1946 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1946 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1946 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by eighth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of four wins and four losses (4–4, 1–3 PCC).^[1]

1946 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–4 (1–3 PCC)
Head coach	Doug Fessenden (8th season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 UCLA $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Oregon State	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
USC	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Stanford	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Oregon	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Montana	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Washington State	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
California	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Idaho	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Colorado A&M*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 28–0		[2]
October 5	Eastern Washington*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 31–7		[3]
October 12	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 0–34		[4]
October 19	vs. Montana State*	Naranche Stadium Butte, MT (rivalry)	W 20–7	10,000	[5]
October 26	Utah State*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 0–26	12,000	[6]
November 2	Idaho	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	W 19–0		[7]
November 16	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–61	23,000	[8]
November 23	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–21	7,000	[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
2. "Grizzlies Start Strong in Defeating Colorado Ags: First Attack Brings Touchdown". The Daily Missoulian. September 28, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Savages Prop Tackle Posts". The Spokesman-Review. October 5, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Dick Strite (October 13, 1946). "Webfoots Whip Montana: __,000 See Team's Rousing 34-0 Win; Newquist Is Again the Leader". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Jean Jordan (October 20, 1946). "University Grizzlies Overwhelm State College Bobcats 20 to 7: Record Crowd of 10,000 Witness Game; Traditiona Rivals Resume Games After War Recess". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. pp. 1, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Bob Holden (October 27, 1946). "Redskins, Utah State Win By Identical Score, 27-7: Aggies Continue Surprising Victory March". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Montana shoves Vandals into loop cellar". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 3, 1946. p. 10.
8. Al Wolf (November 17, 1946). "Bruins 61 Grizzlies 7: U.C.L.A. Bops Grizzlies, 61-7; Bruin Regulars Under Wraps as Team Scores Easy Victory". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Huskies Take Montana, 21-0: Small Crowd Watches Washington Win". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. November 24, 1946. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.