1959 Montana Grizzlies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = Montana Grizzlies
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Skyline Conference
| short_conf = Skyline
| record = 1–8
| conf_record = 1–5
| head_coach = Ray Jenkins
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Dornblaser Field
}}
{{1959 Skyline Conference football standings}}
The 1959 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1959 college football season as a member of the Skyline Conference (Skyline). The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Ray Jenkins, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of one win and eight losses (1–8, 1–5 Skyline).[http://www.montanagrizzlies.com/pages/?p=36&m=37 2010 Montana Football Media Guide] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731000000/http://www.montanagrizzlies.com/pages/?p=36&m=37 |date=July 31, 2012 }}, University of Montana, 2010.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1959
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = UPI
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Dakota
| site_stadium = Dornblaser Field
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| score = 19–27
| attend = 3,800
| source = {{cite news|title=Sioux Scalp Montana in Scoring Spree: Mistakes Present Fores With TDs|newspaper=The Missoulian|date=September 13, 1959|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97983243/sioux-scalp-montana-in-scoring-spree/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (North Dakota) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/494/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 22, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = Daylis Stadium
| site_cityst = Billings, MT
| gamename = Midland Roundtable Grid Classic
| score = 0–58
| attend = 7,400
| source = {{cite news|title=Cowboys Take Grizzlies 58-0 in Roundtable Game|newspaper=The Billings Gazette|date=September 20, 1959|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24491720/cowboys_take_grizzlies_580_in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = BYU
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| score = 12–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| opponent = Denver
| site_stadium = Dornblaser Field
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| score = 12–27
| attend = 4,619
| source = {{cite news|title=Denver Pioneers Snatch MSU Grizzly Pelt|newspaper=The Daily Missoulian|date=October 11, 1959|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113581184/denver-pioneers-snatch-msu-grizzly-pelt/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| score = 0–28
| attend = 3,400
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-herald-aggies-win-280/171307420/|newspaper=The Sunday Herald|title=Aggies win 28–0|date=October 18, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = Dornblaser Field
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| score = 14–55
| attend = 3,700
| source = {{cite news|title=Lobos Run Roughshod Over Montana, 55–14: New Mexico Rushes 470 Yards While Romping for Fourth Straight|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|date=October 25, 1959|page=C1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24391592/lobos_run_roughshod_over_montana/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Dornblaser Field
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| score = 16–26
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-csu-drops-montanans/171303432/|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|title=CSU drops Montanans by 26 to 16|date=November 1, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Montana State
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Gatton Field
| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–40
| attend = 7,963
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Idaho
| site_stadium = Neale Stadium
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename = Little Brown Stein
| score = 6–9
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JrJeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zi8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3959%2C3270280|work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|agency=Associated Press|title=Vandals edge tough Montana to end victory drouth |date=November 22, 1959|page=8}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c2NWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-PEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6408%2C2161619|newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Dillman |first=Dick |title=Vandals win, muscular Huskies demolish WSU|date=November 22, 1959 |page=1, sports}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Montana) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/214305 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 28, 2025 }}
References
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External links
- [https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=grizzlyfootball_yearbooks 1959 Grizzly Football Yearbook]
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