Griz FootballSaturday, November 7
No. 12 Montana hosts Portland State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday
The Good Day Missoula team
It's the 10th game of the season for the Griz, and it's at home. Montana (6-3, 4-2 Big Sky) is coming off a win over Eastern Washington, its first win in nearly a month. Portland State comes in 2-7 under new coach Chris Fisk.
Montana comes in with the better record
| Montana | Measure | Portland State |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Wins | 2 |
| 3 | Losses | 7 |
| 4 | Big Sky wins | 2 |
| 2 | Big Sky losses | 4 |
Source: MontanaSports.com
Montana's defense is the story. Coach Bobby Kennedy called the Vikings "a gritty group" and said of Fisk, "this guy's going to get it going there. Hopefully not this week, right?"
- Portland State's wins: Weber State and Utah Tech
- Fisk coached Central Washington against UM last year
- Montana looks for win No. 7 this season
Montana's defense piled up 11 sacks in last week's win
- 11
- sacks against Eastern Washington
- 3
- takeaways in that game
- 6-3
- Montana's record heading into Saturday
Source: MontanaSports.com
The Montana Standard says the Griz will look to start November with another win over a team near the bottom of the Big Sky standings.
Sources: MontanaSports.com, Montana Standard