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1939 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 USC $ 5 – 0 – 2 8 – 0 – 2
No. 7 UCLA 5 – 0 – 3 6 – 0 – 4
Oregon State 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Washington 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Oregon 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Washington State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Montana 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
California 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Stanford 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1939 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by fifth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (3–6, 1–2 PCC).[1]

Montana was ranked at No. 144 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Portland*
W 9–04,500[3]
October 7San Francisco*
L 7–12[4]
October 14vs. Montana State*
W 6–08,500[5]
October 21at UCLA
L 6–2025,000[6]
October 28at Idaho
W 13–0[7]
November 4at Washington
L 0–916,000[8]
November 11Gonzaga*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 0–23[9]
November 25at Texas Tech*
L 0–133,000[10]
November 30at Arizona*
L 0–69,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [12]

References

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). “Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth”. Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ “Portland Pilots Turned Back by Montana State, 14-6, in First Try”. The Eugene Register-Guard. September 23, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ “Last Quarter Attack Beats Montana”. The Missoulian. October 8, 1943. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ “University Grizzlies whip Bobcats 6 to 0”. The Montana Standard. October 15, 1939. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ “U.C.L.A. beats Montana, 26–61, in coast battle”. The Washington Post. October 22, 1939. ProQuest 151124969.
  7. ^ “Grizzlies take Vandals, 13–0”. Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 29, 1939. p. 11.
  8. ^ “Washington Huskies defeat Grizzlies, 9–0”. The Billings Gazette. November 5, 1939. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ “Gonzaga Beats Grizzlies 23 to 0 on Sheer Power”. The Missoulian. November 12, 1939. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ “Texas Tech stops Montana threats, then wins by 13–0”. The Montana Standard. November 26, 1939. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ “Arizona tops Grizzlies, 6–0”. The Billings Gazette. December 1, 1939. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ “1939 Montana Grizzlies Schedule and Results”. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 12, 2026.