1958 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1958 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1958 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Skyline Conference (Skyline). The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Ray Jenkins, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of zero wins and ten losses (0–10, 0–7 MSC).[1]

1958 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record0–10 (0–7 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 6 1 0 8 3 0
New Mexico 5 1 0 7 3 0
BYU 5 2 0 6 4 0
Colorado State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Utah 3 3 0 4 7 0
Utah State 2 5 0 3 7 0
Denver 2 5 0 2 8 0
Montana 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at UtahL 6–20
September 271:30 p.m.vs. Wyoming
  • Daylis Stadium
  • Billings, MT (Midland Roundtable Grid Classic)
L 14–218,200[2][3]
October 4at New MexicoL 16–44
October 10at DenverL 0–29[4]
October 18Utah StateL 14–276,214
October 25BYU
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 12–41
November 1at Colorado StateL 7–57
November 8Idaho*
L 6–142,500[5][6]
November 15No. 7 Montana State*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
L 6–20
Novemberat San Diego*L 13–24

References edit

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Coaches Expect Close Game When Grizzly, Cowboy Teams Clash Here Today in Annual Gridiron Classic". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 27, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Wyoming Defeats Montana, 21-14, In Roundtable Classic". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 28, 1958. p. 17. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Denver Scores Early To Beat Grizzlies In Conference Game". The Missoulian. October 11, 1958. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ May, Danny (November 9, 1958). "Steady Idaho tops Grizzlies by 14 to 6". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 2, sports.
  6. ^ "Vandals eye sweep over Utah elevens". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 10, 1958. p. 21.