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1958 Montana Grizzlies football team

1958 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
New Mexico 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
BYU 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Colorado State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Utah 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Utah State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Denver 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Montana 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1958 college football season as a member of the Skyline Conference (Skyline). The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Ray Jenkins, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of zero wins and ten losses (0–10, 0–7 MSC).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Utah
L 6–2016,666[2]
September 27vs. Wyoming
  • Daylis Stadium
  • Billings, MT (Midland Roundtable Grid Classic)
L 14–218,200[3][4]
October 4at New Mexico
L 16–4411,200[5]
October 10at Denver
L 0–297,944[6]
October 18Utah State
L 14–276,214[7]
October 25BYU
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 12–415,000[8]
November 1at Colorado State
L 7–578,000[9]
November 8Idaho*
L 6–142,500[10][11]
November 15No. 7 Montana State*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
L 6–207,500[12]
November 27at San Diego*
L 13–244,600[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Utah defeats MSU eleven, 20–6, in Skyline Conference opener". The Billings Gazette. September 21, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Coaches Expect Close Game When Grizzly, Cowboy Teams Clash Here Today in Annual Gridiron Classic". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 27, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Wyoming Defeats Montana, 21–14, In Roundtable Classic". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 28, 1958. p. 17. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Montana humiliated by Lobos 44 to 16". Great Falls Tribune. October 5, 1958. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Denver Scores Early To Beat Grizzlies In Conference Game". The Missoulian. October 11, 1958. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Late rally gives Aggies 27–14 victory over Montana". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 19, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cougars claw Grizzlies by 41–12 score". The Missoulian. October 26, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "CSU crushes MSU by whopping 57–7". The Daily Inter Lake. November 2, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ May, Danny (November 9, 1958). "Steady Idaho tops Grizzlies by 14 to 6". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 2, sports.
  11. ^ "Vandals eye sweep over Utah elevens". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 10, 1958. p. 21.
  12. ^ "Bobcats win third in a row over Grizzlies". The Independent Record. November 16, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "San Diego U. 24–13 victor". The Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 29, 2025.