Overview

• The rivals meet for the 90th time at Washington-Grizzly Stadium with the Little Brown Stein at stake.
• Montana enters 3-0 at No. 5 in the FCS, while Idaho is 2-2 at No. 8 under first-year coach Thomas Ford Jr.
• The programs rank first and second in Big Sky rushing, with Montana averaging 227 yards per game and Idaho 203.
• Grizzlies back Eli Gillman leads the league with 400 rushing yards and six touchdowns, as Vandals quarterback Joshua Wood has 665 passing yards and 314 rushing.
• Idaho’s staff points to a strength-on-strength matchup after a loss that exposed tackling and explosive-play issues against San Jose State.