1948 Montana Grizzlies football team

1948 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–7 (0–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 California ^ + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Oregon + 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
USC 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Washington State 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 3
Washington 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
UCLA 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Montana 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1948 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by tenth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 0–3 PCC).[1]

Montana was ranked at No. 163 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18vs. Eastern Washington*
L 7–125,000[3]
September 25Utah State*
L 7–18[4]
October 2Pacific (OR)*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 27–0[5]
October 9Washington State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 0–489,000[6]
October 16vs. Montana State*
W 14–010,000[7]
October 23at Idaho
L 0–397,500[8][9]
October 30at BYU*
L 20–26[10]
November 6Pacific (CA)*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 14–324,000[11]
November 13at Stanford
L 7–397,500[12]
November 20North Dakota*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 47–7[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [14]

References

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "EWC Savages dump Montana gridders 12–7". Great Falls Tribune. September 19, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Explosive Utah State team whips Grizzlies". The Missoulian. September 26, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grizzly passes, runs defeat Pacific, 27–0". The Daily Missoulian. October 3, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cougars bump Montana, 48–0". The Sunday Oregonian. October 10, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grizzlies outclaw Bobcats, 14–0". The Montana Standard. October 17, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Faris, Don (October 24, 1948). "Vandals wallop hapless Montana 39-0 for first win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 8.
  9. ^ "Vandals walk over weak Montana, 39-0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. United Press. October 24, 1948. p. 16.
  10. ^ "Grizzlies rally but fall to BYU by 26 to 20". The Independent Record. October 31, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "College of Pacific swamps Grizzlies, 32–14 in storm". Lewistown Daily News. November 7, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Stanford shows mercy, rolls over Montana, 39–7". San Francisco Chronicle. November 14, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Grizzlies swamp North Dakota Sioux, 47–7, in final game of season". The Billings Gazette. November 21, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1948 Montana Grizzlies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
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