1957 Football Media Guide

1957 Qnidinan Quide

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Grizzly Gridiron G u id e 19 5 7 Montana State University For Press4 Radio and TV This booklet has been p rep a re d for press, radio and television rep o rters use. It is hoped th a t h ere in you w ill find shortcuts to useful facts and quick access to some background in ­ fo rm atio n on the S ilvertip coaching staff and football squad. F or additional inform ation, photos, press tickets, etc., please address:

J. D. COLEMAN, Sports Publicity Director Montana University Missoula, Montana PRESS, RADIO AND TV INFORMATION W orking press m em bers of all legitim ate papers and press services desiring to cover G rizzly hom e gam es are entitled to a seat in M ontana’s press box. P lease w rite for tickets w ell in advance of gam es to be covered. T ick­ ets w ill be m ailed if tim e allows, held at Will Call, or picked up a t th e S port P u b licist’s of­ fice.

Radio booth facilities (th re e in n u m b er) are availab le to broadcasting com panies. W rite th e S ports P ublicist for perm ission so p ro ­ visions can be a rran g e d for your broadcast.

C om petent spotters w ill be supplied if you so desire.

T elephone facilities are available and direct W estern U nion w ires m ay be ordered in. An official statistician w ill supply inform ation in ­ cluding h alf-tim e and fin al statistics, p la y -b y play, lineup, and su b stitu tio n sum m aries.

M ovies for post-gam e telecast purposes m ust be approved by the A theltic D ep artm en t and th e S kyline C onference Com m issioner’s office.

C learance th ro u g h these channels should be obtained before req u estin g p ress-b o x space.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1957 Schedule, 1956 R e su lts____________

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General Information _________________

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

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Athletic Staff ________________________

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Conference Affiliation ________________ 12 1956 Statistics ________________________ 13 Football P ro sp ectu s___________________ 16 Summary of P ro sp ects________________ 20 “Three Deeps” ________________________ 21 Numerical Roster, Pronunciation G u id e

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Squad R o s te r_________________________ 24 Thum bnail Sketches by P o sitio n ________ 26 Past Football C ap tain s__________

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All-Time Football R eco rd ______________ 36 Opponents, 1957 ______________________ 37 Conference and Opponent S chedu les_________ Back Cover

Montana’s 1957 Schedule Sept.

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21 *Univ. of U tah (8:00 p.m .) S a lt L a k e City 28 *U niv of W yom ing (2:00 p.m .)

B illings 4 ’"B righam Y oung U . (8:05 p . m ) P rovo 12}:’"D enver U n iv ersity (1:30 p.m .) M issoula 19 *U tah S ta te U niv. (1:30 p.m .)

L ogan 26 *U. of N ew M exico (1:30 p.m .) M issoula 2 U niv. of Id ah o (2:00 p .m .)

Moscow 9 M ont. S ta te College (2:00 p.m .) B ozem an 16 *Colorado S ta te U . (1:30 p.m .) M issoula

^Skyline C onference G am es tH om ecom ing

1956 Results Opponent Score MSU Site 12 U n iv ersity of A rizona 27 P hoenix 6 ^U niversity of U tah 26 S a lt L ak e City 13 ’"D enver U niversity 22 D enver 13 *U tah S tate U niversity 27 M issoula 21 ’"B righam Y oung U niversity 14 M issoula 20 ^Colorado S ta te U niversity 34 F o rt Collins 14 M ontana S tate College 33 M issoula 13 *U niversity of W yom ing 34 B illings 13 *U niversity of N ew M exico 14 A lb u q u erq u e 0 U n iv ersity of Idaho 14 M issoula *Conference G am es W on -

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Skyline Team Standings --- 1956 Team W yoming ......................... .

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B righam Y oung ................ .... .

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Pet. 1.000 .833 .571 .571 .357 .333 .214 .143

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 the Rocky M ountains. M issoula is nicknam ed the “G arden C ity” and is th e hub of five great valleys th a t reach into surro u n d in g m ountains.

T he city is served by th e m ain lines of th e M il­ w aukee 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 at th e crossroads of the m ain east-w est and n o rth south U. S. highw ays 10 and 93.

Chartered — On F e b ru a ry 17, 1893, by th e th ird M ontana legislature.

President — Dr. C arl M cFarland.

