1940 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1940 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Record4–4–1 (1–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadium Dornblaser Field
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →
1940 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Stanford $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 10 Washington 7 –1 –07 –2 –0
Oregon State 4 –3 –15 –3 –1
Washington State 3 –4 –24 –4 –2
Oregon 3 –4 –14 –4 –1
California 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
USC 2 –3 –23 –4 –2
Montana 1 –2 –04 –4 –1
UCLA 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Idaho 0 –4 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1940 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by sixth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1, 1–2 PCC). [1]

Contents

Montana was ranked at No. 169 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 288:00 p.m. Eastern Washington *
W 9–0 [3] [4]
October 5at Washington State
L 0–137,500
October 12 Texas Tech *
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 19–32
October 19vs. Montana State *
W 6–06,000 [5]
October 26vs. Gonzaga *
  • Butte High Stadium
  • Butte, MT
W 13–104,000 [6]
November 2at Oregon
L 0–38
November 9 Idaho
W 28–187,000 [7]
November 15at San Diego Marines * San Diego, CA L 20–38 [8]
November 23at Portland *
T 0–02,500 [9]

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References

  1. ↑ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Grizzlies, and Cheney Savages Battling Here Tonight". The Daily Missoulian . Missoula, Montana. September 28, 1940. p. 5. Retrieved March 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ "Swarthout, Regan Score To Whip Cheney in Tight Mix". The Sunday Missoulian . Missoula, Montana. September 29, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved March 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ "Grizzly Eleven Defeats Bobcats, 6-0". The Montana Standard. October 20, 1940. pp. 1, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Grizzlies Win, 13-10, From Gonzaga Team". Montana Standard. October 27, 1940. pp. 1, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Montana hard pushed for victory over revivified Idaho team, 28-18". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 10, 1940. p. 3, sports.
  8. ↑ "Marines Defeat Montana Eleven In Night Clash: Pile Up Big Margin in Opening Periods, Win by 38 to 20". The Daily Missoulian. November 16, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Montana Winds Up Season in Tie Game With Portland". The Sunday Missoulian. November 24, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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