1937 Montana Grizzlies football team

1937 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	7–1 (0–1 PCC)
Head coach	Doug Fessenden (3rd season)
Captain	Milt Popovich
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ←  1936 1938  →

1937 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

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

The 1937 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1937 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of seven wins and one loss (7–1, 0–1 PCC). ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Whitman *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 25–0
October 1	at Texas Tech *	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 13–6	8,000	[2]
October 8	Oklahoma City *	Great Falls, MT	W 36–6
October 16	San Francisco *	Clark Park Butte, MT	W 13–7	7,000	[3]
October 30	vs. Montana State *	Butte, MT (rivalry)	W 19–0
November 6	Gonzaga *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 23–0		[4]
November 20	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (rivalry)	L 0–6	6,000	[5] [6]
November 25	North Dakota *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 14–3
*Non-conference game

After the season

The following Grizzlies were selected in the 1938 NFL draft after the season. ^[7]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
2	15	Milt Popovich	Back	Chicago Cardinals
7	56	Paul Szakash	Back	Detroit Lions
8	63	Len Noyes	Tackle	Brooklyn Dodgers

References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.
2. "Milt Popovich shines in win". The Spokesman-Review. October 3, 1937. Retrieved April 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "7,000 Fans See Grizzlies Beat Dons, 13-7: Montana Team Undefeated in Grid Campaign". Montana Standard. October 17, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Grizzlies Overwhelm Gonzaga, 23-0: Iron Men Slash and Rip Bulldogs for Montana's Ninth Straight Triumph". The Sunday Missoulian. November 7, 1937. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Unbeaten Montana loses to Vandals". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 21, 1937. p. 6.
6. Jones, Paul E. (November 21, 1937). "Idaho triumphs over Montana 6-0 in brilliant 1937 gridiron finale". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 12.
7. "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.