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1996 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2
Record14–1 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brent Pease (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Jerome Souers (7th season)
Home stadium Washington–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 Oregon State*No. 2
W 35–1428,166
September 191:05 pm Cal Poly*No. 2
W 43–018,169
September 287:05 pmat Sacramento StateNo. 2
W 35–177,423
October 51:05 pm Southern Utah*No. 2
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 44–1316,035
October 121:05 pm Idaho 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 Northern ArizonaNo. 2
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
 PSNW 48–3218,847 [2]
November 26:05 pmat Cal State NorthridgeNo. 2
W 43–364,217
November 912:05 pm Portland StateNo. 2
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
PSNW 63–615,961 [3]
November 1612:05 pmat Weber StateNo. 2
W 24–107,816
November 2312:05 pm Montana 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*No. 2
 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. ^ "Smokin' - No. 2 Montana stays undefeated, rips Vikings, 63–6". The Missoulian. November 10, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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