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TABLE OF CONTENTS Sports Reference Index

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The 1939 Schedule------------------------------2 Results in 1938----------------------------- -- 2 Montana’s Coaching Lineup---------------------- 3 drizzly Grid Prospects

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Montana Squad Roster--------------------------- 7 Roster By Positions---------------------------- 9 Alphabetical Player History-------------------- 10 Schedule Provue------------------------------- 16 Odds, Ends

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Grizzly Tongue Gnariers------------------------ 20 Montana All-Time Record------------------------ 21 Fessenden’s Record at Montana------------------ 22 Intersectional Games-------------—

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Released By: John Campbell Montana Publicity Dept.

The 1959 M o n t a n a 3 1 1 v e r t ip G r i z z l y o n the P r o w l

C O M P L E T E S C HEDULE

September October October October October November November November November

3 0 (night) 7 (night) 14 21 28 4 11 25 50

Portland University S a n F r a n c i s c o U. M o n t a n a State UCLA Idaho U n i v e r s i t y IL o f W a s h i n g t o n G o n z a g a (Homecoming) Texas Tech U. of A r i z o n a

ti M ft ft ft II It ft

Missoula Missoula Butte Los Angeles Moscow Seattle Missoula Lubbock Tuc s o n

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M o n t a n a R e s u l t s o n the G r i d i r o n in 1958

Montana-27 Mon t a n a - 0 M o n t a n a -7 M o n t a n a -15 Jlont ana-0 Mon t a n a - 6 Montana-15 Nontuna-9

Montana-7

Eastern Wash. Noimal-0 S a n F r a n c i s c o TT.-O De P e u l Unive r s i t y - 6 Ttexas T e c h - 1 9 N o r t h D a k o t a U.-7 I d a h o Un i v e r s i t y - 1 9 Montana State-0 Conzaga University-0 Arizona University-0

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M o n t a n a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y is l o c a t e d

in the G a r d e n S p o t of th e s t a t e ----

Mis s o u l a . I/Iissoula h a s a p o p u l a t i o n o f 1 7 , 0 0 0 . Th e U n i v e r s i t y h a s an e n r o l l m e n t of 210 0 w i t h 1 5 0 0 m e n an d 80 0 women. M o n t a n a , f o u n d e d in 1895, h a s C opper, S i l v e r a n d Gold a s it s colors. N i c k n a m e f o ~ al l M o n t a n a a t h l e t i c teams is the "Grizzlies".

MONTANA'S COACHING STAFF Douglas A, Fessenden, Head Football Coach and Director of Athletics, is a graduate of Illinois University.

After

j> years of coaching

at two prep schools in Texas, Doug moved up to Ghicago to coach a large high school.

In five years of coaching in Chicago, Fessenden brought city

championships and high recognition to Fenger High.

From Chicago Fessenden

traveled West to Montana in 1935 succeeding Bernard F. Oakes who trans ferred to Colorado.

Fessenden’s first team at Montana was noted for its

endurance and the players were called "iron men” since there was a scarcity of man-power.

Doug has developed hard fighting, well-balanced and spec

tacular teams in his four years as Grizzly mentor, teams which have helped Montana Grizzlies to become a feared fo# of the gridiron. George P. (Jiggs) Dahlberg, Line Coach and Head Basketball Coach, received his college schooling at Montana State University where he shone as a football and basketball player.

Jiggs coached all-state champion

athletic squads at Miles City High before shifting over to Hoquiam, Washing ton.

He was there for a short period before coming back to Montana to coach

Anaconda.

More coaching at Puyullup

and Chehalis, Washington and then he

was called back to his Alma Mater in 1936 to succeed Adolf Lewandowski. Dahlberg has an easy time winning the admiration of his Grizzly athletic pupils with

his sincerity, patience and sense of humor.

Jiggs

brothers who combined to fonn Montana's greatest athletic family.

has three Harry

Adams, Backfield Coach, Track Coach, Intramural Director, is a former ath letic ace of Montana.

Adams played football and spiked the cinder under the

coaching era of Bernie Bieman.

Adams was a brilliant halfback and his per

formances on the grid are some of the greatest by Montanans.

A hard worker, ,

faithful and a valuable help, Coach Adams ia a vital part of the staff. is also the chief of

Montana's espionage system,

c o a c h i n g staff

M o n k G e d g o u d and J o h n D o l a n ar e f r e s h m e n

c o aches.

Gedgoud

ic f r o m C h i c a g o and p l a y e d tw o s e a s o n s a t g u a r d u n d e r C o a c h F e s s e n d e n at M o n t a n a v;hile Dolan, a H e l e n a native, seasons, p l a y i n g end.

ser v e d th e G r i z z l i e s f o r th e vast three

D o l a n rated s e v e r a l a l l - c o a s t teams

r a n k e d a s one of M o n t a n a ' s g r e a t e s t ends. i n g chores,

e a c h year.

H e is

T h e s e t w e take u p the f r o s h coa c h - â&#x20AC;˘

s u c c e e d i n g J o h n Sull i v a n .

0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -0

T w o t e a m s inv a d e D o r n â&#x20AC;&#x2122; o l a s e r F i e l d f o r th e f i r s t time in h i s Â tor y thi s fall.

Th e d a r i n g S a n F r a n c i s c o D o n s w h o have b a t t l e d Itontana twice

at Butte and onc e in 'Frisco in the

vist, w i l l m a k e t h e i r d e b u t in Missoula.

P o r t l a n d P i l o t s ope n M o n t a n a ' s s e a s o n w i t h an o w l game.

1939 PROSPECTS The grid outlook at Montana State University for the 1939 campaign is bright in several spots, questionable in others, but on the whole it is good.

The prospects for the Silvertip Grizzlies to growl

through a successful season is dampened somewhat by two glaring items— a rocky nine-game schedule and the poignant farewell of 14 scintillating seniors.

Graduation swept away the entire Montana backfield contingent of

1938 with the exception of Frank Nugent, who will be the lone returning ball-toting letterman. Bud Doug Fessenden starts his fiftli season at Montana with the splendid chances that the Montana eleven will have one of the greatest forward walls in history of Grizzly grid annals.

