1955 Montana Grizzlies football team

1955 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	3–7 (2–4 Skyline)
Head coach	Jerry Williams (1st season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ←  1954 1956  →

1955 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado A&M $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Utah	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Denver	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Utah State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Montana	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
BYU	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1955 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1955 college football season as a member of the Skyline Conference. The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Jerry Williams, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 2–4 MSC). ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		at Houston *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 12–54	25,000	[2]
September 24	1:30 p.m.	vs. Wyoming	Daylis Stadium Billings, MT	L 6–35	7,000	[3] [4]
October 1		BYU	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 27–13
October 8		Denver	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 13–61	10,000	[5]
October 15		at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 6–32
October 22		New Mexico	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 19–14
October 29		Colorado A&M	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 7–12
November 5		at Montana State *	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	W 19–0
November 12		at Arizona *	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 0–29	13,000	[6]
November 19		at Idaho *	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 0–31	1,500	[7] [8]
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

After the season

The following Grizzly was selected in the 1955 NFL draft after the season. ^[9]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
15	174	Don Brant	Back	Philadelphia Eagles

References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.
2. "Houston gridders break own scoring record in 54–12 win over Grizzlies". The Montana Standard. September 18, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Wyoming Meets Montana In Skyline Conference Game Here Today". Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana. September 24, 1955. p. 8. Retrieved December 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Wyoming Trounces Montana, 35 to 6, in Skyline Game Here". Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana. September 25, 1955. p. 17. Retrieved December 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Grizzlies Lose, 61-13, To Denver Pioneers". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 9, 1955. p. 12A – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Montana tumbled 29–0 as Arizona's Art Luppino maintains rushing lead". Great Falls Tribune. November 13, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. Peterson, Fred (November 20, 1955). "Gary gallops; UI wins, 31-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
8. "Vandals blank Montana; keep series trophy". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 21, 1955. p. 22.
9. "1955 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.