1949 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1949 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1949 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Ted Shipkey, played their home games on campus at Dornblaser Field in Missoula and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4, 0–3 PCC).[1]

1949 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–4 (0–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 California $ 7 0 0 10 1 0
UCLA 5 2 0 6 3 0
Stanford 4 2 0 7 3 1
USC 4 2 0 5 3 1
Oregon State 5 3 0 7 3 0
Oregon 2 5 0 4 6 0
Washington 2 5 0 3 7 0
Washington State 2 6 0 3 6 0
Idaho 1 4 0 3 5 0
Montana 0 3 0 5 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17South Dakota*Billings, MTW 33–134,500[2]
September 24at Washington StateL 7–137,000
October 1at Utah State*
W 16–13
October 8at Colorado A&M*L 12–27
October 15at Oregon StateL 14–638,000[3]
October 22IdahoL 19–478,500
October 29vs. Montana State*
W 34–12
November 52:00 p.m.Eastern Washington*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
W 19–6[4][5]
November 19BYU*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 25–6

References

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  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Montana Grizzlies Hand South Dakota U. 33-to-13 Drubbing Here". The Billings Gazette. September 18, 1949. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Oregon Ags rout Grizzlies on grid, 63 to 14". The Montana Standard. October 16, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grizzlies, Savages Battle Today". The Daily Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. November 5, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Rocene, Ray T. (November 6, 1949). "Grizzlies Start Strong With Three Touchdowns to Win". The Sunday Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. p. 12. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
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