1956 Football Media Guide by University of Montana Athletics

1956

C o-C aptains Bob M cGihon - T B ill K aiserm an - HB

M o n t a n a S ta te U niversity MISSOULA, MONTANA

G rizzly G r i d i r o n G u i d e 1956 Montana University For Press, Radio and TV T his booklet h a s b een p re p a re d fo r press, rad io a n d television re p o rte rs use. I t is hoped th a t h ere in you w ill fin d shortcuts to useful facts an d quick access to som e back g ro u n d in fo rm atio n on th e S ilv ertip coaching sta ff and football squad. F o r ad d itio n a l inform ation, photos, press tickets, etc., p lease address: MURDO A. CAM PBELL A TH LETIC PU B L IC IST M ONTANA UN IV ERSITY M ISSOULA, MONTANA PRESS, RADIO AND TV INFORMATION W orking p ress m em bers of a ll legitim ate p ap ers an d p ress services d esiring to cover G rizzly hom e gam es a re e n title d to a se a t in M ontana’s p ress box. P lease w rite fo r tickets w ell in ad vance of gam e to b e coveed. Tickets w ill be m ailed if tim e allow s, h eld a t W ill Call, o r p icked u p a t th e S p o rt P u b licist’s office in th e U niversity F ield H ouse before th e game. R adio booth facilities (3 in n u m b e r) are av ailab le to b ro ad c astin g com panies. W rite th e A th letic P u b licist fo r perm ission so p ro visions can b e a rran g e d fo r y o u r broadcast. C om petent S p o tters w ill b e supplied if you so desire. T elephone facilities a re availab le an d direct W estern U nion w ires m ay be o rd ered in. A n official statistician w ill supply inform ation in clu d ing h a lf-tim e an d fin al statistics, p la y -b y p lay, lineup, an d su b stitu tio n sum m aries. Movies fo r p ost-gam e te lec ast purposes m ust be ap proved b y th e A thletic D e p a rtm e n t and th e S kyline C onference C om m issioner’s office. C learance th ro u g h th e se channels should be ob tained b efo re req u estin g p ress-b o x space.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1956 Schedule, 1955 R e s u lts ____________

General Inform ation _________________

The U niversity’s P re s id e n t_____________

Athletic Staff ________________________

Conference Affiliation _________________ 12 1955 Statistics ________________________ 13 Football Prospectus __________________ 16 Summary of P ro sp ects_________________ 20 “Three Deeps” _______________________ 22 Numerical R o s te r_____________________ 23 Pronunciation Guide _________________ 23 Squad Roster ________________________ 24 Thumbnail Sketches by P o sitio n _______ 26 Past Football C ap tain s_________________ 35 All-Time Football R eco rd ______________ 36 Opponents, 1956 ______________________ 37 Conference and Opponent S chedules_________ Back Cover

Montana’s 1956 Schedule Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.

15 29 5 13 20 27 3 10 17 22

U niv. of A rizona (8:00 p.m .) ___P honeix *Univ. of U tah (8:00 p.m .) S alt L ake City ^D enver U niversity (8:15 p.m .) .... D enver *U tah S tate College (1:30 p.m .) M issoula *B righam Young U. (1:30 p.m .) M issoula ^Colorado A&M (1:30 p.m .) ___ F o rt Collins M ont. S tate College (1:30 p.m .) M issoula *U. of W yom ing (1:30 p.m .) B illings *U. of N ew M ex. (2:00 p.m .) A lbuquerque U niv. of Idaho (1:30 p.m .) M issoula

::;Skyline C onference Carnes

1955 Results MSU O pponent 12 U n iversity of H ouston 6 •^University of W yom ing 27 *B righam Y oung Univ. 13 ^D enver U niversity 6 *U tah S tate College 19 ^U niversity of N ew Mexico 7 *Colorado A&M 19 M ontana S tate College 0 U niversity of A rizona 0 U n iversity of Idaho

Score Site 54 H ouston 35 B illings 13 M issoula 61 M issoula 32 L ogan 14 M issoula 12 M issoula 0 Bozem an 29 Tucson 31 Moscow

"'Conference Gam es W on — 3

L ost — 7

Skyline Team Standings — 1955 Team Colorado A&M U tah __________ D enver _______ W yom ing ______ U tah S tate _____ Montana _______ N ew M exico ___ B righam Y oung

W 6 4 ... 5 5 3 2 1 0

L 1 1 2 2 4 4 5 7

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pet. .857 .800 .714 .714 .429 .333 .167 .000

GENERAL INFORMATION Montana State University Location — M issoula, M ontana, city of m ore th a n 30,000 residents on th e w estern slope of th e Rocky M ountains. M issoula is nicknam ed th e “ G arden C ity” and is th e hub of five g reat valleys th a t reach into su rro u n d in g m ountains. T he city is served by th e m ain lines of th e M il w au k ee and N o rth ern P acific railro ad s as w ell as by N orthw est A irlines and G reyhound and In term o u n ta in bus lines. It is located a t th e crossroads of th e m ain ea st-w est and n o rth south U. S. highw ays 10 and 93. Chartered — On F eb ru ary 17, 1893, by th e th ird M ontana legislature. President — Dr. C arl M cFarland. Campus — Consists of 125 acres, located in th e h e a rt of th e resid e n tia l area, a t th e base of the 2,000-foot Mt. Sentinel, w hich adds an o th er 520 acres. T he U niversity also h as 20,000 acres of ex p e rim en tal forest, 40 m iles from M issoula, an d a 160-acre biological station on F lath ead Lake, 80 m iles n o rth of th e U niversity. Stadium — D ornblaser Field, capacity 10,000. N am ed in h onor of P a u l D ornblaser, G rizzly hero and cap tain of a g rea t 1912 team , who w as killed in action d uring W orld W ar I. School Colors — Copper, S ilver and Gold. Team Names — G rizzlies, S ilvertips. Schools — T here are tw e n ty -th re e departm en ts at th e U niversity and seven sep arate professional schools — Business A dm inistration, Education, F o restry, Journalism , Law , Music, and P h a r m acy. T here is also a G rad u ate School and a S um m er College for both reg u la r and g rad u ate students. Grizzly Marching Band — U nder th e direction of Jam es Eversole, has 80 m arching m usicians.

THE PRESIDENT T he G rizzlies’ n u m b e r one alu m is Dr. Carl Mc Farland, U n iv ersity p re sid e n t since 1950, w ho is th e o nly g rad u a te in th e in stitu tio n ’s histo ry to se rv e as its president. U n d er th e M cF arlan d philosophy, intercollegiate ath letics a t th e U niversity a re an in te g ral p a r t of th e o v er-all educational plan. T he U n iv ersity is p ro u d of its ex p an d in g rec re atio n al an d athletic facilities, an d it also takes p rid e in its fu n d am en tal p recep ts th a t say, “a stu d e n t a t MSU is a stu d e n t firs t an d a n a th le te second.” T h e U niversity, an d consequently th e recreatio n al a n d ath letic facilities, has h ad its g re a te st period of g ro w th u n d e r P res. M cF arlan d ’s leadership. E x

am ples of th is grow th a re th e F ield House, a n are n a w ith 6,668 capacity fo r basketball, an d th e G lacier Rink, a y e a r-ro u n d outdoor sk a tin g arena. P re s. M cF arland received th re e academ ic degrees a t th e U niversity, 1924 to 1930, th e n w en t to H a r v ard U n iversity w h ere he received h is degree of doctor of ju rid ic a l science, 1932. D uring th e tw en ty y ea rs before he re tu rn e d to M ontana as th e U niversity p resident, D r. M cF ar lan d becam e a natio n ally p ro m in en t W ashington, D.C., attorney, served as assistan t atto rn ey g eneral of th e U n ited S tates, w ro te la w books, a n d becam e —

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an outstanding professional le ctu rer in th e n atio n ’s leading law schools. In 1934, H arv ard U niversity published Dr. M c F a rla n d ’s book on “Ju d ic ia l C ontrol of A d m in istra tive A gencies.” R ecom m endations m ade in th a t book rela tin g to th e F ed eral T rade Com mission have since been adopted by fed eral statute. In th e sam e y ear th e A m erican B ar association gave him its first Ross A w ard for his w ritings on constitutional law. T hree years la ter, in jo in t auth o rsh ip w ith U. S. A tto rn ey G eneral H om er Cum m ings, he published “F ed eral Ju stice — C hapters in th e H istory of J u s tice an d th e F ed era l E xecutive.” It w as th e first and rem ains th e only fu ll scale history of any of th e fed eral d ep artm en ts of g o vernm ent and, as such, is now a sta n d a rd w o rk of reference in u n iv ersity and governm ent circles respecting th e history and o r ganization of th e U. S. D ept, of Justice. He w as th e p rin cip al d raftsm an of th e A dm inis tra tiv e P roced u re A ct, w hich becam e law in 1946 w ith o u t a single dissenting vote in eith er house of Congress. T h at y e a r th e A m erican B ar association aw ard ed him its th irte e n th gold m edallion “for con spicuous service in th e cause of A m erican ju ris p ru dence.” H e w as th e only practicing law y er to hold th a t honor, th e o th e r dozen recipients being teachers, editors, and ju rists, including such m en as E lihu Root, O liver W endell H olm es and C harles E vans H ughes.

ATHLETIC STAFF D irecto r of A thletics .... G eorge P . (Jig g s) D ahlberg F acu lty A th letic R epresen tativ e D r. E a rl L ory H ead Football Coach J e r r y R. W illiam s A ss’t. F o otball an d Sw im C o a c h L a u rie N iem i Asst. Football C o a c h _________________ Bob Zim ny B aseball an d F resh m an C o a c h _______H al Sherbeck T rack Coach an d A sst. D ir e c to r __ H a rry F. A dam s H ead B asketball Coach F o rre st B. (F ro sty ) Cox Golf C o a c h ___________________________ E d C hinske Ski C o a c h ___________________________ .. J im F au ro t R ifle and P istol Coaches ....M /S g t. M ilton H ansen, A rm y ROTC, an d M /S g t. R ich ard L eonard, A ir ROTC A th letic T r a i n e r .................N aseby R h in eh a rt, Sr. E q uipm ent M a n a g e r ______________ C a rl O’L oughlin S p o rts P u b lic ity M urdo A. C am pbell

The Director In his th ird y e a r as h ead m an of th e G rizzly A th letic program , is th e h a rd -w o rk in g , dependable “Jig g s” D ahlberg, fo rm e r h ead b ask e tb a ll coach at M ontana U niversity. D ah l b erg h ad th e longest b a sk e t b all te n u re in U niversity h is tory — 18 y ea rs. H e b rings to th e directo rsh ip m ore th a n 30 years of coaching e x p e r ience. Since he re tu rn e d to M on ta n a in 1937, “T he P ro fesso r” has been h ead b ask etb a ll coach, has assisted in b ase b all an d fo o tb all coaching, served as acting ath letic d i re c to r a fte r W orld W ar II, an d has b een th e d ep a rtm en t’s ch ief proselyter. H is leadership an d h is frie n d ly hum orous n a tu re p lu s a capacity fo r gettin g things done m ake him a co n stant in sp iratio n for th e M on tan a S taff. D ahlberg g rad u a ted fro m th e U niversity in 1925 w ith a th le tic honors in football an d basketball. He w as captain of th e 1925 cage te a m an d is one of fo u r B u tte b ro th e rs w ho h av e b een p ro m in en t in M ontana spo rts fo r m ost of th e la s t h alf-ce n tu ry . H e sp ent 12 y ea rs coaching high school team s at M iles City an d A naconda, M ontana an d a t H oquiam , P u y allu p an d C hehallis, W ash., all w ith considerable success. H e spent tw o years in th e service coaching

baseball, basketball, an d boxing a t F o rt L aw ton, W ash., 1943-44. Jig g s developed th e U n iv ersity ’s m ost outstanding b ask etb all team in 1949. H e is m a rrie d and has a son Jo n , 15, an d a daug h ter, M argaret, 13.

