1945 Montana Grizzlies football team

1945 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	1–4 (0–1 PCC)
Head coach	George Dahlberg (1st season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field

1945 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 USC $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	6	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Washington	6	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Oregon State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
UCLA	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
California	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Oregon	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Montana	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1945 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach George Dahlberg, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of one win and four losses (1–4, 0–1 PCC).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 13		at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 13–44
October 20		at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 0–46
October 29		at Farragut NTS*	Farragut, ID	L 13–21	5,500	[2]
November 10	2:00 p.m.	Pocatello Marine Base*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 36–6		[3][4]
November 22		Farragut NTS*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 13–18	4,000	[5]
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
2. "Farragut Tips Montana, 21-13". The Idaho Sunday Statesman. Boise, Idaho. Associated Press. October 28, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Grizzlies Marines Are Foes in Grid Fray This Afternoon". The Daily Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. November 10, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Grizzlies Claw Marines Viciously For Six-Touchdown Victory, First In Four Years". The Sunday Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. November 11, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Tars Squeeze Montana, 18-13". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 23, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .