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1950 Montana Grizzlies football team

1950 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Loyola (CA)   –   8 – 1 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   7 – 3 – 1
San Francisco   –   7 – 4 – 0
San Jose State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Hawaii   –   5 – 4 – 2
Montana   –   5 – 5 – 0
La Verne   –   3 – 5 – 0
Santa Clara   –   3 – 7 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   2 – 7 – 1
Cal Poly San Dimas   –   1 – 6 – 1
Nevada   –   1 – 9 – 0

The 1950 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1950 college football season. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Ted Shipkey, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5).[1]

This was Montana's first season out of the Pacific Coast Conference and they competed as an independent; they played four PCC opponents, one more than the previous year. Montana joined the Skyline Conference for the 1951 season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Eastern WashingtonCheney, WA (rivalry)W 52–0[2][3]
September 30at Idaho
W 28–2710,000[4][5]
October 72:30 p.m.at Oregon
L 13–21[6][7]
October 14Washington State
L 7–148,000[8]
October 21vs. Montana State
W 33–0[9]
October 28at Oregon State
L 0–204,000
November 4Puget Sound
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 35–7
November 11at Nevada
L 14–19
November 18Utah State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 38–7
November 24vs. San Jose State
L 7–32

After the season

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The following Grizzlies were selected in the 1951 NFL draft after the season.[10]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
14 161 Ray Bauer End Green Bay Packers
22 264 Bob Hanson Guard Chicago Bears
24 281 Tom Kingsford Back San Francisco 49ers

References

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  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "EWC well primed for Grizzly tilt". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 23, 1950. p. 15.
  3. ^ "Savages blasted by Montana 52-0". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 25, 1950. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Vandals engage aerial-minded Montana today". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 30, 1950. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Montana edges Idaho 28-27". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 1, 1950. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Ducks, Grizzlies to clash Saturday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 6, 1950. p. 10A.
  7. ^ "Oregon Webfeet outrun rugged Grizzlies 21-13". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Outplayed Washington State scores twice to stop Montana 14-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 15, 1950. p. 13.
  9. ^ "Grizzlies bowl over Montana State 33-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 22, 1950. p. 10.
  10. ^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.