2016 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
FCS Coaches	No. 25
Record	6–5 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bob Stitt (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jason Semore (1st season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 12 North Dakota +^		8	–	0					9	–	3
No. 25 Weber State ^		6	–	2					7	–	5
No. 24 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 champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS 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[edit]

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 (EWU–UM 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 (rivalry)	RTNW	L 17–24	26,182
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries[edit]

Saint Francis (PA)[edit]

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

@ Northern Iowa[edit]

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

@ Cal Poly[edit]

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

Southern Utah[edit]

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

Mississippi Valley State[edit]

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

Sacramento State[edit]

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

@ Northern Arizona[edit]

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

@ Eastern Washington[edit]

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

Idaho State[edit]

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

@ Northern Colorado[edit]

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

Montana State[edit]

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

Ranking movements[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	13	14	7	6	11	10	10	10	16	19	18	22	RV	RV
Coaches	13	15	9	6	11	10	10	10	16	20	17	21	22	25

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