1945 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1945 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1945 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach George Dahlberg, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of one win and four losses (1–4, 0–1 PCC).[1]

1945 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record1–4 (0–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1942
1946 →
1945 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 USC $ 5 1 0 7 4 0
Washington State 6 2 1 6 2 1
Washington 6 3 0 6 3 0
Oregon State 4 4 0 4 4 1
UCLA 2 3 0 5 4 0
California 2 4 1 4 5 1
Oregon 3 6 0 3 6 0
Idaho 1 5 0 1 7 0
Montana 0 1 0 1 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13at Utah State*
L 13–44
October 20at IdahoL 0–46
October 29at Farragut NTS*Farragut, IDL 13–215,500[2]
November 102:00 p.m.Pocatello Marine Base*W 36–6[3][4]
November 22Farragut NTS*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 13–184,000[5]

References edit

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Farragut Tips Montana, 21-13". The Idaho Sunday Statesman. Boise, Idaho. Associated Press. October 28, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Grizzlies Marines Are Foes in Grid Fray This Afternoon". The Daily Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. November 10, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Grizzlies Claw Marines Viciously For Six-Touchdown Victory, First In Four Years". The Sunday Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. November 11, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Tars Squeeze Montana, 18-13". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 23, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .