1936 Montana Grizzlies football team

1936 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	6–3 (1–3 PCC)
Head coach	Doug Fessenden (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ←  1935 1937  →

1936 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

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

The 1936 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1936 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3, 1–3 PCC). ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 0–19	6,500
October 2	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–30	25,000
October 10	Idaho Southern Branch *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 45–13		[2]
October 17	Gonzaga *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 6–0	6,000	[3]
October 24	vs. Montana State *	Butte, MT (rivalry)	W 27–0
October 31	at Oregon State	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 7–14
November 14	Idaho	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 16–0	6,000	[4]
November 21	San Francisco *	Clark Field Butte, MT	W 24–7		[5] [6]
November 26	North Dakota *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 13–6
*Non-conference game

References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived 2012-08-17 at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.
2. "University Grizzlies Score in Every Period to Smother Idaho, Southern Branch, 45-13". Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana. October 11, 1936. p. 9. Retrieved March 6, 2022– via newspapers.com.
3. "Scrappy Montanans Whip Gonzaga". The Missoulian. October 18, 1936. p. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Grizzlies smash down Idaho, 16-0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 15, 1936. p. 14.
5. Rocene, Ray T. (November 22, 1936). "Grizzlies Run Wild to Beat Dons". The Missoulian . Missoula, Montana. p. 11. Retrieved October 17, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
6. Rocene, Ray T. (November 22, 1936). "Montana Routs San Francisco By 24-7 Score (continued)". The Missoulian . Missoula, Montana. p. 12. Retrieved October 17, 2020– via Newspapers.com .