The 1950 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1950 college football season. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Ted Shipkey, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5).[1]
| 1950 Montana Grizzlies football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–5 |
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| Home stadium | Dornblaser Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This was Montana's first season out of the Pacific Coast Conference and they competed as an independent; they played four PCC opponents, one more than the previous year. Montana joined the Skyline Conference for the 1951 season.
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | at Eastern Washington | Cheney, WA (rivalry) | W 52–0 | [2][3] | ||
| September 30 | at Idaho | W 28–27 | 10,000 | [4][5] | ||
| October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at Oregon | L 13–21 | [6][7] | ||
| October 14 | Washington State | L 7–14 | 8,000 | [8] | ||
| October 21 | vs. Montana State | W 33–0 | [9] | |||
| October 28 | at Oregon State | L 0–20 | 4,000 | |||
| November 4 | Puget Sound |
| W 35–7 | |||
| November 11 | at Nevada | L 14–19 | ||||
| November 18 | Utah State |
| W 38–7 | |||
| November 24 | vs. San Jose State | L 7–32 | ||||
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After the season edit
The following Grizzlies were selected in the 1951 NFL Draft after the season.[10]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 161 | Ray Bauer | End | Green Bay Packers |
| 22 | 264 | Bob Hanson | Guard | Chicago Bears |
| 24 | 281 | Tom Kingsford | Back | San Francisco 49ers |
References edit
- ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
- ^ "EWC well primed for Grizzly tilt". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 23, 1950. p. 15.
- ^ "Savages blasted by Montana 52-0". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 25, 1950. p. 15.
- ^ "Vandals engage aerial-minded Montana today". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 30, 1950. p. 8.
- ^ "Montana edges Idaho 28-27". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 1, 1950. p. 8.
- ^ "Ducks, Grizzlies to clash Saturday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 6, 1950. p. 10A.
- ^ "Oregon Webfeet outrun rugged Grizzlies 21-13". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. 10.
- ^ "Outplayed Washington State scores twice to stop Montana 14-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 15, 1950. p. 13.
- ^ "Grizzlies bowl over Montana State 33-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 22, 1950. p. 10.
- ^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.