1948 Montana Grizzlies football team

1948 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–7 (0–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 California ^ + 6 0 0 10 1 0
No. 9 Oregon + 7 0 0 9 2 0
USC 4 2 0 6 3 1
Washington State 4 3 1 4 5 1
Stanford 3 4 0 4 6 0
Oregon State 2 3 2 5 4 3
Washington 2 5 1 2 7 1
UCLA 2 6 0 3 7 0
Idaho 1 5 0 3 6 0
Montana 0 3 0 3 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1948 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by tenth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 0–3 PCC).[1]

Montana was ranked at No. 163 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Eastern Washington*Great Falls, MT (rivalry)L 7–12
September 25Utah State*L 7–18
October 2Pacific (OR)*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 27–0
October 9Washington State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 0–489,000
October 16vs. Montana State*
W 14–0
October 23at IdahoL 0–397,500[3][4]
October 30at BYU*
L 20–26
November 6Pacific (CA)*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 14–32
November 13at StanfordL 7–39
November 20North Dakota*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 47–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Faris, Don (October 24, 1948). "Vandals wallop hapless Montana 39-0 for first win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8.
  4. ^ "Vandals walk over weak Montana, 39-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. October 24, 1948. p. 16.