The 2006 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Hauck, the Grizzlies compiled an overall record of 12âÂÂ2, with a mark of 8âÂÂ0 in conference play, and finished as Big Sky champion. Montana advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Grizzlies defeated McNeese State in the first round, Southern Illinois in the quarterfinal, and lost to UMass in the semifinal. The team played home games at WashingtonâÂÂGrizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.