1937 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–1 (0–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 California $ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Stanford 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington 4 – 2 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
Washington State 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 3 – 3
Idaho 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Oregon State 2 – 3 – 3 3 – 3 – 3
USC 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
UCLA 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Montana 0 – 1 – 0 7 – 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 Idaho
L 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
2 15 Milt Popovich Back Chicago Cardinals
7 56 Paul Szakash Back Detroit Lions
8 63 Len Noyes Tackle Brooklyn 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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