1938 Montana Grizzlies football team

American college football season

1938 Montana Grizzlies football

Conference| Pacific Coast Conference
Record| 5–3–1 (0–1 PCC)
Head coach|

* Doug Fessenden (4th season)

Home stadium| Dornblaser Field

Seasons

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1939 ->

1938 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 7 USC \+  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 14 California \+  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
UCLA | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 1
Oregon State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Oregon | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Washington | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Idaho | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Stanford | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Washington State | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Montana | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1938 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). Led by fourth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, they played their home games on campus in Missoula at Dornblaser Field. The Grizzlies finished the season with an overall record of 5–3–1, and were 0–1 in PCC play.[1]

Late October marked the 25th game with conference rival Idaho and the first for the Little Brown Stein trophy. With the 19–6 win in Missoula on homecoming,[2] Idaho extended its series advantage over the Grizzlies to 19–5–1 (.780).

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| Eastern Washington*|

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula, MT (rivalry)

| W 27–0| |
September 30| at San Francisco*|

* Kezar Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| T 0–0| 10,000| [3]
October 8| DePaul*|

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula, MT

| W 7–6| | [4]
October 15| Texas Tech*|

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula, MT

| L 13–19| 8,000|
October 22| at North Dakota*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| L 0–7| 7,000| [5]
October 29| Idaho|

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)

| L 6–19| 8,000| [2]
November 5| at Gonzaga*|

* Gonzaga Stadium
* Spokane, WA

| W 9–0| | [6]
November 12| vs. Montana State*|

* Butte High Stadium
* Butte, MT (rivalry)

| W 13–0| 7,000| [7]
November 26| at Arizona*|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| W 7–0| |

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

* The Governors Cup game included Montana for the first time sixty years later in 1998;
it began in 1984, between Eastern Washington and Idaho.

## After the season

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The following Grizzlies were selected in the 1939 NFL draft after the season.[8]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL club

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16 | 147 | Bill Lazetich | Back | Detroit Lions
21 | 191 | Aldo Forte | Tackle | Chicago Bears

## References

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1. ^ "2010 Montana Football Media Guide". University of Montana. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012.
2. ^ a b "Idaho spoils Montana home-coming contest, 19 to 6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 30, 1938. p. 1, sports.
3. ^ "Grizzlies, Dons Fail To Score". The Billings Gazette. October 1, 1938. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Goal Kick Brings Montana Victory". The Missoulian. October 9, 1938. pp. Sports 1, 3 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "North Dakota Sioux Scalp Montana Grizzlies by 7-0 Score". The Independent-Record. Helena, Montana. October 23, 1938. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Grizzlies Unleash Victory Punch". The Daily Missoulian. November 5, 1938. pp. 1, 2 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Grizzlies Top Bobcats In Chilly 13-0 Game". Montana Standard. November 13, 1938. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

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Montana Grizzlies football

Venues|

* Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967)
* Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950)
* Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986)
* Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Eastern Washington: EWU–UM Governors Cup
* Idaho: Little Brown Stein
* Montana State

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* Monte
* "Up With Montana"
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