1947 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1947 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Record7–4 (2–1 PCC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Sam Leeper
  • Ben Tyvand
Home stadium Dornblaser Field
Seasons
←  1946
1948  →
1947 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 USC $ 6 –0 –07 –2 –1
No. 15 California 5 –1 –09 –1 –0
Oregon 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
UCLA 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Montana 2 –1 –07 –4 –0
Oregon State 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Washington 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Idaho 1 –4 –04 –4 –0
Stanford 0 –7 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season.

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Under ninth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, [1] Montana compiled a 7–4 record (2–1 in PCC), [2] with home games played on campus at Dornblaser Field in Missoula, Montana. [3]

The coaching staff included Harry Adams as backs coach and Paul Szakash as line coach. [1]

Montana was ranked at No. 110 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Eastern Washington *
W 21–0  7,000 [5]
September 27 Portland *
W 21–0  5,000 [6]
October 4at Arizona *
L 7–4014,300 [7]
October 11at Utah State *
L 7–13  5,000 [8]
October 18vs. Montana State *
L 12–1310,350 [9]
October 25at Washington State
W 13–1213,000 [10]
November 7at Idaho
W 21–0  5,000 [11]
November 15at No. 10 California
L 14–6025,000 [12]
November 29 Colorado A&M *
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 41–7  5,000 [13]
December 20at Hawaii *
W 14–12< 5,000  [14]
December 27at Hawaii All-Stars*
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 28–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. 1 2 "Montana Grizzlies coaching staff". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (photo). September 19, 1947. p. 12.
  2. ↑ "1947 Montana Grizzlies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.
  4. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Montana blanks EWCE, 21 to 0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 21, 1947. p. 8.
  6. ↑ "Grizzlies Score Three Touchdowns In First Half to Win". The Missoulian. September 28, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Arizona Whips Montana U., 40-7". The Arizona Daily Star. October 5, 1947. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ John Mooney (October 11, 1947). "Aggies Win in Mud 13-7". Salt Lake Telegram. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bobcats Skin Grizzlies by 13 to 12". The Montana Standard. October 19, 1947. pp. 1, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Silvertip Grizzlies Claw Cougars Team in Strong Finish To Claim Conference Triumph". The Missoulian. October 26, 1947. p. 10.
  11. ↑ Miller, Bob (November 8, 1947). "Montana Grizzlies defeat Idaho's Vandals, 21-0, at Moscow". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
  12. ↑ Emmons Byrne (November 16, 1947). "Bears Score Point-a-Minute Victory: U.C. Flattens Montana by 60-14 Tally". Oakland Tribune. pp. 24, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Strong Grizzlies Rout Rams, 41-7". The Daily Missoulian. November 28, 1947. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Andrew Mitsukado (December 21, 1947). "Montana Conquers UH Eleven, 14-12". The Honolulu Advertiser. pp. 13, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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