2016 Montana Grizzlies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2016
| team = Montana Grizzlies
| image= Montana Griz logo.svg
| image_size= 150
| conference= Big Sky Conference
| division=
| short_conf= Big Sky
| STATSRank =
| FCSCoachRank = 25
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Bob Stitt
| hc_year = 2nd
| cooff_coach1 =
| cooc1_year =
| cooff_coach2 =
| cooc2_year =
| def_coach = Jason Semore
| dc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_scheme =
| stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
|champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2016 Big Sky football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2016
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Mountain
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Saint Francis (PA)
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| tv = SWX
| score = 41–31
| attend = 26,002
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 14
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| tv = ALT
| score = 20–14
| attend = 12,346
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| tv = RTNW
| score = 41–42
| attend = 8,156
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Southern Utah
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| tv = CMM
| score = 43–20
| attend = 26,092
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = Mississippi Valley State
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| tv = CMM
| score = 67–7
| attend = 24,607
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 10
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| tv = CMM
| score = 68–7
| attend = 25,351
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| tv = CMM
| score = 34–45
| attend = 7,197
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 1:35 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Eastern Washington
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Roos Field
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename = EWU–UM Governors Cup
| tv = RTNW
| score = 16–35
| attend = 10,931
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 19
| opponent = Idaho State
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| tv = RTNW
| score = 62–44
| attend = 24,027
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Northern Colorado
| site_stadium = Nottingham Field
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| tv = CMM
| score = 25–28
| attend = 5,128
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| rank = 22
| opponent = Montana State
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = RTNW
| score = 17–24
| attend = 26,182
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Saint Francis (PA)=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Red Flash
|R1=0
|R2=10
|R3=7
|R4=14
|Home=#13 Grizzlies
|H1=3
|H2=3
|H3=14
|H4=21
}}
{{see also|2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Northern Iowa=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#14 Grizzlies
|R1=10
|R2=10
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=#3 Panthers
|H1=7
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Cal Poly=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#6 Grizzlies
|R1=7
|R2=17
|R3=7
|R4=10
|Home=Mustangs
|H1=7
|H2=21
|H3=7
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Southern Utah=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Thunderbirds
|R1=7
|R2=7
|R3=0
|R4=6
|Home=#11 Grizzlies
|H1=9
|H2=13
|H3=14
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Mississippi Valley State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Delta Devils
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=#10 Grizzlies
|H1=14
|H2=29
|H3=14
|H4=10
}}
{{see also|2016 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Sacramento State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Hornets
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=#10 Grizzlies
|H1=14
|H2=27
|H3=20
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Northern Arizona=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#10 Grizzlies
|R1=3
|R2=17
|R3=0
|R4=14
|Home=Lumberjacks
|H1=14
|H2=14
|H3=17
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Eastern Washington=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#16 Grizzlies
|R1=7
|R2=3
|R3=6
|R4=0
|Home=#3 Eagles
|H1=7
|H2=14
|H3=14
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Idaho State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bengals
|R1=14
|R2=17
|R3=0
|R4=13
|Home=#19 Grizzlies
|H1=20
|H2=21
|H3=0
|H4=21
}}
{{see also|2016 Idaho State Bengals football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Northern Colorado=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#18 Grizzlies
|R1=3
|R2=9
|R3=0
|R4=13
|Home=Bears
|H1=14
|H2=0
|H3=7
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Montana State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bobcats
|R1= 7
|R2= 7
|R3= 10
|R4= 0
|Home=#22 Grizzlies
|H1= 7
|H2= 0
|H3= 3
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2016 Montana State Bobcats football team|Brawl of the Wild}}
{{Clear}}
Ranking movements
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = STATS FCS
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 13
| poll1_0=13
| poll1_1=14
| poll1_2=7
| poll1_3=6
| poll1_4=11
| poll1_5=10
| poll1_6=10
| poll1_7=10
| poll1_8=16
| poll1_9=19
| poll1_10=18
| poll1_11=22
| poll1_12=RV
| poll1_13=RV
| poll1_14=
| poll1_15=
| poll1_16=
| poll1_17=
| poll1_18=
| poll1_19=
| poll1_20=
| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek = 13
| poll2_0=13
| poll2_1=15
| poll2_2=9
| poll2_3=6
| poll2_4=11
| poll2_5=10
| poll2_6=10
| poll2_7=10
| poll2_8=16
| poll2_9=20
| poll2_10=17
| poll2_11=21
| poll2_12=22
| poll2_13=25
| poll2_14=
| poll2_15=
| poll2_16=
| poll2_17=
| poll2_18=
| poll2_19=
| poll2_20=
}}