Bulldogs land first round bye in NAIA postseason

HELENA, Mont. – The NAIA announced on Sunday that Montana Western, College of Idaho, and Montana Tech have each been selected for the 2023 NAIA Football Championship Series. It's the first time in conference history that three schools from the Frontier Conference have qualified for the tournament in the same season.

This year is the first time the field features 20 teams with 12 receiving a first round bye, the remaining eight teams will open the FCS on Saturday, November 18th at four campus sites across the country.

Frontier champion Montana Western received a bye into the second round and were guaranteed a home game on November 25 in Dillon. This is the fifth postseason bid in the Bulldogs history and they will play their first home game since 1994.