The strength of different teams from year to year brings change to any list of the year’s best games in FCS college football. But Montana vs. Montana State is always on the list, with few games as anticipated. Here’s a look at the rich history of the series since its inception in 1897.
Montana, Montana State and their Big Sky Conference have been a part of FCS football since its inception in 1978.
Long before that, the Cat-Griz rivalry was already one of the fiercest rivalries in all of college football. Now the Brawl of the Wild, which the series was nicknamed in 1997, is an annual highlight on the FCS schedule, serving as one of the biggest games of the season.
Saturday’s matchup will be the 124th all time in a series that kicked off in 1897. As in many seasons, it comes with Big Sky championship and FCS playoff implications. Also, the winner will receive the 306-pound Great Divide Trophy, which commemorates the two universities being on opposite sides of the continental divide.
Here’s a quick look at Montana vs. Montana State rivalry.
Overall: Montana leads 74-43-5 (Montana’s vacated 2011 win due to NCAA infraction not included in overall record or relevant categories below)
First Game: Montana 18, Montana State 6 (Nov. 26, 1897 in Bozeman)
Most Recent Game: No. 2 Montana State 34, No. 9 Montana 11 (Nov. 23, 2024 in Bozeman)
Current Win Streak: Montana State, 1 (2024)
Big Sky Conference Era: Montana leads 33-28
As FCS Members (Since 1978): Montana leads 29-16
Great Divide Trophy Series: Tied 11-11
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7 months ago Craig HaleyMost Points Montana: 79-0 win (Nov. 24, 1904 in Missoula)
Most Points Montana State: 55-21 win (Nov. 19, 2022 in Missoula)
Most Total Points in a Game: 89 (Montana 54, Montana State 35 on Nov. 21, 2015 in Bozeman)
Fewest Total Points in a Game: 0-0 tie, three times (first 1908 game, first 1910 game, 1928)
Largest Montana Victory: 79-0 (1904)
Largest Montana State Victory: 38-0, four times (second 1899 game, 1900, 1902, 1966)
Longest Montana Win Streak: 16 (1986-2001)
Longest Montana Win Streak: 6, three times (1899-1903, 1963-68, 1972-77)
Final Tie: 0-0 (Oct. 27, 1928 in Butte)
In Bozeman: Montana leads 24-22-3
In Missoula: Montana leads 33-18-1
In Butte: Montana leads 17-3-1
Montana, Most Coaching Wins: Don Read, 10 (10-0 from 1986-95)
Montana State, Most Coaching Wins: Sonny Holland, 6 (6-1 from 1971-77)
Matchup With Highest Combined Rankings: No. 2 Montana vs. No. 3 Montana State in 2025 (previously No. 3 Montana defeating No. 4 Montana State 37-7 on Nov. 18, 2023)
ESPN’s “College GameDay” Visit: Nov. 19, 2022 at Montana State (Montana State 55-21 win; GameDay co-host Lee Corso correctly picked a Bobcats win)
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