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1941 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1941 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–3 (1–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
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.[1] The team played its home games at Dornblaser Field in Missoula, Montana.[2]

Montana was ranked at No. 117 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at BYU*
W 20–75,500[4]
October 4North Dakota Agricultural*W 27–0> 3,000[5]
October 10at UCLAL 7–1420,000[6]
October 18Gonzaga*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 13–6[7]
October 25vs. Montana State*
W 23–13> 6,000[8]
November 1at WashingtonL 0–2120,000[9]
November 8North Dakota*dagger
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 13–6[10]
November 15at IdahoW 16–0[11]
November 22at Oregon StateL 0–274,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  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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