Campus — Consists of 125 acres, located in the h e a rt of th e resid en tial area, at th e base of th e 2,000-foot Mt. S entinel, w hich adds another 520 acres. The U niversity, also has 20,000 acres of ex p erim en tal forest, 40 m iles from Missoula, and 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 honor of P au l D ornblaser, G rizzly hero and captain of a g reat 1912 team , w ho 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 dep artm en ts at th e U niversity and seven se p arate professional schools — B usiness A dm inistration, Education, F orestry, 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 the 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 niversity 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 h isto ry to serve 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 a n in te g ral p a rt of th e o v er-all educational plan. T h e U n iv ersity is p ro u d of its expanding re c re a tio n a l an d athletic facilities, and i t also ta k es 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 M SU is a stu d e n t firs t a n d a n a th le te second.”

T h e U n iversity, a n d consequently th e recreatio n al an 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 re s. M cF arlan d ’s lead ersh ip . E x ­

am ples of th is grow th a re th e F ield House, an arena 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 res. M cF arlan d received th re e academ ic degrees a t th e U n iversity, 1924 to 1930, th e n w e n t to H a r­ v ard U n iv ersity w h ere h e 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 la n d becam e a n atio n ally p ro m in e n t W ashington,

D. C., attorney, served as assistant atto rn ey general of th e U nited States, w rote law books, and becam e an o utstanding professional le ctu rer in th e n atio n ’s leading law schools.

In 1934, H arv ard U niversity published D r. M c­ F a rla n d ’s book on “Ju d ic ia l C ontrol of A d m in istra­ tiv e 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 statu te. 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 ritin g s on constitutional law.

T hree years later, in jo in t authorship w ith U. S. A tto rney G eneral H om er Cum m ings, he published “F ed eral Ju stice — C hapters in the H istory of J u s ­ tice and th e F ed era l E xecutive.” It w as th e first an d rem ains th e only fu ll scale history of any of th e fed eral d ep artm en ts of governm ent and, as such, is now a sta n d a rd w ork of referen ce in u n iv ersity and g overnm ent circles respecting th e history and o r­ ganization of th e U. S. D ept, of Justice.

H e w as th e p rin cip al d raftsm a n of th e A dm inis­ tra tiv e P rocedure Act, 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 ea r th e A m erican B ar association aw arded him its th irte e n th gold m edallion “for con­ spicuous service in th e cause of A m erican ju risp ru ­ dence.” He w as th e only practicing law y er to hold th a t honor, th e o ther dozen recipients being teachers* editors, and jurists, including such m en as E lihu Root, O liver W endell H olm es and C harles Evans H ughes.

ATHLETIC STAFF D irecto r of A th le tic s G eorge P. (Jig g s) D ahlberg F acu lty A th letic R e p re s e n ta tiv e D r. E a rl Lory H ead Football C o a c h J e r r y R. W illiam s Asst. Football an d Sw im C o a c h ---------L a u rie N iem i A sst. F o o tball C o a c h B ob Zim ny B aseb all a n d F re sh m an C o a c h _______H al S herbeck T ra c k Coach an d Asst. D ir e c to r H a rry F. A dam s H ead B ask etb all C o a c h F o rre st B. (F ro sty ) Cox G olf Coach ___________________________E d C hinske S ki C o a c h _____________________________B ob S teele R ifle a n d P isto l Coaches M /S g t. Q u in tin C a r­ p en ter, A rm y ROTC, an d M /S gt. R ich ard L eo­ n ard , A ir ROTC A th letic T ra in e r --------------- N aseby R h in eh a rt, Sr. E q u ip m en t M a n a g e r R u p p u rt (H olly) H olland Sports P u b lic ity -------------------------------J . D. Colem an

The Director In h is fo u rth y e a r as h ead m a n of th e G rizzly A thletic program , is th e h ard -w o rk in g , dependable G eorge “Jig g s” D ahlberg, fo rm er h ead basketball coach a t M ontana U n iv er­ sity. D ahlberg h ad th e long­ est b ask etb a ll te n u re in U n i­ versity histo ry — 18 years.

H e b rings to th e directo r­ ship m ore th a n 30 y ea rs of coaching experience.

Since he re tu rn e d to M on­ ta n a in 1937, “T h e P rofessor” h a s b een h ead basketball coach, has assisted in base­ ball an d football coaching, served as acting ath letic d i­ re c to r a fte r W orld W ar II, an u nas oeen m e d ep a rtm en t's chief proselyter.

His le ad ersh ip an d h is frie n d ly hum orous n a tu re plus a capacity fo r g ettin g th in g s done m a k e him a co n stan t in sp iratio n fo r th e M ontana S taff.

D ah lb erg g rad u a ted from th e U niversity in 1925 w ith ath letic honors in football a n d basketball. H e w as cap tain of th e 1925 cage team an d is one of fo u r B u tte b ro th ers w ho h av e b een p ro m in e n 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 e n t 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., a ll w ith considerable success. H e sp e n t tw o y ea rs 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 a ll te a m in 1949. H e is m a rrie d an d has a son Jo n , 16, an d a daug h ter, M a rg a re t 14.

Head Football Coach J e rr y R. W illiam s, a 1949 W ashington S ta te Col­ lege g rad u ate, begins h is th ird season as M ontana U n iv ersity’s 22nd football coach in 57 y ea rs of g rid iro n h istory. T he young fo rm e r professional grid star, age 33, has guided th e G riz­ zlies th e p a st tw o y ea rs in S kyline play w ith h is team s com piling a 4-16 w on-loss rec o rd in season play and a 3-10 m a rk in conference strife.

H is coaching experience includes player-co ach w ith th e P h ilad elp h ia Eagles, th e spring of 1951 as a n assis­ ta n t w ith th e U n iv ersity of Idaho, an d 1953 as a n assista n t a t V illanova.

W illiam s h ad a coaching c a reer as his goal w hile still in college an d set out to p re p a re h im self fo r th a t c a reer w ith six years 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.

He played both 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 E agles in 1953 an d 1954. D uring h is rookie season h e played U n d er C lark S haughnessy, th e orig in ato r of th e T form ation.

W illiam s w as a n A ll-P acific C oast conference h alfb ack w ith WSC in 1948. H e dom inated Cougar in d iv idual statistics an d set a league record for y ard a g e on k ic k -o ff re tu rn s. H e set a N ational L eague 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 P ackers, 1951, w hile on defense fo r th e W orld C ham pion L. A . R am s. In 1954 he fig u re d in th e longest to uchdow n v ia ae rial w h en h e took a pass from E agle q u a rte rb a c k A d rian B u rk an d w e n t 84 y ard s to score. H e ra n k e d 4th in th e league fo r p u n t re tu rn s in 1954 an d w as one of th e le ad in g pass receiv ers am ong th e backs.

H e w as a fly in g officer d u rin g W orld W a r II. He

p lay ed 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 rad u a te to hold th e h ead job a t M ontana.

W illiam s w as b o rn a n d raise d in S pokane and p a rtic ip a te d in football, b ask etb all, baseball, and tra c k a t N o rth C e n tral H igh School, 1938-42. He m a rrie d th e fo rm e r M arion M unro, also of Spokane, an d th e y h av e th re e children, J e rr y B ill, 5, Rebecca Sue, 4, and T odd D avid, one.

Football Assistants Bob Zimny, 35, assista n t coach, also begins his th ird season at M ontana as lin e coach w orking w ith g u ard s an d tackles. B ob cam e to th e U n iv er­ sity a fte r fo u r y ea rs as h ead lin e coach a t W a sh b u rn U n i­ v ersity of Topeka, K ansas, w h ere h is lin e ra n k e d am ong th e top ten sm all college team s in th e nation, d efen ­ |v J y, sively.

“Z im ” w on A ll-B ig T en m ention as a tack le fo r the 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. H e played u n d e r A . N. (Bo) M cM illin, w ho la te r coached th e D etroit Lions a n d th e P h ila ­ d elp h ia E agles. B ob’s college education w as in te r­ ru p te d by th re e y e a rs of U. S. A rm y service as a physical education in stru c to r. H e received his bach elo r o f 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.

Z im ny w as g ra d u a te d fro m S t. R ita high school, Chicago, 1940. Follow ing th e w ar, he p lay ed fiv e seasons w ith th e C ardinals, 1945 th ro u g h th e 1949 season. H e m oved to W ashburn follow ing g ra d u a ­ tion in 1951. Z im ny’s ad d itio n a l contribution to th e M ontana sta ff in h is ab ility and exp erien ce in counselling a th letes an d in su p erv isin g th e w ork program .

