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 program (or "Griz") represents the University of Montana in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of college football
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. The Grizzlies have competed in the Big Sky Conference
Big Sky Conference
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, where it is a founding member, since 1963. They play their home games at Washington-Grizzly Stadium
Washington-Grizzly Stadium
Washington-Grizzly Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Missoula, Montana, located on the campus of the University of Montana. It is home to the Montana Grizzlies college football team, a dominant program of the Big Sky Conference and consistently a top team in Division I FCS, formerly known...

 in Missoula, Montana
Missoula, Montana
Missoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...

where they had an average attendance of 25,448 in 2010 (2nd in FCS).

The Grizzlies have had a winning season dating back to 1986 and the construction of Washington-Grizzly Stadium where they have a winning percentage of 89% including playoffs. They hold the records for most playoff appearances in a row (17), Big Sky Conference titles in a row (12), and overall playoff appearances (20). Their success made them winningest program in all college football in the 2000's (119 wins) and third winningest team in FCS in the 1990's (93 wins).

Early years

The University of Montana's first football season was in 1897 where they won a single game (against future rival Montana State
Montana State Bobcats football
The Montana State Bobcats football program competes in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision for Montana State University. The program began in 1897 and has won three national championships...

. The team played only schools from Montana until it helped found the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NWIAA) in 1902. In addition to Montana, this original Northwest Conference included Washington
Washington Huskies football
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, Washington State
Washington State Cougars football
The Washington State Cougars football team is the intercollegiate football team of Washington State University. The team is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference...

, Oregon
Oregon Ducks football
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, Oregon State
Oregon State Beavers football
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, Idaho
Idaho Vandals
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, and Whitman College
Whitman College
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. Despite the association's stated goal of increasing intercollegiate athletics, Montana continued to play only the nearest teams. More unfortunate for the team, it would not win a game against a conference opponent until a 10-0 win over Washington State 1914.

In 1915, the Northwest Conference began to become superfluous with the creation of the Pacific Coast Conference
Pacific Coast Conference
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 which by 1924 already included the five public Northwest Conference schools from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho in addition to California
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 and Stanford
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. Montana joined the conference in 1924 and would remain until 1949. During this time, Montana would win only 9 conferences games (8 of them against Idaho), and would never play a home game against any California team.

Doug Fessenden era (1935-41/1946-48)

(46-40-4) Record, (9-1) vs. Cats

Doug Fessenden was the first Montana coach to last more than five years and was the first to end his career with a winning record that coached more than two years.

Mountain States (Skyline) Conference

In 1948, the Montana board of education announced that it was de-emphasizing athletics at the state university. Key to the university's decision was the feeling that continued affiliation with the conference was incompatible with the goal to "keep intercollegiate athletics properly subordinated to the academic function" and they would "seek to develop competition in all sports with institutions similar in purpose, size, resources and academic standing." The conference was only "preferable to having no conference affiliation."

In 1951, Montana joined the Mountain States Conference, popularly known as the Skyline Conference. It would compete here until the conference dissolved in 1962, never having a winning season and not winning more than three games until 1960. In 1963, Montana joined Gonzaga
Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...

, Idaho
Idaho Vandals football
The Idaho Vandals are a college football team that represents the University of Idaho. The Vandals currently compete in the Western Athletic Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I...

, Idaho State
Idaho State Bengals football
The Idaho State Bengals football program represents Idaho State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision . As of the end of the 2010 season they have an all-time record of 449–463–20...

, Weber State, and Montana State
Montana State Bobcats football
The Montana State Bobcats football program competes in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision for Montana State University. The program began in 1897 and has won three national championships...

 in forming the Big Sky Conference
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

.

Jack Swarthout era (1967-1975)

(51-41-1) Record, (3-6) vs. Cats

Montana's football struggles continued in the new Big Sky Conference, and the team had only won 9 games its first four years when school officials decided that coaching change was needed. In December 1966, University of Montana president Robert T. Pantzer announced that Jack Swarthout, a former quarterback/halfback/end from Montana. Swarthout brought on Jack Elway
Jack Elway
John Albert "Jack" Elway, Sr. was an American football player and head coach; he was the father of John Elway, a Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback.-Early life:...

 as an assistant and together they took the Grizzlies from 1-9 to 7-3 the first season. Within two years Swarthout guided the team to back-to-back undefeated regular seasons in 1969 and 1970 and Montana's first Big Sky Conference titles. Both years they were defeated by the North Dakota State
North Dakota State Bison football
The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level and competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. From 2004 to 2007, the Bison were members of the Great West Football...

 in the Camellia Bowl, which was part of a set of bowls that led up to a poll to determine the NCAA College Division national football championship
NCAA Division II national football championship
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, prior to the current College Division playoff structure.

Continued success was expected, but a disappointing season in 1971 was followed by a work-study scandal that eventually led to Swarthout's resignation. In 1972, a federal grand jury returned a 32-count indictment charging five university officials and coaches (including Swarthout) with conspiring to illegally use federal-aid money by using some of the funds to pay for fictitious jobs for athletes. Though Swarthout was found innocent, the charges hurt recruiting and the student-body government decided to withdraw financial support for athletic programs. Despite the controversy and resultant performance decline, Swarthout is credited as being the coach that turned Montana into a winning football program.

Don Read era (1986-1995)

(85-36) Record, (10-0) vs. Cats

After Swarthout's departure, Montana would register only one winning season over the next 10 years. In November 1985, Montana fired coach Larry Donovan
Larry Donovan
Larry Donovan is a former head football coach for the Montana Grizzlies and BC Lions.A 1964 graduate of the University of Nebraska, Donovan served as an assistant at Iowa, South Dakota, Washington State, and Kansas State before becoming Montana's head coach on December 15, 1979...

 and replaced him with Portland State's head coach, Don Read
Don Read
Don Read is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Portland State University , the University of Oregon , the Oregon Institute of Technology , and the University of Montana , compiling a career...

