2016 Montana Grizzlies football team

2016 Montana Grizzlies football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
FCS Coaches	No. 22
2016 record	6–5 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bob Stitt (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Jason Semore (1st year)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Capacity: 25,217)

2016 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 Eastern Washington +^		8	–	0		11	–	1
#8 North Dakota +^		8	–	0		9	–	3
#25 Weber State ^		6	–	2		7	–	5
#21 Cal Poly ^		5	–	3		7	–	5
Southern Utah		5	–	3		6	–	5
Northern Colorado		4	–	4		6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4		5	–	6
Montana		3	–	5		6	–	5
Montana State		2	–	6		4	–	7
Portland State		2	–	6		3	–	8
UC Davis		2	–	6		3	–	8
Sacramento State		2	–	6		2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by second-year coach Bob Stitt and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium. Montana participated as a member of the Big Sky Conference, of which they are a charter member. They finished the season 6–5, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	Saint Francis (PA)*	No. 13	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	SWX	W 41–31	26,002
September 10	3:00 PM	at No. 3 Northern Iowa*	No. 14	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	ALT	W 20–14	12,346
September 24	2:00 PM	at Cal Poly	No. 6	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	RTNW	L 41–42	8,156
October 1	2:30 PM	Southern Utah	No. 11	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	CMM	W 43–20	26,092
October 8	2:30 PM	Mississippi Valley State*	No. 10	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	CMM	W 67–7	24,607
October 15	2:30 PM	Sacramento State	No. 10	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	CMM	W 68–7	25,351
October 22	5:00 PM	at Northern Arizona	No. 10	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	CMM	L 34–45	7,197
October 29	1:35 PM	at No. 3 Eastern Washington	No. 16	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (Governors Cup)	RTNW	L 16–35	10,931
November 5	5:00 PM	Idaho State	No. 19	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	RTNW	W 62–44	24,027
November 12	12:00 PM	at Northern Colorado	No. 18	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	CMM	L 25–28	5,128
November 19	12:00 PM	Montana State	No. 22	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	RTNW	L 17–24	26,182
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	10	7	14	31
#13 Grizzlies	3	3	14	21	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Grizzlies	10	10	0	0	20
#3 Panthers	7	0	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–0	2011 FCS Playoffs	MONT, 48–10

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Grizzlies	7	17	7	10	41
Mustangs	7	21	7	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–4	2015	POLY, 20–19

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	7	7	0	6	20
#11 Grizzlies	9	13	14	7	43

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2014	MONT, 35–17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	7	0	0	0	7
#10 Grizzlies	14	29	14	10	67

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	7	7
#10 Grizzlies	14	27	20	7	68

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–1	2014	MONT, 31–13

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Grizzlies	3	17	0	14	34
Lumberjacks	14	14	17	0	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–13	2015	MONT, 23–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Grizzlies	7	3	6	0	16
#3 Eagles	7	14	14	0	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–15–1	2015	MONT, 57–16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	14	17	0	13	44
#19 Grizzlies	20	21	0	21	62

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–13	2015	MONT, 33–27 ^OT

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Grizzlies	3	9	0	13	25
Bears	14	0	7	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–1	2014	MONT, 38–13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	7	10	0	24
#22 Grizzlies	7	0	3	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
72–37–5	2015	MONT, 54–35

Montana Grizzlies football

Venues	Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967) Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Brawl of the Wild (Montana State) Little Brown Stein (Idaho) EWU–UM Governors Cup (Eastern Washington)

Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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