1996 Montana Grizzlies football | |
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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 |
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Offensive coordinator | Brent Pease (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jerome Souers (7th season) |
Home stadium | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 2:00 pm | at Oregon State* | No. 2 | W 35–14 | 28,166 | |||
September 19 | 1:05 pm | Cal Poly* | No. 2 | W 43–0 | 18,169 | |||
September 28 | 7:05 pm | at Sacramento State | No. 2 | W 35–17 | 7,423 | |||
October 5 | 1:05 pm | Southern Utah* | No. 2 |
| W 44–13 | 16,035 | ||
October 12 | 1:05 pm | Idaho State![]() | No. 2 |
| W 43–19 | 18,868 | ||
October 19 | 2:05 pm | at No. 20 Eastern Washington | No. 2 | W 34–30 | 6,605 | |||
October 26 | 12:05 pm | No. 6 Northern Arizona | No. 2 |
| PSN | W 48–32 | 18,847 | [2] |
November 2 | 6:05 pm | at Cal State Northridge | No. 2 | W 43–36 | 4,217 | |||
November 9 | 12:05 pm | Portland State | No. 2 |
| PSN | W 63–6 | 15,961 | [3] |
November 16 | 12:05 pm | at Weber State | No. 2 | W 24–10 | 7,816 | |||
November 23 | 12:05 pm | Montana State | No. 2 |
| W 35–14 | 19,042 | ||
November 30 | 12:05 pm | No. 19 Nicholls State* | No. 2 |
| W 48–3 | 13,428 | ||
December 7 | 12:05 pm | No. 9 East Tennessee State* | No. 2 |
| W 44–14 | 15,025 | ||
December 14 | 12:05 pm | No. 5 Troy State* | No. 2 |
| W 70–7 | 18,367 | ||
December 21 | 12:05 pm | at No. 1 Marshall* | No. 2 | ESPN | L 29–49 | 30,052 | ||
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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.