1962 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1962 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State   –   8 – 1 – 0
Oregon State   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Penn State   –   9 – 2 – 0
West Texas State   –   9 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 3 – 0
Oregon   –   6 – 3 – 1
Houston   –   7 – 4 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   4 – 3 – 3
Air Force   –   5 – 5 – 0
Montana   –   5 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 5 – 0
Notre Dame   –   5 – 5 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 0
Texas Western   –   4 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   3 – 5 – 1
Idaho   –   2 – 6 – 1
San Jose State   –   2 – 8 – 1
Boston University   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0
Detroit   –   1 – 8 – 0
Hardin–Simmons   –   1 – 9 – 0
Colorado State   –   0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The independent Grizzlies were led by fifth-year head coach Ray Jenkins, played their home games at Dornblaser Field, and finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5).[1]

The Skyline Conference had dissolved in the summer and was succeeded by the new Western Athletic Conference (WAC); Montana was an independent this season and a charter member of the Big Sky Conference in 1963.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15vs. Wyoming
L 0–137,000[2]
September 22at North Dakota
L 8–146,000[3]
September 29at Utah State
L 20–439,175
October 6Idaho
W 22–16[4]
October 13Weber State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 25–6
October 20BYU
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 0–27
October 27at Idaho State
W 22–15
November 10Montana State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
W 36–198,200[5]
November 17at New Mexico
L 12–41
November 24at Colorado State
W 16–15

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Grizzlies Scare Pokes, but Lose". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. United Press International. September 16, 1962. p. 9. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Sioux Topple Montana, Bison Fall to Bobcats". The Bismarck Tribune. September 24, 1962. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Last-minute Vandal rally fails as Montana triumphs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 7, 1962. p. 9.
  5. ^ "UM Grizzly claws MSC 'Cats, 36-19". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 11, 1962. p. 7, sports.
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