. Over the next 10 years Montana would go 85-36, have 10 straight winning seasons, and was undefeated against cross-state rival Montana State. Read would win 2 conference titles, make the playoffs 5 times and win Montana's first national championship.

Mick Dennehy era(1996-1999)

(39-12) Record, (4-0) vs. Cats

Mick Dennehy
Mick Dennehy
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 had been the offensive coordinator under Don Read and was promoted to head coach when Read retired in 1995. Dennehy continued Montana's success, making it to the national championship his first year for a rematch against Marshall University
1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in its final season in NCAA Division I-AA. It was their second national championship in school history.-Schedule:-External links:*...

. This time however, Montana would lose 49-29. Montana would make the playoffs every year under Dennehy and continue to beat Montana State, but they would not make it passed the First Round of the playoffs outside his first season. After the 1999 season, Dennehy accepted a head coaching position at Utah State
Utah State Aggies football
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Joe Glenn era (2000-2002)

(39-6) Record, (2-1) vs. Cats

The Joe Glenn
Joe Glenn (American Football)
Joe Glenn was the 30th head coach at the University of Wyoming since the school began playing football in 1893. Glenn took over Wyoming's football program in December 2002 after Wyoming fired the previous coach, Vic Koenning...

 era began with high hopes for the winner of two Division II champions at the University of Northern Colorado
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. He did not disappoint, making it to the national championship his first two seasons, winning the second. Unfortunately, during Glenn's third year Montana's win streak against Montana State finally came to end at 16 straight. Glenn left after the 2002 season to pursue the head coaching job at the University of Wyoming
Wyoming Cowboys football
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Bobby Hauck era (2003-2009)

(80-17) Record, (5-2) vs. Cats

Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck is a college football coach, currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels. Hauck was previously the head coach at Montana, where he led the Grizzlies to seven conference titles and postseason berths in as many seasons, including three national championship game appearances.-Early...

 began his tenure in 2003 and over the next 7 years would win a share of the Big Sky Conference title every year and make it to the national championship in 2004, 2008, and 2009. Unfortunately, Montana would win none of those. After the 2009 season Hauck left to take the head coaching job at UNLV
UNLV Rebels football
The UNLV Rebels football program is a college football team that represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas . The team is currently a member of the Mountain West Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletics Association...

.

Home Stadium

The Montana Grizzlies have played their home games in Washington–Grizzly Stadium since its construction in 1986. The stadium has an official capacity, however, its record attendance is 26,066 set September 17, 2011. Construction of the stadium closely follows the Grizzlies recent success and since its construction the Grizzlies have a 163-21 win record (2010).

Before Washington-Grizzly Stadium, the Grizzlies played off-campus at "new" Dornblaser Field
Dornblaser Field
Dornblaser Field is the name of two stadiums in Missoula, Montana, former home fields of the Montana Grizzlies football teams. The first ivy-covered stone venue opened in 1912 on campus at the base of Mount Sentinel; it hosted the Griz until an off-campus stadium opened in 1968, a "temporary"...

 from 1968
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-86
1986 in sports
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. Prior to 1968, Montana played on-campus at "old" Dornblaser Field from 1920-67 (both named for Paul Dornblaser, football captain in 1912, killed in World War I
World War I
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). Prior to 1920, Montana played its home games at a field in downtown Missoula, near the former Missoulian newspaper building.

Montana State Bobcats

Montana's primary rivalry is the Brawl of the Wild
Brawl of the Wild
The Brawl of the Wild is an annual college football rivalry game between the Montana State University Bobcats and the University of Montana Grizzlies. The rivalry began on November 26, 1897 when the two teams played in Bozeman, Montana, home of Montana State, with Montana prevailing by the score of...

 (AKA: The Cat-Griz game) against Montana State University
Montana State University - Bozeman
Montana State University – Bozeman is a public university located in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's land-grant university and primary campus in the Montana State University System, which is part of the Montana University System...

 in Bozeman
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman is a city in and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The 2010 census put Bozeman's population at 37,280 making it the fourth largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the Bozeman micropolitan area, which consists...

, played 109 times, which the Griz leads 69-36-5 (.657).

The series has three distinct periods. From 1897 to 1916 the teams didn't belong to a conference and at times would play twice per year. Early seasons had seven games or less with one season seeing the Grizzlies play just one game. Four of the five ties in the series came during this era. Montana won 12 games to Montana State's 7.

In 1917 Montana State joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and in 1924 Montana joined what is now the PAC-12 Conference when it entered the Pacific Coast Conference. The RMAC included several teams that would become Mountain West members. When MSU joined the RMAC included Colorado, Colorado State, Utah, Utah State, and Brigham Young. When UM joined the PCC included Stanford, California, UCLA, USC, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, and Idaho. The Bobcats remained in the RMAC through 1956, while the Grizzlies remained in the PCC through 1949 and joined the Mountain States Conference from 1951-1961. MSU was independent from 1957-1962 and UM was independent in 1950 and 1962. During this period UM enjoyed a 30-8-1 edge in Cat-Griz games.

Both schools entered the Big Sky Conference as charter members in 1963 with Montana holding a 42-15-2 series lead. From 1963 to 1985 Montana State enjoyed its most successful period of the Cat-Griz rivalry. MSU won 17 games to just six for UM. Following that Montana started "The Streak" when it won 16 straight games from 1986 to 2001. MSU ended the drought by winning three of four, while UM holds a 5-4 edge after "The Streak" with Montana State winning the most recent game 21-16 in Missoula. The Big Sky era shows Montana with a 27-21 lead.

Idaho Vandals

Montana formerly played a rivalry game against the Idaho Vandals
Idaho Vandals
The Idaho Vandals are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Idaho. They participate in NCAA Division I - FBS in the Western Athletic Conference ....

 for the Little Brown Stein. The Grizzlies trail in the 84-game series 27-55-2 (.333), but have won the last four meetings (2000–03). (Idaho moved up to Division I-A (now FBS) in 1996.)

