1976 Montana Grizzlies football team

1976 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–6 (3–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Gene Carlson (1st season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field

1976 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Montana State $^	6	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Idaho	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Montana	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Boise State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Weber State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Idaho State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	L 19–21	13,848
September 25	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 49–50	16,395
October 2	Weber State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 28–25	6,500
October 9	Northern Arizona	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 21–23	9,607
October 16	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 17–14	18,472
October 23	at Northern Colorado*	Jackson Field Greeley, CO	L 19–27	7,100
October 30	No. 4 Montana State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	L 12–21	12,500
November 6	Idaho State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 21–17	5,000
November 13	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 19–28	9,396
November 20	Simon Fraser*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 45–17	3,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game