1936 Montana Grizzlies football team

1936 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	6–3 (1–3 PCC)
Head coach	Doug Fessenden (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field

1936 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 0–19	6,500
October 2	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–30	25,000
October 10	Idaho Southern Branch*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 45–13		[2]
October 17	Gonzaga*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 6–0	6,000	[3]
October 24	vs. Montana State*	Butte, MT (rivalry)	W 27–0
October 31	at Oregon State	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 7–14
November 14	Idaho	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 16–0	6,000	[4]
November 21	San Francisco*	Clark Field Butte, MT	W 24–7		[5][6]
November 26	North Dakota*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 13–6
*Non-conference game

References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived 2012-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
2. "University Grizzlies Score in Every Period to Smother Idaho, Southern Branch, 45-13". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. October 11, 1936. p. 9. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
3. "Scrappy Montanans Whip Gonzaga". The Missoulian. October 18, 1936. p. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Grizzlies smash down Idaho, 16-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 15, 1936. p. 14.
5. 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 .
6. 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 .