1956 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1956 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Skyline Conference. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Jerry Williams, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of one win and nine losses (1–9, 1–6 Skyline).[1]

1956 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Skyline Conference
1956 record	1–9 (1–6 Skyline)
Head coach	Jerry Williams (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field

1956 Skyline Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wyoming	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Utah	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Denver	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Colorado A&M	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
New Mexico	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
BYU	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Montana	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	at Arizona*	Montgomery Stadium Phoenix, AZ	L 12–27
September 29	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 6–26
October 5	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 13–22
October 13	Utah State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 13–27
October 20	BYU	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 21–14
October 27	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 20–34
November 3	Montana State*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	L 14–33
November 10	Wyoming	Billings, MT	L 13–34
November 17	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 13–14
November 22	Idaho*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT [2][3] (Little Brown Stein)	L 0–14
*Non-conference game

References

1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
2. Boni, Bill (November 23, 1956). "Vandals edge Grizzlies 14-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 22.
3. "Vandals dump Montana 14-0 to retain Little Brown Stein". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 23, 1956. p. 8.