Eastern Washington Eagles

The Grizzlies also have an annual rivalry game in conference
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 with the Eastern Washington Eagles, called the EWU–UM Governors Cup
EWU–UM Governors Cup
The EWU–UM Governors Cup is the annual college football game between the University of Montana Grizzlies and the Eastern Washington University Eagles.-History:...

. Montana leads the series 25-11-1

Colors

(1893-1967), (1997-Present) Maroon & Silver  

(1968-1996) Copper & Gold  


The University of Montana's official colors are copper, silver and gold, and were chosen as such in recognition of the state of Montana's mining history. Contrary to popular perception, these colors have never changed with the confusion stemming from the University's decision to represent "copper" with either maroon or Texas orange at various times in its history. In 1893 when the University was founded and its colors chosen a lack of copper dye led the school to use maroon and occasionally other colors to represent the copper. This had the effect of having the schools athletic teams not always being represented across the board by the same uniform colors. In 1967, then football coach and athletic director Jack Swarthout, who personally preferred the maroon and silver used by the football team, sought to make the schools colors more consistent and held a vote among UM coaches. They selected Texas orange (to represent copper) and gold to be used on the school's uniforms and it would remain so for the next 30 years. In 1993, the maroon was brought back as part of the University's centennial celebrations and a student survey in 1995 showed support for a return to maroon and silver uniforms. Despite some vocal opposition, by 1997 the colors began to phase into the maroon and silver that continues to be used.

#37 Jersey

The #37 Jersey is a tradition began in 1987 by then Running Back Kraig Paulson. The tradition holds that whomever wears the #37 jersey selects a in-state recruit and leading defensive player to wear it next.
Player Pos. Hometown Years with jersey
Kraig Paulson RB 1983-86
Tim Hauck DB Big Timber 1987-1989
Todd Ericson DB Butte 1990-1993
Jason Crebo LB Helena 1994-1997
Andy Petek DE Helena 1998-2000
Ciche Pitcher DE Anaconda 2001-03
Loren Utterback LB Fort Benton 2004-2007
Carson Bender DT Deer Lodge 2008-2010
Ryan Fetherston DE East Helena 2011-

Team Achievements

The Grizzlies rank among the all time playoff appearance leaders, with appearances in 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993-2009. The Grizzlies playoff streak of 17 in a row from 1993-2009 is a record at the I-AA level, now known as the NCAA Division I Championship Subdivision. The streak came to an end on November 21, 2010 when the Grizzlies were not selected to the FCS playoffs following a loss to in-state rival Montana State.

The Grizzlies won the national championship in 1995 under Don Read
Don Read
Don Read is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Portland State University , the University of Oregon , the Oregon Institute of Technology , and the University of Montana , compiling a career...

 when Dave Dickenson
Dave Dickenson
David Dickenson is a former professional Canadian football player with the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions. Dickenson also played quarterback collegiately at the University of Montana, where he led the Montana Grizzlies to the 1995 NCAA I-AA college football championship.-High school...

 led the team to a victory over Marshall University
Marshall University
Marshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States....

 in the national championship game. In 2001, coach Joe Glenn
Joe Glenn (American Football)
Joe Glenn was the 30th head coach at the University of Wyoming since the school began playing football in 1893. Glenn took over Wyoming's football program in December 2002 after Wyoming fired the previous coach, Vic Koenning...

 led the Montana Grizzlies to another national championship defeating Furman University
Furman University
Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...

 by a score of 13-6.

The Grizzlies rank third in the state in National Football Championships, although they are fourth in Division I-AA (FCS) National Championships with two. They fall behind the Carroll College  from Helena , MT
Helena, Montana
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 and the Montana State Bobcats
Montana State Bobcats football
The Montana State Bobcats football program competes in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision for Montana State University. The program began in 1897 and has won three national championships...

. The Saints have won six NAIA Football Championships while the Montana State Bobcats have won three national titles, although they only have one title as a Division I-AA (FCS) school.

National Championship Appearances

Year Coach Record Result Score Opponent
1995 Don Read
Don Read
Don Read is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Portland State University , the University of Oregon , the Oregon Institute of Technology , and the University of Montana , compiling a career...

13-2 won 22-20 Marshall
Marshall Thundering Herd football
The Marshall Thundering Herd football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Marshall University. The team represents the university as a member of the Conference USA Eastern division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, playing at the Division 1 Bowl Subdivision...

1996 Mike Dennehy 14-1 lost 29-49 Marshall
1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in its final season in NCAA Division I-AA. It was their second national championship in school history.-Schedule:-External links:*...

2000 Joe Glenn
Joe Glenn (American Football)
Joe Glenn was the 30th head coach at the University of Wyoming since the school began playing football in 1893. Glenn took over Wyoming's football program in December 2002 after Wyoming fired the previous coach, Vic Koenning...

13-2 lost 25-27 Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern Eagles football
The Georgia Southern Eagles represent Georgia Southern University in football as part of the Southern Conference under head coach Jeff Monken. The Eagles have won an unprecedented six FCS national championships and eight Southern Conference championships and have produced two Walter Payton Award...

2001 Joe Glenn
Joe Glenn (American Football)
Joe Glenn was the 30th head coach at the University of Wyoming since the school began playing football in 1893. Glenn took over Wyoming's football program in December 2002 after Wyoming fired the previous coach, Vic Koenning...

15-1 won 13-6 Furman
2004 Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck is a college football coach, currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels. Hauck was previously the head coach at Montana, where he led the Grizzlies to seven conference titles and postseason berths in as many seasons, including three national championship game appearances.-Early...

12-3 lost 21-31 James Madison
James Madison Dukes football
The James Madison Dukes football team, founded in 1972, plays at Bridgeforth Stadium. Originally called JMU Stadium, it was renamed for William E. Bridgeforth in 1990. The JMU football team was rarely the centerpiece of JMU sports until the hiring of Mickey Matthews in 1999...

2008 Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck is a college football coach, currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels. Hauck was previously the head coach at Montana, where he led the Grizzlies to seven conference titles and postseason berths in as many seasons, including three national championship game appearances.-Early...

