1947 Montana Grizzlies football team explained

Year:1947
Team:Montana Grizzlies
Sport:football
Conference:Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:PCC
Record:7–4
Conf Record:2–1
Head Coach:Doug Fessenden
Hc Year:9th
Captain:Sam Leeper
Captain2:Ben Tyvand
Stadium:Dornblaser Field

The 1947 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 1947 college football season.

Under ninth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, Montana compiled a 7–4 record (2–1 in PCC),[1] with home games played on campus at Dornblaser Field in Missoula, Montana.[2]

The coaching staff included Harry Adams as backs coach and Paul Szakash as line coach.[3]

Montana was ranked at No. 110 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1947 Montana Grizzlies Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. February 15, 2019.
  2. http://www.montanagrizzlies.com/pages/?p=36&m=37 2010 Montana Football Media Guide
  3. News: Montana Grizzlies coaching staff . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . (photo) . September 19, 1947 . 12.
  4. News: Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings. Times. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 18, 1947. 47. Newspapers.com.