1952 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1952 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1952 college football season as a member of the Skyline Conference. The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Ed Chinske, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1, 1–5 Skyline).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Utah State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 0–7
September 27	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 0–14	10,676	^[2]
October 4	BYU	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 7–28
October 11	at Denver	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 17–7		^[3]
October 18	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 0–41	12,000	^[4]
October 25	at Oregon*	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	T 14–14	9,000	^[5]
November 1	Montana State*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 35–12
November 8	at Idaho*	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 0–27	4,000	^[6]^[7]
November 14	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 20–39
November 22	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 6–12	10,000	^[8]
*Non-conference game

The following Grizzlies were selected in the 1952 NFL draft after the season.^[9]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
28	336	Jim Murray	Tackle	Los Angeles Rams
30	360	Hal Maus	End	Detroit Lions

^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
^ "Spaulding, Hileman Star as Pokes Whip Montana". The Casper Tribune-Herald. September 28, 1952. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frank Pitman (October 12, 1952). "Fighting Grizzlies Defeat Denver 17 to 7". The Daily Missoulian. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Colorado A&M Beats Montana In Skyline, 41-0". The Independent Record (Helena, MT). October 19, 1952. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don McLeod, "Webfoots Held to 14-to-14 Tie By Grizzlies," The Oregonian, Oct. 26, 1952, sports section, pp. 1, 6.
^ Boni, Bill (November 9, 1952). "Idaho's Vandals smother Montana by broad margin". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
^ "Anderson, Lewis shine as Idaho wallops Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 9, 1952. p. 8.
^ J.D. Kailer (November 23, 1952). "Lobos Squeak Past Montana for 12-6 Victory: White, Cox Score TD's in Dull Tilt Before 10,000". Albuquerque Journal. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1952 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

Montana Grizzlies football
Venues	Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967) Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Washington: EWU–UM Governors Cup Idaho: Little Brown Stein Montana State
Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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