1937 Montana Grizzlies football team

1937 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–1 (0–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainMilt Popovich
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
1937 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 California $ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Stanford 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington 4 – 2 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
Washington State 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 3 – 3
Idaho 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Oregon State 2 – 3 – 3 3 – 3 – 3
USC 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
UCLA 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Montana 0 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1937 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of seven wins and one loss (7–1, 0–1 PCC).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Whitman*
W 25–04,000[2]
October 1at Texas Tech*
W 13–68,000[3]
October 9Oklahoma City*
W 36–65,000[4]
October 16San Francisco*
W 13–77,000[5]
October 30vs. Montana State*
W 19–0[6]
November 6Gonzaga*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 23–0[7]
November 20at Idaho
L 0–66,000[8][9]
November 25North Dakota*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 14–36,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [11]

After the season

The following Grizzlies were selected in the 1938 NFL draft after the season.[12]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 15 Milt Popovich Back Chicago Cardinals
7 56 Paul Szakash Back Detroit Lions
8 63 Len Noyes Tackle Brooklyn Dodgers

References

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Grizzlies miss but win, 25 to 0". The Montana Standard. September 26, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Milt Popovich shines in win". The Spokesman-Review. October 3, 1937. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Montana Grizzlies claw Goldbugs 36–6". Great Falls Tribune. October 10, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "7,000 Fans See Grizzlies Beat Dons, 13–7: Montana Team Undefeated in Grid Campaign". Montana Standard. October 17, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Montana University's unbeaten Grizzlies score 19-to-0 victory over Bozeman Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. October 31, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grizzlies Overwhelm Gonzaga, 23-0: Iron Men Slash and Rip Bulldogs for Montana's Ninth Straight Triumph". The Sunday Missoulian. November 7, 1937. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Unbeaten Montana loses to Vandals". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 21, 1937. p. 6.
  9. ^ Jones, Paul E. (November 21, 1937). "Idaho triumphs over Montana 6-0 in brilliant 1937 gridiron finale". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 12.
  10. ^ "Montana Grizzlies score last quarter win over Sioux". The Helena Daily Independent. November 26, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1937 Montana Grizzlies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  12. ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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