| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | Montana Grizzlies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Statsrank: | 2 |
| Fcscoachrank: | 2 |
| Record: | 13–2 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Bobby Hauck |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Off Coach: | Brent Pease |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Ronnie Bradford |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
| Champion: | Big Sky champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I Football Championship Game |
| Bowl Result: | L3–23 vs. South Dakota State |
The 2023 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by 13th-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.
On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Grizzlies were predicted to finish sixth in the Big Sky by the coaches and third by the media.[1]
| 1 | Montana State | 120 (10) | |
| 2 | UC Davis | 96 (1) | |
| 3 | Sacramento State | 94 (1) | |
| 4 | Weber State | 91 | |
| 5 | Idaho | 89 | |
| 6 | Montana | 84 | |
| 7 | Eastern Washington | 52 | |
| 8 | Portland State | 45 | |
| 9 | Northern Arizona | 44 | |
| 10 | Northern Colorado | 37 | |
| 11 | Cal Poly | 25 | |
| 12 | Idaho State | 15 |
| 1 | Montana State | 447 (26) | |
| 2 | Idaho | 410 (8) | |
| 3 | Montana | 359 (2) | |
| 4 | Sacramento State | 334 (3) | |
| 5 | UC Davis | 330 | |
| 6 | Weber State | 320 | |
| 7 | Eastern Washington | 216 | |
| 8 | Northern Arizona | 178 | |
| 9 | Portland State | 167 | |
| 10 | Northern Colorado | 109 | |
| 11 | Cal Poly | 103 | |
| 12 | Idaho State | 69 |
The Grizzlies had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2] [3] OffenseHunter Mayginnes – OLDefenseAlex Gubner – DT
Levi Janacaro – LB Special TeamsJunior Bergen – PR
Trevin Gradney – ST
See also: 2023 Butler Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2023 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team.
See also: 2023 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2023 Idaho State Bengals football team.
See also: 2023 UC Davis Aggies football team.
See also: 2023 Idaho Vandals football team and Little Brown Stein.
See also: 2023 Northern Colorado Bears football team.
See also: 2023 Sacramento State Hornets football team.
See also: 2023 Portland State Vikings football team.
See also: 2023 Montana State Bobcats football team and Brawl of the Wild.
See also: 2023 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team.
See also: 2023 Furman Paladins football team.
See also: 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team.
See also: 2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.