1996 Montana Grizzlies football team

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]

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
(capacity: 18,845)
1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 72:00 pmat Oregon State*No. 2W 35–1428,166
September 191:05 pmCal Poly*No. 2W 43–018,169
September 287:05 pmat Sacramento StateNo. 2W 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. 2W 34–306,605
October 2612:05 pmNo. 6 Northern ArizonaNo. 2
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
PSNW 48–3218,847
November 26:05 pmat Cal State NorthridgeNo. 2W 43–364,217
November 912:05 pmPortland StateNo. 2
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
PSNW 63–615,961[2]
November 1612:05 pmat Weber StateNo. 2W 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*No. 2ESPNL 29–4930,052

References

  1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. "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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