Head Football Coach Jerry R. W illiams, a 1949 W ashington S ta te Col lege g rad u ate, begins his second y ea r as M ontana U n iv ersity’s 22nd football coach in 56 y ea rs of g rid iron history. T he young fo rm er professional football sta r, age 32, im pressed foot b all fans la st y ea r in h is first season as th e S ilv ertip ’s head m e n to r by guiding M ontana in to six th place in th e rough S k y lin e C onference w ith tw o w in s an d fo u r defeats. In pre-season polls th e Grizzlies w ere a unanim ous choice for th e cellar. H is coaching experience includes p la y er-c o ac h w ith th e P h ilad elp h ia Eagles, th e spring of 1951 as an assista n t w ith th e U niversity of Idaho, an d 1953 as a n as sista n t a t V illanova. W illiam s h ad a coaching c a reer as h is goal w hile still in college and se t out to p re p a re him self for th a t c a reer w ith six y e a rs of professional football. H e w as a n avid stu d e n t of th e aspects of th e gam e an d he w as in te n t on its coaching techniques. H e p lay ed b o th defense an d offense as a halfback w ith th e Los A ngeles Ram s, fo u r seasons, 1949 th ro u g h 1952, an d h e w as w ith th e Eagles in 1953 an d 1954. D uring h is rookie season he played u n d e r C lark Shaughnessy, th e orig in ato r of th e T form ation. W illiam s w as an A ll-P acific C oast conference h alfb ack w ith W SC in 1948. H e dom inated Cougar in d iv id u al statistics an d set a league record for y ard ag e on kick-off retu rn s. H e set a N ational L eag u e rec o rd of 99 y ard s w ith th e re tu rn of an attem p ted field goal ag a in st th e G reen B ay Packers, 1951, w h ile on defense fo r th e W orld Cham pion L. A. Ram s. In 1954 he figured in th e longest touchdow n via ae rial w hen he took a pass from E agle q u a rte rb a c k A drian B u rk and w e n t 84 yards to score. H e ran k ed 4th in th e league fo r p u n t re tu rn s in 1954 and w as one of th e leading pass receiv ers am ong th e backs.

H e w as a fly in g officer d u rin g W orld W ar II. He p layed in th e E ast-W est S h rin e gam e a n d th e College A ll-S ta r gam e of 1949. H e is th e second W SC g ra d u a te to hold th e h ead jo b a t M ontana. W illiam s w as b o rn an d raise d in S pokane and p articip a ted in football, basketball, baseball, and tra c k a t N o rth C e n tra l H igh School, 1938-42. H e m a rrie d th e fo rm er M arion M unro, also of Spokane, an d th e y h av e th re e children, J e r r y Bill, 4, Rebecca Sue, 3, an d T odd D avid, 4 mos.

Football Assistants Bob Zimny, 34 assistan t coach, also begins his second season at M ontana as lin e coach w orking w ith g u ard s an d tackles. Bob cam e to th e U n iv er ity a fte r fo u r y ea rs as h ead line coach a t W a sh b u rn U ni versity of T opeka, K ansas, w here his lin e ra n k e d am ong th e top te n sm all college team s in th e nation, defens ively. “Z im ” w on A ll-B ig T en m ention as a ta c k le fo r th e U niversity of In d ian a, and h e p a rtic ip a te d in several A ll-S ta r c h a rity gam es. He p lay ed u n d e r A . N. (Bo) M cM illin, w ho la te r coached th e D etro it Lions an d th e P h ila d elp h ia Eagles. B ob’s college ed u catio n w as in te r ru p te d b y th re e y ea rs of U. S. A rm y service as a physical education in stru c to r. H e received his bach elo r of science degree, 1951, an d a t p rese n t is a can d id ate fo r a m a ste r’s degree in recreation. L ast y e a r th e G rizzlies’ defensive lin e tu rn e d in th e ir to p p erfo rm an ce ag a in st th e cham pion Colo rad o A&M R am s by h o ld in g th e m to a h a rd -fo u g h t 12-7 victory. Z im ny w as g ra d u a te d fro m St. R ita high school, Chicago, 1940. F ollow ing th e w a r, h e p lay ed five seasons w ith th e C ardin als, 1945 th ro u g h th e 1949 season. H e m oved to W a sh b u rn follow ing g ra d u a tio n in 1951. Z im ny’s ad d itio n a l contribution to th e M ontana sta ff is h is ab ility a n d experience in counselling a th letes an d in supervising th e w ork program . H e is m a rrie d and h a s tw o boys, D anny, 8, and R ickie, 3.

H al Sherbeck, 28, fo rm e r ou tstan d in g M ontana h igh school coach, joined th e G rizzly sta ff M arch 1, 1956 as fresh m an football an d b ask e tb a ll coach and h ead b aseb a ll m entor. S h er beck m oved u p fro m M is soula C ounty h ig h school to th e U niversity. A 1952 g rad u a te of M on ta n a U niversity, H al took over as h ead coach a t M is soula th e follow ing season. H is S p artan te a m w on th e sta te class A A cham pionship d u rin g h is in itia l season and also in 1953 a n d 1954. H e w as n am ed “M ontana Coacho f-th e -Y e a r” a fte r h is first season a t M issoula. In four seasons of p la y his team s w on 28 gam es, lost 5, tie d 6. A t M ontana U n iv ersity H al w on six v arsity le t ters, p articip a tin g in football, b ask etb all, an d base ball. H e played h alfb ack on th e football team , w as a b ask etb a ll g u a rd an d played shortstop on th e diam ond nine. H e w as ca p ta in of th e b ask et b all team h is senior y e a r an d w as elected to th e G rizzly B asketball H all of F am e fo r h is outstanding play. B orn in M innesota, he cam e to M ontana as a y o u n g ster an d liv ed in Big S andy. H e w as an out stan d in g a th le te th e re an d p lay ed six m an football d u rin g h igh school. A fter g rad u a tio n from high school he en tered th e A rm y A ir C orps fo r tw o y ea rs an d th e n enrolled at O lym pic J u n io r College a t B rem erton, W ashington. A t O lym pic h e w as a top h alfb ack on th e football sq u ad an d th e n en tered M ontana in th e fa ll of 1950. S h erb eck also coached th e M issoula high B b a s k e tb a ll sq u ad to a n u n d efe ate d season la st w in te r an d coached th e M issoula A m erican Legion team d u rin g th e sum m er of 1952. H al is m a rrie d to th e fo rm e r D onna S kates, exM ontana w om en’s te n n is cham pion, an d th e y h av e tw o ch ild ren— L ori A nn, 3, an d D avid, 1. Laurie J. Niem i, a fo rm e r te am m ate of head coach J e r r y W illiam s a t W ashington S ta te College, an d ex -professional tack le w ith th e W ashington R edskins an d th e B ritish C olum bia Lions, is th e new M ontana assista n t rep la cin g F re d N aum etz, w ho resig n ed to e n te r p riv a te business. N iem i an d W illiam s w ere co -captains of th e 1948 W ashington S ta te team an d p a rtic ip a te d in #th e E ast-W est S h rin e gam e, C hicago A ll-S ta r gam e and —

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th e H u la Bow l follow ing th e ir g rad u a tio n in 1940. N iem i com es to M ontana w ith seven y e a rs of professional football experience. H e p lay ed tack le fo r th e R edskins fro m 1949 th ro u g h 1953 an d took p a rt in tw o A ll-P ro gam es in Los A ngeles. D uring th e past tw o seasons h e played fo r th e B ritish C olum bia Lions of th e C a n ad ian L eague and averaged b e tte r th a n 50 m in u tes of play in each game. A t W ashington S ta te he w as a c c o r d e d IN S A llA m erican honors an d w as an A ll-P acific C oast selection fo r h is play a t tackle. H e is a n ativ e M ontana boy, b o rn in R ed Lodge, an d atten d e d B u tte h ig h school h is fresh m an year. H is fam ily th e n m oved to C larkston, W ashington an d h e com pleted h ig h school there. L a u rie is m a rrie d a n d is th e f a th e r of one son, S tephan, age 3. H e is 31 y ea rs old an d joined th e M ontana sta ff M arch 1, 1956. E v ery th in g M ontana tra in in g facilities a re today can be a ttrib u te d to N aseby Rhinehart, athletic tra in e r w ho took over th e in ju ry tre a tin g duties as a p a rt-tim e job in 1935. His kn o w -h o w an d h is train in g techniques m a k e h im one of th e m o st resp ected am ong th e t r a i n i n g fra te rn ity aro u n d th e n atio n . Besides h is tra in in g duties, R h in eh a rt teaches classes in th e care an d prev en tio n of in ju ries fo r th e d ep a rtm en t of h ea lth an d physical education. N ase w as h onored fo r his 20 y ea rs of service to th e U n iv ersity la s t b ask etb a ll season w hen “N aseby R h in e h a rt N ight” w as p r e sen ted on M arch 3. H e w as g iv en gifts b y th e M Club an d p resen ted w ith a p la q u e fro m th e local Jaycees. H e cam e to th e U niversity fro m M ilw aukee and w as a n o u tstan d in g end in ’32, ’33 an d ’34 . . . he is still ra te d on th e A ll-T im e G rizzly team . H e le t te re d 3 y ea rs in b ask etb a ll an d track. —

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CONFERENCE AFFILIATION THE M OUNTAIN STATES A TH LETIC CONFERENCE E. L. (D ick) Rom ney, Com m issioner Rooms 1006-1007, H otel U tah S alt L ake City, U tah M em ber institutions in order of th e ir ad m ittance to th e MS AC (S kyline E ight) include: Colorado A & M — F o rt Collins, Colorado U n iv ersity of U tah — S alt L ake City, U tah U n iv ersity of D enver — D enver, Colorado U tah S tate A g ricu ltu ra l College — Logan, U tah U n iv ersity of W yom ing — L aram ie, W yom ing B righam Y oung U niversity — Provo, U tah U n iv ersity of New M exico — A lbuquerque, N.M. M ontana S tate U niversity — M issoula, M ontana M ontana U niversity w as adm itted as a m em ber of th e M ountain S tates A thletic C onference in July, 1950, changing th e ir affiliation from th e Pacific Coast Conference. The Grizzlies sta rte d th e ir first n ew conference com petition w ith sw im m ing, w in te r q u arte r, 1951, and h av e com peted in th e fu ll con ference sports p rogram since th a t tim e. In football each m em ber in stitu tio n m u st p lay a t least five conference gam es to qualify fo r th e cham pionship.

MONTANA’S ALL-TIME RECORD (56 y ears of football) W on 170, lost 207, tied 24, pet. 450. M o n tana’s to tal points, 5,339. O pponents’ to tal points, 6,085.

1955 STATISTICS (10 games) Montana N E T Y A R D A G E G A IN E D F R O M R U N N IN G P L A Y S __________________ 1289 F o r w a r d p a s s e s a t t e m p t e d ______________ _ 190 F o r w a r d P a s s e s c o m p le te d ______________ _ 65 T o t a l y a r d s g a in e d f r o m f o r w a r d p a s s e s 1030 T O T A L N E T Y A R D S G A IN E D R U N N IN G A N D P A S S E S ___________ 2323 77 F i r s t d o w n s f r o m r u n n i n g p la y s _______ F i r s t d o w n s f r o m f o r w a r d p a s s e s ______ . 31 F i r s t d o w n s f r o m p e n a l t i e s _____________ 10 T O T A L F I R S T D O W N S ____________ 121 N u m b e r o f p u n t s ___ ____________________ 55 T o t a l y a r d a g e o f p u n t s __________________ 1745 31.6 A v e r a g e l e n g t h o f p u n t s ________________ T o ta l y a r d a g e o f p u n t r e t u r n s __________ 260 24 N u m b e r o f p u n t r e t u r n s ________________ A v e r a g e le n g t h o f p u n t r e t u r n s _______ 10.8 N u m b e r o f p e n a l tie s a g a i n s t ____________ 51 Y a rd s lo s t f r o m p e n a l tie s ______________ 444 T o t a l y a r d s k ic k o f f s r e t u r n e d __________ 939 N u m b e r o f k ic k o f f s r e t u r n e d ___________ 48 A v e r a g e le n g t h o f k ic k o f f r e t u r n e d 19.6 44 T o ta l n u m b e r o f f u m b l e s _______________ B a ll lo s t o n f u m b l e s ____________________ . 27

Opponents 2247 123 51 762 3009 111 27 6 144 42 1474 35 539 31 19.3 63 637 259 27 9.6 34 17

RUSHING RECORD TCB YL Tl. Y d s. Av. P ts . YG S h u p e , D a le (g r a d ) .... 87 B r a n t, D o n ( g r a d ) _.... 66 Williamson, Don ___ ... 60 22 L o n n e r , W a lt ( g r a d ) Kaiserman, Bill ____ .. 23 Wikert, Milt _______ 22 Rosera, Ervin ____ 23 B iss e ll, D o n ( g r a d ) _.. 16 M iln e , C u r t ( g r a d ) ..... 5 Gregory, Dick _____ 6 Enochson, Paul ____ 6 Bray, Roy _______ . 21 K a m p s c h r o r , N o r m ... 52 T e a m _______________ . .. 0

433 385 242 168 144 92 84 79 25 11 6 25 114 0

55 48 25 20 34 4 4 20 0 3 10 72 191 33

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Norm Kampschror (11), Montana quarterback attempts to step free from an unidentified Denver tackier in the Montana-Denver Homecoming game at Missoula. Teammates Dick Dzivi (57), Ron

Johnson (53) and Bill Kaiserman (47) are shown converging on the play. A capacity crowd watched the game as the Pioneers stopped the Grizzlies 61-13.

