1940 Montana Grizzlies football team

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]

1940 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1940 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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Eastern Washington*
W 9–0
October 5at Washington State
L 0–137,500
October 12Texas Tech*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, Montana
L 19–32
October 19vs. Montana State*
W 6–06,000[2]
October 26Gonzaga*
  • Butte High Stadium
  • Butte, Montana
W 13–104,000[3]
November 2at Oregon
L 0–38
November 9Idaho
W 28–187,000
November 15at San Diego Marines*San DiegoL 20–38
November 23at Portland*
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. "Grizzly Eleven Defeats Bobcats, 6-0". The Montana Standard. October 20, 1940. pp. 1, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Grizzlies Win, 13-10, From Gonzaga Team". Montana Standard. October 27, 1940. pp. 1, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
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