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1941 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–3 (1–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons← 19401942 →
1941 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Oregon State $ 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Washington 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Washington State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Stanford 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Oregon 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
UCLA 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
California 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
USC 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Montana 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1941 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Doug Fessenden, the Grizzlies compiled a 6–3 record (1–3 against PCC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 119 to 94. The team played its home games at Dornblaser Field in Missoula, Montana.

Montana was ranked at No. 117 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at BYU*W 20–75,500
October 4North Dakota Agricultural*W 27–0> 3,000
October 10at UCLAL 7–1420,000
October 18Gonzaga*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 13–6
October 25vs. Montana State*W 23–13> 6,000
November 1at WashingtonL 0–2120,000
November 8North Dakota*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 13–6
November 15at IdahoW 16–0
November 22at Oregon StateL 0–274,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1941 Montana Grizzlies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Powerful Montana Grizzlies Trounce Cougars, 20 to 7". Provo Sunday Herald. September 28, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sparkling Plays Score Four Montana Touchdowns". The Sunday Missoulian. October 5, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Al Wolf (October 11, 1941). "Bruins Beat Montana, 14-7, as Mackey Stars". Los Angeles Times. p. I-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Grizzly Speed, Power Explode Into Winning Points". The Missoulian. October 19, 1941. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Grizzlies Defeat Bobcats, 23 to 13". The Montana Standard. October 26, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Gail Fowler (November 2, 1941). "Huskies' Power, Grizzly Errors Defeat Montana". The Sunday Missoulian. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Grizzlies Sorely Pressed in Last Quarter, Win 13 to 6". The Sunday Missoulian. November 9, 1941. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Ray T. Rocene (November 16, 1941). "Montana Upsets Idaho, Scoring Decisive Victory". The Sunday Missoulian. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Oregon State Overpowers Lighter Montana Eleven". The Sunday Missoulian. November 23, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

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