PROSPECTUS Im proved—au g m en ted or enhanced in v alu e or good q u ality ; m ade b etter, is th e definition accord in g to W ebster’s an d th e 1956 M ontana G rizzlies w ill fit th is in te rp re ta tio n of th e w ord. T h e degree of im provem ent, how ever, is m u ch h a rd e r to define u n til th e ac tu a l season begins w ith th e tough sched u le M ontana plays th is year. T he G rizzlies face a fu ll te n gam e schedule th a t includes seven S kyline foes an d th re e n on-con feren c e opponents. M ontana open w ith A rizona on Sept. 15th a t P hoenix, th e n h av e a w eekend open u n til th e y ta n g le w ith strong U tah U n i v ersity a t S alt L ak e on th e 29th. T he follow ing w ee k end th e G rizzlies tra v e l to D enver to m eet th e P ioneers fro m th e M ile-H igh city. W ith these th re e tough gam es in succession th e Silvertips w ill h av e th e ir w o rk cu t out KAISERMAN fo r th em an d th e success of th e rem a in in g cam paign w ill be easier to predict. T h e reasons fo r th e basic im provem ents this season a r e based on fo u r things. (1) A b e tte r th a n av erag e crop of sophom ores u p fro m th e frosh team . (2) A fin e spring practice season. (3) 15 retu rn in g letterm en . (4) Coach J e rr y W illiam s begins his second y ea r at th e h e lm an d th e p layers a re m ore fam iliar w ith h is sy stem of play. A cheery note w as issued b y W illiam s th is season w hen h e sta te d th a t S kyline foes w ill find th e Grizzlies stro n g er in about ev ery posi tion. “On p ap er, MSU looks w ea k er because w e lost our sta rtin g q u arte rb a ck , tw o halfbacks, an d tw o gu ard s,” h e said. “B u t in re a lity w e w ill be stro n g er in about ev ery position. We a r e th ree deep a t center, an d I con sid er each capable of th e job. W e w ill h av e m ore tack le WILLIAMSON stre n g th an d th e fullback p ro sp ect is im proved 100 p e r cent.” L ast y e a r th e G rizzlies finished six th in th e con feren c e w ith a 2-4 m ark. “I ex p e ct M ontana to be p icked fo r th e sam e spot th is y e a r,” W illiam s said. “B u t I am m ore optim istic an d th in k th e —

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G rizzlies w ill com e up som ew hat. T his is th e first tim e since I h av e b een h ere th a t th e situation looks a little b rig h t,” h e concluded. M ontana w ill be im proved b u t still lack th e depth fo r a cham pionship club an d w ill h av e a chore r e placing fo u rte en le tte rm e n lost by graduation. S even o f th e fo u rte en w ere re g u la rs or se m i-re g u la rs la s t season. H ard est job facing th e G rizzly sta ff is finding rep lacem ents fo r h alfb ack s D ale S hupe an d Don B ran t, g u a rd Doug D asinger, an d q u a r t e r b a c k N orm K am pschror. D asinger and S hupe w ere A ll-S k y lin e first team choices an d B ra n t and K am pschror w ere honorable m ention picks. In a capsule, th e Grizzlies team speed w ill b e ab o u t on p a r w ith th e 1955 club, th e passing a tta c k w ill be a little w ea k er w ith o u t a fu ll e x perienced q u arte rb a ck , b u t JONES th e en d post is th e strongest position on th e lin e and w ill h elp b alan ce out the passing situation, tack le stre n g th w ill be greater, especially on defense, g u ard p ost w as h a rd h it by g rad u a tio n b u t has g re a t p o te n tia l th is season, ce n te r situ atio n w ill be g rea tly im proved, fullback slot is b e tte r an d th e halfbacks w ill be sm all but shifty. T h e G rizzlies w ill o p era te o u t of a m odified sp lit T form ation d u rin g th e 1956 season. BACKFIELD — (S ta rtin g halfb ack s D ale S hupe an d Don B ran t, and q u a rte rb a c k N orm K am pschror a r e lost from th e 1955 club. R eserve halfb ack W alt L onner, and fullbacks C u rt M ilne and Don Bissell do n o t re tu rn .) O verall backfield speed w ill be ab o u t th e sam e as in 1955 b u t a sp e ed ster lik e B rant, S kyline 100 y a rd d ash re c ord holder, can n o t be r e RHINEHART placed th is y ea r. C o-captain Bill K aiserm an, an d Don W illiam son, halfbacks, Roy B ray and P a u l Enochson, q u arte rb a ck s, and fullbacks E rv in R osera an d M ilt W ik ert are th e backfield le tte r w in n ers retu rn in g . Top sophom ore prospects in th e backfield are J e r r y C onnors, sh ifty rh b , D ick W right, lhb, Ron R ivera, rh b , Bob Everson, lhb, V em T en n an t, fb, —

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an d P a t M onno, lhb. M onno w as th e outstanding sophom ore prospect fo r th e 1954 season b u t did n o t re tu rn to school. C huck M cKelvie, ju n io r qb an d tra n s fe r from V alley ju n io r college, w ill add d epth to th e q u a rte rb a c k slot beh in d B ray and Enochson. LINE — (E ight letterm en , including fo u r re g u lars, w e re lost from th e fo rw ard w all. Doug D as in g er, re g u la r gu ard , C arl S tra n d , re g u la r guard, V ince B arone, re g u la r tackle, B uck G ehring, r e g u l a r tackle, K en B yerly, reserve end, R on Johnson, reserve guard, H al Erickson, reserve guard, and B ill G ardner, re serve g u a rd do not re tu rn th is season.) D ick Dzivi, center, Cocapt. Bob M cG ihon and Ivory Jo n es, tackles, an d T erry H urley an d P ete R hinehart, ends, a re th e reg u la rs from DZIVI la st y e a r th a t w ill bo lster th e lin e this season. O th er le tte rm e n re tu rn in g include Bob Sm all, gu ard , an d W ally M ading, L ou Pangle, an d J e rr y Johnson, ends. M on tan a’s lin e w ill have m ore d ep th th is season w ith th e end position th e strongest. Sophom ores w ill be relied on h eavily th is fall w ith th e n u m b e r one prospect S tan R enning, sta rtin g le ft guard. O th er sophs w ho w ill see th e ir sh a re o f action include Mike O ’B rien, an d C harley Moore, centers, M ontana B ockm an an d Jo h n D ixon, gu ard s, Bob B utorovich, tackle, an d Jim D eFalco, end. T h re e tra n s fers — K arl B en jam in and Bill H and, tackles, and D uane C arver, center, should help th e lin e stre n g th con siderably. R en n ing and H urley are d efin ite A ll-S k y lin e m a te r McGIHON ial, w ith Jones, M cG ihon and R h in e h a rt close. BY POSITION— ENDS: T he stro n g est position on th e line. F ive le tte rm e n re tu rn . Good pass re ceivers an d strong defensive m en. H u rley is th e ou tstan d ing one. P laced 5th in th e n atio n in pass receiv in g la st season an d w on th e conference r e ceiving crow n. H urley an d R h in eh a rt, juniors, w ill sta rt. M ading, P angle, Jo hnson an d H art— top re serves. —

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TACKLES: T ackle situ atio n looks b rig h te r. M c G ihon an d Jo n es should sta rt. T ra n sfers H and and B en jam in an d soph B utorovich w ill be top reserves. W ill h av e m ore experience an d size th is season. Som e sophs w ill be pressing. GUARDS: H ard est h it position w ith both sta rte rs fro m 1955 gone. P osition has g re a t p o te n tia l w ith sophs exp ected to ca rry th e load. W ill lack experience. R enn ing, soph, a n d Sm all, con v e rte d tackle, should start. Sophom ore J ankovich and B ockm an w ill be top re serves. R enning w ill ran k am ong th e best sophom ores in th e conference th is sea son. CENTERS: Good d ep th at ROSERA center th is y e a r w ith th re e p la y ers capable of th e job. L etterm an Dzivi should s ta rt b u t w ill be pressed by sophs O ’B rien an d Moore. T ra n sfe r C a rv e r w ill help o u t situation. S tro n g e r a t ce n te r th is fa ll than p a st few years. QUARTERBACKS: T he T -g e n eral situ atio n has p o te n tia l b u t lacks experience. J u n io r B ray, sem i reg u la r in 1955, h a s th e inside tra c k a fte r spring drills b u t senior Enochson, th re e y ea r le tte r w inner, an d tra n s fe r M cK elvie w ill o ffer h o t com petition. A ll th re e a re good passers b u t h av e to p erfec t s p lit-T op e ra tio n th is season. P assing attac k should be good w ith o u tstan d in g receivers. B ray an d M cK elvie excell a t de fense. LEFT HALFBACK: L et te rm an W illiam son h a s th e speed an d exp erien ce b u t m issed spring d rills because BRAY of tra c k duties. Sophom ores M onno an d W right h av e th e poten tial. More d ep th a t spot th is fall. E verson, soph, is outstanding on defense an d could be in th e picture.

RIGHT HALFBACKS: C o-cap tain K aiserm an has th e ex p erien ce b u t soph C onnors w ill b e tough com petition. C onnors w as o u tstan d in g in spring drills. O th er sophs w ho w ill add d ep th include R iv era and G orsich. M ore d ep th this season w ith good speed. FULLBACKS: M uch im proved o v er la st season. T h ree deep th is year. L ette rm an R osera h a s th e nod a fte r sp rin g d rills. Sophs T e n n a n t an d H ayes an d v e t e ra n W ik ert a re th e top r e HURLEY serves. P o t e n t i a l l y t he stro n g est position in th e backfield.

Summary of Prospects, 1956 Lettermen Lost from 1955 Squad (14) Doug D asinger, gu ard , g rad u a te, tw o -y e a r regular, A ll-Skyline. D ale Shupe, halfback, grad u ate, , reg u la r, captain, th re e -y e a r v eteran , A ll-S kylne. D on B ran t, halfback, grad u ate, reg u la r, tw o -y ea r v eteran . V ince B arone, gu ard , grad u ate, regular, tw o -y ea r v eteran . K en B yerly, end, g rad u a te, sem i-reg u lar, th re e y e a r v eteran . Bob G ehring, tackle, grad u ate, regular, tw o -y ea r v eteran . C u rt M ilne, fullback, grad u ate, top reserve, th re e y ea r v eteran. D on Bissell, fullback, g rad u a te, top reserve, th re e y ea r v eteran . N orm K am pschror, q u arte rb a ck , regular, oney ea r v eteran. H al Erickson, gu ard , top reserve, o n e-y e ar v e t eran. B ill G ardner, gu ard , to p reserve, o n e-y e ar veteran. Hon Johnson, gu ard , top reserve, o n e-y e ar v e t eran. W alt L onner, halfback, top reserve, o n e-y e ar v e t eran. C arl S tran d , gu ard , reg u la r, on e-y ear veteran. Lettermen Returning: from 1955 Squad (15) R

B ray, Roy, qb, ju n io r, 180. (S e m i-re g u lar) Dzivi, Dick, c, ju n io r, 187. Enochson, P au l, qb, senior, 170. (R eserve) —

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H u rley, T erry , e, ju n io r, 195. Johnson, J e rry , e, senior, 190. (R eserve) Jones, Ivory, t, senior, 195. K aiserm an , Bill, h b , senior, 180. (S e m i-re g u lar) M ading, W ally, e, senior, 195. (S e m i-re g u lar) M cGihon, Bob, t, senior, 210. P angle, L ou, e, ju n io r, 190. (R eserve) R h in eh a rt, P ete, e, ju n io r, 185. R osera, E rvin, fb, ju n io r, 185. Sm all, Bob, g, 210, senior. (R eserve) W ikert, M ilt, fb, senior, 210. (R eserve) W illiam son, Don, hb, ju n io r, 175. (S em i-reg u lar)

N on-Letterm en Returning from 1955 Squad (3) H art, W ill, e, senior, 195. G regory, D ick, hb, senior, 190. Black, Jim , g, senior, 203.

