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American college football season
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 |
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September 3 | 7:00 PM | Saint Francis (PA)* | No. 13 | | SWX | W 41–31 | 26,002 |
September 10 | 3:00 PM | at No. 3 Northern Iowa* | No. 14 | | ALT | W 20–14 | 12,346 |
September 24 | 2:00 PM | at Cal Poly | No. 6 | | 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 | | CMM | L 34–45 | 7,197 |
October 29 | 1:35 PM | at No. 3 Eastern Washington | No. 16 | | 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 | | CMM | L 25–28 | 5,128 |
November 19 | 12:00 PM | Montana State | No. 22 | | RTNW | L 17–24 | 26,182 |
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Game summaries
Saint Francis (PA)
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Red Flash
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0
|
10
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7
|
14 |
31 |
#13 Grizzlies
|
3
|
3
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14
|
21 |
41 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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First meeting
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@ Northern Iowa
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1
|
2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
#14 Grizzlies
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10
|
10
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0
|
0 |
20 |
#3 Panthers
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7
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0
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0
|
7 |
14 |
@ Cal Poly
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1
|
2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#6 Grizzlies
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7
|
17
|
7
|
10 |
41 |
Mustangs
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7
|
21
|
7
|
7 |
42 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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15–4
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2015
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POLY, 20–19
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Southern Utah
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds
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7
|
7
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0
|
6 |
20 |
#11 Grizzlies
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9
|
13
|
14
|
7 |
43 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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5–2
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2014
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MONT, 35–17
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Mississippi Valley State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Delta Devils
|
7
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0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
#10 Grizzlies
|
14
|
29
|
14
|
10 |
67 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
|
First meeting
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Sacramento State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hornets
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0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
#10 Grizzlies
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14
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27
|
20
|
7 |
68 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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18–1
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2014
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MONT, 31–13
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@ Northern Arizona
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1
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2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
#10 Grizzlies
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3
|
17
|
0
|
14 |
34 |
Lumberjacks
|
14
|
14
|
17
|
0 |
45 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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35–13
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2015
|
MONT, 23–14
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@ Eastern Washington
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#16 Grizzlies
|
7
|
3
|
6
|
0 |
16 |
#3 Eagles
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
35 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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27–15–1
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2015
|
MONT, 57–16
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Idaho State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bengals
|
14
|
17
|
0
|
13 |
44 |
#19 Grizzlies
|
20
|
21
|
0
|
21 |
62 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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43–13
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2015
|
MONT, 33–27 OT
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@ Northern Colorado
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#18 Grizzlies
|
3
|
9
|
0
|
13 |
25 |
Bears
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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13–1
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2014
|
MONT, 38–13
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Montana State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bobcats
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
0 |
24 |
#22 Grizzlies
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
7 |
17 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
|
Result
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72–37–5
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2015
|
MONT, 54–35
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 13 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 22 | RV | RV |
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Coaches | 13 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 25 |
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References
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture and lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |