1936 Montana Grizzlies football team

1936 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–3 (1–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
1936 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Washington $ 7 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Washington State 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
USC 3 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 3
California 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UCLA 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Stanford 2 – 3 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Oregon State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Montana 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Oregon 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1936 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3, 1–3 PCC).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Washington State
L 0–196,500[2]
October 2at UCLA
L 0–3025,000[3]
October 10Idaho Southern Branch*
W 45–13[4]
October 17Gonzaga*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 6–06,000[5]
October 24vs. Montana State*
W 27–0[6]
October 31at Oregon State
L 7–14[7]
November 14Idaho
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
W 16–06,000[8]
November 21San Francisco*
  • Clark Park
  • Butte, MT
W 24–7[9][10]
November 26North Dakota*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 13–65,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [12]

References

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived 2012-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cougars defeat Montana squad 10 to 0". The Sunday Missoulian. September 27, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bruins take opener 30–0 over Montana". The Pasadena Post. October 3, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "University Grizzlies Score in Every Period to Smother Idaho, Southern Branch, 45–13". The Billings Gazette. October 11, 1936. p. 9. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Scrappy Montanans Whip Gonzaga". The Missoulian. October 18, 1936. p. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Montana takes the state title". The Spokesman-Review. October 25, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oregon State team scores over Grizzly". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 1, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grizzlies smash down Idaho, 16-0". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. November 15, 1936. p. 14.
  9. ^ Rocene, Ray T. (November 22, 1936). "Grizzlies Run Wild to Beat Dons". The Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. p. 11. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. ^ Rocene, Ray T. (November 22, 1936). "Montana Routs San Francisco By 24-7 Score (continued)". The Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. p. 12. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. ^ "Grizzlies beat North Dakota Sioux, 13–6, in hardest fought battle of home football season". The Great Falls Tribune. November 27, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1936 Montana Grizzlies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
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