Co-captains Emil Tabaracci

at end and Bob Thomally at center head a veteran array of linemen who, backed up by some very promising sophomores and transfers, should give bruis ing trouble to Montana foes. Van

Perry Stenson, Jack Hoon,' Rajah Lundberg, Glen

Bramer have played two years together and are the mainstays who are

looked upon to fill the line vacancies. the

Coach Doug Fessenden lost through

sheepskin route Aldo Forte, Johnny Dolan, Jim Spelman, Chuck Williams,

Bill Matasovic, each a sterling lineman; but despite this loss the line re mains solid and well reinforced at each position,

Ken Drahos, train-wreeking

sophomore tackle, John Duncan, huge transfer, Gene Schuld, rib-rocking guard are three of the stout crew caning up.

With a veteran line on hand, experts

around the Grizzly are predicting that Montana’s team vail have that pro verbial "seven blocks of granite". The backfield problem will be solved if the sophomore aces from an undefeated freshman squad come through.

Bill Lazetich, Fred Jenkin,

Doc Brower, Roily Lundberg will make no more touchdowns for the Grizzlies but some excellent material developed in spring drill will be there with ade quate replacement.

The

backfield will be inexperienced but the sophs are'

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h i g h - 3 p i r i t e d and vd.ll s e a s o n

fast,

to r e t a i n his h a l f b a c k ber t h .

A m o n g th e backs F e s s e n d e n h a s a v a i l a b l e are

Rabbit Sv/arthout,

tri p l e - t h r e a t e r ,

so l e t t e m a n N u g e n t w i l l liave t o hustle

g r a n d d e f e n s i v e player; R e d Bryan, s h i f t y

Q u a r t e r b a c k w i t h j e s s i n g p r o w e s s w h o w i l l p i l o t t h e G r i z z l y hor d e ; R o y Str o m , b a l l - c a r r i e r d e luxe; E s o H a r a n c h e , a bit of lightning.

220- p o u n d b o n e c r u n c h e r a n d E v a n Roberts,

A l b e i t i n e x p e r i e n c e i3 t h e i r w e a k n e s s , t h e c r o p of b a c k Â

f i e l d h o p e f u l s h a s the a b i l i t y t o s u r p r i s e the m o s t p e s s e m i s t i c fan. C o a c h F e s s e n d e n ca n pu t

a t e a m on the f i e l d t h i s y e a r w h i c h

w i l l b e e x c e p t i o n a l l y fast, d e f e n s i v e l y tight an d one p a c k i n g p l e n t y of punch, b u t it w i l l b e the

g r e e n e s t e l e v e n M o n t a n a h a s ha d since 1935.

Fourteen

s eniors left e m p t y s e a t s and the b e v y of s o p h o m o r e s a r e r e s p o n s i b l e t h a n up.

Of the M o n t a n a team, t h i s c a n be d e f i n i t e l y c e rtain:

and bac k f i e l d wij.1 be f a s t e r t h a n l a s t y e a r ' s e l e v e n . ins speed, the ends, guards,

to fill

B o t h the line

T h e b a c k s h a v e b l ister-

t a c k l e s u n u s u a l l y fast.

The M o n t a n a t e a m l o o k s u n b a l a n c e d a n d i n ferior t o it s 1 9 3 8 p r e d e c e s s o r on paper, bu t play.

The

sho u l d s h o w a d e c i d e d i m p r o v e m e n t in class of

line is povrerful, proved;

th e b a c k f i e l d eag e r ,

promising.

With

a g r e a t line t o s t e a d y the s p e e d y b a c k s an d g i v e n a g o o d start this season, M o n t a n a ' s G r i z z l i e s w i l l be f u r i o u s *

0- 0 - 0 - 0- 0- 0 - 0 -0 M o n t a n a ' s three home t i l t s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a g a i n s t P o r t l a n d U n i v ersity, F r a n c i s c o and G o n z a g a g r i d histo r y .

Sa n

ar e e x p e c t e d t o d r a w the b i g g e s t c r o w d s in M o n t a n a

Dornblaser Field was given a n e w grandstand

the G r i z z l y hom e h a s a s e a t i n g c a p a c i t y of 9,000 p e r s o n s . is l ighted b y the f i n e s t l i g h t i n g s y s t e m i n th e n o r t h w e s t .

last fall and n o w The M o n t a n a f i e l d Portland plays

the G r i z z l i e s u n d e r th e i n c a n d e s c e n t s in the s e ason's opener, m a r k i n g the f i r s t c l a s h b e t w e e n these tw o schools.

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Montana Grizzlies, Missoula 1939- Tentative Roster -1939 NAME

POSITION

AGE

HEIGHT

WEIGHT

Brauer, Fred

Guard

Bryan, Donald (Red)

Quarterback

Clawson, Gene

Tackle

Drahos, Kenneth

VARSITY EXP

CLASS

HOME TOWN

175

Soph.

Missoula,

5*11"

157

Soph.

Kalispell

6*4”

207

Sopji.

Missoula

Tackle

6*1”

195

Soph.

Sumner, Washington

Dratz, John

Center

5'lOfr"

165

Soph.

Missoula

Duffy, Tom

Tackle

6*4{f"

215

Soph.

Butte

Duncan, John

Tackle

6'2iV"

200

Jr.

Helena

Edwards, Hugh

Guard

5'9"

189

Jr.

Butte

Gustafson, Roy

End

5'10"

172

Soph.

Corvallis

Gorton, Robert (Boney)

Guard

5'10i"

200

Jr.

Kalispell

Harris, Joe

Center

5*11"

203

Soph.

Butte

Hastay, Charles

Halfback

195

Jr.

Fairview

Roon, Jack

End

5'11”

185

Senior

Missoula

Hudacek Edward(Butch)

Quarterback

5»6"

145

Jr.

Wheeling, West Va.

Johnson, Neil

End

5*11"

184

Jr.

Missoula

Lundberg, Roger

Guard

5»9"

172

Senior

Northwood ,Iowa

Mufich, William

End

5'8&"

170

Soph.