Candidates from the 1955 Freshlim an Squad (19) B ockm an, M ontana, g, 160

K ennedy, G ary, t, 205

B rickley, D on, c, 175

M oore, C harles, c, 210.

B utorovich, Bob, t, 225

O ’B rien, M ike, c, 190.

C onnors, J e rry , h b , 160

R enning, S tan , g, 205

D asinger, M ark, hb, 180.

R ivera, Ron, hb, 170

D eFalco, Jim , c, 190

S tan sb e rry , Bob, hb, 170

D ixon, Jo h n , g, 190

T en n an t, V ern, fb, 190

E verson, Bob, h b , 185

T iffany, S tan, g, 170

G orsich, M att, t, 180.

W right, D ick, hb, 175

H o chhalter, W ill, h b , 155

Other Prospects B lum , R ichard, g, 190, out of service, T ran sfer from EWCE. B en jam in , K a rl, t, 245, out of service, tran sfe r from W ashington S tate. H and, Bill, t, 230, tra n s fe r fro m Y akim a Ju n io r College. C arver, D uane, c, 180, tra n sfe r from Y akim a Ju n io r College. H ayes, S evern, fb, 190, tra n sfe r fro m W est C ontra Costa J u n io r College. —

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B artsch, D an, t, 195, out of service. P layed in 1952. Paige, Ron, hb, 170. No previous college ex p e ri ence. Olson, Nels, e, 195, no previous experience. Jan k o vich, Sam , g, 195, out of service. P layed frosh b all in 1952. M cKelvie, Chuck, qb, 175, tra n sfe r from V alley Ju n io r College, Calif. M onno, P at, hb, 180. P lay ed frosh ball in 1953.

Tentative “Three D eeps” L eft E nd — *R hinehart (82), *M ading (81), *Pangle (86). L eft T a c k le — *Jones (72), B enjam in (70) Tr, K ennedy (77) F. L eft G u ard —R enning (67) F, Jan k o v ich (65) F, Blum (63) Tr, T iffany (64) F. C enter— *Dzivi (57), O’B rien (52) F, M oore (55) F, C arv er (50 )T r. R ight G uard — **Small (66), D ixon (69) F, Bock m an (62) F, *Black (68). R ight T ackle— *M cGihon (75), H and (73) Tr, B utorovich (78) F, B artsch (76). R ight E nd — *H urley (85), H a rt (83), D eFalco (80) F, *Johnson (87). Q u arterb ack — *Bray (10), **Enochson (12), M c K elvie (15) Tr. L eft H alfback — W illiam son (46), W right (44) F, E verson (41) F. R ight H a lfb a c k — **K aiserm an (47), Connors (21), R ivera (25) F, D asinger (23) F. F u llb ack — *Rosera (32), H ayes (36) Tr, T en n an t (34) F. K e y — * L e tte r m a n ; F — F r e s h m a n e x p e r ie n c e ; T r — T r a n s f e r ; O th e r s n o n - l e t t e r .

Specialties P assing — W ill be done exclusively by th e T fo rm atio n q u arterb ack s. Roy B ray (10), P au l Enochson (12), and C huck M cK elvie (15). P u n tin g — Co-Capt. Bill K aiserm an (47), rig h t halfback, P a u l Enochson (12), q u arterb ack , Don W illiam son (46), left halfback. —

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Numerical List (G rizzly play ers are nu m b ered by position. A ll q u arte rb a ck s have num b ers in th e 10 series, le ft halfb ack s in th e 20’s, fullbacks in th e 30’s, rig h t halfb ack s in th e ’40’s. In th e line, centers 50’s, g u ard s 60’s, tackles 70’s, and ends 80’s). 10 12 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 32 34 35 36 40 41 42 44 46 47 50 52 53 55

B ray, Roy, qb Enochson, P aul, qb M cKelvie, Chuck, qb G regory, Dick, rh b Connors, Je rry , rh b S tan sb erry , Bob, rh b D asinger, M ark, rh b H ochhalter, Will, rh b Paige, Ron, rh b R ivera, Ron, rh b Rosera, E rvin, fb T ennant, V ern, fb W ikert, M ilt, fb Hayes, Severn, fb G orsich, M att, lhb Everson, Bob, lhb M onno, P at, lhb W right, Dick, lhb W illiam son, Don, lhb K aiserm an, Bill, lhb C arver, D uane, c O’B rien, M ike, c B rickley, Don, c Moore, C harles, c

57 Dzivi, Dick, c 60 T iffany, S tan, lg 62 B ockm an, M ontana, rg 64 Blum , Dick, rg 65 Jankovich, Sam , lg 66 Sm all, Bob, rg 67 R enning, Stan, lg 68 Black, Jim , rg 69, D ixon, John, rg 70 B enjam in, K arl, It 72 Jones, Ivory, It 73 H and, Bill, r t 75 M cGihon, Bob, r t 76 B artsch, D an, r t 77 K ennedy, G arl, It 78 B utorovich, Bob, r t 80 D eFalco, Jim , re 81 M ading, W ally, le 82 R h in eh art, P ete, le 83 H art, W ill, le 84 Olson, Nels, le 85 H urley, T erry, re 86 P angle, Lou, le 87 Johnson, Je rry , re

How to Say Them Niemi, assistan t coach ___________ N EE-m e B artsch, D an, t ________ (T silent) B ar-sch ____ B a -to u r-O -v ich B utorovich, Bob, t __ Dzivi, Dick, c _____D A -Z IW Y (like C hivvy) Enochson, P aul, qb ____ ________E E N -ick-son Everson, Bob, hb _____ _________ E V E -er-son G orsich, M att, h b _______________ G O RE-sich H ochhalter, Will, hb .. _________H O E -halter M ading, W ally, e _____ _________ M ADD-ing M cGihon, Bob, t _____ ________ m a-G U Y -un Rosera, E rvin, fb ______ __________ R o-Z E R -a W ikert, M ilt, fb _______ ______________ Y -c u rt

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Hometown .B u tte .S e a ttle , W ash . ..S t. I g n a tiu s ..P u llm a n , W a s h . ..M iss o u la - M is s o u la .. B illin g s ..B u tte ...S e a ttle , W a s h . ..S p o k a n e , W a s h . ..W o lf P o i n t ...C hicago, 111. ..S p o k a n e , W a s h . ...K a lis p e ll ...H a v re ...S p o k a n e , W a s h . ...H ig h la n d , I n d . ...A lb e rto n ...Y a k im a , W a s h . ..O a k la n d , C a lif. ...O a k la n d , C a lif. ...M isso u la ...C h icag o , 111.

.......... 22..... ......... 210..... .........6T”................ ... Soph. Jankovich, Sam ... LG ............ Fr ..................R E . .............. IV..... ............24..... ..........190..... ............ 6’2”.............. ....S en ior.......... *Johnson, Jerry ... *Jones, Ivory ............. ................. ................... LT. ...............IV..... ........... 2 2 ..... .......... 191 ... ............6’2”.............. ....Senior........... **Kaiserman, Bill (Co-capt.) .... ............... RHB ............. 2V.__ ............2 2 ..... .......... 180.... .......... _5T1”_ .____ ....Senior............ .... LT ....Fr...... .....19..... ....205..... .....6’4”. ... ....S o p h .__ Kennedy, Gary *Mading, Wally ............................ ....................LE .............. IV..... ............23 ..... .......... 195.... ........... 6’2”.............. ....Senior........... ....RT ........... 2V..... ..... 2 9 ..... ..........210.... ............ 6T"__ ....Senior...... *McGihon, Bob (Co-capt.) .....QB .... Tr.... .....20.... .....175.... .....6’0”.__ ....Junior...... McKelvie, Chuck .... ..........LHB ............. F r ..... ........... 2 1 ..... .......... 180 .... ........... 6’0”....... __ Soph...... Monno, Pat ... ........C .............. Fr...... ...........22..... ..........210 .... ............6’3”...... .... Soph...... 55 Moore, Charles .... ..................C .............. Fr...... ........... 19..... .......... 190.... ........... 5’10”..... .... .... Soph...... 52 O’Brien, Mike .... 84 Olson, Nels .................................... LE .............. 0 ....... .......... 2 3 ..... ....... 195 ... ........... 6*2"............. ... Junior........... 25 Paige, Ron ................................... ...............RHB .............. 0 ....... .......... 20___ --------170— - .......- 6’0”............ .... Ju n ior......... . . LE ...............IV.... ........... 25...... .......... 190 .... ........... 6’2”............... ....Junior...... 86 *Pangle, Lou ... 67 Renning, Stan ... ................... LG. ...............F r..... ........... 19...... .......... 205 .... ...........6*1”............... ....Soph.............. .................. LE. ................IV..... ........... 20 .... ......... 185 ... ........... 6’2”.............. ....Junior...... 82 ‘Rhinehart, P ete ... 25 Rivera, Ron ................................. ...............RHB. ................F r..... ........... 19 .... ........ 170 ... ........... 5*7".............. ....Soph............. .....FB .... IV__ ......20 .... ....185.... ....Junior...... 32 *Rosera, Ervin .... 5*10” 66 **Small, Bob .................................. ...................RG. ................2V...._ ........... 2 2 ..... .......... 200 .... ............6T*.............. ....Senior............ 22 Stansberry, Robert .................... ............... RHB. ................Fr..... ........... 1 9 ..... ..........170.... ........... 6’0"............... ....Soph.............. .... FB ....Fr...... .... 20 .... ... 190... .... 5*11"_ ....Soph...... 34 Tennant, Vern . .. LG. .....Fr..... .... 19 .... . ... 170 .... .... 5'8'\60 Tiffany, Stan ... ....FB. _ ..IV.... .....24.... ....210 .... .... 6'0"..... 35 *Wikert, Milt ....Senior...... 46 *Williamson, Don ......................... ................ LHB ...............IV ... ............20 .... ......... 175.... ........... 5*11"............. ....Junior........... 44 Wriprht Dick LHB Fr .........20 175 6’1" Sor»h. Varsity Manager — Ken Gue, Great Falls. Symbols: * For each varsity letter. Experience column: Fr.—Freshman, Tr.—Transfer, 0—No varsity experience, IV and 2V~-Years of Varsity Competition. 65 87 72 47 77 81 75 15 42

. Butte ....Billings Oakland, Calif. ......Livingston . .. Hamilton ....Great Falls .... Reseda, Calif. __Fresno, Calif. ....Deer Lodge ....Spokane, Wash. ......Bellevue, Wash. Philips burg .....Denver, Colo. .....Great Falls .... Missoula ....Sacramento, Calif. Lena, Wis. ...... Missoula ..... Havre Kalispell .... Great Falls Santa Ana, Calif. ...... Butte Havre

THUMBNAIL SKETCHES BY POSITIONS Quarterbacks *ROY BRAY (10) — junior. A local M issoula lad w ho a lte rn a te d a t th e first strin g q u arte rb a ck post last season. T he 5-10, 185 p ounder w as an A ll sta te r in high school. A rugged defensive p lay er besides a ta len ted T -general, Roy backs up th e line on defense. F igures to be th e n u m b er one qb th is season. **PAUL ENOCHSON (12) — senior. In his th ird season as a q u a rte rb a c k for th e G rizziles. A n o u t stan d in g passer and p u n te r, P a u l is a fo rm er A ll sta te r from H avre. Is an ad ep t b a ll-h a n d le r and a sm ooth fak e r w ho w ill be backing up B ray in th e qb slot. CHUCK McKELVIE (15) — junior. T ran sfer from V alley Ju n io r College a t V an N uys, C alifornia. A capable passer and fine defensive back, Chuck w ill add needed dep th to th e q u arte rb a ck post. S tands an even 6 feet and w eighs 175. H ails from R eseda, C alifornia.

