1948 Montana Grizzlies football team

1948 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	3–7 (0–3 PCC)
Head coach	Doug Fessenden (10th season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ←  1947 1949  →

1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

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

The 1948 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1948 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by tenth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 0–3 PCC). ^[1]

Montana was ranked at No. 163 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Eastern Washington *	Great Falls, MT (rivalry)	L 7–12
September 25	Utah State *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 7–18		[3]
October 2	Pacific (OR) *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 27–0
October 9	Washington State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 0–48	9,000
October 16	vs. Montana State *	Naranche Stadium Butte, MT (rivalry)	W 14–0
October 23	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 0–39	7,500	[4] [5]
October 30	at BYU *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 20–26		[6]
November 6	Pacific (CA) *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 14–32
November 13	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–39
November 20	North Dakota *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 47–7
*Non-conference game

References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.
2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Explosive Utah State team whips Grizzlies". The Missoulian. September 26, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. Faris, Don (October 24, 1948). "Vandals wallop hapless Montana 39-0 for first win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8.
5. "Vandals walk over weak Montana, 39-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. October 24, 1948. p. 16.
6. "Grizzlies rally but fall to BYU by 26 to 20". The Independent Record. October 31, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.