1948 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1948 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1948 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by tenth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 0–3 PCC).[1]

1948 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–7 (0–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 California ^ + 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 9 Oregon + 7 –0 –09 –2 –0
USC 4 –2 –06 –3 –1
Washington State 4 –3 –14 –5 –1
Stanford 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Oregon State 2 –3 –25 –4 –3
Washington 2 –5 –12 –7 –1
UCLA 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Idaho 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Montana 0 –3 –03 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Montana was ranked at No. 163 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 18Eastern Washington*Great Falls, MT (EWU–UM Governors Cup)L 7–12
September 25Utah State*
L 7–18
October 2Pacific (OR)*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 27–0
October 9Washington State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 0–48
October 16vs. Montana State*
W 14–0
October 23at Idaho
L 0–39
October 30at BYU*
L 20–26
November 6Pacific (CA)*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 14–32
November 13at Stanford
L 7–39
November 20North Dakota*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 47–7
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
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