Lindsey Branch, UMW Sports Information
DILLON, Mont. – Montana Western Football has released its schedule for the 2024 season.
"Starting out with two home games this season then back to back road trips into Oregon makes the first part of the season balanced and challenging at the same time," Head Coach Ryan Nourse stated.
The Bulldogs will play ten games this season, with a balanced slate of five home and five away games. The defending Frontier Conference champions will kick off the historic season on the new Bulldog Sports and Activities Complex, the first year Montana Western will not be playing on Vigilante Field.
They will begin the season with a pair of home games, opening with a non-conference matchup against Eastern Oregon. They will follow up with their home conference opener against the College of Idaho. COI enters the season coming off of a deep playoff run that saw the Yotes top the Bulldogs in the second round of the playoffs, but then ultimately fall in the semifinal to Keiser University who was the national title runner-up.
UMW will follow up the first two home games with a pair of road games in Oregon, but will return on October 12 for a rivalry matchup with the Montana Tech Orediggers at home. Down the line on Nov. 9, the Bulldogs will host the Carroll College Saints for the first time since the 2021 season. The Bulldogs have won four straight over the Saints at home, dating back to 2016.
"To have two historic rivalry games at home this year versus Montana Tech and Carroll College, two well-coached and talented teams, gives our supporters and fans an awesome opportunity to see some of the best small college football played right here in Dillon Montana," continued Nourse.
2024 UMW Bulldog Football Schedule
Sept. 7 Eastern Oregon Dillon, Mont. Bulldog Sports & Activities Complex
Sept. 14 College of Idaho* Dillon, Mont. Bulldog Sports & Activities Complex
Sept. 21 Lewis and Clark Portland, Ore. Griswold Stadium
Sept. 28 Southern Oregon* Ashland, Ore. Raider Stadium
Oct. 12 Montana Tech* Dillon, Mont. Bulldog Sports & Activities Complex
Oct. 19 Rocky Mountain* Billings, Mont. Herb Klindt Field
Oct. 26 Arizona Christian* Dillon, Mont. Bulldog Sports & Activities Complex
Nov. 2 MSU-Northern* Havre, Mont. Blue Pony Stadium
Nov. 9 Carroll College* Dillon, Mont. Bulldog Sports & Activities Complex
Nov. 16 Eastern Oregon* La Grande, Ore. Quinn Coliseum
