1940 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–4–1 (1–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Stanford $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 10 Washington 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Oregon State 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Washington State 3 – 4 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Oregon 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
California 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
USC 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Montana 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
UCLA 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1940 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by sixth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1, 1–2 PCC).[1]

Montana was ranked at No. 169 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Eastern Washington*
W 9–0
October 5at Washington State
L 0–137,500
October 12Texas Tech*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 19–32
October 19vs. Montana State*
W 6–06,000[3]
October 26vs. Gonzaga*
  • Butte High Stadium
  • Butte, MT
W 13–104,000[4]
November 2at Oregon
L 0–38
November 9Idaho
W 28–187,000[5]
November 15at San Diego Marines*San Diego, CAL 20–38[6]
November 23at Portland*
T 0–02,500[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grizzly Eleven Defeats Bobcats, 6-0". The Montana Standard. October 20, 1940. pp. 1, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grizzlies Win, 13-10, From Gonzaga Team". Montana Standard. October 27, 1940. pp. 1, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Montana hard pushed for victory over revivified Idaho team, 28-18". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 10, 1940. p. 3, sports.
  6. ^ "Marines Defeat Montana Eleven In Night Clash: Pile Up Big Margin in Opening Periods, Win by 38 to 20". The Daily Missoulian. November 16, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Montana Winds Up Season in Tie Game With Portland". The Sunday Missoulian. November 24, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

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