Butte

Narbutas, Kes

Tackle

209

Senior

Chicago, 111

Naranche , Eso

Fullback

6'3«

215

Soph.

Butte,

Ness, Robert

End

5'10"

166

Soph.

Kalispell

Nomandeau, Blaine

Fullback

5'8"

167

Soph.

Missoula

} D1

(Roster Continued) CLASS

HOME TOWN

Senior

Miles City

180

Soph.

Chicago, 111*

6*2”

206

Junior

Casper, Wyoming

5*11”

177

Soph.

Butte

End

G’S"

195

Junior

Helena

Reynolds, Brad

Halfback

195

Soph.

Helena

Shegina, William

Guard

5 ’10"

185

Junior

Anaconda

Stenson, Perry

Guard

185

Senior

Kalispell

Smith, Frank

Halfback

5 ’11"

188

Senior

Chicago,111*

Schuld, Gene

Guard

215

Soph •

Circle

Strom, Roy

Halfback

192

Soph.

Shelby

Swarthout, Jack

Halfback

6* f 5 *10”

160

Soph.

Prosser, Vfash.

5*11”

187

Senior

Great FalJs

NAME

POSITION

AGE

HEIGHT

WEIGHT

Nugent, Frank

Halfback

5*11”

173

Qmiecinski, James

Halfback

O ’Donnell, Tom

Tackle

Roberts, Evan

Halfback

Roberts, Sam

Tabaracci, Emil(Co-Capt) End

VARSITY EXE'

Thomally, Bob (Co-Capt)

Center

6*1"

195

Senior

Chicago, 111.

Tokie, Louis

Guard

5*10|*f

173

Soph

Butte

Vaughn, Coley

End

6*1”

190

Junior

Anaconda

Van Bramor, Glenn

Guard

6*1”

195

Senior

Billings

Za ianc , Adolph

Tackle

5*10”

192

Soph.

Libby

ROSTER BY POSITIONS CENTERS

FULLBACKS

Co-captain Bob Thomally Joe Harris John Dratz Louis Tokle

Eso Naranche Blaine Normand< Bob Gorton i

GUARDS

HALFBACKS

Glenn Van Bramer Roger Lundberg Perry Stenson Hugh Edwards Fred Brauer Gene Schuld Bill Shegina

Frank Nugent Jim Omiecinski Evan Roberts Brad Reynolds Roy Strom Frank Smith Charles Hastay

TACKLES

QUARTERBACKS

Tom Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell Ken Drahos Gene Clawson John Duncan Tom Duffy Kes Narbutas Adolf Zajanc

Jack Swarthout Don Bryan Ed Hudacek

SIIDS Co-captain Emil Tabaracci Roy Gustafson Sam Roberts Jack Hoon Bob Ness Bill Mufich Neil Johnson Coley Vaughn 0-0-0-0-0-0

Montana1s colors are Copper, Silver and Gold but Doug Fessenden's 1939 football team refuses to believe it. [The Grizzlies will be gaily decked in silver and maroon war togs thisl year. The socks will be half of each color, the pants will be maroon with silver stripes down the side of each leg and the jerseys will be maroon with large silver numbers on both sides. Topping this will be bright silver helmets.

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Alphabetical Player History

DRAPER. F R E D — A speedy, d e t e r m i n e d l i n e n a n u p f r o m th e f r o s h ranks, B r a u o r is mak i n g his fight f o r a varsity guard post.

B r a u e r is h a n d i c a p p e d b y inexp e r i e n c e

and t h e fac t that his c o m p e t i t i o n is L u n d b e r g and Ster.son, t w o - l e t t e r w i n n i n g g uards. BRYAN, D O N A L D - -One of the o u t s t a n d i n g b a c k f i e l d p r o s p e c t s f c r this fall is V e r m i l l i o n — t h a t c h e d Don Bryan. s h i f t y ball-carrier,

Bryan, a l t h o u g h a l i g h t w e i g h t at 16 0 pounds,

is a

a s h a r p s h o o t i n g passer, a f a i r k i c k e r a n d w a r y s i g n a l barker.

B r y a n is the can d i d a t e to f i l l R o i l y L u n d b e r g * s s h o e s at q u a r t e r b a c k f o r the Grizzlies. on

Muc h is

expected of this versatile sophomore who a l s o plays forward

t h e c o u r t and c a t c h e r o n t h e b a s e b a l l d i a m o n d .

CLAii'SOH, G E M E — Gene,

A sop h o m o r e t a c k l e p r o s p e c t w i t h p l e n t y of c o u r a g e a n d scrap,

however,

n o t to g o

lacks e x p e r i e n c e .

O n c e i n a game,

the e n e m y a t t a c k is certain

o v e r the to p of h i m b e c a u s e h e s t a n d s 6 f e e t 3 ^ i n c h e s in h i s socks,

C l a w s o n w i l l h a v e to d e v e l o p f a s t t h i s f a l l to l a n d a f i r s t - s t r i n g berth. DRAHOS, K E N N E T H — One of the p r i n c i p a l r e a s o n s w h y M o n t a n a ' s 1 9 3 8 f r o s h squad went

t hrough

sophomore,

the s e a s o n u n d e f e a t e d

is a

is r a n g y K e n D r a h o s .

l e a d i n g c a n d i d a t e fo r a tac k l e spot.

This

Grizzly, another

Drahos* m a i n attr i b u t e

is his a b i l i t y to c o v e r a w i d e r a n g e of t e r r i t o r y o n d e fense.

P r i o r to his

s h o u l d e r i n j u r y las t spring, hi s d e v a s t a t i n g p l a y - s p i l l i n g v o r k c h e e r e d C o a c h F e s s e n d e n inmensely. DRA1Z, J O H N — J o h n D r a t z i s an a l e r t d e f e n s i v e player, p o s s e s s e s f i n e c o m p e t i t i v e spirit b u t

l a c k s size an d e x p e r i e n c e to rate a f i r s t s t r i n g p o s i t i o n .

H e will

b e exc e l l e n t r e s e r v e mate r i a l . DUFFY, T O M — A sophomo r e t a c k l e p r o s p e c t ,

D u f f y s h o w s c a p a b l e p l a y i n g in streaks.

