1917 Montana football team

The 1917 Montana football team represented the University of Montana in the 1917 college football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jerry Nissen, played their home games at Dornblaser Field, and finished the season with a record of one win and four losses (1–4).[1]

1917 Montana football
Conference	Independent
1917 record	1–4
Head coach	Jerry Nissen (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field

1917 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Mary's			–					8	–	1	–	1
Hawaii			–					4	–	0	–	1
USC			–					4	–	2	–	1
New Mexico A&M			–					4	–	2	–	0
Arizona			–					3	–	2	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	3	–	0
New Mexico			–					1	–	2	–	0
University Farm			–					1	–	2	–	0
Nevada			–					1	–	3	–	0
Montana			–					1	–	4	–	0

The Spokesman-Review (of Spokane, Washington) referred to the team as the "Grizzlies" in its November 18 edition.[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 13	Utah Agricultural	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT [3][4]	L 6–21
November 3	at Whitman	Walla Walla, WA [5]	L 3–14
November 10	Montana State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT [6] (Brawl of the Wild)	W 9–7
November 17	vs. Washington State	Recreation Park Spokane, WA [2][7]	L 0–28
November 29	Idaho	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT [8][9][10][11] (Little Brown Stein)	L 3–14

• One game was played on Thursday (against Idaho on Thanksgiving)

References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived 2012-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
2. "Washington State College team defeats Montana Grizzles, 28-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 18, 1917. p. 1, sports.
3. "Utah Aggies beat Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 14, 1917. p. 2, sports.
4. "Utah Aggies swarm all over Montanans". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). October 15, 1917. p. 7.
5. "Whitman rallies to beat Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 4, 1917. p. 1, sports.
6. "Montana University winner". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 11, 1917. p. 1, sports.
7. "Montana trimmed by W.S.C. eleven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 19, 1917. p. 16.
8. "Varsity leaves for Missoula determined to land Grizzly pelt". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). November 27, 1917. p. 1.
9. "Idaho wins from Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 30, 1917. p. 5.
10. "Idaho defeats Montana, 14 to 3". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 30, 1917. p. 20.
11. "Varsity closes season with win over Bruins". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). December 4, 1917. p. 1.