1936 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1936 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1936 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3, 1–3 PCC).[1]

1936 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–3 (1–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Washington $ 7 0 1 7 2 1
Washington State 6 2 1 6 3 1
USC 3 2 2 4 2 3
California 4 3 0 6 5 0
UCLA 4 3 1 6 3 1
Stanford 2 3 2 2 5 2
Oregon State 3 5 0 4 6 0
Montana 1 3 0 6 3 0
Oregon 1 6 1 2 6 1
Idaho 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Washington StateL 0–196,500
October 2at UCLAL 0–3025,000
October 10Idaho Southern Branch*W 45–13[2]
October 17Gonzaga*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 6–06,000[3]
October 24vs. Montana State*Butte, MT (rivalry)W 27–0
October 31at Oregon StateL 7–14
November 14Idaho
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
W 16–06,000[4]
November 21San Francisco*
  • Clark Field
  • Butte, MT
W 24–7[5][6]
November 26North Dakota*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 13–6
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived 2012-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "University Grizzlies Score in Every Period to Smother Idaho, Southern Branch, 45-13". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. October 11, 1936. p. 9. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Scrappy Montanans Whip Gonzaga". The Missoulian. October 18, 1936. p. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grizzlies smash down Idaho, 16-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 15, 1936. p. 14.
  5. ^ Rocene, Ray T. (November 22, 1936). "Grizzlies Run Wild to Beat Dons". The Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. p. 11. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ Rocene, Ray T. (November 22, 1936). "Montana Routs San Francisco By 24-7 Score (continued)". The Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. p. 12. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .