More Montana Grizzly Football 2023 Kickoff Times Announced

Well, we're gettin' there. At least we have a handle on our non-conference games' starting times.

And while still only one Big Sky Conference start time has been announced, Griz fans can start planning for a couple of September home contests. And even one on the road that might get more fans thinking road trip, with an evening start.

Eric Taber, UM Sports Information Department, tells us the University of Montana Grizzlies have released a few more start times for the upcoming season. Our two non-conference home games and the one road game are now on the books.

Kickoff times and broadcast details for Montana’s three nonconference games have been finalized, with a September night game in Washington-Grizzly Stadium highlighting the early part of the 2023 schedule.

It will be an early start to Labor Day weekend festivities, as Montana’s season-opener against the Butler Bulldogs will kick off at noon on September 2.

The Griz then head south to St. George, Utah, for their first night game of the season at Utah Tech. Kickoff against the Trailblazers set for 7:00 p.m. on September 9.

Then it will be another Bulldog battle! The Griz return home for an evening game. We won't quite call it all under the lights, but we'll get there by halftime or so. Montana will take on the two-time defending Division-II national champion Ferris State Bulldogs. Kickoff is  set for 6:00 p.m. in Missoula. EARLY WARDROBE ALERT: The game will be a “blackout” with fans encouraged to wear black.

Kickoff times for 7 remaining Griz Big Sky Conference games are expected to be finalized in the near future.

Here is what we now know:

Date    Opponent

9/2, Butler, Noon

9/9, At Utah Tech, 7:00 p.m.

9/16, Ferris State, 6:00 p.m.

9/23, At Northern Arizona, TBA

9/30, Idaho State, TBA

10/7, At UC Davis TBA

10/14, At Idaho, 8:30 p.m. Mountain

10/28, At Northern Colorado, TBA

11/4, Sacramento State, TBA

11/11, At Portland State, TBA

11/18, Montana State, TBA

Our sources tell us that once again, the Griz have sold nearly 18,000 season tickets so far, ahead of the 2023 campaign. It might not be a bad idea to check ticket availability here if you want to be part of Griz Nation this season!