1996 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1996 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2
Record14–1 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Pease (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJerome Souers (7th season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^   6 – 1     9 – 3  
Cal State Northridge   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Weber State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Eastern Washington   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Montana State   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Idaho State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Sacramento State   0 – 7     1 – 10  
Portland State   0 – 0     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Mick Dennehy and played their home games on campus in Missoula at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 72:00 pmat
Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
    		• W 35–1428,166
    September 191:05 pmCal Poly*No. 2
    		W 43–018,169
    September 287:05 pmat Sacramento StateNo. 2
    		W 35–177,423
    October 51:05 pmSouthern Utah*No. 2
    • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
    • Missoula, MT
    		W 44–1316,035
    October 121:05 pmIdaho StatedaggerNo. 2
    • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
    • Missoula, MT
    		W 43–1918,868
    October 192:05 pmat No. 20 Eastern WashingtonNo. 2
    		W 34–306,605
    October 2612:05 pmNo. 6
    PSN
    		W 48–3218,847[2]
    November 26:05 pmat
    Northridge, CA
    		W 43–364,217
    November 912:05 pmPortland StateNo. 2
    • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
    • Missoula, MT
    		PSNW 63–615,961[3]
    November 1612:05 pmat
    Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
    		• W 24–107,816
    November 2312:05 pmMontana StateNo. 2
    • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
    • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
    		W 35–1419,042
    November 3012:05 pmNo. 19 Nicholls State*No. 2
    		W 48–313,428
    December 712:05 pmNo. 9 East Tennessee State*No. 2
    • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
    • Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
    		W 44–1415,025
    December 1412:05 pmNo. 5 Troy State*No. 2
    • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
    • Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
    		W 70–718,367
    December 2112:05 pmat No. 1
    Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (NCAA NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game)
    		• ESPNL 29–4930,052

    References

    1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
    2. ^ "Jacks Give Griz Taste of Own Medicine". The Missoulian. October 27, 1996. p. 19.
    3. Newspapers.com
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