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]
| 1938 Montana Grizzlies football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (0–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Dornblaser Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Eastern Washington* | W 27–0 | |||
| September 30 | at San Francisco* | T 0–0 | 10,000 | [3] | |
| October 8 | DePaul* |
| W 7–6 | [4] | |
| October 15 | Texas Tech* |
| L 13–19 | 8,000 | |
| October 22 | at North Dakota* | L 0–7 | 7,000 | [5] | |
| October 29 | Idaho |
| L 6–19 | 8,000 | [2] |
| November 5 | at Gonzaga* | W 9–0 | [6] | ||
| November 12 | vs. Montana State* | W 13–0 | 7,000 | [7] | |
| November 26 | at Arizona* | W 7–0 | |||
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- 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ "2010 Montana Football Media Guide". University of Montana. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012.
- ^ a b "Idaho spoils Montana home-coming contest, 19 to 6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 30, 1938. p. 1, sports.
- ^ "Grizzlies, Dons Fail To Score". The Billings Gazette. October 1, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Goal Kick Brings Montana Victory". The Missoulian. October 9, 1938. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Dakota Sioux Scalp Montana Grizzlies by 7-0 Score". The Independent-Record. Helena, Montana. October 23, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grizzlies Unleash Victory Punch". The Daily Missoulian. November 5, 1938. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grizzlies Top Bobcats In Chilly 13-0 Game". Montana Standard. November 13, 1938. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.