University of Montana NCAA News

Even the most discriminating and critical Grizzly fan would have a tough time finding fault with this football season.

Junior running back Chase Reynolds rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns to lead the top-ranked University of Montana Grizzlies to an outright Big Sky Conference regular-season championship with a 31-10 victory over the visiting University of Northern Colorado Bears Saturday afternoon at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

Montana guard Anthony Johnson has been named the first Big Sky Conference men's Basketball player of the week for the 2009-10 season after leading the Grizzlies to a 3-0 record in the Karl Tyler Chevrolet Grizzly Basketball Tournament.

Anthony Johnson scored 22 points and Montana escaped with a 64-63 victory over Loyola Marymount in the final game of the Grizzly Tournament Sunday.

Anthony Johnson scored 25 points and dished out five assists to lead the Montana Grizzlies to a 95-82 victory over the Boise State Broncos as part of the Grizzly Basketball Classic at Dahlberg Arena.

Chase Reynolds ran for 151 yards and three touchdowns Saturday to lead Montana to a 38-10 victory over Northern Colorado.

Anthony Johnson scored 20 points and Montana hit nine 3-pointers in the second half to pull away from North Dakota in a 61-37 victory Friday in the Grizzly Tournament.

POCATELLO, Idaho -- Brody McKnight kicked a 32-yard field goal on the final play of the game as the Montana Grizzlies avoided a major upset and defeated Idaho State 12-10 Saturday in a Big Sky Conference game.

It's the No. 2 team in the country against an opponent that's one of the worst squads in the Football Championship Subdivision.

Montana kicker Brody McKnight's 33-yard field goal on the final play sealed a 12-10 comeback win against Idaho State on Saturday.

POCATELLO, Idaho - The Montana Grizzlies know how to win football games, and the Idaho State Bengals know how to lose them.

Montana kicker Brody McKnight's 33-yard field goal on the final play sealed a 12-10 comeback win against Idaho State on Saturday.

The last time Idaho State defeated Montana on the football field, Jared Allen was a senior defensive end for the Bengals.

On Saturday, Oct. 31, the Weber State University Football Team was in Montana to face the University of Montana Grizzlies.

MISSOULA - One trick. No treats. That was Weber State's Halloween experience Saturday afternoon as the Wildcats never looked a bit like the No.

Chase Reynolds ran for 241 yards and a touchdown Saturday to lead Montana to a 31-10 victory over Weber State in a battle of the Big Sky Conference s top two teams.

The Northern Colorado Bears had it easy last week. They didn't have to try to tackle Weber State running back Trevyn Smith, who served a one-game suspension as the Wildcats eked out a 28-20 victory.

Marshall Sperbeck has been around the Big Sky Conference for only three years, but that's long enough for the Sacramento State football coach to realize that beating the Montana Grizzlies is a tough chore.

The Big Sky Conference office has admitted that officials made two incorrect calls during Montana's 41-34 win over Eastern Washington last Saturday - both going against the losing Eagles.

Montana safety Mike Cummings intercepts a Sacramento pass in the third quarter of the Big Sky Conference game at Sacramento State University in Sacramento, Ca Saturday October 24, 2009 Andy Alfaro aalfaro@sacbee.com Sacramento State receiver John Hendershott fights off Montana defenders Houston Stockton, left, and Gerald Kemp, right.