1921 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1921 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1922 college football season. Led by Bernie Bierman in this third and final season as head coach, the Grizzlies compiled an overall record of 3–3–1 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing sixth in the Northwest Conference.^[1]

1921 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Northwest Conference
Record	3–3–1 (0–2 Northwest)
Head coach	Bernie Bierman (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

1921 Northwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Whitman $	3	–	0	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Washington State	2	–	0	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Oregon	1	–	0	–	3			5	–	1	–	3
Oregon Agricultural	1	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Idaho	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Montana	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
Willamette	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 8		Idaho State*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 25–0
October 15		at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–28	6,033
October 29	3:00 p.m.	Whitman	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 6–14	2,300	[2][3]
November 5		at Idaho	Fairgrounds field Moscow, ID (rivalry)	L 7–35		[4][5]
November 11		at Montana State*	Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 14–7		[6]
November 18		North Dakota Agricultural*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 7–6		[7]
November 24		at Gonzaga*	Spokane, WA	T 0–0		[8]
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

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References

1. "Whitman College Leads Conference Football Record". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. November 27, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Whitman Beef Meets Bruins' Speed Today". The Daily Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. October 29, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Grizzlies Go Down Before Whitman In Hair Raising Game". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. October 30, 1921. p. 15. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Oregon at W.S.C.; U. of M. at Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 5, 1921. p. 14.
5. "Idaho smothers Montana Bruins under 35-7 score in rough game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 6, 1921. p. 1, sports.
6. "University Defeats State College 14 to 7: Delivers Smashing Attack After Being Tied in the First Half; Desperate Fight Put Up By Bobcats Ineffective Against Varsity Drives". The Anaconda Standard. November 12, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Montana beats Dakota Aggies". The Butte Miner. November 19, 1921. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Montana U Plays Scoreless Game". The Anaconda Standard. November 25, 1921. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived 2012-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.