1929 Montana Grizzlies football team

1929 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–5–1 (0–4–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
1929 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 USC ^ + 6 1 0 10 2 0
Stanford + 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 4 California + 4 1 0 7 1 1
Oregon + 4 1 0 7 3 0
Washington State 4 2 0 10 2 0
UCLA 1 3 0 4 4 0
Oregon State 1 4 0 5 4 0
Idaho 1 4 0 4 5 0
Montana 0 4 1 3 5 1
Washington 0 5 1 2 6 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1929 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Frank W. Milburn, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of three wins, five losses and one tie (3–5–1, 0–4–1 PCC).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Anaconda Anodes*W 18–2[2]
September 28Mount St. Charles*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 19–0[3]
October 5at WashingtonT 6–620,000[4]
October 12at IdahoL 0–19[5]
October 19Intermountain Union*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 45–0[6]
October 26vs. Montana State*
L 12–147,000[7]
November 9at CaliforniaL 18–5325,000[8]
November 16Washington State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 0–133,000[9]
November 28at UCLAL 0–1410,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [11]

References

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived 2012-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Montana Grizzlies beat Anodes, 18–2". The Great Falls Tribune. September 22, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grizzlies witth green backfield defeat the Capital City Saints". Miles City Daily Star. September 29, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grizzlies score tie on Huskies". The Helena Independent. October 6, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vandals crush Montana 19–0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 13, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ "Grizzlies maul Panthers in one-sided encounter". The Sunday Missoulian. October 20, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bobcat deals 14–12 defeat to Grizzly". The Montana Standard. October 27, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bears run wild to score 53–18 over Montana". Modesto News-Herald. November 10, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cougars take 13–0 victory from Grizzlies". The Lewistown Democrat-News. November 17, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Frank Roche (November 29, 1929). "Bruins Upset Dope By Trimming Montana: First Conference Win Collected By U.C.L.A." Los Angeles Times – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1929 Montana Grizzlies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.