D u f f y is a 2 1 5 - p o u n d e r and h a s th e e a r m a r k s o f a g r e a t lineman. sho w muc h

improvement o v e r hi s f r e s h m e n playing.

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H e is bound to

Player History

DUNCAN, JOHN— John Duncan is a lineman who can be depended upon to give a good account of himself in a game no matter what the circumstances. never quits fighting and gives everything he has into

He tries hard,

the fray.

Duncan a junior

tackle prospect who has experience, speed, aggressiveness and size will see a lot of action on the front this fall. EDVARDS, HUGH— Hughie is a consistent player who will have to keep hustling to break in at the guard assignment. football throughout the season.

He made his letter last year, playing good

He helps make the guard posts the most power

fully- stacked on the steam. GUSTAFSON, ROY— A Corvallis boy, Roy Gustafson is one of the .finest athletes from the Bitterroot valley of Montana.

He played

brilliant football for the Grizzly

freshmen last year at end and is heralded as a distinct threat to grab a firsteleven wing post this fall. bullet tosses last fall.

Gustafson is the only end who could hold on to Bryan fs

While in

high school, Gustafson established a new state

interscholastic javelin mark and placed second in the national meet with a throw of 200 feet. GORTON, BOB— "Boney" is a transfer and this fall will make his debut as a varsity player.

In scrimmage against the Grizzly first-string last fall, Gorton played

guard and displayed ferocious tactics and play wrecking maneuvers.

This spring

3oney was shifted to fullback and the bulky 205-pound blond shattered the line with plunges.

Wherever he is located this year he will be a handy man certain

to see action. HARRIS, JOE— Joe Karris, a sophomore center candidate, has proven that he is as tough as he looks.

Joe will be

plenty valuable this fall with his death-like

defensive ability and will in the meantime give co-clptain Thornally a run to keep his post.

Joe played with Butte high school where he attained all-state grid

honors.

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HOON, JACK— ’'Spit” Hoon is ready to put in his third and best season at end for Montana*

He is one of the fastest men on the squad and according to scores of

fans the finest pass-receiver the Grizzlies have had in many a year. undoubtedly figure prominently in Montana’s

When not playing on the wing, he is shifted to blazing speed.

Hoon will

ground-gaining attack this fall. halfback where he uses the

Will be hard to keep off the first eleven this year.

BUTCH HUDACEK— A half-pint quarterback who can pack the pigskin in crowd-thrilling fashion when given some good blocking* and this will make his second year.

Butch is from way down in West Virginia

S ize

and competition will prevent him from

being a full-time player. JOHNSON, NEIL— A junior letterman end, Neil should show vast improvement over last year's play. too speedy.

K0 is rangy, weighs 185 pounds, snares passes well but is not

He is an excellent pinch-hitter and with the ends stacked a half

a dozen deep, he’ll probably be in that role this fall. LUNDBERG, ROGER— Voted by many sideliners to be the most valuable Montana eleven last year is Rockin’ Roger Lundberg.

man on the

This will mark his final

year of play at guard or center, whichever place he is needed most.

Weighing

only 165 pounds,the Rajah, nevertheless, is the deadliest tackier, blocker and all-around defensive player Doug Fessenden has. cepter.

He is also capable pass-inter-*

Was the outstanding player on the field when Montana beat Arizona last

fall at Tucson.

A perfect "watch charm guard."

MUFICH, BILL— Handsome Bill Mufich is a willing wo ike r but the string of end aspirants looks too much for him to beat. for the freshmen and showed he has

Bill played consistently good ball

the chance to make the

varsity.

He’ll

shine in games when given the chance. NARANCHE, ESQ— A human 220-pound battering ram is this Eso Naranche, the Butte Bomber hailed as the fullback "find" of the decade.

Eso combines weight with

unusually fast-stepping legs to rate him as a great line-wrecker.

Naranche was

out most of spring drill with a wrenched knee but this fall he will be ready to be the spearhead of Montana’s backfield, feet after hitting

Naranche has the ability to keep his

a line, something not found in the average fullback,

Eso’s

85-yard touchdown jaunt gave the Gonzaga Bullpups their lone defeat last year, NESS, BOB,— Out for end, Ness has more possibilities than perhaps any of the newcoming sophomores, ,He is fast, of medium weight, catches passes nicely and is a fierce defensive player.

Breaking into a first-string berth near mid-season

wouldn’t be unusual after watching him go through a scrimmage session.

Promising

recruit, NOK'.IANDEAU, BLAINE— Blaine is regarded as the hardest tackier and blocker on the entire Grizzly squad and he weighs but 165 pounds. both in build and in style of play.

He resembles Roger Lundberg

Last fall Normaiiaeau sustained a broken

collarbone and was out for the season but this year he is destined to go places with his driving play.

Normandeau is being used at blocking back.

NUGENT, FRANK— Frank is another backfield ball-lugger well versed in fundamentals. A sure tackier, elusive runner and good kicker, the two letter-winner is tagged for another big year.

A crop of eager sophomores will find it more than hard to

keep him off the first string. OMIECINSKI, JIM— A promising sophomore with plenty of speed vdio may fit in this fall at either end or halfback is Jimmie Omiecinski of Chicago.

Jim is a hard

player, doing his best when the chips are down. Has better than even chances of cracking the first lineup before mid-season. 0’DONNELL, TOM— A curly-headed Tomboy from Casper, Wyoming who practically saved Montana’s line from complete annihilation by injuries last year.

O ’Donnell is an

endurable 200-pound tackle -who played some sensational football last fall as a sophomore.

Spring drill showed him even better so one tackle spot in the Grizzly

wall appears well taken care of.

Experience has been obtained because he turned

in more playing time than any Grizzly last year. -13-

ROBERTS, EVAN— Evan Roberts is the speed king of Montana's squad and sophomore successor to Fred

Jenkins.

The Butte product who won both the century and fur

long dashes in the Montana interscholastic track meet, is the Grizzly lineup this fall. to

rated as a started in

A whirlwind ball-lugger vjho will be getting a call

action.

