1938 Montana Grizzlies football team

1938 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	5–3–1 (0–1 PCC)
Head coach	Doug Fessenden (4th season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ←  1937 1939  →

1938 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 USC +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 14 California +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
UCLA	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Washington	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Idaho	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Washington State	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Montana	0	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1938 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). Led by fourth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, they played their home games on campus in Missoula at Dornblaser Field. The Grizzlies finished the season with an overall record of 5–3–1, and were 0–1 in PCC play. ^[1]

Late October marked the 25th game with conference rival Idaho and the first for the Little Brown Stein trophy. With the 19–6 win in Missoula on homecoming, ^[2] Idaho extended its series advantage over the Grizzlies to 19–5–1 (.780).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Eastern Washington *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 27–0
September 30	at San Francisco *	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	T 0–0	10,000	[3]
October 8	DePaul *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 7–6		[4]
October 15	Texas Tech *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 13–19	8,000	[5]
October 22	at North Dakota *	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 0–7	7,000	[6]
October 29	Idaho	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	L 6–19	8,000	[2]
November 5	at Gonzaga *	Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA	W 9–0		[7]
November 12	vs. Montana State *	Butte High Stadium Butte, MT (rivalry)	W 13–0	7,000	[8]
November 24	at Arizona *	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 7–0	9,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

• The Governors Cup game included Montana for the first time sixty years later in 1998;
  it began in 1984, between Eastern Washington and Idaho.

After the season

The following Grizzlies were selected in the 1939 NFL draft after the season. ^[10]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
16	147	Bill Lazetich	Back	Detroit Lions
21	191	Aldo Forte	Tackle	Chicago Bears

References

1. "2010 Montana Football Media Guide". University of Montana. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012.
2. "Idaho spoils Montana home-coming contest, 19 to 6". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 30, 1938. p. 1, sports.
3. "Grizzlies, Dons Fail To Score". The Billings Gazette. October 1, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Goal Kick Brings Montana Victory". The Missoulian. October 9, 1938. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Grizzlies rally too late; Tex Tech wins, 19–13". The Montana Standard. October 16, 1938. Retrieved April 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "North Dakota Sioux Scalp Montana Grizzlies by 7-0 Score". The Independent-Record. Helena, Montana. October 23, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Grizzlies Unleash Victory Punch". The Daily Missoulian. November 5, 1938. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Grizzlies Top Bobcats In Chilly 13-0 Game". Montana Standard. November 13, 1938. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Grizzlies of Montana defeat Arizona Wildcats by 7–0". The Helena Independent. November 25, 1938. Retrieved April 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.