1954 Montana Grizzlies football team

1954 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	3–6 (1–5 Skyline)
Head coach	Ed Chinske (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ←  1953 1955  →

1954 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Denver $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Utah	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Colorado A&M	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Montana	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
BYU	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1954 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1954 college football season as a member of the Skyline Conference. The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Ed Chinske, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of three wins and six losses (3–6, 1–5 MSC). ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Fort Lewis *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 31–7	6,000	[2]
October 2	at Iowa *	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 6–48	37,590	[3]
October 8	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 13–19	12,426–12,436	[4]
October 16	Utah State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 20–13	9,500	[5]
October 23	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 7–19	7,197	[6]
October 30	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 34–37	2,477	[7]
November 6	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 14–20	11,000	[8]
November 13	Montana State *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 25–21	8,200	[9]
November 20	Utah	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 20–41	5,500	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.
2. "Grizzlies win first 31–7". The Missoulian. September 18, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Iowa's 48–6 Montana honeymoon over". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. October 3, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Denver's second-half rally beats Montana". The Missoulian. October 9, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved May 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Grizzlies win homecoming game, 20 to 13". The Montana Standard. October 17, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Brigham Young downs Montana 19–7 in televised game as Kimball Engineers scores". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 24, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Coloags top Grizzlies by 37 to 34". The Montana Standard. October 31, 1954. p. 33. Retrieved May 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bad punt lets Lobos win over Grizzlies". The Montana Standard. November 7, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Montana State victory streak ended by MSU". The Independent Record. November 14, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Grizzlies lose, Imer sets mark". The Daily Inter Lake. November 21, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "1954–55 Schedule/Results (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 1, 2025.