Right Halfbacks **CO-CAPTAIN BILL KAISERMAN (47) — senior. A lte rn a ted a t th e rig h t h alf post la st season fo r th e S ilvertips. A crippling back in ju ry has h am p ered him d uring his college days a fte r leaving an o u tstanding record a t L ivingston high school. A veraged 4.8 y ard s p e r ca rry la st season and did m ost of th e p u n tin g chores. P layed w ith th e A lum ni team d u rin g th e ’54 gam e and played against them d u rin g th e ’55 gam e. A ppears to be alm ost healed of th e back in ju ry and should have his best season. JERRY CONNORS (21) — sophom ore. The top backfield prospect up from th e Frosh, J e rry served notice d uring spring ball th a t he w ill be b attlin g all th e w ay for th e sta rtin g rig h t h alf spot. A n a tu ra l ru n n e r w ith an elusive gait w ho is h ard to bring dow n despite his sm all 5-10, 150 pound fram e. Con nors rem inds M ontana fans of D ick Im er w ith his b all-to tin g ability and determ ined effort. Was an outstan d ing high school play er at Gonzaga H igh in Spokane.

RON RIVERA (26) — sophomore. In ju re d k n e e k ep t h im out of spring drills and w ith fu ll recoveryexpected, Ron w ill add needed depth to th e rig h t halfb ack post. A n outstanding high school ath lete at S acram ento, Calif., h e is a quick s ta rte r and h a rd charging back. S tands 5-7 and w eighs 175. MARK DASINGER (23) — sophomore. Y ounger b ro th e r of Doug, M on tan a’s A ll-S k y lin e g u ard la st season, M ark is a 180 pound, 5-11, h a rd -ru n n in g back. In ju re d his knee d uring F rosh ball and m issed early spring drills b u t appears fully recov ered. A tough defensive p la y er w ho w as an allaro u n d ath lete at W olf P o in t high. DICK GREGORY (20) — senior. A six m an football p la y er from A lberton high school, D ick is a top reserv e at rig h t half. H as been slow ed dow n by in ju ries during his college ca reer b u t if fit w ill help out. H as size and speed b u t lacks experience. BOB STANSBERRY (22) — sophomore. A fo rm er H av re high school a ll-aro u n d athlete. Son of a fo rm er G rizzly grid great of th e 30’s. H as speed and football sense and w ill add needed depth to th e rig h t halfb fack post. S tands 6 feet and w eighs 170 pounds. WILL HOCHHALTER (24) — sophomore. The sm allest p la y er on th e team w ho stands 5-6 and w eighs in a t 150 pounds. W ill is a local M issoula boy w ho m akes up in determ in atio n w h a t he lacks in size. H as good speed. RON PAIGE (25) — junior. F irst crack a t col lege b all w as la st spring. One of th e fastest players on th e team w ho w ith some experience could de velop into a fine ru n n in g back. Is th e in tra m u ra l dash cham pion at th e U niversity. H ails from P h ilipsburg and stands 6 feet an d w eighs 170 pounds.

Fullbacks *ERVIN ROSERA (32) — junior. T he “T a n k ” looked v ery good in th e spring gam e w hen he reeled off several long gains against th e A lum s and is th e n u m b er one fu llback choice. The Lena, W isconsin high school th re e -sp o rt sta r averaged '3.4 yard s per ca rry la st season. T he old school ty p e b allp lay er who ru n s h a rd fo r every yard. SEVERN HAYES (36) — junior. T he “Iro n m a n ” w as a top g u ard prospect la st y e a r before break in g a leg in early fall drills and m issed th e en tire sea son. S w itched to fu llback in spring practice b e cause of his speed and h a rd running. A tra n s — 27 —

fer from W est C ontra Costa Ju n io r College w here he w as an A ll-C onference guard. A 5-11, 190 p o under from O akland, C alifornia. "MILT WIKERT (35) — senior. W ill add depth to th e fu llback post this season. A big lad w ho stands 6-0 and w eighs 210 pounds from S anta A na, C alifornia. A ttended S anta A na ju n io r college w h ere he w as a top football and b aseball perform er. A tten d ed M ontana in 1952 and re tu rn e d last season a fte r d u ty in th e U. S. A rm y. VERN TENNANT (34) — sophomore. A form er A ll-sta te r from K alispell high school. V ern is a tough lin ebacker w ith plenty of defensive kn o w how. S tands 5-11 and w eighs 190 pounds. W ill be pressing R osera for th e first strin g b e rth w ith his h ard ru n n in g and desire for action. A physical education m ajor.

Left Halfbacks *DON WILLIAMSON (46) — junior. Was a sem ireg u la r last season for the G rizzlies and averaged 3.6 y ard s p e r carry. A veraged 35.4 yard s p er p u n t an d w as th e te a m ’s leading scorer. M issed spring drills due to tra c k duties w h ere he w as a m em ber of th e conference w inning m ile rela y team . S u f fered in ju ry d uring frosh ball b u t is fully recovered to hold dow n th e left h alf spot. DICK WRIGHT (44) — sophomore. A n all around o u tstan d ing ath lete at H avre high school. A 1953 grad u ate, D ick enrolled a t WSC for a season and th e n layed out of school in 1954. Show ed fine r u n ning ab ility in th e spring gam e and w ill be pressing fo r a first team b e rth this season. D ick stands 6-1 and w eighs 175. PAT MONNO (42) — sophom ore. P layed frosh b all in 1953 b u t did no t re tu rn to school fo r 1954 season. Was th e top prospect up from th e frosh th a t year. W as an outstanding high school g rid d er from A naconda H igh w h ere he w as an A ll-sta te r for tw o years. H as football sense an d is a h a rd ru n n er. E xcels on defense. W ill be a definite help a t th e left h alf post this fall. A tten d ed F resno S tate last y ea r b u t did not play football. S tands 6 feet and w eighs 180 pounds. BOB EVERSON (41) — sophomore. Up from last y e a r’s Cub squad, Bob is a strong defensive lin e b ack er w ho cam e to th e fro n t a t th e end of the —

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sp rin g drills. T u rn e d in a fin e jo b of linebacking in th e spring gam e w ith h is h a rd ta ck lin g and h ead y play. H ails from C heney, W ashington w here he w as an ou tstan d in g high school athlete. MATT GORSICH (44) — sophomore. P layed fu llb a ck on frosh te a m an d w as sw itched to left h a lf d u rin g spring d rills. H as good speed an d size fo r th e h alfb ack spot. H ails fro m H ighland, Ind., and sta n d s 5-11 an d w eighs 180. W ill ad d depth to th e h alfb ack position.

Centers ^DICK DZIVI (57) — junior. R e tu rn s to h is first strin g b e rth th is season. Is a fin e lin eb ack er be sides a n id eal offensive center. S tan d s 6 feet and w eighs 190 pounds a n d hails fro m K alispell. Dick is a n o u tstan d in g stu d e n t w ho is m a jo rin g in p r e law . W on a scholastic scholarship la s t spring. Is m a rrie d an d a fath er. CHARLES MOORE (55) — sophomore. A n e x servicem an an d fo rm er a ll a ro u n d a th le te from D eer Lodge. S tan d s 6-3 an d w eighs in a t 210. A fin e lin eb ack er w ho w ill ad d p lenty of rese rv e to th e ce n te r situation. H as lots of h u stle an d desire. C harley is a top candidate fo r re g u la r m ound duty on th e baseball team n ex t spring an d also played fro sh basketball. MIKE O’BRIEN (52) — sophomore. A n o th er fine sophom ore can d id ate from S pokane w h ere h e a t tended G onzaga high. A v ery rugged lin eb ack er w ho w ill be pressing fo r th e firs t strin g b e rth this fall. H as size an d speed to do th e job. S hould be come one of th e best ce n te rs a t M ontana in fu tu re y ea rs w ith a little v arsity experience. DUANE CARVER (50) — junior. T ra n sfer from E astern W ashington College of E ducation. In ju re d an d m issed p a r t of th e spring d rills b u t is a tough com petitor. H ails fro m S eattle an d stands 6 feet an d w eighs 180. W ill ad d depth to th e center post th is fall. DON BRICKLEY (53) — sophomore. T he th ird sophom ore ce n te r candidate fo r M ontana th is sea son. A ttended B illings high w h ere h e w as a top flig h t p erform er. In ju re d d u rin g th e la st w ee k of sp rin g b all and m issed th e a n n u a l sp rin g game. S tan d s 5-10 an d w eighs 175. — 29 —

Left Ends *PETE RHINEHARX (82) — junior. Won th e sta rtin g end post last y ear as a sophom ore. Son of th e G rizzlies’ athletic tra in e r, N aseby R hinehart, Sr., P ete w on v arsity le tte rs in football, basketball, and track . A tough defensive p erfo rm er w ho is a su re tack ier. C aught 10 passes fo r 159 y ard s last year. M issed spring drills because of tra c k duties w h ere he is a standout h u rd ler. W ill be am ong th e top ends in th e conference this season. Was a high school A ll-A m erican playing at M issoula County high. *WALLY MADING (81) — senior. W ill be b ack ing up R h in eh a rt at le ft end. H as good speed and defensive ability. Is an aggressive play er w ho excels a t dow nfield blocking. Looked sharp in sprin g drills. H ome is S pringfield, Mo. Is m a rrie d and a fath er. *LOU PANGLE (83) — junior. A nother top candidate a t th e Grizzlies strongest line position. Lou hails from D enver, Colo. W ill be pressing R h in eh a rt and M ading for th e sta rtin g berth. E x cels a t defense. College m ajo r is journalism . S tands 6-2 and w eighs 190. NELS OLSON (84) — junior. W ill add reserv e to th e end post w ith some experience. O ut for col lege b all fo r th e first tim e. Show ed prom ise in sprin g drills. S tands 6-2 and w eighs 195. H om e tow n is B ellevue, W ash.

Right Ends *TERRY HURLEY (85) — junior. M ontana’s top candidate for A ll-S kyline and A ll-A m erican honors. P laced fifth in th e natio n in pass receiving last y ear w ith 25 receptions for 431 yard s and tw o to u ch downs. W on th e conference pass receiving title. H as good size and speed to m ake an ideal end. His ab ility to get clear on passes m akes him tough to stop. P layed frosh ball a t th e U niversity of Illinois and hails from Chicago. A tough defensive end as w ell, T erry is a top com petitor w ith plen ty of de sire. M arried Miss M ontana of 1956 la st spring. -JERRY JOHNSON (87) — senior. W ill be b ac k ing up H urley th is fall. A n o th er rangy lad w ith good speed and size at th e end post. Was an ou t stan d in g high school football and b ask etb all player a t B illings C entral. S tands 6-2 and w eighs 190. H obby is sports announcing. — 30 —

JIM DeFALCO (80) — sophomore. The top end prospect up from th e frosh. W as in ju re d in spring drills b u t is fully recovered. A very aggressive p la y er w ho’s best gam e is defense. H om etow n is Chicago. W ill be b attlin g for a sta rtin g position and w ith some experience can m ake it tough. S tands 6 feet and w eighs 185. WILL HART (83) — senior. A n o n -le tte r w inner from last y e a r’s squad. W ill is a stan d o u t defensive flan k m an and w ill add reserv e to th e end post. T ra n sferre d from W est C ontra Costa Ju n io r College in 1955 and calls O akland his hom etow n. S tands 5-11 and w eighs 195.

