1940 Montana Grizzlies football team

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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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 288:00 p.m.Eastern Washington*
W 9–0[3][4]
October 5at
Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
    		• L 0–137,500
    October 12Texas Tech*
    • Dornblaser Field
    • Missoula, MT
    		L 19–32
    October 19vs.
    Montana State*
    		W 6–06,000[5]
    October 26vs. Gonzaga*
    • Butte High Stadium
    • Butte, MT
    		W 13–104,000[6]
    November 2at
    Oregon
    		L 0–38
    November 9Idaho
    		W 28–187,000[7]
    November 15at San Diego Marines*San Diego, CAL 20–38[8]
    November 23at Portland*
    		T 0–02,500[9]

    References

    1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
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    7. ^ "Montana hard pushed for victory over revivified Idaho team, 28-18". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 10, 1940. p. 3, sports.
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