1976 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–6 (3–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
1976 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Montana State $^ 6 –0 –012 –1 –0
Idaho 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
Northern Arizona 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Montana 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Boise State 2 –4 –05 –5 –1
Weber State 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
Idaho State 0 –6 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

The 1976 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Gene Carlson, the team compiled a 4–6 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11at UNLV*
L 19–2113,848
September 25at Portland State*
L 49–5016,395
October 2Weber State
W 28–256,500
October 9Northern Arizona
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 21–239,607
October 16at Boise State
W 17–1418,472
October 23at Northern Colorado*
L 19–277,100
October 30No. 4 Montana State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
L 12–2112,500
November 6Idaho State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 21–175,000
November 13at Idaho
L 19–289,396
November 20Simon Fraser*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 45–173,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

References

  1. ↑ "1977 Grizzly Football Yearbook". University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1977. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.


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