April 23, 2012

University of Montana football season ticket holders are reminded that the final deadline to purchase their season tickets is Tuesday, May 1, 2012, by 4:30 p.m.

Ticket holders who have not paid by the May 1st deadline will lose their season tickets. The UM ticket office mailed out invoices to season ticket holders in late January of 2012.

The 2012 home football schedule features six home games, including four Big Sky Conference foes. Montana opens its 2012 season at home on Sept. 1 against South Dakota, which is coached by former Griz mentor Joe Glenn. The opener is followed by a Sept. 8th road game against FCS power Appalachian State, and then UM hosts Liberty on Sept. 15th.

The Grizzlies' Big Sky opener is also its Homecoming contest on Sept. 22, wen they host the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. UM has three more league home games: Southern Utah (Oct. 13), Idaho State (Oct. 27), and their regular-season finale on Nov. 17 against Montana State in the 112th Griz-Cat contest.

2012 MONTANA GRIZZLY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

DATE-OPPONENT-TIME (MTN.)

Sept. 1-South Dakota (FB Parent's Day)-1:30 p.m.

Sept. 8-at Appalachian State-TBA

Sept. 15- Liberty (Hall of Fame Game)-1:30 p.m.

Sept. 22- #Northern Arizona* (Homecoming)-1:30 p.m.

Sept. 29-#at Eastern Washington*-5:00 p.m.

Oct. 6-#at Northern Colorado*-1:30 p.m.

Oct. 13-Southern Utah* (Breast Cancer Awareness/UM Family Weekend)-TBA

Oct. 20-#at North Dakota*-1:30 p.m.

Oct. 27-#Idaho State*(Military Appreciation Game)-1:30 p.m.

Nov. 3-#at Weber State*-1:30 p.m.

Nov. 10-Open-DNA

Nov. 17-#Montana State* (112th meeting)-1:30 p.m.

#ROOT Sports TV game

*=Big Sky Conference game