1947 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1947 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Doug Fessenden, the team compiled a 7–4 record (2–1 against PCC opponents).[1] The team played its home games on campus at Dornblaser Field in Missoula, Montana.[2]

1947 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1947 record7–4 (2–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
1947 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 USC $ 6 0 0  7 2 1
No. 15 California 5 1 0  9 1 0
Oregon 5 1 0  7 3 0
UCLA 4 2 0  5 4 0
Montana 2 1 0  7 4 0
Oregon State 3 4 0  5 5 0
Washington 2 5 0  3 6 0
Washington State 2 5 0  3 7 0
Idaho 1 4 0  4 4 0
Stanford 0 7 0  0 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Eastern Washington*W 21–0
September 27Portland*W 21–0[3]
October 4at Arizona*L 7–4014,300[4]
October 11at Utah State*
L 7–13  5,000[5]
October 18vs. Montana State*
L 12–1310,350[6]
October 25at Washington StateW 13–1213,000[7]
November 7at IdahoW 21–0
November 15at CaliforniaL 14–6025,000[8]
November 29Colorado A&M*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 41–7  5,000[9]
December 20at Hawaii*W 14–12<5,000 [10]
December 27at Hawaii All-Stars*
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 28–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1947 Montana Grizzlies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  3. "Grizzlies Score Three Touchdowns In First Half to Win". The Missoulian. September 28, 1947. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Arizona Whips Montana U., 40-7". The Arizona Daily Star. October 5, 1947. pp. 1, 22 via Newspapers.com.
  5. John Mooney (October 11, 1947). "Aggies Win in Mud 13-7". Salt Lake Telegram. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bobcats Skin Grizzlies by 13 to 12". The Montana Standard. October 19, 1947. pp. 1, 26 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Silvertip Grizzlies Claw Cougars Team in Strong Finish To Claim Conference Triumph". The Missoulian. October 26, 1947. p. 10.
  8. Emmons Byrne (November 16, 1947). "Bears Score Point-a-Minute Victory: U.C. Flattens Montana by 60-14 Tally". Oakland Tribune. pp. 24, 26 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Strong Grizzlies Rout Rams, 41-7". The Daily Missoulian. November 28, 1947. p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Andrew Mitsukado (December 21, 1947). "Montana Conquers UH Eleven, 14-12". The Honolulu Advertiser. pp. 13, 16 via Newspapers.com.
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