1938 Montana Grizzlies football team

1938 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–3–1 (0–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 USC + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 14 California + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
UCLA 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Oregon State 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Oregon 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Idaho 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Stanford 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washington State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Montana 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1938 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). Led by fourth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, they played their home games on campus in Missoula at Dornblaser Field. The Grizzlies finished the season with an overall record of 5–3–1, and were 0–1 in PCC play.[1]

Late October marked the 25th game with conference rival Idaho and the first for the Little Brown Stein trophy. With the 19–6 win in Missoula on homecoming,[2] Idaho extended its series advantage over the Grizzlies to 19–5–1 (.780).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Eastern Washington*
W 27–0
September 30at San Francisco*
T 0–010,000[3]
October 8DePaul*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 7–6[4]
October 15Texas Tech*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 13–198,000
October 22at North Dakota*
L 0–77,000[5]
October 29Idahodagger
L 6–198,000[2]
November 5at Gonzaga*
W 9–0[6]
November 12vs. Montana State*
W 13–07,000[7]
November 26at Arizona*
W 7–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • The Governors Cup game included Montana for the first time sixty years later in 1998;
    it began in 1984, between Eastern Washington and Idaho.

After the season

The following Grizzlies were selected in the 1939 NFL draft after the season.[8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
16 147 Bill Lazetich Back Detroit Lions
21 191 Aldo Forte Tackle Chicago Bears

References

  1. ^ "2010 Montana Football Media Guide". University of Montana. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Idaho spoils Montana home-coming contest, 19 to 6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 30, 1938. p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ "Grizzlies, Dons Fail To Score". The Billings Gazette. October 1, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Goal Kick Brings Montana Victory". The Missoulian. October 9, 1938. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Dakota Sioux Scalp Montana Grizzlies by 7-0 Score". The Independent-Record. Helena, Montana. October 23, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grizzlies Unleash Victory Punch". The Daily Missoulian. November 5, 1938. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grizzlies Top Bobcats In Chilly 13-0 Game". Montana Standard. November 13, 1938. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.