Left Guards STAN KENNING (67) — sophomore. One of th e fin est football players in M ontana high school grid history. S tan is th e top sophom ore prospect on th e team th is season. H e placed on th e high school A ll-A m erican th ird team w hile p erform ing a t G reat F alls high and w as a unanim ous choice A ll-sta ter. P lays left g uard on offense and backs up th e line on defense. His outstanding defensive ability comes from his sense of direction of th e play. A sure ta ck ie r w ho according to his high school coach w ould “ra th e r play football th a n eat.” W ill be holding dow n th e sta rtin g left gu ard post this fall and w ill be a definite A ll-A m erican candidate w ith a little v arsity experience. S tands 6-1 and w eighs 205. SAM JANKOVICH (65) — sophomore. R e tu rn ing servicem an w ho is being counted on to help out th e g u ard situation. P layed frosh b all a t M ontana before en terin g th e A rm y and w as an outstanding end. A fo rm er A ll-sta te r from B u tte high. S w itch ed to g u ard a t th e beginning of spring drills b u t w as in ju re d and m issed m ost of th e sessions. W ith in ju ry healed, Sam w ill be b attlin g fo r a sta rtin g position. He is m arried. DICK BLUM (64) — sophomore. F irst try at college ball w as durin g spring drills. S tands 5-11 and w eighs 190. Shows prom ise a t gu ard position an d w ith some experience w ill be a top reserve, H om etow n is P ullm an, W ash. STAN TIFFANY (60) — sophomore. A nother G reat F alls athlete, S tan lacks th e size b u t has th e determ ination. S tands only 5-8 and w eighs 170. W ill add reserve stren g th to th e gu ard position this fall. Was a top p erfo rm er for th e sta te cham pions from G reat F alls in 1954. — 31 —

Right Guards °*BOB SMALL (66) — senior. A re tu rn in g le tte rm a n a t ce n te r w ho w as sw itched to g u a rd last sp rin g an d th e ch ange has p aid off. Bob w ill be one o f th re e can d id ates fig h tin g i t o u t fo r th e s ta rt in g rig h t g u ard slot v acated b y A ll-S k y lin e Doug D asinger. H as good size b u t needs m ore w ork to fam iliarize him self w ith th e new position. A local M issoula high lad. College m a jo r is physical th e r apy. MONTANA BOCKMAN (62) — sophomore. A n o th e r local M issoula la d w ho w as an A ll-sta te r as a high school senior. H as good size an d speed and likes contact. M ontana w ill ad d d e p th to th e guard position th is season a n d could la n d th e sta rtin g b e rth w ith h is fin e play. S tands 5-11 an d w eighs 185. JOHN DIXON (69) — sophomore. A top pros p ect up fro m th e frosh w ho w as also sw itched to g u a rd th is fall. A tte n d ed high school at Jo h n R odgers of Spokane. P lay ed ta c k le in high school w h ere he h ad a n ou tstan d in g record. O nly 18 years old an d sta n d s 6-3 an d w eighs 200. H as ability and d eterm in a tio n to m ake a top college player. JIM BLACK (68) — senior. T he leading w eig h tm an on th e G rizzly tra c k squad, J im has th e size and ab ility to m ake a fine college linem an. Saw little action la st y e a r as a tack le b u t w ill b e a r w atching in h is n ew g u a rd position. A ttended h ig h school at St. Ig n atius w h ere h e e a rn e d 11 le tte rs in athletics. College m ajo r is B usiness A dm inistration.

Left Tackles ’"IVORY JONES (72) — senior. R e tu rn in g le tte rm an a t th e le ft tack le post. P lay ed m ostly de fensive la st y e a r an d should h av e h is b e st season w ith a little offensive experience. F aste st linem an on th e team . T ra n sfer fro m W est C o n tra Costa J u n io r College in 1955. S tan d s 6-2 an d w eighs 195. H om e is O akland, C alifornia. W ill be one of top tack les in th e S kyline th is season. KARL BENJAMIN (70) — junior. A nother e x serv icem an w ho w ill help o u t th e tack le situation th is fall. Is th e second big lad Coach W illiam s is co u nting on to bo lster th e defensive line. S tands 6-3 an d w eighs 245. T ra n sfer fro m W ashington S tate College an d hom e is in S eattle. L ooked ru g ged in spring d rills an d w ill be a top conten d er for a sta rtin g post. — 32 —

GARY KENNEDY (77) — sophomore. S w itched from end la st spring to add reserv e to th e tackle post. A n o u tstanding high school ath lete from H am ilton. In ju re d during spring b all so w ill be han d icapped durin g th e first p a rt of th e season b e cause of lack of experience. S tands 6-4 and w eighs 210.

Right Tackles *CO-CAPT. BOB McGIHON (75) — senior. R etu rn in g v e te ra n a t th e rig h t tack le post. “M ac” should have his best y ea r this fall and w ill be one of th e best linem en in th e Skyline. Is a top offens ive blocker w ith fa ir speed. S tands 6-2 an d w eighs 210. Cam e to th e U niversity a fte r 7 y ears of A ir Force service. A ttended high school a t W ebster, N.Y. Is 29 years old, m a rrie d and th e fa th e r of tw o children. BOB BUTOROVXCH (78) — sophomore. Biggest m an on th e team w eighing 240 and standing 6-5, Bob w ill add depth to th e tack le slot th is fall. A fo rm er A ll-sta te r from B u tte high up from last y e a r’s strong F rosh squad. He is one of th e tw o gigantic tackles Coach W illiam s is counting on to fill some of th e holes in th e G rizzly defensive line. DAN BARTSCH (76) — junior. A n ex -se rv ice m an w ho w as a G rizzly squad m em ber d u rin g th e 1952 season. D an show s plen ty of desire b u t lacks experience. H ails from B utte. H as added size and w ill help out tack le situation. BILL HAND (73) — junior. T ran sfer from Y ak im a (W ash.) Ju n io r College w h ere he w as a sta n d out linem an. Show ed plen ty of prom ise in spring d rills w ith his ability to go both w ays. E xception ally fast fo r his size. Bill w ill be a top contender for a first strin g berth .

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Action in the Montana-Denver Homecoming Day game on Dornblaser Field. Lee Lovaas (17), DU quarterback, is pursued by a host of Grizzlies as he attempts an option play in the Pioneersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 61-13 triumph over the Silvertips. Dick Dzivi (57), Montana center has hold of Lovaas as teammates Milt Wikert (35), Bob McGihon

(63) and Carl Strand (66) converge on the play. Other Grizzlies in the picture include P ete Rhinehart (82), Doug Dasinger (62) and Buck Gehring (77), background with face mask. Grizzlies tangle with the Pioneers at Denver this season on October 5th.

GRIZZLY CAPTAINS FOR 57 YEARS 1897 — George Kennett, Missoula 1898 — Sid Ward, Hamilton 1899 — Larry Heckler, Hamilton 1900 — Claude Marceyes, Missoula 1001 — Charles Allard, Ravalli 1902 — Frank Latimer, Missoula 1903 — W. O. Craig, Missoula 1904 — Leo Greenough, Missoula 1905 — John McLeod, Butte 1906 — Hill Harriman, Petoskey, Mich. 1907 — A. Morgan, Marshfield, Ore. 1908 — A. F. Bishop, Missoula 1909 — A. F. Bishop, Missoula 1910 — H. D. Maclay, Missoula 1911 — Ed Wistanley, Missoula 1912 — Paul Dornblaser, Chicago, 111. 1913 — Burotn Smead, Missoula 1914 — Merrit A w sley, Missoula 1915 — Leonard Daems, Bozeman 1916 — “Click” Clark, Everett, Wash. 1917 — Chris Bentz, Aberdeen, South Dakota 1919 — George Scherck, Butte 1920 — Harry Dahlberg, Butte 1921 — Steve Sullivan, Butte 1922 — “J elly” Elliot, Missoula 1923 — Ted Plummer, Stevensville 1924 — Grant Silvernale, Baker 1925 — Ted Illman, Missoula 1926 — Bill Kelly, Missoula 1927 — Lou Vierhus, Portland, Ore. 1928 — Eddie Chinske, Michigan City, Ind. 1929 — Ray Lewis, Butte 1930 — Waldo Ekegren, Harlem 1931 — No season captain 1932 — No season captain 1933 — No season captain 1934 — No season captain 1935 — John Sullivan, Butte 1936 — Carl Swanson, Anaconda 1937 — Milt Popovich, Butte 1938 — John Dolan, Helena Bill Lazetich, Anaconda 1939 — E. Tabaracci, Great Falls R. Thornally, Chicago, 111. 1940 — Tom O’Donnell, Casper, Wyo. 1941 — Don Bryan, Billings (elected but joined AF) 1942 — No season captain 1945 — N o season captain 1946 — Joe Thiebes, Great Falls Ed Rossmiller. Minot, N. D. 1947 — B en Tyvand, Butte Sam Leeper, Butte 1948 — Jack O’Loughlin, Missoula 1949 — Ray Bauer, Great Falls Frank Semansky, Butte 1950 — K en Campbell, Great Falls 1951 — Bob Byrne, Billings Paul Wold, Laurel 1952 — Harold Maus, Hamilton 1953 — Joe Roberts, Butte 1954 — Murdo Campbell, Great Falls Dick Heath, Miles City 1955 — Dale Shupe, Harlem 1956 — Bob McGihon, Great Falls Bill Kaiserman, Livingston

ALL-TIME FOOTBALL RECORD 1897 1898 1899 1900

1 3 1 0

2 2 2 1

3 0 0 0

.417 .600 .333 .000

32 52 43 24 12 48 11 12 26 31 0 54 30 117 99 23 117 75

1901 1902 1903 1904 1905

2 0 2 3 2

3 2 5 2 3

0 0 0 0 0

.400 .000 .285 .600 .400

1906 1907 1908 1909 1910

2 4 1 6 3

4 1 2 0 2

0 1 1 1 1

.333 49 .750 114 .300 12 .929 169 .583 29

76 38 15 5 22

F. W. Shule Wisconsin Albion Findlay Wisconsin R. A. White Iowa Univ. R. A. White Iowa Univ. Robert Cary Yale (Mont.)

1911 1912 1913 1914 1915

2 4 2 6 2

1 3 4 0 2

0 0 0 1 2

.666 40 .561 104 .333 50 .929 190 .500 95

14 66 94 9 56

Robert Cary Yale (Mont.) Lt. W. Philhoon West Point A . G. Heilman Penn. Univ. A. G. Heilman Penn. Univ. J erry Nissen Wash. State

1916 1917 1919 1920

4 1 2 4

1 4 3 3

1 0 2 0

.750 74 46 .250 21 84 .429 82 121 .561 227 78

Jerry Nissen Wash. State Jerry Nissen Wash. State Bernie Bierman Minnesota Bernie Bierman Minnesota

1921 1922 1923 1924 1925

3 3 4 4 3

3 4 4 4 4

1 0 0 0 1

.500 65 90 .428 65 133 .500 108 120 .500 264 173 .438 143 128

Bernie Bierman Minnesota J. W. Stewart Geneva, Cal. J. W. Stewart Geneva, Cal. “Click” Clark Montana “Click” Clark Montana

1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

3 3 4 3 5

5 4 5 5 3

0 1 1 1 0

.375 129 126 .438 52 142 .450 71 147 .389 118 121 .625 122 175

Frank Frank Frank Frank Frank

1931 1932 1933 1934 1935

1 2 3 2 1

6 7 4 5 5

0 0 0 1 2

.166 .285 .425 .313 .250

Bernard Oakes Bernard Oakes Bernard Oakes Bernard Oakes Doug Fessenden

Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois

1936 1937 1938 1939 1940

6 7 5 3 4

3 1 3 5 4

0 0 1 0 1

.666 138 89 .875 143 28 .511 82 51 .375 34 64 .500 95 149

Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug

Fessenden Fessenden Fessenden Fessenden Fessenden

Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois

1941 1942 1945

3 8 4

0 0 0

.666 119 94 .000 35 229 .200 75 135

4 4 7 4 5

0 0 0 0 0

.500 .636 .300 .555 .500

105 199 143 181 227

156 171 223 200 147

Doug Fessenden Clyde Carpenter Jiggs Dahlberg Doug Fessenden Doug Fessenden Doug Fessenden Ted Shipkey Ted Shipkey

Illinois Montana Montana

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950

6 0 1 4 7 3 5 5

1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

2 2 3 3 3

7 7 5 6 7

0 1 0 0 0

.227 .250 .375 .333 .300

108 99 145 170 109

226 201 205 225 281

Ted Shipkey Eddie Chinske Eddie Chinske Eddie Chinske Jerry Williams

Stanford Montana Montana Montana Wash. State

Jerry Williams

Wash. State

56 155 84 226 91 85 90 82 48 108

1956 170 207 24

.450 5339 6085

Fred Smith Cornell Sgt. B. Searight Stanford Guy Cleveland N ot known Frank Bean Wisconsin Frank Bean Dewett Peck H. B. Coinbear H. B. Coinbear F. W. Shule

Milburn Milburn Milburn Milburn Milburn

Wisconsin Iow a State Illinois Illinois Wisconsin

West West West West W est

Point Point Point Point Point

Illinois Illinois Illinois Stanford Stanford

THE GRIZZLIES’ OPPONENTS UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA — Sept. ^ p j10eniXj A rizona, M ontgom ery 1 Field (15,000), 8:00 p.m. (M ST). JBack for his fin al y e a r a t A rizona is A rt Luppino, natio n al ru sh in g lead er and second in to tal offense in 1955, to lead th e W ildcats d u rin g th e 1956 cam paign. L uppino ru sh ed fo r 1,313 yard s and becam e th e firs t collegian to ever w ea r th e ru sh in g crow n tw o y ea r in a row . S everal o ther outstanding v eteran s are on h an d to m ake A rizona th e top team of th e B order Conference. L ast y e a r L uppino and com pany dropped th e Grizzlies at Tucson 20-0 and w ill be favored again this season w ith th e gam e m oved to Phoenix. It is th e season opener for both clubs. H ead Coach—W arren Woodson, B aylor ’24 (Record: 25 years, W-172, L-67, T-17) D irector of A thletics—J. F. M cK ale Colors—Red and Blue N icknam e—W ildcats E n ro llm ent—4,548 m en, 2,058 w om en C onference—B order P u blicist—D avid T. F laum m Game No.

