1937 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–1 (0–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
1937 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 California $ 6 0 110 0 1
Stanford 4 2 14 3 2
Washington 4 2 27 2 2
Washington State 3 3 23 3 3
Idaho 2 2 04 3 1
Oregon State 2 3 33 3 3
USC 2 3 24 4 2
Oregon 2 5 04 6 0
UCLA 1 5 12 6 1
Montana 0 1 07 1 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1937 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of seven wins and one loss (7–1, 0–1 PCC).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Whitman*W 25–0
October 1at Texas Tech*W 13–68,000
October 8Oklahoma City*Great Falls, MTW 36–6
October 16San Francisco*
W 13–77,000[2]
October 30vs. Montana State*Butte, MT (rivalry)W 19–0
November 6Gonzaga*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 23–0[3]
November 20at IdahoL 0–66,000[4][5]
November 25North Dakota*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 14–3
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

The following Grizzlies were selected in the 1938 NFL Draft after the season.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
215Milt PopovichBackChicago Cardinals
756Paul SzakashBackDetroit Lions
863Len NoyesTackleBrooklyn Dodgers

References

  1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. "7,000 Fans See Grizzlies Beat Dons, 13-7: Montana Team Undefeated in Grid Campaign". Montana Standard. October 17, 1937. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Grizzlies Overwhelm Gonzaga, 23-0: Iron Men Slash and Rip Bulldogs for Montana's Ninth Straight Triumph". The Sunday Missoulian. November 7, 1937. pp. Sports 1, 2 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Unbeaten Montana loses to Vandals". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 21, 1937. p. 6.
  5. Jones, Paul E. (November 21, 1937). "Idaho triumphs over Montana 6-0 in brilliant 1937 gridiron finale". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12.
  6. "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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