2011 Montana Grizzlies football team

2011 Montana Grizzlies football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 5
FCS Coaches	No. 5
2011 record	6–3* (5–1* Big Sky)
Head coach	Robin Pflugrad (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Johnathan Smith
Defensive coordinator	Mike Breske
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Capacity: 25,217)

The 2011 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. were led by second-year head coach Robin Pflugrad and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–3, 5–1 in Big Sky play. Montana was sanctioned by the NCAA on July 26, 2013 and vacated its last five wins of the 2011 season and its participation in the NCAA playoffs.

2011 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#7 Montana State +^		7	–	1		10	–	3
#5 Montana		5	–	1		6	–	3
Portland State		5	–	3		7	–	4
Eastern Washington		5	–	3		6	–	5
Weber State		5	–	3		5	–	6
Northern Arizona		3	–	5		4	–	7
Sacramento State		3	–	5		4	–	7
Idaho State		1	–	7		2	–	9
Northern Colorado		0	–	8		0	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Montana vacated five wins and playoff participation; Idaho State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to APR violations Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	4:00 p.m.	at Tennessee*	No. 12	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN3	L 16–42	94,661
September 10	1:05 p.m.	Cal Poly*	No. 15	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KWBM	W 37–23	25,855
September 17	12:05 p.m.	No. 10 Eastern Washington	No. 12	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Governors Cup)	KPAX	W 17–14	26,066
September 24	7:05 p.m.	at Sacramento State	No. 10	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	KPAX	L 28–42	12,751
October 1	1:05 p.m.	Northern Colorado	No. 19	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 55–28	25,919
October 8	4:05 p.m.	at Idaho State	No. 16	Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID	KPAX	W 33–0	9,124
October 15	1:05 p.m.	Portland State	No. 14	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 30–24	25,744
October 22	3:05 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	No. 12	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	KPAX	W 28–24	8,421
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Weber State	No. 11	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KPAX	W 45–10& (vacated)	25,401
November 5	12:05 p.m.	Western Oregon*	No. 10	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KWBM	W 32–7& (vacated)	24,984
November 19	12:05 p.m.	at No. 1 Montana State	No. 7	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	KPAX	W 36–10& (vacated)	20,247
2011 FCS Playoffs
December 3	12:05 p.m.	No. 15 Central Arkansas*	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 41–14& (vacated)	22,005
December 9	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 Northern Iowa*	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals/Camellia Bowl)	ESPN	W 48–10& (vacated)	23,049
December 16	6:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Sam Houston State*	No. 5	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX (FCS Playoffs Semifinals)	ESPN	L 28–31	12,367
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. &Montana was sanctioned by the NCAA on July 26, 2013 and vacated its last five wins of the 2011 season, its share of the Big Sky Conference championship, and its participation in the NCAA playoffs..

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Regular season

Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Montana	0	7	2	7	16
Tennessee	14	14	7	7	42

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cal Poly	10	7	6	0	23
#15 Montana	7	7	15	8	37

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Eastern Washington	0	6	0	8	14
#12 Montana	10	0	7	0	17

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Montana	7	7	7	7	28
Sacramento State	7	14	14	7	42

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Colorado	7	7	0	14	28
#19 Montana	10	17	28	0	55

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Montana	10	3	10	10	33
Idaho State	0	0	0	0	0

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Portland State	6	15	3	0	24
#14 Montana	0	10	14	6	30

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Montana	0	14	7	7	28
Northern Arizona	14	0	0	10	24

Weber State*

	1	2	3	4	Total
Weber State	3	0	0	7	10
#11 Montana	14	24	7	0	45

Western Oregon*

	1	2	3	4	Total
Western Oregon	0	0	7	0	7
#10 Montana	6	6	10	10	32

Montana State*

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Montana	0	12	17	7	36
#1 Montana State	0	0	7	3	10

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*

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Central Arkansas	0	0	7	7	14
#5 Montana	17	14	7	3	41

Quarterfinals–Northern Iowa*

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Northern Iowa	7	3	0	0	10
#5 Montana	7	21	7	13	48

Semifinals–Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Montana	0	14	7	7	28
#1 Sam Houston State	21	7	3	0	31

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

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Final
The Sports Network	12	15	12	10	19	16	14	12	11	10	8	7	5
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.^[2]

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.montanagrizzlies.com/schedules/?s=170&g=100&m=37
1 2 3 "NCAA penalizes Univ. of Montana over booster perks". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. July 26, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2014.

Montana Grizzlies football

Venues	Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967) Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Brawl of the Wild (Montana State) Little Brown Stein (Idaho) EWU–UM Governors Cup (Eastern Washington)

Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

2011 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Albany Appalachian State Central Arkansas Eastern Kentucky Georgia Southern James Madison Lehigh Maine Montana Montana State New Hampshire Norfolk State North Dakota State Northern Iowa Old Dominion Sam Houston State Stony Brook Tennessee Tech Towson Wofford

Champion – North Dakota State

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