1955 Record (W -5, L-4, T - l) 20 0 47 20 27

Colorado A&M __ Colorado ______ Idaho _________ W. T exas St. Oregon ________

0 14 14 20 46

7 29 27 7 184

T exas Tech ____ 27 M ontana ______ 0 N ew M exico ___ 6 A rizona S tate 6 Totals 169

M ontana - A rizona Series Year Montana Arizona 1938__________________ 7 0 1939 __________________ 0 6 1947___________________ 7 40 1955__________________ 0 29 F irst gam e, 1938; A rizona w ins, 3; M ontana wins, 1; to tal gam es, 4. Most P oints Arizona 40 1947 Most P oints _________ M ontana 7 1938-47 Game No.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH — Sept 29 — at galt Lake c it y ^ u ta h ^ u te stadium

(30,000), 8:00 p.m. (M ST). ^ Coach Ja ck C urtice’s R edskins are the favorites in th e S kyline this y ea r and th e G rizz lies’ first conference gam e w ill be a rough one. U tah faces m ighty UCLA in th e ir opener and th en — 37 —

ta k e on th e S ilvertips. T w en ty -fo u r le tte rm e n r e tu r n to U teville th is season including fullback L a rry F ields an d A ll-C onference en d G eorge Boss to b o lster U ta h ’s b id fo r th e conference crow n. M ontana an d U ta h la s t m et in 1954 w h e n th e R ed skins took th e G rizzlies 41-20 a t M issoula. H ead Coach— Ja c k C urtice, T ra n sy lv a n ia ’28 (R ecord: 12 y ea rs, W-77, L-40, T-7) D irecto r of A thletics— Ja c k C urtice Colors—C rim son an d W hite N icknam e— R edskins C onference—S kyline P u b licist—H a rry R. Jam es 1955 R ecord (W -6, L -3, T-0) 13 20 20 41 27

O regon _________ 14 Id ah o __________ 13 M issouri ------------ 14 BYU ___________ 9 D en v e r _________ 7

13 7 27 14 182

W yom ing _____ 23 Colorado r___ 37 Colorado A&M .. 6 U tah S t a t e ___ 13 T otals 136

M ontana - U tah Series

Year Montana Utah 1904 _________________ 0 17 1905 _____ 0 42 1906 _________________ 0 42 1912_________________ 3 10 1954 _________________ 20 41 F irs t gam e, 1904; M ontana w ins, 0; U ta h w ins, 5; to ta l 5. M ost P o in ts __________ U ta h 42__________ 1905-1906 M ost P o in ts __________M ontana 20 ............................... 1954

UN IV ERSITY O F DENVER— O ctober G am e No. 5—a t p enver> Colo., D en v e r S tadium O (27,500) 8:15 p.m. (M ST) ^ M ontana is eager fo r rev e n g e against th e P io n eers w ho stu n n ed th e G rizzlies 61-13 b e fo re a capacity H om ecom ing D ay crow d in M is soula la st season. T his is th e S ilv ertip s th ird tough gam e in th e e a rly season an d th e P ioneers w ill field a n o th e r stro n g team . Coach Jo h n R onin g h a s h is P io n eers re a d y to p ress U ta h fo r th e crow n an d th e G rizzlies a r e ea g er fo r victory in th e ir second S kyline gam e. H ead Coach—Jo h n Roning, M innesota ’35 (R ecord: 8 y ea rs, W -43, L-28, T -3) D irecto r of A thletics—E. E. (T ad ) W iem an Colors— Crim son an d Gold N icknam e— P ioneers — 38 —

E n ro llm ent—3,900 m en, 2,100 w om en C onference—S kyline P u blicist—D onald R. Sm ith 1955 Record (W -8, L-2, T-0) 19 33 19 61 7

Iowa State Drake Colo. A&M M o n tan a Utah

7 7 20 27 27

33 BYU , 0 33 N ew M exico ---- 6 60 Colo. Coll. -------- 0 39 Utah S t a t e 6 6 Wyoming 3 oiO Totals 89

Montana - U tah Series Year Montana Denver Year Montana Denver 1951__________________ 0 55 1952_________________ 17 7 1953__________________ 22 13 1954_________________ 13 19 1955_____ 13 61 First game, 1951; D enver w ins, 3, Montana wins, 2; total games, 5. Most Points _____ ___ D enver 6 3 ____________ 1955 Most Points ________ Montana 22 ------------------ 1953 UTAH STATE COLLEGE— October 13 Qt ]yj:issoula, M ontana, D ornblaser F ield (10,000), 1:30 p.m . (M ST) M on tan a’s H om ecom ing foe from U tah S ta te boasts a v e te ra n team w ith A ll-A m erican can d id ate J a c k H ill le ad in g th e attac k . T h e A g gies h av e le tte rm e n re tu rn in g a t e v e ry position and Coach E v F au n ce’s club w ill m a k e i t tough on th e rest of th e ir S kyline opponents. T h e Grizzlies e n te r th e ir first hom e gam e of th e 1956 season eag er to top th e U tags fo r la s t y e a r’s 32-6 defeat at Logan. H ead Coach—E v F aunce, M innesota ’49 (R ecord: 3 years, W -14, L-14, T -0) D irector of A thletics—H . B. H unsaker Colors—B lue an d W hite N icknam e—Aggies E n ro llm ent—2,800 m en, 1,200 w om en C onference— S kyline P u blicist— P a u l Olson Game No.

0 0 13 18 32

1955 R ecord (W -4, L -6, T -0) S an Jose State.™ 13 9 Colo. A & M 26 W ic h ita 19 39 F resn o S t. _____ 14 W yom ing 21 47 BYU __________ 21 N ew M exico 0 6 D en v e r ________ 39 M ontana 6 13 U tah ___________ 14 "l77 T otals 173 — 39 —

M o n ta n a - U ta h S ta te S e rie s

Year Montana Utah State 1904__________________ 5 0 1905_________________ 23 0 1906_____ 6 17 1910_________________ 3 5 1911_________________ 0 8 1912_________________ 0 17 1913_________________ 7 9 1914_________________ 32 0 1917_________________ 6 21 1919.._________________ 0 47 1933_________________ 26 0 1945 13 44 1946_________________ 0 26 1947 7 13 1948_________________ 7 18 1949 18 13 1950_________________ 38 7 1951_________________ 6 19 1952 _________________ 0 7 1953________________ 14 33 1954 _________________ 20 13 1955_________________ 6 32 First game, 1904; Utah State w ins, 15; Montana w ins, 7; total, 22. Most P o in t s _________Utah State 47 __________1919 Most P o in t s _________Montana 38 ____________ 1950

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY — October 20— at M issoula, Montana, Dornblaser Field (10,000) 1:30 p.m. (MST) N ew coach H al K opp has introduced a n ew system , new spirit, an d n e w h o p e fo r th e f u tu re a t BYU th is season. T he C ougars w ill be b u ild in g th is y e a r d u e to a m an p o w er shortage b u t a re anxious to get out of th e S k y lin e cellar. M on ta n a w ill also be an x io u s to ad vance in th e con feren ce stan d in g s in th e ir second hom e gam e. G rizzlies w on la st y e a r 27-13 a t M issoula. H ead Coach— H al K opp, W estern Md. ’41 (R ecord 5 years: W -28, L - l l , T -2) Game No.

D irecto r of A thletics—D r. E dw in R. K im ball Colors—R oyal B lue an d W hite N icknam e—Cougars E n ro llm ent— 4,722 m en, 3,440 w om en C onference— S kyline P u b licist—D ave Schulthess — 40 —

1955 R ecord (W--1, L -9, T-0) 0 33 13 9 0

O regon S tate ..... L. A. S t a t e ..... ..... M ontana ........ ..... U tah .. ... D en ver ______ .....

33 0 27 41 33

6 21 6 0 16 104

W yom ing ............. 14 U tah S ta te .____ 47 Id ah o .................. 49 Colo. A&M ... 35 N ew M ex. .......... 21 Totals 300

M ontana - B righam . Y oung Series Year Montana BYU 1941........................... ........ 20 7 1942 .......................... ........ 6 12 1948____ ________ ........ 20 26 1949................................... 25 6 1952.................. ........ ........ 7 28 27 1953 .......................... ........ 13 1954 ......................... ........ 7 19 15 1955 ................. ........ ........ 27 F irs t gam e, 1941; BYU w ins, 5; M ontana w ins, 3; to ta l gam es, 8. Most P oints .......- .........B righam Y oung 28 .___ 1952 Most P oints _________ M ontana 27 1955

COLORADO A&M — October 27 — at F t Collins, Colo., Colorado Field s (15,000) 1:30 p.m . (M ST) ^ T h e R am s an d G rizzlies h av e played som e re a l th rille rs th e p a st th re e y ea rs a n d th is y e a r’s clash w ill prove no exception. Colorado A&M h a s 2 0 re tu rn in g le tte rm e n b ack to defend th e ir conference cham pionship and M ontana w ill be ready. L ast y e a r th e G rizzlies le t th e “big one” g et aw ay w h en th e y fum bled on th e R am s 5 -y ard line an d Colorado A&M recovered to p rese rv e th e ir slim 12-7 victory a t M issoula. Don M ullison w ill be lead in g th e A ggies th is season rep la cin g R obert D avis, w ho w ill devote h is tim e to th e ath letic d i re c to r chores. H ead Coach—D onald W. M ullison, Colo. A&M ’49 (R ecord—F irs t y ea r as h ead coach) D irector of A thletics—R o b ert L. D avis Colors—G reen an d Gold N icknam e—Aggies, Ram s E n ro llm ent—3,330 m en, 1,175 w om en C onference—S kyline P u blicist—J . R. A llred Game No.

