This Week in Big Sky Football: #2 Montana Hosts #3 Montana State With A Big Sky Title On The Line

In the highest-ranked matchup ever for the Brawl of the Wild, No. 2 Montana and No. 3 Montana State will battle for not only in-state bragging rights, but also for the Big Sky title and the conference’s AQ in the FCS Playoffs.

The Griz and Bobcats each own a 7-0 mark in league play, with Montana having a perfect 11-0 record overall and a 9-2 mark for Montana State. The matchup will feature the league’s top scoring offense in Montana (42.0), going up against the league’s top scoring defense in Montana State (16.2).

Montana leads the all-time series 74-43-5, with the first meeting coming in 1897. Montana State has been successful more recently however, going 6-4 in the last 10 meetings.

The home team has won every game in the series since 2019, with those wins usually being blowouts. The average margin of victory over that time span has been 28 points per contest.

Kickoff is slated for high noon in Missoula, with the game airing on ESPN+ and Scripps Sports, who will also air an hour-long pregame show prior to Saturday's contest. The showdown in Missoula will be the Game of the Week for “This Week in Big Sky Football” which airs each Thursday evening on @BigSkyConf’s YouTube.

0:00 Intro
1:12 Montana Head Coach Bobby Hauck
6:24 Montana State Head Coach Brent Vigen
11:40 Scripps Sports' Grace Lawrence & Kyle Hansen
16:49 HERO Sports' Sam Herder

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