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	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Houston *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 12–54	25,000	[2]
September 24	vs. Wyoming	Daylis Stadium Billings, MT	L 6–35	7,000	[3] [4]
October 1	BYU	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 27–13	6,500	[5]
October 8	Denver	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 13–61	9,000–10,000	[6]
October 15	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 6–32	9,000	[7]
October 22	New Mexico	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 19–14	5,500	[8]
October 29	Colorado A&M	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 7–12	3,500	[9]
November 5	at Montana State *	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 19–0	7,500	[10]
November 12	at Arizona *	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 0–29	13,000	[11]
November 19	at Idaho *	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 0–31	1,500	[12] [13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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After the season

The following Grizzly was selected in the 1955 NFL draft after the season. ^[15]

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 . 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 . September 25, 1955. p. 17. Retrieved December 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
5. "MSU defeats BYU gridders". The Daily Inter Lake. October 2, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Grizzlies Lose, 61–13, To Denver Pioneers". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 9, 1955. p. 12A – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Grizzlies drubbed by Utah State, 32–6". Lewistown Daily News. October 16, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lobos lose to Montana". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 23, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Shupe fumble costs Montana". The Daily Inter Lake. October 30, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Accurate Grizzly passes defeat Bobcats by 19–0". The Montana Standard. November 6, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "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.
12. Peterson, Fred (November 20, 1955). "Gary gallops; UI wins, 31–0". Spokesman-Review. p. 1, sports.
13. "Vandals blank Montana; keep series trophy". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 21, 1955. p. 22.
14. "1955–56 Schedule/Results (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
15. "1955 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.