1954 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1954 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1954 college football season as a member of the Skyline Conference. The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Ed Chinske, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of three wins and six losses (3–6, 1–5 MSC).^[1]

1954 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	3–6 (1–5 Skyline)
Head coach	Ed Chinske (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Denver $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Utah	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Colorado A&M	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Montana	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
BYU	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Fort Lewis*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 31–7
October 2	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 6–48
October 8	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 13–19
October 16	Utah State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 20–13	12,426	[2]
October 23	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 7–19
October 30	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 34–37
November 6	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 14–20
November 13	Montana State*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	W 25–21
November 20	Utah	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 20–41
*Non-conference game

References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
2. "Denver's Second-Hallf Rally Beats Montana". The Missoulian. October 9, 1954. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.