ROBERTS, SAM— Fast enough to play end, big enough to play tackle, is the ability slogan of Slammin* Sam Roberts.

Sam came to the rescue of A1 Forte last season

when the huge tackle broke an ankle.

Roberts has the knack of diagnosing a play

quickly and he is an adept aerial game player. STENSQN, FERRY— Every football team has at least one good place-kicker. Muscular Perry Stenson is the Montana gridder with the educated toe who is relied upon for that vital extra point. is expected to show his best.

This is Perry's senior year and the 188-pound guard Perry runs the dashes on the track squad.

His

extra point kick beat DePaul last year, 7-6. SCHULD, GSIIS— Another reason why Montana is considered strong in the guard po sitions this year.

Gene is a stocky 210-pound sophomore who will undoubtedly

make it tough for other guard hopefuls.

Inexperience is his setback.

Competitive

spark was missing in spring drill. STROM, ROY— Of all the sophomore candidates that make good this year, one Roy Strom is certain to be in the final list.

This blond blizzard is endowed with

speed, weight, shiftiness, ruggedness and a sixth sense which makes football players anarter.

-Hoy is a boy to watch

and he may be the star of the year at

Montana. Sb’ARIHOUT, JACK— No writeup can be made of Montana's sophs without mentioning Jack (Rabbit) Swarthout, the jumping fool who is hard as nails,

'weighing only

159 pounds, the quarterback simply amazed spectators in spring drill with his bone-aching tackling as he cracked down 200-pound ball-carriers with grace and sureness.

Swarthout is a triple-threater and v:ill be the spark plug of Montana's

green backfield.

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Montana Grizzlies, Missoula 1 9 3 9 - T e n t a t i v e R o s t e r -1939 VARSITY EXP

CLASS

H O M E TOWN

17 5

Soph.

Missoula,

5'11"

157

Soph.

Kalispell

6*4"

207

soph.

Missoula

6*1"

195

Soph.

Sumner,

5'10£"

165

Soph.

Missoula

6'4{?"

215

Soph.

Butte Helena

NAM E

POSITION

AGE

HEIGHT

WEIGHT

B rauer, F r e d

Guard

Bryan, D o n a l d (Red)

Quarterback

C l a w s o n , Gene

Tackle

D rahos, K e n n e t h

Tac k l e

Dratz,

John

Cen t e r

Duffy,

Tom

Tackle

W a shington

Tackle

6»2jV"

20 0

Jr.

Edwar d s , H u g h

Guard

5*9"

189

Jr.

Butte

Gustafson,

En d

5' 10 "

172

Soph.

Corvallis

Guard

5 *10?:"

200

Jr.

Kali s p e l l

5*11"

20 3

Soph.

Butte

195

Jr.

Fairview

Senior

Missoula W h e e l i n g , W e s t Va.

D uncan,

Gorton, H arris, Hastay,

Joh n

Roy

Robert

(Boney)

Joe

Center

Charles

Halfback

H o o n , Jack

End

5' 11"

18 5

liudacek E d w a r d (Butch)

Quarterback

5*6"

145

Jr.

Johns o n , Nei l

End

5*11"

184

Jr.

Missoula

Senior

Northwood,Iowa

Soph.

Butte C h i c a g o , 111

Lun d b e r g , R o g e r

Guard

5*9"

172

M ufich, W i l l i a m

En d

5 ' 0 ’-»

170

Nar b u t a s , K e s N a r a n c h e , Eso Ness,

Robert

Nomandeau,

Blaine

Tac k l e

209

Sen i o r

Fullback

6*]«

21 5

Soph.

Butte,

Soph.

Kalispell

Soph.

Missoula

En d

5*10"

166

Fullback

5*8"

167

N ugent, F r a n k

Halfback

5*11"

17 3

Senior

Miles City

Q n i ecinski, J a m e s

Halfback

180

Sonh.

C h icago, 111#

O'Donnell, T o m

Tac k l e

6'2"

206

Junior

Casper, W y o m i n g

Rober t s , Evar.

Halfback

5*11"

177

Soph •

Butte

Rober t s , S a m

End

6'2"

19 5

Jun i o r

Helena

Reynolds,

Halfback

19 5

Soph.

Helena

Shegi n a , W illiam

Guard

5*10"

185

Jun i o r

Anaccndu

Stens o n , P e r r y

Guard

185

Senior

Kalispell

Smith, F r a n k

Halfback

5*11"

188

Sen i o r

Chicago,111*

Schuld, Gen e

Guard

215

Soph.

Circle

Strom,

Halfback

192

Soph.

Shelby

Halfback

5'10"

160

Soph.

Prosser, Wash.

Senior

G r e a t Falls

Brad

Roy

S w a r t h o u t , Jack

. 23

Tabaracci, E m i l ( C o - C a p t )

En d

5' 11"

187

Thomally,

Center

6*1"

195

Senior

C h i c a g o , 111.

Tokle, L o u i s

Guard

5'l O j "

173

Soph

Butte

V aughn, C o l e y

En d

6'1"

190

Junior

Anaconda

V a n R ramer, G l e n n

Guard

6'1"

195

Senior

B i llings

Zajor.c, A d o l p h

Tackle

5 '10"

192

Soph.

Libby

B o b (Co-Capt)

defensive player,

A baseball, basketball player, too.

TA3rtPA.CCI, EMIL— An injury kept Emil out of the picture most of last year.

Shak

ing off the jinx, Tabby will show himself the anooth plajrer he has been reputed to be.

A glue-fingered end with speed and defensive power, Tabaracci should

capably hold up a flank of

Montana 's line this year.

THJAiALLY, BOB— "Old Reliable" is the moniker attached toi Bob Thomally who was one of Fessenden's most consistent and trusted linemen lalst fall.

Bob started

out playing guard last year but when Bill Matasovic broke his leg he was shifted over to center where he played bang-up football in the remaining two-thirds of the schedule.

With this steady, smart defensive player and general meal-ticket

in the Grizzly line once again, Fessenden can breathe easily when selecting his center.

Big Bob may be

Montana's nomination for All-American this fall.

