| Year: | 1996 |
| Team: | Montana Grizzlies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Tsnrank: | 2 |
| Record: | 14–1 |
| Conf Record: | 8–0 |
| Head Coach: | Mick Dennehy |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Brent Pease |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Jerome Souers |
| Dc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
| Champion: | Big Sky champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Championship |
| Bowl Result: | L 29–49 vs. Marshall |
The 1996 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Mick Dennehy and played their home games on campus in Missoula at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.[1]