1952 Montana Grizzlies football team

1952 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	2–7–1 (1–5 Skyline)
Head coach	Ed Chinske (1st season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ←  1951 1953  →

1952 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
New Mexico	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Colorado A&M	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wyoming	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
BYU	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Utah State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Montana	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Denver	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1952 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1952 college football season as a member of the Skyline Conference. The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Ed Chinske, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1, 1–5 Skyline). ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Utah State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 0–7		[2]
September 27	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 0–14	10,676	[3]
October 4	BYU	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 7–28		[4]
October 11	at Denver	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 17–7		[5]
October 18	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 0–41	12,000	[6]
October 25	at Oregon *	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	T 14–14	9,000	[7]
November 1	Montana State *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 35–12		[8]
November 8	at Idaho *	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 0–27	4,000	[9] [10]
November 14	at San Jose State *	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 20–39		[11]
November 22	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 6–12	10,000	[12]
*Non-conference game

After the season

The following Grizzlies were selected in the 1952 NFL draft after the season. ^[13]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
28	336	Jim Murray	Tackle	Los Angeles Rams
30	360	Hal Maus	End	Detroit Lions

References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.
2. "Utah Stste's lone marker drops Grizzlies in opener". Great Falls Tribune. September 21, 1952. Retrieved May 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Spaulding, Hileman Star as Pokes Whip Montana". The Casper Tribune-Herald. September 28, 1952. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "BYU beats Montana 28–7 in homecoming game". The Independent Record. October 5, 1952. Retrieved May 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. Frank Pitman (October 12, 1952). "Fighting Grizzlies Defeat Denver 17 to 7". The Daily Missoulian. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Colorado A&M Beats Montana In Skyline, 41–0". The Independent Record (Helena, MT). October 19, 1952. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Don McLeod, "Webfoots Held to 14-to-14 Tie By Grizzlies," The Oregonian, Oct. 26, 1952, sports section, pp. 1, 6.
8. "Grizzlies win annual game with Bobcats by 35–12". The Montana Standard. November 2, 1952. Retrieved May 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. Boni, Bill (November 9, 1952). "Idaho's Vandals smother Montana by broad margin". Spokesman-Review. p. 1, sports.
10. "Anderson, Lewis shine as Idaho wallops Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 9, 1952. p. 8.
11. "San Jose romps to 39–20 win over Grizzlies". Oakland Tribune. November 15, 1952. Retrieved May 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. J.D. Kailer (November 23, 1952). "Lobos Squeak Past Montana for 12–6 Victory: White, Cox Score TD's in Dull Tilt Before 10,000". Albuquerque Journal. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1952 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.