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1955 R ecord (W -8, L -2, T-0) 7 25 20 14 26

Arizona ...... . - ... 20 N ew M exico .. .... 0 D enver ... ..1 9 Wyoming ... .. 13 Utah State ......__ 9

12 20 6 35 10 175

Montana ____ .... 7 O kla. A&M ........ 13 U tah .. ... 27 BY U .. 0 Colorado ... 0 Totals 108

Montana - Colorado A & M Series Y ear Montana Colorado A&M 1946 ...... ................. ........ 26 0 1947 ____________ ........ 41 7 1949 .......... ....................... 12 27 1951..........................- .... 34 6 1952 ____________ 41 0 1953.................... ..... ........ 32 31 1954..................... . ........ 34 37 1955 - .................... ........ 7 12 First game, 1946; Colorado A&M wins, 5; Montana wins, 3; total games, 8. .....A&M 41 ... ..1952 Most Points ... Most Points ......... .........Montana 41 ..................... .1947 MONTANA STATE COLLEGE—N ovem ber 3 ? at M issoula, M ontana, D ornq blaser F ield (10,000), 1:30 p.m. (M ST) • Coach T ony S to rti re tu rn s as th e B obcats h ead m entor th is season an d th e “C ats” w ill be up fo r th e big one. F ou rteen re tu rn in g le tte rm en a re on h a n d a t B ozem an as th e B obcats a t te m p t to b rin g hom e th e sta te cham pionship fo r th e firs t tim e since 1947. T his is th e 56th m eeting of th e tw o clubs and M ontana leads th e series w ith 40 w in s to th e B obcats’ 10. H ead Coach—T ony S torti, D elaw are ’48 (R ecord: 7 years, W -38, L-176, T-2) D irecto r of A thletics— T ony S to rti Colors—B lue and Gold N icknam e—B obcats E n ro llm ent— 2,000 m en, 800 w om en Conference— Rocky M ountain P u b licist—M ax D avidson am e No.

1955 R ecord (W -4, L -4, T - l) 7 0 14 39 29

L ew is & C l a r k 6 Colo. M ines -------- .0 Idaho S ta te _____ 28 Colo. Coll............. 14 Colo. S t a t e 7

20 0 0 0 109

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W estern S ta te .... 6 Id ah o S ta te ___ 20 M ontana _____ 19 W hitw o rth ____ 20 T otals 120

M o n ta n a - M o n ta n a S ta te S e rie s

Year 1897.__ ____ 1898..............

Montana 18 6

1899_______ 1900_______ 1901_______ 1902.............. 1903_______ 1904_______ 1908_______

.....

1909_______ 1910_______

.....

1912............... 1913_______ 1914............... 1916.............. . 1917_______ 1919_______ 1920_______ 1921_______ 1922_______ 1923............... 1925_______ 1926_______ 1927_______ 1928_______ 1929_______ 1930_______ 1931_______ 1932............... 1933_______ 1934_______ 1935_______ 1936_______ 1937_______ 1938_______ 1939_______ 1940_______ 1941_______ 1946_______ 1947............... 1948_______ 1949_______ 1950_______ 1951_______

..... ..... ..._ ..... ..... ..... .....

16 0 0 11 0 0 6 79 0 0 3 15 0 10 7 39 7 20 29 6 9 6 28 14 7 24 28 27 6

0 ..... 12 ..... 13 ..... 37 7 32 ..... 25 20 27 ..... 19 ..._ 13 6 6 ..... 23 ..... 20 12 14 ..... 34 _... 33 ___ 38 .....

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Montana State 6 0 0

38 5 12

31 38 13 0 0

5 0 5 0 10 0

3 0 0 9 6

7 6

0 7 6

16 7 0 0 0

14 6

19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

13 7 13 0 12

0 0

1952 _________________ 35 12 1953_________________ 32 13 1954_________________ 25 21 1955-------------------------- 19 0 F irs t gam e, 1897; M ontana w ins, 40; M ontana S tate w ins, 10; ties, 5; to ta l gam es, 55. M ost P o in ts ________ M ontana 79 ____________ 1904 Most P o ints ________ M ontana St. 38 ...1902 & 1899

UN IV ERSITY O F WYOMING— Novem ber io —a t B illings, M ont., D aylis S tad iu m (5,000) 1:30 p.m . (M ST) T h e 1955 S u n Bow l cham pions boast a n a rra y of fin e ru n n in g backs th is season and w ill be up fro n t in th e conference race. Coach P h il D ick ens h a s 21 re tu rn in g le tte rm e n on h is P oke squad w ith such stan d o u ts as J im C raw ford, L a rry Zow ada, J o h n W atts, an d Jo h n Higgins. T his is th e second m eeting of th e tw o clubs in th e M agic City w ith W yom ing w inning la st y ea r 35-6. H ead Coach— P h il D ickens, T ennessee ’37 (R ecord: 9 years, W-59, L-27, T -8) D irecto r of A thletics—G lenn J . Jacoby Colors—B row n and Y ellow N icknam e—Cowboys E n ro llm ent— 1,950 m en, 650 w om en C onference—S kyline P u blicist— W iles H allock G am e No.

1955 R ecord (W -7, L -3, T-0) 38 35 21 13 23

K ansas S tate ... ... . M ontana ... U tah S t a t e ............ Colo. A&M . .. T ulsa ________ ....

20 6 13 14 19

23 14 20 3 14 204

U tah .......... ... 13 BYU .. 6 N ew M exico .. .... 0 D en v e r ... . 6 H ouston _____ .... 26 123 Totals S u n Bowl 21 T ex as Teach .... 14

M ontana - W yom ing Series Y ear M ontana W yom ing 1951__________________ 7 34 1952__________________ 0 14 1953__________________ 7 27 1955__________________ 6 35 F irs t gam e, 1951; M ontana w ins, 0; W yom ing w ins, 4; to ta l 4. M ost P o in ts ________ W yom ing 35 ___________ 1955 M ost P o in ts ..................M ontana 7 __________ 1951-53 — 44 —

U N IV ERSITY OF NEW MEXICO — N ovem ber 17_ a t A lbuquerque, N. Mex., Z im m erm an F ield (12,500) 2:00 p.m. (M ST) The Lobos h av e 17 re tu rn in g le tte rm en this season u n d e r new coach D ick Clausen. N ew M exico w ill h av e a young team w ith 14 sophom ores, fo u r of w hich m ay be in th e sta rtin g lin eu p a t gam e tim e. The G rizzlies are eager to tie up th e series w ith a victory this year. L ast y e a r M ontana w on 19-14 a t M issoula. H ead Coach—D ick Clausen, Iow a ’37 (Record: 8 years, W-35, L-24, T-5) D irector of A thletics—P au l E. M cDavid Colors— C herry and S ilver N icknam e—Lobos E n ro llm en t—2,882 m en, 2,241 w om en C onference—S kyline P u b licist—Bob Wood G am e No.

1955 Record (W -2, L-8, T-0) 14 0 0 0 0

N ew M ex. A&M Colo A&M . T exas W e ste rn _ U tah S tate ______ San Jo se S tate

7 25 34 18 14

14 6 0 6 21 6*1

M ontana D enver _____ W yom ing . A rizona ____ BYU _______ Totals

19 33 20 27 16 213

M ontana - New M exico Series Y ear N ew M exico M ontana 7 1951 _ 25 12 1952 6 41 ______ 13 1953 ___. 20 1954 .... ______ 14 14 ______ 19 1955 _ F irst gam e, 1951; N ew M exico w ins, 3; M ontana w ins, 2; to tal gam es, 5. M ost P oints _________New M exico 41 _________1953 Most P oints ________ M ontana 25 ____________ 1951 U N IV ERSITY OF IDAHO—N ovem ber 22— a t M issoula, M ont., D o rn b lase r Field, (10,000) 1:30 p.m. (M ST) T he T urkey D ay clash a t M issoula shapes up as a close one betw een th e long-tim e riv als in th e b a ttle for th e “L ittle B row n S tein ,” sym bol of th e V andal-G rizzly grid series. Idaho has 17 re tu rn in g letterm en, 7 of w hich w ere re g u la rs la st season. T his gam e m ark s th e 40th m e e t ing b etw een th e tw o schools and th e G rizzlies w ill be up fo r this one in an atte m p t to im prove th e ir series standings. Idaho w on la st y ea r 31-0 at Moscow. G am e No. - |r |

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H ead Coach—J . N eil S tahley, P enn. St. ’30 (R ecord: W -34, L-42, T -2) D irecto r of A thletics—R o b ert S. G ibb Colors— S ilv er an d Gold N icknam e—V andals E n ro llm ent—2,000 m en, 1,400 w om en C onference—P acific Coast P u b licist—K en H u n ter 1955 R ecord (W -2, L -7, T -0) 7 13 14 0 0

W ashington U tah , A rizona Coll. P acific W ash. S t a t e

14 20 47 20 9

0 O regon_________ 25 14 O regon S t 33 49 BY U ___________ 6 31 M ontana ______ 0 123 T otals 174

M ontana - Idaho S eries Y ear M ontana 1903__________________ 0 1914__________________ 0 1915 15 1916 __________________ 20 1917__________________ 3 1919 __________________ 0 1920 ___________ : 7 1921__________________ 6 1922 0 1923 __________________ 0 1924 __________________ 13 1925__________________ 20 1926__________________ 12 1927__________________ 6 1928 6 1929__________________ 0 1930__________________ 12 1931__________________ 19 1932 6 1933 6 1934 6 1935 7 1936__________________ 16 1937 0 1938 6 1939 13 1940 28 1941 16 1942 0 1945 0 1946 19 1947 21 1948 0 1949 19

Idaho 28 0 3 13 14 7 20 35 39 40 41 14 27 42 21 19 6 21 19 12 13 14 0 6 19 0 18 0 21 46 0 0 39 47

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1950______________ 28 27 195 1______________ 9 12 1952______________ 0 27 1953______________ 12 20 31 0 1955______________ F irs t gam e, 1903; Idaho w ins, 27; M ontana w ins, 11; ties, 1; to ta l gam es, 39. M ost P o in ts __________ Idaho 47 1949 M ost P o in ts __________ M ontana 2 8 ____ 1940 & 1950

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Don Brant (41), speedy Grizzly halfback, circles Montana State College's end in the annual Bobcat Grizzly game at Bozeman which the Grizzlies won 19-0. Quarterback Norm Kampschror (11) leads

the w ay for Brant as teammate Wally Mading (81) com es in with assistance. Montana m eets Montana State on November 3 at MisÂ soula this year.

Arizona

Utah

Denver

Utah State College

Brigham Young U.

Colorado A&M

Montana St. College

Wyoming

New Mexico

Idaho

Sept. 15

MONTANA* f (Phoenix)

Open

Iowa St.*

{•Drake*

f Wichita*

Open

fS.D-'k. St. (Great Falls)

Colo. West.

Open

Sept. 22

Wyoming*

fUCLA* (Sept. 21)

{Utah St.*

Denver*

Fresno St.*

{Coll. Pac.*

fN. Dak.

{•Arizona*

{•N.M. A&M*

fWashirgton

Sept. 29

Conference and Opponent Schedules

DATE

S. Dak. St.*

MONTANA*

•{•Wyoming

•{New Mex.*

{•Colo. A&M*

BYU*

{■Colo. Coll.*

Denver

Utah St.

-{•Oregon

Oct. 6

Utah St.*

fBYU*

MONTANA* (Oct. 5)

{•Arizona

Utah

Wyoming*

Colo. Mines

{•Colo. A&M*

fTex. W.*

Wash. St.

Oct. 13

f T ex. West.*

Denver*

•{•Utah

•{•MONTANA

Open

{Colorado

fColo. St. (Oct. 12)

New Mex.

{■Wyoming

Ariz. St.

Oct. 20

fNew Mex.*

•{•Wyoming

Colo. Coll.* (Oct. 19)

Colo. A&M

•{•MONTANA

{Utah St.

Idaho St.

Utah

Arizona*

Open

Oct. 27

Texas Tech*

Idaho

New Mex.* (Oct. 26)

BYU

{Utah St.

MONTANA

Colo. W. St.

Kansas St.

fDenver (Oct. 23)

fUtah

Nov. 3

W. Tex. St.*

{•Rice

fS. Jose St.*

Wyoming

New Mex.

{Xavier, O.

•{•MONTANA

•{•Utah St.

fBYU

f Fresno St.*

Nov. 10

Open

{•Colo. A&M

BYU

tldaho (Boise)

{•Denver

Utah

Open

•{•MONTANA (Billings)

Open

fUtr.h St. (Boise)

Nov. 17

Arizona St.*

Colorado

Open

Wyoming

Open

Whitworth

fBYU

MONTANA

Oregon St.

Colorado*

Utah St. (Nov. 22)

Colo. A&M (Nov. 22)

fUtah (Nov. 22)

fA.F. Acad. (Denver)

•{•Denver (Nov. 22)

S. Diego St.

f MONT AN A (Nov. 22)

Nov. 24 Dec. 1 f Denotes

where game is played; otherwise game played at point at top of column.

fN ew Mex. * Denotes night game.

Colo. A&M

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