2003-2009. In 2023 he helped lead the Griz to his fourth national title appearance.
He returned to Montana after seven seasons at ISU, with five spent as the Bengals’ head coach from 2017-2020.
Prior to his time at Idaho State, Phenicie also coached under Hauck at UNLV from 2010-2014, serving as the Rebels’ offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and tight ends coach over the five-season span, helping lead the team to the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl.
At Idaho State, Phenicie’s offenses were consistently some of the most productive in the Big Sky. In his time as head coach, the Bengals produced nine first-team all-conference players, including Mitch Gueller, who would become the program’s all-time leading receiver with 3,249 career yards. ISU quarterback Tyler Vander Waal was also named the league’s newcomer of the year in the spring of 2021 with 1,843 passing yards and 12 touchdowns in six games.
In his first stint at Montana, he coached several All-Americans during Montana’s run to seven-straight FCS playoff appearances as UM’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. During that time, he helped mentor legendary names like Craig Ochs, Marc Mariani, Chase Reynolds, Lex Hilliard, Cole Bergquist, and a host of future professional offensive linemen.
The Phenicie File
| Hometown | Huntington Beach, Calif. |
| Family | Wife, Jennifer, Daughter, Meghen |
| Alma Mater | University of Memphis B.A. Sociology 1989 |
| M.Ed. Athletic Admin 1991 | |
| Playing Experience | Nebraska 1984-1985 |
| Orange Coast College 1986 | |
| Memphis 1987 | |
| Coaching Experience | 1989-1991, Memphis - Grad Asst. |
| 1991-1992, UCLA - Grad Asst. | |
| 1992-1997, Los Angeles Valley College – QB/WR | |
| 1997-1998, Cal State Northridge – Asst. Head Coach/OC/WR | |
| 1999, UNLV – Offensive Assistant | |
| 2000-2002, Wyoming – WR/Recruiting Coord./Co-OC | |
| 2003-2009, Montana – OC/WR-QB | |
| 2010-2014, UNLV – OC/QB – Assoc. Head Coach | |
| 2015-2016, Idaho State – WR | |
| 2017-2020, Idaho State – Head Coach | |
| 2020-22., Montana – Offensive Analyst | |
| 2023-Pres., Montana, Assoc. Head Coach/Tight Ends |
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