1996 Montana Grizzlies football team

1996 Montana Grizzlies football
1996 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship, L 29–49 vs. Marshall
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 2
Record	14–1 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mick Dennehy (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerome Souers (7th season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

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 Big Sky Conference football standings
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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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	2:00 pm	at Oregon State*	No. 2	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 35–14	28,166
September 19	1:05 pm	Cal Poly*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 43–0	18,169
September 28	7:05 pm	at Sacramento State	No. 2	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA		W 35–17	7,423
October 5	1:05 pm	Southern Utah*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 44–13	16,035
October 12	1:05 pm	Idaho State	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT		W 43–19	18,868
October 19	2:05 pm	at No. 20 Eastern Washington	No. 2	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (rivalry)		W 34–30	6,605
October 26	12:05 pm	No. 6 Northern Arizona	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	PSN	W 48–32	18,847	^[2]
November 2	6:05 pm	at Cal State Northridge	No. 2	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA		W 43–36	4,217
November 9	12:05 pm	Portland State	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	PSN	W 63–6	15,961	^[3]
November 16	12:05 pm	at Weber State	No. 2	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT		W 24–10	7,816
November 23	12:05 pm	Montana State	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)		W 35–14	19,042
November 30	12:05 pm	No. 19 Nicholls State*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		W 48–3	13,428
December 7	12:05 pm	No. 9 East Tennessee State*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		W 44–14	15,025
December 14	12:05 pm	No. 5 Troy State*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)		W 70–7	18,367
December 21	12:05 pm	at No. 1 Marshall*	No. 2	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game)	ESPN	L 29–49	30,052
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

References

^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
^ "Jacks Give Griz Taste of Own Medicine". The Missoulian. October 27, 1996. p. 19.
^ "Smokin' - No. 2 Montana stays undefeated, rips Vikings, 63–6". The Missoulian. November 10, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[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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