| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Montana Grizzlies |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Bobby Hauck |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Off Coach: | Timm Rosenbach |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Kent Baer |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
The 2018 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by first-year coach Bobby Hauck, 8th overall as he previously was head coach from 2003–2009, and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana as a charter member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Grizzlies were predicted to finish in seventh place in the coaches poll and fourth place in the media poll.[1]
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 134 (6) | |
| 2 | Weber State | 124 (3) | |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 121 (3) | |
| 4 | Idaho | 101 (1) | |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 94 | |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 91 | |
| 7 | Montana | 82 | |
| 8 | Montana State | 76 | |
| 9 | UC Davis | 64 | |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 40 | |
| 11 | Northern Colorado | 30 | |
| 12 | Idaho State | 29 | |
| 13 | Portland State | 21 |
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 651 (27) | |
| 2 | Weber State | 636 (19) | |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 535 (1) | |
| 4 | Montana | 496 (2) | |
| 5 | Idaho | 483 (3) | |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 449 (1) | |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 415 | |
| 8 | Montana State | 391 (1) | |
| 9 | UC Davis | 331 (1) | |
| 10 | Idaho State | 170 | |
| 11 | Cal Poly | 169 | |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | 166 | |
| 13 | Portland State | 103 |
The Grizzlies had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]
Josh Buss – Sr. LB. Also selected as the preseason defensive player of the year.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Butkus Award[3] | Josh Buss | LB | SR | |
| Buck Buchanan Award[4] | Josh Buss | LB | SR |
See also: 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.
See also: 2018 Drake Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.
See also: 2018 Sacramento State Hornets football team.
See also: 2018 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.
See also: 2018 Portland State Vikings football team.
See also: 2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.
See also: 2018 UC Davis Aggies football team.
See also: 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.
See also: 2018 Idaho Vandals football team and Little Brown Stein.
See also: Brawl of the Wild.