1962 Montana Grizzlies football team

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]

1962 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 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
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
  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.
  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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