A co-

captaln with Tabaracci, Thomally hails from Chicago. VAUGHH, COLEY— A prospect that Coach Fessenden has his eye on is one "Birdie" Vaughn, a transfer from California.

Vaughn, a 200-pound end, has the necessary

experience and prowess to earn him a starting post this fall.

Hits like a thunder

bolt, is a grand defensive plainer and covers puntspar excellence.

Has the stuff

to go places. VAN BRAMER, GLENN— Candidate for the most improved player on the Grizzly squad may go to this aggressive 195-pound guard and two letter-earner from Billings* A perfecet blocker, savage tackier, Van has the qualities of astarting Has gained 10 pounds since last fall.

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lineman.

LOOK AT THAT SCHEDULE, IESTER! (The Grizzlies roam far and wide this year) When the Montana Grizzly leaves his northwest haunts six times this fall he will altogether cover more ground in a hunting season than any of his forebears.

Two years ago a Montana grid team sojourned to the sunny climes of the

Texas Panhandle country in the longest trek in Montana football history.

From

that time on, C-rizzly football squads have been known to be one of the most widely traveling outfits in the entire nation.

Last vear they hopped down to Arizona and

this year takes the prowling Grizzly farther yet! When Montana is through playing nine tough games in the stiffest schedule since 1932 the Grizzlies will have covered more than 16,000 miles. weeks without a respite finds Montana traveling to six different states. games are on the schedule and not one of them is a breather.

Eight

Nine

The Grizzlies are

playing in California, with a game against UCLA Bruins for the first time since 1935.

Montana’s home games include Portland, San Francisco and Gonzaga. The curtain rises on the Grizzly season at home when Portland

flashy Pilots invade Dornblaser Field September 30.

The dangerous San Francisco

Dons invade Missoula for the second game and like Portland, they play the Grizzlies in their home lair for the first tine.

The annual state classic between univer

sity and state college at Butte follows on October 14 and then the Grizzlies jump down to California for a clash with UCLA.

Idaho Vandals and the Grizzlies tangle

at Moscow October 38; Montana then moves to the coast for a tilt with Jim Phelan’s Washington Huskies. Homecoming Day at

Montana is November 11 and Gonzaga University

battles the Grizzlies in the final home show.

After this game the Grizzlies get

their first week’s rest and then hop down to Lubbock, Texas for a revenge clash with the Texas Tech Red Raiders,

Five days

later the Montanans square off on

Turkey Day against Arizona 1s Wildcats to close the season.

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ODDS AND ENDS AND CACKLES When Texas Tech's Red Raiders played Montana on Domblaser Field last fall, the football followers of the northwest flocked to Missoula to get a glimpse of the famed

aerial circus game of the southwestern team.

They wanted to see what real razzle-dazzle and dipso-do looked like. happened that rain

It so

fell during the game and soaked the Texans1 vaunted at

tack but the fans were not to be disappointed.

Instead the Grizzlies took to

the ozone and tossed a startling total of 37 passes in the game.

The fans

came to watch the visitors throw passes but saw Montana do it for thfem.

The

Grizzlies play Pete Cawthon’s Plainsmen in Lubbock November 20. 0-0-0-0-0-0 This year fs Montana football squad can clearly claim the dis tinction of being one of the tallest in the United States.

A look at the team

roster indicates that there are 17 players who stand 6 feet or over.

Heights

of the Grizzly warriors range all the way from quarterback mite Butch Hudacek's 5 feet 5 inches to tackle Tom Duffy's 6 feet 5 inches, a foots difference with to Butch able/fit his head under Tom's outstretched arm. Here are behemoths which make coach Fessenden's fifth edition one of the rangiest in Montana history. Clawson-6. feet 4 inches; Duncan-6 feet 2*. inches; 0'Donnell-6 feet 2 inches; Drahos-6 feet ij inchesjS.Roberts-6 feet 2 inches; co-captain Bob Thornally 6 feet lj inches; Hastay 6 feet 2 inches. 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 Backfield coach Harry Adams who is varsity track coach and one of Montana’s all-time athletic aces, was a member of the Grizzly mile relay team which set a world’s record in 1920,

Under the guidance of coach Bernie Bierman,

now Minnesota grid leader, Adams, Steve Sullivan, Miles Romney and Jack Sterling set the world’s mark.

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Jack H o o n of Missoula,

tw o l e t t e m a n

end,

s h o u l d be i n s p lendid

shape f o r the coming ca m p a i g n a 3 judged b y hi s w o r k this s u m m e r . las t hal f o f the s u m m e r w r e s t l i n g b e e r k e g s at the

H o o n spent the

l o c a l brewery, b u i l d i n g himself

soiao s t e e l y si n e w s and p u t t i n g h i m at 18 5 pounds.

0-0-0-0-0-0 Nin e m e m b e r s of the G r i z z l y g r i d squad a r e p r o m i n e n t i n o t h e r sports at M o n t a n a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y . Hudacek

F r a n k Nugent,

R e d Bry a n ,

Gene C l a w s o n , Butch

and N e i l J o h n s o n a r e all o n the b a s k e t b a l l t e a m w h i l e P e r r y S t e n s o n , Jack

H o o n , R c y Gustafson, E v a n R o b e r t s a n d G e n e C l a w s o n ar e t r a c ksters.

Spring foot

bal l u s u a l l y takes a toll in track.

0-0-0-0-0-0 M o n t a n a h a s an e v e n d o z e n l e t t e r m e n r e t u r n i n g to the w a r s this fall.

o-o-o-o-o-o The b i g g e s t t a p e w o r m in th e w h o l e s t a t e of M o n t a n a is th e friend of G r i z z l y athletes,

trainer Naae Hhinehart.

A p p l y i n g b a n d a g e s to d a m a g e d w a r r i o r s

throughout las t fall, t r a i n e r R h i n e h a r t u s e d 27 m i l e s of the a d h e s i v e ,

Nhinehart

w h o p l a y e d t h r e e y e a r s of f o o t b a l l f o r C o a c h B e r n a r d O a k e s at M o n t a n a in '32, and

'34 a m

’33,

who h a s bee n t r a i n e r since, r u n s a c o m p l e t e l y e q u i p p e d a n d c o m f ortable

r u b b i n g r o o m for M o n t a n a athletes.

