1953 Montana Grizzlies football team

1953 Skyline Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1953 Montana Grizzlies football
1953 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Skyline Conference
1953 record	3–5 (2–4 Skyline)
Head coach	Ed Chinske (2nd season);
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
	Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

Last updated April 09, 2022

The 1953 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1953 college football season as a member of the Skyline Conference. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Ed Chinske, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of three wins and five losses (3–5, 2–4 Skyline).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 13–27
September 26	Wyoming	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 7–27
October 3	Idaho *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	L 12–20
October 9	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 22–13
October 17	Colorado A&M	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 32–31
October 24	New Mexico	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 13–41
October 31	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 14–33
November 7	at Montana State *	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	W 32–13
*Non-conference game

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References

↑ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.

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v t e Montana Grizzlies football
Venues	Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967) Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)
Bowls & rivalries	EWU–UM Governors Cup (Eastern Washington) Little Brown Stein (Idaho) Montana State
Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

1953 Skyline Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Utah $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Utah State	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Wyoming	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
New Mexico	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Colorado A&M	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Montana	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Denver	1	–	5	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
BYU	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion