1952 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1952 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record2–7–1 (1–5 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
New Mexico 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Colorado A&M 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
BYU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Utah State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Montana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Denver 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1952 college football season as a member of the Skyline Conference. The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Ed Chinske, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1, 1–5 Skyline).[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Utah State
L 0–7
September 27at Wyoming
L 0–1410,676[2]
October 4BYU
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 7–28
October 11at Denver
W 17–7[3]
October 18at Colorado A&M
L 0–4112,000[4]
October 25at Oregon*
T 14–14
November 1Montana State*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
W 35–12
November 8at Idaho*
L 0–274,000[5][6]
November 14at San Jose State*
L 20–39
November 22at New Mexico
L 6–1210,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game

After the season[edit]

The following Grizzlies were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft after the season.[8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
28 336 Jim Murray Tackle Los Angeles Rams
30 360 Hal Maus End Detroit Lions

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Spaulding, Hileman Star as Pokes Whip Montana". The Casper Tribune-Herald. September 28, 1952. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Frank Pitman (October 12, 1952). "Fighting Grizzlies Defeat Denver 17 to 7". The Daily Missoulian. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colorado A&M Beats Montana In Skyline, 41-0". The Independent Record (Helena, MT). October 19, 1952. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Boni, Bill (November 9, 1952). "Idaho's Vandals smother Montana by broad margin". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  6. ^ "Anderson, Lewis shine as Idaho wallops Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 9, 1952. p. 8.
  7. ^ J.D. Kailer (November 23, 1952). "Lobos Squeak Past Montana for 12-6 Victory: White, Cox Score TD's in Dull Tilt Before 10,000". Albuquerque Journal. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1952 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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