1939 Montana Grizzlies football team

1939 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	3–6 (1–2 PCC)
Head coach	Doug Fessenden (5th season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ←  1938 1940  →

1939 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

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

The 1939 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1939 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by fifth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (3–6, 1–2 PCC). ^[1]

Montana was ranked at No. 144 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Portland *	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 9–0	4,500	[3]
October 7	San Francisco *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 7–12		[4]
October 14	vs. Montana State *	Butte High Stadium Butte, MT (rivalry)	W 6–0
October 21	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–20	25,000
October 28	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	W 13–0		[5]
November 4	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–9	19,838
November 11	Gonzaga *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 0–23		[6]
November 25	at Texas Tech *	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 0–13	3,000	[7]
November 30	at Arizona *	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 0–6	9,000	[8]
*Non-conference game

References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.
2. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Portland Pilots Turned Back by Montana State, 14-6, in First Try". The Eugene Register-Guard. September 23, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Last Quarter Attack Beats Montana". The Missoulian. October 8, 1943. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Grizzlies take Vandals, 13-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 29, 1939. p. 11.
6. "Gonzaga Beats Grizzlies 23 to 0 on Sheer Power". The Missoulian. November 12, 1939. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Texas Tech stops Montana threats, then wins by 13–0". The Montana Standard. November 26, 1939. Retrieved April 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Arizona tops Grizzlies, 6–0". The Billings Gazette. December 1, 1939. Retrieved April 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Montana Grizzlies football – 1939 media guide