14-2 lost 7-24 Richmond
2008 Richmond Spiders football team
The 2008 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision college football during the 2008 season...

2009 Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck is a college football coach, currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels. Hauck was previously the head coach at Montana, where he led the Grizzlies to seven conference titles and postseason berths in as many seasons, including three national championship game appearances.-Early...

14-1 lost 21-23 Villanova
Villanova Wildcats football
The Villanova Wildcats football program represents Villanova University in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision . The Wildcats play at Villanova Stadium with capacity of 12,500.-History:...


Conference Champions

Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record Coach
1969 Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
10-1 4–0 Jack Swarthout
1970 Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
10-1 6-0 Jack Swarthout
1982♦ Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
6-6 5-2 Larry Donovan
Larry Donovan
Larry Donovan is a former head football coach for the Montana Grizzlies and BC Lions.A 1964 graduate of the University of Nebraska, Donovan served as an assistant at Iowa, South Dakota, Washington State, and Kansas State before becoming Montana's head coach on December 15, 1979...

1993 Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
10-2 7-0 Don Read
Don Read
Don Read is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Portland State University , the University of Oregon , the Oregon Institute of Technology , and the University of Montana , compiling a career...

1995 Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
13-2 6-1 Don Read
Don Read
Don Read is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Portland State University , the University of Oregon , the Oregon Institute of Technology , and the University of Montana , compiling a career...

1996 Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
14-1 8-0 Mick Dennehy
Mick Dennehy
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1998 Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
8-4 6-2 Mick Dennehy
Mick Dennehy
-External links:*...

1999 Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
9-3 7-1 Mick Dennehy
Mick Dennehy
-External links:*...

2000 Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
13-2 8-0 Joe Glenn
Joe Glenn (American Football)
Joe Glenn was the 30th head coach at the University of Wyoming since the school began playing football in 1893. Glenn took over Wyoming's football program in December 2002 after Wyoming fired the previous coach, Vic Koenning...

2001 Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
15-1 7-0 Joe Glenn
Joe Glenn (American Football)
Joe Glenn was the 30th head coach at the University of Wyoming since the school began playing football in 1893. Glenn took over Wyoming's football program in December 2002 after Wyoming fired the previous coach, Vic Koenning...

2002♦ Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
11-3 5-2 Joe Glenn
Joe Glenn (American Football)
Joe Glenn was the 30th head coach at the University of Wyoming since the school began playing football in 1893. Glenn took over Wyoming's football program in December 2002 after Wyoming fired the previous coach, Vic Koenning...

2003♦ Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
9-4 5-2 Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck is a college football coach, currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels. Hauck was previously the head coach at Montana, where he led the Grizzlies to seven conference titles and postseason berths in as many seasons, including three national championship game appearances.-Early...

2004♦ Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
12-3 6-1 Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck is a college football coach, currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels. Hauck was previously the head coach at Montana, where he led the Grizzlies to seven conference titles and postseason berths in as many seasons, including three national championship game appearances.-Early...

2005♦ Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
8-4 5-2 Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck is a college football coach, currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels. Hauck was previously the head coach at Montana, where he led the Grizzlies to seven conference titles and postseason berths in as many seasons, including three national championship game appearances.-Early...

2006 Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
12-2 8-0 Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck is a college football coach, currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels. Hauck was previously the head coach at Montana, where he led the Grizzlies to seven conference titles and postseason berths in as many seasons, including three national championship game appearances.-Early...

2007 Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
11-1 8-0 Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck is a college football coach, currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels. Hauck was previously the head coach at Montana, where he led the Grizzlies to seven conference titles and postseason berths in as many seasons, including three national championship game appearances.-Early...

2008♦ Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
14-2 7-1 Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck is a college football coach, currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels. Hauck was previously the head coach at Montana, where he led the Grizzlies to seven conference titles and postseason berths in as many seasons, including three national championship game appearances.-Early...

2009 Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
14-1 8–0 Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck is a college football coach, currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels. Hauck was previously the head coach at Montana, where he led the Grizzlies to seven conference titles and postseason berths in as many seasons, including three national championship game appearances.-Early...

2011♦ Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 
9-2 7-1 Robin Pflugrad
Robin Pflugrad
-References:...

Total 18
Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion

National award winners - players

  • Walter Payton Award
    Walter Payton Award
    The Walter Payton Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding offensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision of college football as chosen by a nationwide panel of media and college sports information directors...

National Offensive Player of the Year
1995: Dave Dickenson
Dave Dickenson
David Dickenson is a former professional Canadian football player with the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions. Dickenson also played quarterback collegiately at the University of Montana, where he led the Montana Grizzlies to the 1995 NCAA I-AA college football championship.-High school...


  • Walter Payton Award Finalists
2009: Chase Reynolds
Chase Reynolds
Chase Reynolds is an American football running back for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as a undrafted free agent in 2011...

2005: Lex Hilliard
Lex Hilliard
Hilliard returned to the field as a fifth-year senior in 2007, appearing in 11 games for the Grizzlies. He rushed for 1,132 yards and 16 touchdowns on his way to second-team All-Big Sky honors. He topped the 100-yard rushing plateau seven times during the season....

2004: Craig Ochs
Craig Ochs
Craig Ochs was an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills in the NFL and was also assigned to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa in the 2006 season.-Biography:...

2002: John Edwards
2001: Yohance Humphery
1999: Drew Miller
1998: Brian Ah Yat
1997: Brian Ah Yat
1996: Brian Ah Yat
1989: Tim Hauck
Tim Hauck
Timothy Christian Hauck is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League....


  • Buck Buchanan Award
    Buck Buchanan Award
    The Buck Buchanan Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding defensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision of college football, and was first given in 1995 after the Walter Payton Award was designated solely for offensive players.The trophy was named in honor of the...

National Defensive Player of the Year
2007: Kroy Biermann
Kroy Biermann
Kroy Biermann is an American football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Montana...


