Ranking All 10 Montana Grizzlies Logos from Worst to Best

I'm a humongous nerd when it comes to sports logos, uniforms, and team names. I have been since I was a wee lad. I used to pull up a team's logo on my family's computer to draw it myself. There was a stack of papers in young Ace's bedroom, nothing but poorly drawn logos. To be clear, I've always been a terrible artist.

In the spirit of analyzing and geeking out over logos, I ranked the Montana Grizzlies' logos from worst to first. These are the current logos, so there are no copper and gold logo,s even though there is a huge contingent supporting the return of copper and gold.

All logos come from Sports Logos by Chris Creamer. 

Montana Grizzlies Logos Ranked from Worst to Best

Ace Sauerwein ranks the Griz logos

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10. Snarling Griz

The snarling grizzly logo just doesn't do it for me. It feels like the black sheep compared to the other logos. Misplaced.

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9. Lady Griz

I love the Lady Griz. They're my favorite team, and the team I follow, but the logo looks outdated. It looks really mid-2000s, with a blocky 'Griz' font but a scratchy 'Montana' font.

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8. Monte (Full Body)

A fine logo of Monte wearing the red, white, and blue bandana. But it's not the Monte logo...

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7. Grizzly Cub

The Grizzly cub logo is adorable. I don't dislike it because I think it's great to appeal to kids, but it's not one of the best logos.

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6. Interlocking UM

I really like the UM logo, but it's not as synonymous with the Griz as some of the other logos. Nothing crazy, but it's got a throwbacky, scholarly (those are not real words) vibe to it that I dig.

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5. Main Logo

The bear with "Montana Grizzlies" above is the main logo in Grizzly athletics. I think it's a solid logo, but the bear without the script is better.

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4. Red, White & Blue Monte

My friend from back home once called this Monte "Hippy Vietnam veteran." I love this guy. The bandana. The smile. Just adorable.

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3. Bear Paw

The bear paw is simple, crisp, and looks great on a hat or quarter zip. However, I prefer #2 slightly more because it's not as straightforward.

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2. Charging Bear

Look at this burly son of a gun! I love the full-sized bear logo, especially without the "Montana Grizzlies" script tied to it. It's underappreciated.

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1. Griz Script

It has to be the Griz script. It's the most well-known logo and is the most synonymous with Griz Athletics. Great, clean, simple, identifiable logo.