1949 Montana Grizzlies football team

1949 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	5–4 (0–3 PCC)
Head coach	Ted Shipkey (1st season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ←  1948 1950  →

1949 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 California $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Stanford	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
USC	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Oregon State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Washington	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Montana	0	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1949 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Ted Shipkey, played their home games on campus at Dornblaser Field in Missoula and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4, 0–3 PCC). ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		South Dakota *	Daylis Stadium Billings, MT	W 33–13	4,500	[2]
September 24		at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 7–13	7,000	[3]
October 1		at Utah State *	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 16–13	10,000	[4]
October 7		at Colorado A&M *	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 12–27	5,000	[5]
October 15		at Oregon State	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 14–63	8,000	[6]
October 22		Idaho	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	L 19–47	8,500	[7]
October 29		vs. Montana State *	Naranche Stadium Butte, MT (rivalry)	W 34–12		[8]
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Washington *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 19–6		[9] [10]
November 19		BYU *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 25–6	3,500	[11]
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.
2. "Montana Grizzlies Hand South Dakota U. 33-to-13 Drubbing Here". The Billings Gazette. September 18, 1949. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Washington State trims Grizzlies at Pullman, 14–7". Lewistown Daily News. September 25, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Montana edges Utah Aggies in 16–13 game". The Idaho Statesman. October 2, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Colorado A&M stops MSU with fourth quarter spurt". Great Falls Tribune. October 8, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Oregon Ags rout Grizzlies on grid, 63 to 14". The Montana Standard. October 16, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Vandal power wins over Grizzly eleven". The Montana Standard. October 23, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Grizzlies outplay Bobcats, 34 to 12, in annual grid classic". The Billings Gazette. October 30, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Grizzlies, Savages Battle Today". The Daily Missoulian . Missoula, Montana. November 5, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
10. Rocene, Ray T. (November 6, 1949). "Grizzlies Start Strong With Three Touchdowns to Win". The Sunday Missoulian . Missoula, Montana. p. 12. Retrieved March 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
11. "Montana University triumphos over Cougars 25 to 6". The Sunday Herald. November 20, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Game program: Montana at Washington State – September 24, 1949