1940 Montana Grizzlies football team

1940 Montana Grizzlies football
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Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1940 record	4–4–1 (1–2 PCC)
Head coach	Doug Fessenden (6th year)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field

1940 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Stanford $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#10 Washington	7	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Oregon State	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Washington State	3	–	4	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Oregon	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
USC	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
Montana	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
UCLA	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1940 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by sixth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1, 1–2 PCC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28	Eastern Washington*	Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	W 9–0
October 5	at Washington State	Rogers Field • Pullman, WA	L 0–13
October 12	Texas Tech*	Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT	L 19–32
October 19	vs. Montana State*	Butte High Stadium • Butte, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	W 6–0
October 26	Gonzaga*	Butte High Stadium • Butte, MT	W 13–10
November 2	at Oregon	Hayward Field • Eugene, OR	L 0–38
November 9	Idaho	Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	W 28–18
November 15	at San Diego Marines*	San Diego, CA	L 20–38
November 23	at Portland*	Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	T 0–0
*Non-conference game.