The 2016 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the

University of Montana The University of Montana (UM) is a public research university in Missoula, Montana. UM is a flagship institution of the Montana University System and its second largest campus. UM reported 10,962 undergraduate and graduate students in the fal ...

in the

2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season The 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The NCAA Division ...

. The Grizzlies were led by second-year coach

Bob Stitt Robert Allen Stitt (born May 4, 1964) is an American football coach. He was the head football coach at the University of Montana, a job he held from 2015 until 2017. He previously served in the same capacity at the Colorado School of Mines from 20 ...

and played their home games on campus at

Washington–Grizzly Stadium Washington–Grizzly Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in the western United States, located on the campus of the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. Opened in 1986, it is home to the Montana Grizzlies, a member of the Big S ...

. Montana participated as a member of the

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, 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

Game summaries

Saint Francis (PA)

@ Northern Iowa

@ Cal Poly

Southern Utah

Mississippi Valley State

Sacramento State

@ Northern Arizona

@ Eastern Washington

Idaho State

@ Northern Colorado

Montana State

Ranking movements

References

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Montana Grizzlies football seasons

Montana Grizzlies football The Montana Grizzlies football (commonly referred to as the "Griz") program represents the University of Montana in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of college football. The Grizzlies have competed in the Big Sky Conference ...