1947 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1947 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–4 (2–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 USC $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 15 California 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Oregon 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
UCLA 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Montana 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Oregon State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Washington 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Stanford 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Doug Fessenden, the team compiled a 7–4 record (2–1 against PCC opponents).[1] The team played its home games at Dornblaser Field in Missoula, Montana.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Eastern Washington*
W 21–0
September 27Portland*
W 21–0[3]
October 4at Arizona*
L 7–4014,300[4]
October 11at Utah State*
L 7–135,000[5]
October 18vs. Montana State*
L 12–1310,350[6]
October 25at Washington State
W 13–1213,000[7]
November 7at Idaho
W 21–0
November 15at California
L 14–6025,000[8]
November 29Colorado A&M*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 41–75,000[9]
December 20at Hawaii*
W 14–12< 5,000[10]
December 27at Hawaii All-Stars*
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 28–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1947 Montana Grizzlies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  3. ^ "Grizzlies Score Three Touchdowns In First Half to Win". The Missoulian. September 28, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Arizona Whips Montana U., 40-7". The Arizona Daily Star. October 5, 1947. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ John Mooney (October 11, 1947). "Aggies Win in Mud 13-7". Salt Lake Telegram. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bobcats Skin Grizzlies by 13 to 12". The Montana Standard. October 19, 1947. pp. 1, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Silvertip Grizzlies Claw Cougars Team in Strong Finish To Claim Conference Triumph". The Missoulian. October 26, 1947. p. 10.
  8. ^ Emmons Byrne (November 16, 1947). "Bears Score Point-a-Minute Victory: U.C. Flattens Montana by 60-14 Tally". Oakland Tribune. pp. 24, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Strong Grizzlies Rout Rams, 41-7". The Daily Missoulian. November 28, 1947. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Andrew Mitsukado (December 21, 1947). "Montana Conquers UH Eleven, 14-12". The Honolulu Advertiser. pp. 13, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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