1928 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1928 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Record4–5–1 (0–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadium Dornblaser Field
Seasons
  1927
1929  
1928 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 USC $ 4 0 19 0 1
No. 2 California ^ 3 0 26 2 2
No. 4 Stanford 4 1 18 3 1
Oregon 4 2 09 2 0
Washington State 4 3 07 3 0
Oregon State 2 3 06 3 0
Idaho 2 3 03 4 1
Washington 2 4 07 4 0
UCLA 0 4 04 4 1
Montana 0 5 04 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative (USC declined)
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1928 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Frank W. Milburn, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1, 0–5 PCC). [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Anaconda Anodes*W 13–0
October 6 Washington State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 6–266,000
October 13at Washington L 0–2511,058
October 20 Montana Tech *
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 20–0
October 27vs. Montana State * Butte, MT (rivalry)T 0–0
November 3at Oregon State L 0–44
November 10Butte Centervilles*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 13–0
November 17 Idaho
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
L 7–21 [2]
November 24at Oregon L 6–31 [3]
November 29at Gonzaga * Spokane, WA W 7–0 [4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived 2012-08-17 at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.
  2. "Three big games hold interest". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 16, 1928. p. 15.
  3. "Oregon takes Montana into camp, 31 to 6". The Montana Standard. November 25, 1928. Retrieved June 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "University Defeats Gonzaga: Slim Margin Is Enough To Win From Bulldogs". The Missoulian. November 30, 1928. pp. 1, 5 via Newspapers.com.