  • Buck Buchanan Award Finalists
2006: Kroy Biermann
2002: Trey Young
2001: Vince Huntsberger (Runner-up)
2000: Andy Petek (Runner-up)

National award winners - coaches

  • Eddie Robinson Award
    Eddie Robinson Award
    The Eddie Robinson Award is awarded annually to college football's top head coach in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision . The award was established by The Sports Network in 1987 and is voted upon by the division's sports information directors and selected sports writers...

National Coach of the Year
2002: Joe Glenn
Joe Glenn (American Football)
Joe Glenn was the 30th head coach at the University of Wyoming since the school began playing football in 1893. Glenn took over Wyoming's football program in December 2002 after Wyoming fired the previous coach, Vic Koenning...


  • American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)
National Coach of the Year
1995: Don Read
Don Read
Don Read is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Portland State University , the University of Oregon , the Oregon Institute of Technology , and the University of Montana , compiling a career...


Big Sky Conference honors

  • Offensive MVP
2002: John Edwards, QB
1998: Brian Ah Yat, QB
1996: Brian Ah Yat, QB
1995: Dave Dickenson
Dave Dickenson
David Dickenson is a former professional Canadian football player with the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions. Dickenson also played quarterback collegiately at the University of Montana, where he led the Montana Grizzlies to the 1995 NCAA I-AA college football championship.-High school...

, QB
1994: Dave Dickenson, QB
1993: Dave Dickenson, QB

  • Defensive MVP
2011: Caleb McSurdy, LB
2007: Kroy Biermann
Kroy Biermann
Kroy Biermann is an American football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Montana...

, DE
2002: Trey Young, FS
2001: Vince Huntsberger, SS
2000: Andy Petek, DE
1999: Vince Huntsbergeru, SS
1996: Jason Crebo, LB
1989: Tim Hauck
Tim Hauck
Timothy Christian Hauck is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League....

, DB
1988: Tim Hauck, DB
1976: Greg Anderson, DB
1974: Ron Rosenberg, LB


  • Top Newcomer
2003: Justin Green, RB
1999: Drew Miller, QB

  • Coach of the Year
2011: Robin Pflugrad
Robin Pflugrad
-References:...

2009: Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck is a college football coach, currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels. Hauck was previously the head coach at Montana, where he led the Grizzlies to seven conference titles and postseason berths in as many seasons, including three national championship game appearances.-Early...

2007: Bobby Hauck
2006: Bobby Hauck
2002: Joe Glenn
Joe Glenn
Joe Glenn may refer to:*Joe Glenn , American football coach*Joe Glenn , Major League catcher...

2001: Joe Glenn
2000: Joe Glenn
1996: Mick Dennehy
Mick Dennehy
-External links:*...

1995: Don Read
Don Read
Don Read is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Portland State University , the University of Oregon , the Oregon Institute of Technology , and the University of Montana , compiling a career...

1993: Don Read
1989: Don Read
1970: Jack Swarthout
1969: Jack Swarthout


Coaches

Coach Years Seasons Record Pct. Conf. Record Pct. Conf. Champs Bowl Games Playoff Appearances National Titles Record vs. Cats
Brawl of the Wild
The Brawl of the Wild is an annual college football rivalry game between the Montana State University Bobcats and the University of Montana Grizzlies. The rivalry began on November 26, 1897 when the two teams played in Bozeman, Montana, home of Montana State, with Montana prevailing by the score of...

Fred Smith 1897 1 1-2-3 .417 1-0
Sgt. F.B Searight 1898 1 3-2 .600 2-0
Guy Cleveland 1899 1 1-2 .333 0-2
Frank Bean 1900-1901 2 2-4 .333 0-2
Dewitt Peck 1902 1 0-3 .000 0-1
Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1902)
H.B. Conibear 1903-04 2 5-7 .417 1-1
F.W. Schule 105-06 2 4-7 .364
Albion Findlay 1907 1 4-1-1 .750
Roy White 1908-09 2 7-2-2 .727 2-1-1
Robert Cary 1910-11 2 5-3-1 .611 1-0-1
Lt. W.C. Philoon 1912 1 4-3 .667 2-0
A.G. Heilman 1913-14 2 8-4-1 .679 3-0
Jerry Nissen 1915-17 3 7-7-3 .500 1-0-1
Bernie Biermann 1919-21 3 9-9-3 .500 2-0-1
Jon Stewart 1922-23 2 7-8 .467 2-0
Pacific Coast Conference
Pacific Coast Conference
The Pacific Coast Conference was a college athletic conference in the United States which existed from 1915 to 1959. Though the Pacific-12 Conference claims the PCC's history as part of its own, the older league had a completely different charter and was disbanded in 1959 due to a major crisis...

 (1924-1949)
Earl 'Click' Clark 1924-25 2 7-8-1 .469 1-0
Frank Millburn 1926-30 5 18-22-3 .453 3-1-1
Bernard 'Bunny' Oakes 1931-34 4 8-22-1 .274 3-1
Doug Fessenden 1935-41/1946-48 12 46-40-4 .475 9-1
Clyde Carpenter 1942 1 0-8 .000
George Dahlberg 1945 1 1-4 .375
Ted Shipkey 1949-51 3 12-16 .429 3-0
Mountain States Conference (1951-1961)
Eddie Chinske 1952-54 3 8-18-1 .315 4-0
Jerry Williams 1955-57 3 6-23 .207 1-2
Ray Jenkins 1958-63 6 14-43 .246 2-4
Big Sky Conference
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 (1963-Present)
Hugh Davidson 1964-66 3 8-20 .286 0-3
Jack Swarthout 1967-75 9 51-41-1 .554 2 2 3-6
Gene Carlson 1976-79 4 16-25 .390 1-3
Larry Donovan 1980-85 6 25-37-1 .398 1 1 2-4
Don Read 1986-95 10 85-36 .702 2 5 1 10-0
Mike Dennehy 1996-99 4 39-12 .765 3 4 4-0
Joe Glenn 2000-02 3 39-6 .867 3 3 1 2-1
Bobby Hauck 2003-09 7 80-17 .825 7 7 5-2
Robin Pflugrad 2010-Present 1 7-4 .636 0-1
Totals 1897–present 104 538–467–23 ' ' 18 2 21 2

Seasons and Results


Awards and Honors

  • Grizzlies quarterback Bob O'Billovich
    Bob O'Billovich
    Robert "Bob" O'Billovich, nicknamed "Obie", is the current General Manager of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League....

     was selected as the Montana Athlete of Decade (1960–1970)

Possible FBS Membership

On November 10, 2010 the Western Athletic Conference
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...

 announced that it will be expanding its membership by adding three teams, UTSA
University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at San Antonio, commonly referred to as UTSA, is a state university in San Antonio, Texas. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, it is the third-largest of nine universities and six health institutions in the University of Texas System and the eighth-largest in...