O-O-O-O-O-O B a s k e t b a l l c o a c h an d L i n e C o a c h 1J i g g s D a h l b e r g ' s t r i p to the a l t a r t h i s sum-ier m a k e s it eight out of 1 0 m a r r i e d n e n or. th e e n t i r e M o n t a n a a t h l e t i c personnel.

Onl y single m e m b e r s ar e J o h n n y D o l a n an d M o n k G e d g o u d , f r e s h m e n

c o a c h e s still f r e s h f r o m g a m e acti v i t y . 1/hen M o n t a n a a n d W a s h i n g t o n c l a s h in S e a t t l e t h i s f a l l it w i l l m a r k the f i r s t m e e t i n g o f th e H u s k i e s a n d G r i z z l i e s s i n c e 1935. G r i z z l i e s los t to the p o w e r f u l

A l t h o u g h tlie

H u s k i e s wh o d r o p p e d o n l y tw o c o n t e s t s tliat year, -18-

they were the first team to cross the Washington goal line.j 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0-0 Coach Doug Fessenden was never a shining light in football but in track he excelled.

The kink-haired Scot ran the quarter-mile during his college

uays and his best time was 48 seconds flat which is very, very commendable time for this modem age, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 No one player is the heaviest on the Montana squad.

The honors

for the beef truster are divided between Eso Naranche, fullback, Tom Duffy, tackle, and Gene Schuld, guard, who all tip the Fairbanks at 215 pounds. 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 Montana's starting eleven this fall will probably pounds with

a verage

the backfield foursome averaging 183 pounds and the line 194.

O-G-O-O-O-O-O-O

GRIZZLY TONGUE GNARLERS (Compliments to Joe Sportcaster)

Tabaracci

pronounced tab-a-rack-key

Hudacek Drahos

pronounced you-day-sek pronounced dray-hos

Vaughnâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; pronounced vawn Schuld

pronounced shulled

Cm iecinski Zajanc Narbutas Mufi ch Naranche Shegina

pronounc ed oh-me -sin-ski

pronounced zeh-jank pronounced nar-bew-tus pronounced muf f-itch pronounced na-ranch-chee pronounced sheg-*-in-ah

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M O N TANA ALL-Til® FOOTBALL RECORD (41 Y e a r s of F o o t b a l l w i t h A l l C o a c h e s a n d C a p t a i n s Listed) YEAR

WON

1097 109 8 1899 1900 1901 190 8 1903 1904 1905 190 6 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 192 4 1925 1926 1927

1 2

192 8 1929 1930 1931

4 3 5

1932 1933 193 4 193 5 1936 1937 193 8

1 0 2 0 2 3 2 2 4 1 6 3 2 4 2 6 2 4 1 -

2 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3

1 2 3 2 1 6 7 5

LOST 2 2 2 1 2 2 5 2 3 4 1 2 0 2 1 3 4 0 2 1 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 6 7 4 5 r 3 1 3

TIED 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 o 1 0 -

2 0

PCT .333 .500 .333 .000 .500 .000 .285 .600 .400 .333 .800 .333 1.000 .600 • 666 .561 .333 1.000 .500 .800 .250 -

COACH

CAPTAIN

Fred Smith Sgt. B. S e a r i g h t G u y Clev e l a r d F r a n k Bean F r a n k Bean Dewett Pock H. B. C o n i b e a r H. B. C o n i b e a r F. 17. Shule F. 17. Shule Albion Findlay R. A. White R. A. White Hobt. C a r y Robt. C u r y Lie u t . W. P h i l o o n A. G. H e i l m a n A. G. H e i l c a n Jerry Nissen Jerry Nissen Jerry Nissan -

George Kennett Si d Ward Larry Heckler Claude Marceyes C h a r l e s All a r d Frank Latimer 17. 0. C r a i g Le o G r e e n o u g h John Macleod Bill Harriman

.400 .561 .500 .420 .500 .500 .426 ...428 .428 .444 .375 .625 .166 .236 .428 .205 .166 .666 .975 .625

B e m i e Bierman B e m i e Bierraan Bemie Bieman J. w, Stewart J. 1. S t e w a r t "Click" Clark " C l i c k " Clark Frank Hilburn F r a n k Hilburn Frank Hilburn Frank Hilburn F r a n k I.lilbum B e r n a r d Oakes B e r n a r d Oakes B e r n a r d 0oke3 B e r n a r d Oakes D o u g ‘F e s s e n d e n Dour' F e s s e n d e n D o u g F o S3e n d e n D o u g Fess e n d e n

WON. ...117

L O S T . ...126

1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1

A. M o r g a n A. F. B i s h o p A. F. B i s h o p H. D. Mac l a y E d Vinstanley P a u l D o m b laser B u r t o n Sraead M e r r i t Ows l e y L e o n a r d Daems "Click" Clark Chris Bentz Geo r g e S c h e r c k H a r r y Dahlberg Steve Sullivan "Jelly" Elliott Te d P l u m m e r Grant S i l v e m a l e Te d Ill m a n Bill Kelly Lou Vierhus Eddie Chinske R a y Lev/is Clyde Carpenter N o Season Captain ii ir ii John Sullivan Carl Swanson Milton Popovich C o - C a p t s . J o h n Dolan Bill Lazetich

T O T A L STANDINGS. GAMES.,...265

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T I E D . . . . 22

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FESSENDEN *S RECORD AT MONTANA

Hailed as the "boy wonder" of football coaching, young Douglas A. Fessenden arrived in Missoula in 1935 to take over the grid mentor reins dropped at Montana State University by Bernard F, Oakes*

Fessenden came to Montana with a

remarkable record of teaching at Fenger High School in Chicago behind him and was thus given a hearty welcome as he came west,

Fessenden's initial season at Mon

tana found the Grizzlies facing a terrific schedule.

Montana traveled to Calif

ornia and almost upset the mighty Trojans of USC in a game which perked up the eye brows of all coast sports critics.

