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1955 Montana Grizzlies football team

1955 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado A&M $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Utah 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Denver 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Wyoming 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Utah State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Montana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
BYU 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1955 college football season as a member of the Skyline Conference. The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Jerry Williams, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 2–4 MSC).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Houston*
L 12–5425,000[2]
September 24vs. Wyoming
L 6–357,000[3][4]
October 1BYU
W 27–136,500[5]
October 8Denver
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 13–6110,000[6]
October 15at Utah State
L 6–329,000[7]
October 22New Mexico
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 19–145,500[8]
October 29Colorado A&M
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 7–123,500[9]
November 5at Montana State*
W 19–07,500[10]
November 12at Arizona*
L 0–2913,000[11]
November 19at Idaho*
L 0–311,500[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game

[14]

After the season

The following Grizzly was selected in the 1955 NFL draft after the season.[15]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
15 174 Don Brant Back Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Houston gridders break own scoring record in 54–12 win over Grizzlies". The Montana Standard. September 18, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wyoming Meets Montana In Skyline Conference Game Here Today". Billings Gazette. September 24, 1955. p. 8. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Wyoming Trounces Montana, 35 to 6, in Skyline Game Here". Billings Gazette. September 25, 1955. p. 17. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "MSU defeats BYU gridders". The Daily Inter Lake. October 2, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grizzlies Lose, 61–13, To Denver Pioneers". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 9, 1955. p. 12A – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grizzlies drubbed by Utah State, 32–6". Lewistown Daily News. October 16, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lobos lose to Montana". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 23, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Shupe fumble costs Montana". The Daily Inter Lake. October 30, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Accurate Grizzly passes defeat Bobcats by 19–0". The Montana Standard. November 6, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Montana tumbled 29–0 as Arizona's Art Luppino maintains rushing lead". Great Falls Tribune. November 13, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Peterson, Fred (November 20, 1955). "Gary gallops; UI wins, 31–0". Spokesman-Review. p. 1, sports.
  13. ^ "Vandals blank Montana; keep series trophy". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 21, 1955. p. 22.
  14. ^ "1955–56 Schedule/Results (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  15. ^ "1955 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.