GRIZ-CAT RIVALRY – BRAWL OF THE WILD

The Griz-Cat (Cat-Griz for you bobcat fans) Rivalry, also known as The Brawl of the Wild is an annual college football rivalry game between the Montana Grizzlies and the Montana State Bobcats. The rivalry began on November 26, 1897 in Bozeman, Montana, home of Montana State. The rivalry is the 31st oldest among active rivalries in NCAA Division I and of those is the 11th oldest west of the Mississippi River. It is also the 4th oldest active rivalry in the FCS and the oldest west of the Mississippi River.

Since 2001, the winner of the game takes home The Great Divide Trophy seen to the right.

The Griz-Cat tradition began in 1897, below are scores from the series over the past years. Currently the Montana Grizzlies lead the series over the Montana State Bobcats, 74-42-5.

Griz-Cat Historical Record

#	YEAR	WINNING TEAM		LOSING TEAM
1	1897	Montana	18	Montana State	6
2	1898	Montana	6	Montana State	0
3	1898	Montana	16	Montana State	0
4	1899	Montana State	5	Montana	0
5	1899	Montana State	38	Montana	0
6	1900	Montana State	38	Montana	0
7	1901	Montana State	31	Montana	0
8	1902	Montana State	38	Montana	0
9	1903	Montana State	13	Montana	6
10	1904	Montana	79	Montana State	0
–	1905	–	–	–	–
–	1906	–	–	–	–
–	1907	–	–	–	–
11	1908	Montana	0	Montana State	0
12	1908	Montana State	5	Montana	0
13	1909	Montana	3	Montana State	0
14	1909	Montana	15	Montana State	5
15	1910	Montana	0	Montana State	0
16	1910	Montana	10	Montana State	0
–	1911	–	–	–	–
17	1912	Montana	7	Montana State	0
18	1912	Montana	39	Montana State	3
19	1913	Montana	7	Montana State	0
20	1913	Montana	20	Montana State	7
21	1914	Montana	26	Montana State	9
–	1915	–	–	–	–
22	1916	Montana	6	Montana State	6
23	1917	Montana	9	Montana State	7
–	1918	–	–	–	–
24	1919	Montana	6	Montana State	6
24	1920	Montana	28	Montana State	0
25	1921	Montana	14	Montana State	7
26	1922	Montana	7	Montana State	6
27	1923	Montana	24	Montana State	13
–	1924	–	–	–	–
28	1925	Montana	28	Montana State	7
29	1926	Montana	27	Montana State	0
30	1927	Montana	6	Montana State	0
31	1928	Montana	0	Montana State	0
32	1929	Montana State	14	Montana	12
33	1930	Montana	13	Montana State	6
34	1931	Montana	37	Montana State	6
35	1932	Montana State	10	Montana	7
36	1933	Montana	32	Montana State	0
37	1934	Montana	25	Montana State	0
38	1935	Montana	20	Montana State	0
39	1936	Montana	27	Montana State	0
40	1937	Montana	19	Montana State	0
41	1938	Montana	13	Montana State	0
42	1939	Montana	6	Montana State	0
43	1940	Montana	6	Montana State	0
44	1941	Montana	23	Montana State	13
–	1942	–	–	–	–
–	1943	–	–	–	–
–	1944	–	–	–	–
–	1945	–	–	–	–
46	1946	Montana	20	Montana State	7
47	1947	Montana State	13	Montana	12
48	1948	Montana	14	Montana State	0
49	1949	Montana	34	Montana State	12
50	1950	Montana	33	Montana State	0
51	1951	Montana	38	Montana State	0
52	1952	Montana	35	Montana State	12
53	1953	Montana	32	Montana State	13
54	1954	Montana	25	Montana State	12
55	1955	Montana	19	Montana State	0
56	1956	Montana State	33	Montana	14
57	1957	Montana State	22	Montana	13
58	1958	Montana State	20	Montana	6
59	1959	Montana State	40	Montana	6
60	1960	Montana	10	Montana State	6
61	1961	Montana State	10	Montana	9
62	1962	Montana	36	Montana State	19
63	1963	Montana State	18	Montana	3
64	1964	Montana State	30	Montana	6
65	1965	Montana State	24	Montana	7
66	1966	Montana State	38	Montana	0
67	1967	Montana State	14	Montana	8
68	1968	Montana State	29	Montana	24
69	1969	Montana	7	Montana State	6
70	1970	Montana	35	Montana State	0
71	1971	Montana	30	Montana State	0
72	1972	Montana State	21	Montana	3
73	1973	Montana State	33	Montana	7
74	1974	Montana State	43	Montana	29
75	1975	Montana State	20	Montana	3
76	1976	Montana State	21	Montana	12
77	1977	Montana State	24	Montana	19
78	1978	Montana	24	Montana State	8
79	1979	Montana State	38	Montana	21
80	1980	Montana State	24	Montana	7
81	1981	Montana	27	Montana State	17
82	1982	Montana	45	Montana State	15
83	1983	Montana State	28	Montana	8
84	1984	Montana State	34	Montana	24
85	1985	Montana State	41	Montana	18
86	1986	Montana	59	Montana State	28
87	1987	Montana	55	Montana State	7
88	1988	Montana	17	Montana State	3
89	1989	Montana	17	Montana State	2
90	1990	Montana	35	Montana State	18
91	1991	Montana	16	Montana State	9
92	1992	Montana	29	Montana State	17
93	1993	Montana	42	Montana State	30
94	1994	Montana	55	Montana State	20
95	1995	Montana	42	Montana State	33
96	1996	Montana	35	Montana State	14
97	1997	Montana	27	Montana State	25
98	1998	Montana	28	Montana State	21
99	1999	Montana	49	Montana State	3
100	2000	Montana	28	Montana State	3
101	2001	Montana	38	Montana State	27
102	2002	Montana State	10	Montana	7
103	2003	Montana State	27	Montana	20
104	2004	Montana	38	Montana State	22
105	2005	Montana State	16	Montana	6
106	2006	Montana	13	Montana State	7
107	2007	Montana	41	Montana State	20
108	2008	Montana	35	Montana State	3
109	2009	Montana	33	Montana State	19
110	2010	Montana State	21	Montana	16
111	2011	Montana	36	Montana State	10
112	2012	Montana State	16	Montana	7
113	2013	Montana	28	Montana State	14
114	2014	Montana	34	Montana State	7
115	2015	Montana	54	Montana State	35
116	2016	Montana State	24	Montana	17
117	2017	Montana State	31	Montana	23
118	2018	Montana State	29	Montana	25
119	2019	Montana State	48	Montana	14
–	2020	–	–	–	–
120	2021	Montana	29	Montana State	10
121	2022	Montana State	55	Montana	21