With a deplorable lack of man-power on the

squad, Fessenden’s team became known as the "Iron Men."

Paul Szakash, Grizzly

fullback, played every minute of eight games, broken wrist and all, and received all-coast honors. In Doug Fessenden's second campaign the Grizzlies got off to a bad start because of insufficient time for practice, a plague of injuries and a hard road trip.

Although Montana dropped decisions to WSC and UCLA the

Fessenden clan

recuperated and went through the remaining part of the schedule by winning six and losing one and posted the highest victory mark for a Montana-team since 1914, Among the highlights of the season were the smashing of the Idaho jinx and the savage beating handed San Francisco U, the first California eleven to invade Mon tana soil. The 1937 football season at Montana will live forever in the memor ies of all Grizzly partisans. ruined a perfect season.

One lone defeat in the muck and mire of Moscow

Montana State University reached the nation's headlines

with their undefeated record and long string of triumphs and were headed for one of the Bowl classics until the stunning upset smashed everything in Idaho. Mon tana traveled to Lubbock, Texas in the longest journey ever taken by a Grizzly squad.

Fessenden’s record that year was seven wins, one defeat. When the 1938 season was ready to open, prospects were bright -

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indeed for the Grizzlies to enjoy a very successful season.

Something like 27

lettermen reported to Head Man Doug and everything was rosy for another great year, but wait

Old Man Injury hit the Montana squad with an unprecedented

plague of hurts and illnesses which dropped the Grizzly warriors like flies and all but depleted the ranks.

Broken legs, t o m kidneys, broken noses, chipped

bones were commonplace on the squad from the beginning of the season to end. Coach Fessenden displayed unflinching courage and snuff in the face of the havoc that had been wrought on his roster.

In almost every game Montana played there

were four or five lettermen regulars out with damages, over Gonzaga, Montana State, Arizona, Cheney and DePaul.

Fessenden posted wins Fessenden has the proud

record of never having lost a game to Gonzaga or Montana State in the four years at Montana.

Montana State has yet to score on the Grizzlies in Fessendenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regime. Doug Fessenden, a smiling, curly-thatched Scot, has a pleasant outÂ

look for the 1939 season.

Although his eleven will be the greenest in four years,

it, nevertheless, has potential brilliance and man-power, the latter which has not been present

on all Grizzly clubs. Of all the players developed under Fessenden, the brightest is Mad

Milton Popovich, for three years Montana's candidate for all-American halfback. Five of Fessendenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pupils are now engaged in the professional football circle.

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FESSENDEN1S RECORD 1935-1938 1935 M-0 M-20 M-7 M-7 M-7 M-0 M-7 M-0

Southern Cal.-9 Montana State-0 WSC-13 Idaho-13 vtfashington-33 Stanford-3.2 Gonzaga-7 Oregon State-0

1936 M-0 M-0 M-6 M-27 M-7 M-16 M-24 M-13

NSC-19 UCLA-30 Gonzaga-0 Montana State-0 Oregon State-14 Idaho-0 San Francisco-7 North Dakota-6

1957 M-25 M-13 M-36 M-13 M-19 M-23 M-0 M-14

Whitman-0 Texas Tech-6 Oklahoma City-6 San Francisco-7 Montana State-0 Gonzaga-0 Idaho-6 North Dakota-3 i

1958 M-27 M-0 M-7 M-13 M-0 M-6 M-9 M-13 M-7

Cheney-0 San Francisco-0 DePaul-6 Texas Tech-19 North Dakota-7 Idaho-19 Gonzaga-0 Montana State-0 Arizona-0

TOTAL RECORD,

WON.... 19

LOST.... 12

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MONTANA’S INTERSECTIONAL GAME RECORD 1904-1038 For almost two decades, intersectional football rivalry for Montana was furnished by schools from Utah, North and South Dakota,

The biggest

intersectionai. game during the time from 1904 to 1933 was the 6-6 tie between the Grizzlies and Syracuse University, Montana being the home team,

Montana

Grizzlies have not battled a Rocky Mountain circuit team since 1933 when Bernard Oakes’ third edition gnashed out a convincing 26-0 win over the Utah Staters, a school which has beaten Montana several times in the past, Montana established a new traveling record when the Grizzlies went as far as Lubbock, Texas in 1937 to meet the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

With

Montana and her cousin, Idaho, temporarily dismissed from the Pacific Coast Con ference, the Grizzlies have started roaming long distances for games,. The cam paign of 1939 books sectional encounters against Texas Tech at Lubbock, and Arizona Wildcats at Tucson, 1904

Montana-0 Montana-5

University of Utah-17 Utah State College-0

1905

Mont ana-0 Montana-23

University of Utah-42 Utah State College-0

1906

Mont ana-0 Montana-6

University of Utah-42 Utah State College-16

1910

Montana-3

Utah State Coliege-5

1911

Montana-0

Utah State Coliege-8

1912

Montana-0 Montana-3

Utah State College-17 University of Utah-10

1913

Montana-7

Utah State College-9

1914

Montana-32 Montana-13 Montana-6

Utah State College-0 North Dakota State-0 Syracuse University-6

1915

Montana-7 Mont ana-10

Univ. of S,, Dakota-10 Univ. of N,. Dakota-10

1916

Montana-11

Univ of 3. Dakota-0

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M o n tan u I n t e r s e c t i o n a l H i s t o r y ( c o n rt) 1917

M o n t a n a -6

Utah State College-21

1919

M o n t a n a -0

Utah State College-47

1921

Mo n t a n a - 7

North Dakota State-6

1933

Montana-26

U t a h S t a t e C o l l e g e -0

1936

Pfontana-13

N o r t h D a k o t a U n i v . -7

1937

M o n t a n a -13 M o n t a n a -14

Texas Tech-7 North Dakota U.-3 O k l a h o m a Cit y - 6

Ilontar.a-36 1938

Moi ita n a-0

N o r t h D u k o t a U.-7 T e x a s T e c h -19 D e P a u l U.--6 Arizona-0

M o n t a n a -13 Montana-7 M o n t a n a -7

RECORD.

GATES

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;

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L O ST.... 1 4

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