1940 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–4–1 (1–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
1940 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Stanford $ 7 0 010 0 0
No. 10 Washington 7 1 07 2 0
Oregon State 4 3 15 3 1
Washington State 3 4 24 4 2
Oregon 3 4 14 4 1
California 3 4 04 6 0
USC 2 3 23 4 2
Montana 1 2 04 4 1
UCLA 1 6 01 9 0
Idaho 0 4 01 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 StateL 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 OregonL 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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