1939 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1939 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–6 (1–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 USC $ 5 0 2 8 0 2
No. 7 UCLA 5 0 3 6 0 4
Oregon State 6 1 1 9 1 1
Washington 4 4 0 4 5 1
Oregon 3 3 1 3 4 1
Washington State 3 5 0 4 5 0
Montana 1 2 0 3 6 0
California 2 5 0 3 7 0
Stanford 0 6 1 1 7 1
Idaho 0 3 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1939 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by fifth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (3–6, 1–2 PCC).[1]

Montana was ranked at No. 144 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Portland*W 9–04,500[3]
October 7San Francisco*L 7–12[4]
October 14vs. Montana State*
W 6–0
October 21at UCLAL 6–2025,000
October 28at IdahoW 13–0[5]
November 4at WashingtonL 0–919,838
November 11Gonzaga*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 0–23[6]
November 25at Texas Tech*L 0–13
November 30at Arizona*L 0–6
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Portland Pilots Turned Back by Montana State, 14-6, in First Try". The Eugene Register-Guard. September 23, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Last Quarter Attack Beats Montana". The Missoulian. October 8, 1943. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grizzlies take Vandals, 13-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 29, 1939. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Gonzaga Beats Grizzlies 23 to 0 on Sheer Power". The Missoulian. November 12, 1939. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.

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