1958 Montana Grizzlies football team

1958 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	0–10 (0–7 Skyline)
Head coach	Ray Jenkins (1st season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ←  1957 1959  →

1958 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wyoming $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
New Mexico	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
BYU	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Utah	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Utah State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Denver	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Montana	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1958 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1958 college football season as a member of the Skyline Conference (Skyline). The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Ray Jenkins, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of zero wins and ten losses (0–10, 0–7 MSC). ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 6–20	16,666	[2]
September 27	vs. Wyoming	Daylis Stadium Billings, MT (Midland Roundtable Grid Classic)	L 14–21	8,200	[3] [4]
October 4	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 16–44	11,200	[5]
October 10	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 0–29	7,944	[6]
October 18	Utah State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 14–27	6,214	[7]
October 25	BYU	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 12–41	5,000	[8]
November 1	at Colorado State	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 7–57	8,000	[9]
November 8	Idaho *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	L 6–14	2,500	[10] [11]
November 15	No. 7 Montana State *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	L 6–20	7,500	[12]
November 27	at San Diego *	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	L 13–24	4,600	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.
2. "Utah defeats MSU eleven, 20–6, in Skyline Conference opener". The Billings Gazette. September 21, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Coaches Expect Close Game When Grizzly, Cowboy Teams Clash Here Today in Annual Gridiron Classic". Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana. September 27, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Wyoming Defeats Montana, 21–14, In Roundtable Classic". Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana. September 28, 1958. p. 17. Retrieved December 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Montana humiliated by Lobos 44 to 16". Great Falls Tribune. October 5, 1958. Retrieved April 28, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Denver Scores Early To Beat Grizzlies In Conference Game". The Missoulian. October 11, 1958. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Late rally gives Aggies 27–14 victory over Montana". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 19, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cougars claw Grizzlies by 41–12 score". The Missoulian. October 26, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "CSU crushes MSU by whopping 57–7". The Daily Inter Lake. November 2, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. May, Danny (November 9, 1958). "Steady Idaho tops Grizzlies by 14 to 6". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 2, sports.
11. "Vandals eye sweep over Utah elevens". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 10, 1958. p. 21.
12. "Bobcats win third in a row over Grizzlies". The Independent Record. November 16, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "San Diego U. 24–13 victor". The Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1958 Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 29, 2025.