, Texas State University, and the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....

. It was reported that the WAC also extended an invitation to Montana, but the university decided to decline.

Notable Players

Griz in the Pros
PlayerYearTeamLeagueRound
Steve Sullivan 1922 Evansville Crimson Giants
Evansville Crimson Giants
The Evansville Crimson Giants were a professional American football team based in Evansville, Indiana and were a part of the National Football League in 1921 and 1922. The Giants home games were played at Bosse Field...

NFL
Ted Illman 1926 Wilson’s Wildcats
Los Angeles Wildcats
The Los Angeles Wildcats was a traveling team of the first American Football League that was not based in its nominal home city but in Chicago, Illinois...

AFL I
American Football League (1926)
The first American Football League , sometimes called AFL I, AFLG, or the Grange League, was a professional American football league that operated in 1926. It was the first major competitor to the National Football League. Founded by C. C...

"Wild" Bill Kelly 1927 New York Yankees
New York Yankees (NFL)
The New York Yankees were a short-lived professional American football team from 1926 to 1928. The team was a member of the first American Football League in 1926, and later the National Football League from 1927-1928. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium...

NFL
Len Noyes 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...

NFL
Milton
Milt Popovich
Milton John Popovich was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League. He played with the Chicago Cardinals from 1938 to 1942.-External links:**...

Popovich
Milt Popovich
Milton John Popovich was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League. He played with the Chicago Cardinals from 1938 to 1942.-External links:**...

1937 Chicago Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

NFL
Paul Szakash 1937 Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

NFL 7th
Aldo
Aldo Forte
Aldo John Forte was a guard and a offensive tackle in the National Football League who played for the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and the Green Bay Packers. Forte played collegiate ball at the University of Montana before being drafted into the NFL by the Chicago Bears in the 21st round of the...

Forte
Aldo Forte
Aldo John Forte was a guard and a offensive tackle in the National Football League who played for the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and the Green Bay Packers. Forte played collegiate ball at the University of Montana before being drafted into the NFL by the Chicago Bears in the 21st round of the...

1938 Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

NFL 21st
Bill Lazetich 1938 Cleveland Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...

NFL 16th
John Dolan 1941 Buffalo Indians
Buffalo Indians
The Buffalo Indians were a professional American football team that competed in the third American Football League in 1940 and in 1941. The team played its home games in Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York...

AFL III
American Football League (1940)
American Football League, also known as the AFL III to distinguish it from earlier organizations of that name, was a major professional American football league that operated from 1940-1941...

Stan Renning 1959 Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

John Lands 1960 Indianapolis Warriors UFL
Gary Schwertfeger 1961 British Columbia Lions
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Bob
Bob O'Billovich
Robert "Bob" O'Billovich, nicknamed "Obie", is the current General Manager of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League....

O’Billovich
Bob O'Billovich
Robert "Bob" O'Billovich, nicknamed "Obie", is the current General Manager of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League....

1962 Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Terry Dillon 1963 Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

NFL
Mike
Mike Tilleman
Michael John Tilleman is a former American football player. He played defensive tackle in the NFL for 11 seasons .-Early life:...

Tilleman
Mike Tilleman
Michael John Tilleman is a former American football player. He played defensive tackle in the NFL for 11 seasons .-Early life:...

1964 Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

NFL
Bryan Magnuson 1968 Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

NFL 8th
Maceo Gray 1969 Baltimore Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....

NFL
Dave Urie 1969 Houston Oilers
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...

AFL IV
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...

Tim Gallagher 1971 Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

NFL
Willie Postler 1972 British Columbia Lions
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

NFL
Steve
Steve Okoniewski
Steve Okoniewski is a former professional American football player who played defensive lineman for six seasons for the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He is currently the principal at Luxemburg-Casco High School in Luxemburg, Wisconsin and is a volunteer coach with the...

Okoniewski
Steve Okoniewski
Steve Okoniewski is a former professional American football player who played defensive lineman for six seasons for the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He is currently the principal at Luxemburg-Casco High School in Luxemburg, Wisconsin and is a volunteer coach with the...

1972 Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

NFL
Roy Robinson 1972 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Walt Brett 1975 Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

NFL 4th
Ron Rosenberg 1975 Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

NFL 13th
Barry Darrow 1974 Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

NFL
Greg Harris 1976 New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

NFL
Doug
Doug Betters
Doug Betters is an American football player who played defensive end for the Miami Dolphins from 1978 to 1987.After graduating from Arlington Heights High School in Illinois, Betters played college Division I football for the University of Montana Grizzlies from 1974 to 1976, then transferred to...

Betters
Doug Betters
Doug Betters is an American football player who played defensive end for the Miami Dolphins from 1978 to 1987.After graduating from Arlington Heights High School in Illinois, Betters played college Division I football for the University of Montana Grizzlies from 1974 to 1976, then transferred to...

1977 Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

NFL
Terry Falcon 1977 New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...

NFL
Greg Anderson 1979 Montreal CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Tim Hook 1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Carm Carteri 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Guy
Guy Bingham
Guy Richard Bingham is a former American football center in the National Football League for the New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Montana and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1980 NFL Draft.Bingham attended and...

Bingham
Guy Bingham
Guy Richard Bingham is a former American football center in the National Football League for the New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Montana and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1980 NFL Draft.Bingham attended and...

