2011 Montana Grizzlies football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2011 Montana Grizzlies Montana Griz logo.svg 150 Big Sky Conference Big Sky 5 5 6–2, 5 wins and 1 loss vacated 5–1 2 Robin Pflugrad 2nd Jonathan Smith 2nd Multiple Mike Breske 2nd Multiple 3–4 Washington–Grizzly Stadium The 2011 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Robin Pflugrad and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.Coaching History 2025 https://gogriz.com/documents/2025/8/1/Coaching_History_2025.pdf University of Montana 2 March 2026 They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. The team finished the regular season with an overall 9–2 record, 7–1 in Big Sky play. They then won two FCS playoff games, before being eliminated in the semifinals by Sam Houston State, thus ending their season with an overall 11–3 record.http://cfbinfo.com/team/montana-grizzlies/2011 Montana Grizzlies, 2011 Schedule cfbinfo.com February 10, 2019 On July 26, 2013, Montana was sanctioned by the NCAA, which found that "boosters provided extra benefits to players." Montana vacated its last two conference games of the 2011 season (two wins), its last non-conference game of the regular season (one win), and its participation in the NCAA playoffs (two wins, semifinals loss), resulting in an official record of 6–2 overall, 5–1 in conference play.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28255794/ncaa_penalizes_montana_football_program/ NCAA penalizes Montana football program Associated Press The Marshall News Messenger Marshall, Texas B3 July 27, 2013 February 10, 2019 newspapers.com including vacating five wins... and advancing to the FCS semifinals ... falling to Sam Houston State. However, it can no longer list those among its football accomplishments Schedule 2011 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network September 3 4:00 p.m. l y y 12 Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN ESPN3 16–42 94,661 September 10 1:05 p.m. w y 15 Cal Poly Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT KWBM 37–23 25,855 September 17 12:05 p.m. w 12 Eastern Washington 10 Governors Cup Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT KPAX 17–14 26,066 September 24 7:05 p.m. l y 10 Sacramento State Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA KPAX 28–42 12,751 October 1 1:05 p.m. w y 19 Northern Colorado Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT KPAX 55–28 25,919 October 8 4:05 p.m. w y 16 Idaho State Holt Arena Pocatello, ID KPAX 33–0 9,124 October 15 1:05 p.m. w 14 Portland State Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT KPAX 30–24 25,744 October 22 3:05 p.m. w y 12 Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ KPAX 28–24 8,421 October 29 1:00 p.m. v 11 Weber State Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT KPAX 45–10 25,401 November 5 12:05 p.m. v y 10 2011 Western Oregon Wolves Western Oregon Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT KWBM 32–7 24,984 November 19 12:05 p.m. v y 7 Montana State 1 Brawl of the Wild Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT KPAX 36–10 20,247 December 3 1:00 pm v y 5 Central Arkansas 15 FCS Playoffs Second Round Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT ESPN3 41–14 22,005 December 10 7:05 pm v y 5 Northern Iowa 2 FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT ESPN 48–10 23,049 December 16 7:00 pm l y y 5 Sam Houston State 1 FCS Playoffs Semifinals Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ESPN 28–31 12,367http://www.montanagrizzlies.com/schedules/?s=170&g=100&m=37 MontanaGrizzlies.com :: The original source for Montana Grizzly sports since 1999 2011-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20110425152634/http://www.montanagrizzlies.com/schedules/?s=170&g=100&m=37 2011-04-25 dead Regular season Final score sourceScoring History 2025 https://gogriz.com/documents/2025/8/1/Scoring_History_2025.pdf University of Montana 2 March 2026 Tennessee #12 Montana 0 7 2 7 Tennessee 14 14 7 7 Cal Poly Cal Poly 10 7 6 0 #15 Montana 7 7 15 8 Eastern Washington #10 Eastern Washington 0 6 0 8 #12 Montana 10 0 7 0 Sacramento State #10 Montana 7 7 7 7 Sacramento State 7 14 14 7 Northern Colorado Northern Colorado 7 7 0 14 #19 Montana 10 17 28 0 Idaho State #16 Montana 10 3 10 10 Idaho State 0 0 0 0 Portland State Portland State 6 15 3 0 #14 Montana 0 10 14 6 Northern Arizona #12 Montana 0 14 7 7 Northern Arizona 14 0 0 10 Weber State* Weber State 3 0 0 7 #11 Montana 14 24 7 0 Western Oregon* Western Oregon 0 0 7 0 #10 Montana 6 6 10 10 Montana State* #7 Montana 0 12 17 7 #1 Montana State 0 0 7 3 On July 26, 2013, the NCAA sanctioned Montana and forced it to vacate its last five wins of the 2011 season, Big Sky Conference co-championship and NCAA FCS playoff participation. FCS Playoffs Second Round–Central Arkansas* #15 Central Arkansas 0 0 7 7 #5 Montana 17 14 7 3 Quarterfinals–Northern Iowa* #2 Northern Iowa 7 3 0 0 #5 Montana 7 21 7 13 Semifinals–Sam Houston State #5 Montana 0 14 7 7 #1 Sam Houston State 21 7 3 0 On July 26, 2013, the NCAA sanctioned Montana and forced it to vacate its last five wins of the 2011 season, Big Sky Conference co-championship and NCAA FCS playoff participation. Rankings 13 The Sports Network 12 15 12 10 19 16 14 12 11 10 8 7 5 13 FCS Coaches 12 13 11 9 16 14 11 9 8 8 7 7 5 NCAA investigation and sanctions In 2013, the NCAA investigated the University of Montana for violations of regulations concerning gifts to student athletes. On July 26, 2013, the NCAA announced its finding that the university had insufficiently monitored its football program, enabling boosters to provide gifts and services to players against NCAA regulations.NCAA penalizes Univ. of Montana over booster perks Amy Beth Hanson Bozeman Daily Chronicle Associated Press 2013-07-26 https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/sports/article_28a4a996-f60e-11e2-a71e-001a4bcf887a.html 2023-08-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20170504193602/https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/sports/article_28a4a996-f60e-11e2-a71e-001a4bcf887a.html 2017-05-04 live Much of the investigation centered on events surrounding the arrests of two Montana football players, cornerback Trumaine Johnson and backup quarterback Gerald Kemp, in October 2011. The NCAA found that boosters provided the players with bail and free legal counsel, in violation of NCAA rules. Several university personnel, including then-coach Robin Pflugrad, then-athletics director Jim O’Day, and the university compliance officer, evidently knew details of the situation but did not report them. The investigation also found that six boosters had provided smaller benefits to players over 100 times between 2004 and 2012. Montana faced several penalties as a result of the investigation, most of which it self-imposed. Montana vacated five wins from the 2011 season in which Johnson and Kemp had played, including a win in the rivalry game against Montana State and two FCS playoff victories, vacating the school's participation in the FCS playoffs. Montana was also subjected to a probationary period and lost four scholarships in each of those years. References Montana Category:Montana Grizzlies football seasons Category:Big Sky Conference football champion seasons Montana Montana Grizzlies football