1986 Montana Grizzlies football team

1986 Big Sky Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant; * – Montana and Idaho State played twice. ; Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

1986 Montana Grizzlies football
1986 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
1986 record	6–4 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Read (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Lee (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Smith (1st season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field; Washington–Grizzly Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Don Read, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and Washington–Grizzly Stadium, and finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 4–4 Big Sky).

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 20	at No. 1 Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, Nevada	L 17–51
September 27	Northern Arizona	Dornblaser Field Missoula, Montana	L 28–34
October 4	Eastern Washington*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, Montana (Rivalry)	W 42–37
October 11	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, Idaho	L 0–31
October 18	Idaho State	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, Montana	W 38–31
October 25	Montana State	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, Montana (Brawl of the Wild)	W 59–28
November 1	Idaho	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, Montana (Little Brown Stein)	L 31–38
November 8	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, Utah	W 55–29
November 15	at Idaho State	ASISU MiniDome Pocatello, Idaho	W 57–13
November 22	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, Oregon	W 35–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA (Div. I-AA)

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v t Montana Grizzlies football
Venues	Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967) (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)
Bowls & rivalries	EWU–UM Governors Cup (Eastern Washington) Little Brown Stein (Idaho) Montana State
Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

1986 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Nevada $^	7	–	0	–	0	13	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Idaho ^	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Montana*	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Boise State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Weber State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Idaho State*	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant * – Montana and Idaho State played twice. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll