1938 Montana Grizzlies football team explained

Year:	1938
Team:	Montana Grizzlies
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:	PCC
Record:	5–3–1
Conf Record:	0–1
Head Coach:	Doug Fessenden
Hc Year:	4th
Stadium:	Dornblaser Field

The 1938 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1938 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). Led by fourth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, they played their home games on campus in Missoula at Dornblaser Field. The Grizzlies finished the season with an overall record of 5–3–1, and were 0–1 in PCC play.^[1]

Late October marked the 25th game with conference rival Idaho and the first for the Little Brown Stein trophy. With the 19–6 win in Missoula on homecoming,^[2] Idaho extended its series advantage over the Grizzlies to 19–5–1 .

Schedule

• The Governors Cup game included Montana for the first time sixty years later in 1998;
  it began in 1984, between Eastern Washington and Idaho.

After the season

The following Grizzlies were selected in the 1939 NFL draft after the season.^[3]

16	147	Bill Lazetich	Back	Detroit Lions
21	191	Aldo Forte	Tackle	Chicago Bears

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2010 Montana Football Media Guide . University of Montana . https://web.archive.org/web/20120731102626/http://www.montanagrizzlies.com/pages/?p=36&m=37 . 31 July 2012.
2. News: Idaho spoils Montana home-coming contest, 19 to 6 . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). October 30, 1938 . 1, sports.
3. Web site: 1939 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. January 1, 2024.