1980 New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

NFL 10th
Pat Curry 1982 Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...

NFL
Rocky Klever 1982 New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

NFL 9th
Rich Burtness 1982 Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

NFL 12th
Mike Hagen 1982 Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...

NFL
Mickey
Mickey Sutton (cornerback)
William Earl "Mickey" Sutton is a former professional cornerback in the Canadian Football League , the United States Football League , and the National Football League...

Sutton
Mickey Sutton (cornerback)
William Earl "Mickey" Sutton is a former professional cornerback in the Canadian Football League , the United States Football League , and the National Football League...

1983 Pittsburgh Maulers
Pittsburgh Maulers
The Pittsburgh Maulers competed in the 1984 season of the United States Football League. Their most prominent player was first pick overall in the 1984 USFL draft, running back Mike Rozier of Nebraska, who won the Heisman Trophy, collegiate football's most prestigious individual award.They were...

USFL
Brian
Brian Salonen
Brian Scott Salonen is a former American football tight end who played two seasons for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League...

Salonen
Brian Salonen
Brian Scott Salonen is a former American football tight end who played two seasons for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League...

1984 Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

NFL 10th
Mike Rice 1987 New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

NFL 8th
Brent
Brent Pease
Brent Richard Pease is an American football coach and former professional quarterback. He is currently the offensive coordinator at Boise State University.-Playing career:...

Pease
Brent Pease
Brent Richard Pease is an American football coach and former professional quarterback. He is currently the offensive coordinator at Boise State University.-Playing career:...

1987 Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

NFL 11th
Larry Clarkson 1988 San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

NFL 8th
Pat Foster 1988 Los Angeles Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...

NFL 9th
Tim
Tim Hauck
Timothy Christian Hauck is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League....

Hauck
Tim Hauck
Timothy Christian Hauck is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League....

1989 New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...

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Jay Fagan 1989 Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

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Kirk
Kirk Scrafford
Kirk Tippet Scrafford is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for nine seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals, the Denver Broncos, and the San Francisco 49ers....

Scrafford
Kirk Scrafford
Kirk Tippet Scrafford is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for nine seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals, the Denver Broncos, and the San Francisco 49ers....

1989 Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

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Grady Bennett 1991 British Columbia Lions
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Matt Clark 1991 British Columbia Lions
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Mike Trevathan 1991 British Columbia Lions
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Brad Lebo 1992 Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

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Sean Dorris 1992 Houston Oilers
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...

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Todd Ericson 1994 Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....

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Carl Franks 1994 Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Scott
Scott Gragg
Christopher Scott Gragg is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Montana, majoring in mathematics where he made 82 knockdown blocks while grading 89 percent for blocking consistency as a senior...

Gragg
Scott Gragg
Christopher Scott Gragg is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Montana, majoring in mathematics where he made 82 knockdown blocks while grading 89 percent for blocking consistency as a senior...

1995 New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Scott Gurnsey 1995 Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Shalon
Shalon Baker
Shalon Baker, born August 22, 1973, at Seattle, Washington, was an award winning Canadian Football League player and was a player/coach in the Arena Football League....

Baker
Shalon Baker
Shalon Baker, born August 22, 1973, at Seattle, Washington, was an award winning Canadian Football League player and was a player/coach in the Arena Football League....

1995 British Columbia Lions
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Marc Lamb 1995 New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Keith Burke 1995 Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Dave
Dave Dickenson
David Dickenson is a former professional Canadian football player with the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions. Dickenson also played quarterback collegiately at the University of Montana, where he led the Montana Grizzlies to the 1995 NCAA I-AA college football championship.-High school...

Dickenson
Dave Dickenson
David Dickenson is a former professional Canadian football player with the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions. Dickenson also played quarterback collegiately at the University of Montana, where he led the Montana Grizzlies to the 1995 NCAA I-AA college football championship.-High school...

1996 Calgary Stampeders
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Matt Wells 1996 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Blaine
Blaine McElmurry
Blaine Richard McElmurry is a former American football safety in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers and the Jacksonville Jaguars. McElmurry played college ball for the University of Montana and played professionally for 3 seasons. He retired in 1999.-References:...

McElmurry
Blaine McElmurry
Blaine Richard McElmurry is a former American football safety in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers and the Jacksonville Jaguars. McElmurry played college ball for the University of Montana and played professionally for 3 seasons. He retired in 1999.-References:...

1997 Houston Oilers
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...

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Joe Douglass 1997 New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

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David Kempfert 1997 Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...

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Jeff Zellick 1997 New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Jason Baker 1998 Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Jason Crebo 1998 Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Brian Ah Yat 1999 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Scott
Scott Curry
Scott Curry was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 6th round of the 1999 NFL Draft. Curry played in 5 games for the Packers in 1999. He was active with the Packers in 2000 but did not play, and he left the NFL after...

Curry
Scott Curry
Scott Curry was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 6th round of the 1999 NFL Draft. Curry played in 5 games for the Packers in 1999. He was active with the Packers in 2000 but did not play, and he left the NFL after...

1999 Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

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Kris
Kris Heppner
Kris Heppner is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Montana.-Reference:...

Heppner
Kris Heppner
Kris Heppner is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Montana.-Reference:...

2000 Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...

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Dallas
Dallas Neil
Dallas Neil is a former American football punter and tight end for the Atlanta Falcons and the New York Jets. He went to college at the University of Montana where he played with the Montana Grizzlies football team as both a tight end and punter...

Neil
Dallas Neil
Dallas Neil is a former American football punter and tight end for the Atlanta Falcons and the New York Jets. He went to college at the University of Montana where he played with the Montana Grizzlies football team as both a tight end and punter...

2000 Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Jeremy Watkins 2000 New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Jimmy
Jimmy Farris
James Robert "Jimmy" Farris is a former American football wide receiver who retired from the NFL in 2009. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Montana.Farris has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons,...

Farris
Jimmy Farris
James Robert "Jimmy" Farris is a former American football wide receiver who retired from the NFL in 2009. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Montana.Farris has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons,...

2001 San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

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Leif Thorsen 2001 British Columbia Lions
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

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Thatcher
Thatcher Szalay
Thatcher Szalay is an American football player of Hungarian origin who has previously played for the NFL on the Baltimore Ravens and the Seattle Seahawks....

Szalay
Thatcher Szalay
Thatcher Szalay is an American football player of Hungarian origin who has previously played for the NFL on the Baltimore Ravens and the Seattle Seahawks....

2002 Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

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Calvin Coleman 2002 New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Drew Miller 2002 Detroit Fury
Detroit Fury
The Detroit Fury were an Arena Football League team. The team began play in 2001 and was based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at The Palace of Auburn Hills, also the home of the NBA's Detroit Pistons. The team was co-owned by William Davidson, who owned the Pistons, along with...

Arena
Arena Football League
The Arena Football League is the highest level of professional indoor American football in the United States. It is currently the second longest running professional football league in the United States, after the National Football League. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster...

Etu
Etu Molden
Etu Baraka Molden is an Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker who is currently a free agent...

Molden
Etu Molden
Etu Baraka Molden is an Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker who is currently a free agent...

2002 Chicago Rush
Chicago Rush
The Chicago Rush is an arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. It is a member of the Central Division of the National Conference of the Arena Football League. The team was founded in 2001 and is co-owned by Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame player and coach.The Rush have qualified for the...

Arena
Arena Football League
The Arena Football League is the highest level of professional indoor American football in the United States. It is currently the second longest running professional football league in the United States, after the National Football League. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster...

Spencer Frederick 2002 New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

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Dylan McFarland
Dylan McFarland
Dylan McFarland is a former American football offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League and the Hamburg Sea Devils in NFL Europa....

2003 Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Jon Skinner 2003 San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Chris Snyder 2003 Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

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Justin Green 2004 Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...

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Andy Petek 2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Cory
Cory Procter
Cory Procter is an American football guard who is currently a member of the Miami Dolphins. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2005...

Procter
Cory Procter
Cory Procter is an American football guard who is currently a member of the Miami Dolphins. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2005...

2005 Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

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Craig
Craig Ochs
Craig Ochs was an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills in the NFL and was also assigned to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa in the 2006 season.-Biography:...

Ochs
Craig Ochs
Craig Ochs was an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills in the NFL and was also assigned to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa in the 2006 season.-Biography:...

2005 San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Levander Segars 2005 Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Willie Walden 2005 Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

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Trey Young 2005 Calgary Stampeders
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Brad Rhoades 2006 Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...

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Tuff
Tuff Harris
Chester David "Tuff" Harris is an American football safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2007...

Harris
Tuff Harris
Chester David "Tuff" Harris is an American football safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2007...

2007 Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Josh
Josh Swogger
-Pro career:Swogger was invited to minicamp with the National Football League Kansas City Chiefs in May 2007.Swogger went to Mathews High School in Vienna, Ohio and Ursuline High School in Youngstown, Ohio, where he went on to win the Division 4 state championship as the starting...

Swogger
Josh Swogger
-Pro career:Swogger was invited to minicamp with the National Football League Kansas City Chiefs in May 2007.Swogger went to Mathews High School in Vienna, Ohio and Ursuline High School in Youngstown, Ohio, where he went on to win the Division 4 state championship as the starting...

2007 Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

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Ryan Bagley 2008 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

Kroy
Kroy Biermann
Kroy Biermann is an American football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Montana...

Biermann
Kroy Biermann
Kroy Biermann is an American football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Montana...

2008 Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Cody
Cody Balogh
Cody Balogh is a free agent offensive lineman. He was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Montana.-Early years:...

Balogh
Cody Balogh
Cody Balogh is a free agent offensive lineman. He was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Montana.-Early years:...

2008 Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Dan
Dan Carpenter
Daniel Roy Carpenter is an American football placekicker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League...

Carpenter
Dan Carpenter
Daniel Roy Carpenter is an American football placekicker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League...

2008 Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Lex
Lex Hilliard
Hilliard returned to the field as a fifth-year senior in 2007, appearing in 11 games for the Grizzlies. He rushed for 1,132 yards and 16 touchdowns on his way to second-team All-Big Sky honors. He topped the 100-yard rushing plateau seven times during the season....

Hilliard
Lex Hilliard
Hilliard returned to the field as a fifth-year senior in 2007, appearing in 11 games for the Grizzlies. He rushed for 1,132 yards and 16 touchdowns on his way to second-team All-Big Sky honors. He topped the 100-yard rushing plateau seven times during the season....

2008 Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Colt
Colt Anderson
Colt Anderson is an American football free safety for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Montana....

Anderson
Colt Anderson
Colt Anderson is an American football free safety for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Montana....

2009 Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

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Colin Dow 2009 Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

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Cole Berquist 2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

J.D.
J. D. Quinn
James "J. D." Quinn is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2009, but was later released during training camp. He played college football at Montana...

Quinn
J. D. Quinn
James "J. D." Quinn is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2009, but was later released during training camp. He played college football at Montana...

2009 Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Michael
Mike Stadnyk
Michael Stadnyk is a professional Canadian football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was most recently signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Roughriders in the second round of the 2008 CFL Draft. He played college football for Montana...

Stadnyk
Mike Stadnyk
Michael Stadnyk is a professional Canadian football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was most recently signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Roughriders in the second round of the 2008 CFL Draft. He played college football for Montana...

2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

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Marc
Marc Mariani
Marc Steven Mariani is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He played college football for the Montana Grizzlies. He was drafted in the 7th round of the 2010 NFL Draft....

Mariani
Marc Mariani
Marc Steven Mariani is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He played college football for the Montana Grizzlies. He was drafted in the 7th round of the 2010 NFL Draft....

2010 Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...

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Shann
Shann Schillinger
Shann Schillinger is an American football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Montana...

Schillinger
Shann Schillinger
Shann Schillinger is an American football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Montana...

2010 Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

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