H e is m a rrie d and h a s tw o boys, D anny, 9, and Rickie, 4.

Hal Sherbeck, 29, fo rm e r ou tstan d in g M ontana p rep coach, begins h is second y e a r as freshm an football coach. H al also serves as fro sh basketball coach an d v a risity baseball m entor.

A 1952 g rad u a te of M on­ ta n a U niv ersity , H al took over as h ead coach a t M is­ soula th e follow ing season.

H is S p a rta n team 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 an d 1954. He w as nam 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 play h is team s w on 28 gam es, lo st 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 b ase­ ball. H e p lay ed h alfb a ck on th e football team , w as a b ask etb a ll g u a rd an d p lay ed shortstop on th e diam ond nine. H e w as ca p ta in of th e b a sk e t­ b all te a m h is senior y e a r an d w as elected to th e G rizzly B ask etb all H all of F am e fo r h is outstanding play.

B orn in M innesota, h e cam e to M ontana as a y o u n g ster an d liv ed in B ig S andy. H e w as a n out­ stan d in g a th le te th e re a n d played six m a n football d u rin g high school.

A fte r g rad u a tio n from h ig h 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 he w as a top h alfb ack on th e football sq u ad and th e n en tered M ontana in th e f a ll of 1950.

H al is m a rrie d to th e fo rm e r D onna S kates, e x M ontana w om en’s ten n is cham pion, an d th e y have th re e children—L o ri A nn, 4, D avid, 2, an d a new b o rn son in A ugust.

S h erbeck coached th e M issoula A m erican Legion baseball team la st sum m er to a fin e season, re tu rn in g to sum m er coaching a fte r a fiv e years absence.

Laurie Niemi, 32, is also in h is second season as an assista n t w orking w ith th e ends an d centers at M ontana U ni verity. N iem i is a fo rm e r te am -m a te of head coach J e r r y W illiam s a t W ashington S ta te College and an ex-professional tack le w ith th e W ashington R edskins a n d th e B ritish C olum bia Lions.

N iem i an d W illiam s w ere co -captains of th e 1948 W ashington S ta te team and p a rtic ip a te d in th e E astW est S h rin e gam e, Chicago A ll-S ta r gam e an d th e H ula Bow l follow ing th e ir g ra d u ­ atio n in 1940.

N iem i com es to M ontana w ith seven y ea rs of p ro ­ fessional football experience. H e p lay ed tack le fo r th e R edskins from 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 his la st tw o seasons h e played fo r th e B ritish Colum ­ b ia Lions of th e C anadian L eague an d averaged b e tte r th a n 50 m in u tes of play in each gam e.

A t W ashington S ta te h e w as accorded IN S A llA m erican honors a n d w as a n A ll-P acific C oast se­ lection fo r his p la y 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 he com pleted high school there.

L a u rie is m a rrie d an d is th e fa th e r of tw o ch il­ d ren —S tep han, 4, a n d S haron K ay, one.

E v ery th ing M ontana train in g facilities a re today can be a ttrib u te d to Naseby Rhinehart, athletic tra in e r w h o took o v er th e in ju ry tre a tin g duties as a p a rt-tim e jo b in 1935. His know -how an d h is train in g tech n iq u es m a k e h im one of th e m o st respected am ong th e t r a i n i n g fra te rn ity a ro u n d th e nation. Besides h is tra in in g duties, R h in e­ h a r t teaches classes in th e care an d p rev e n tio n of in ­ ju rie s fo r th e d ep a rtm en t of h ea lth an d p h ysical ed u ca­ tion.

N ase w as h onored fo r th e 20 y ears of service to th e U niversity d u rin g th e 1956 b ask etb all season w h en “N aseby R h in e h a rt N ight” w as presen ted. H e w as given gifts b y th e M -Club an d p resen ted w ith a p laq u e from th e local Jaycees.

H e cam e to th e U n iv ersity fro m M ilw aukee and w as a n o u standing en d in ’32, ’33 an d ’34 . . . h e 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.

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 institu tio n s in order of th e ir adm ittance to th e MS AC (S kyline E ight) include: Colorado S tate U niversity — F o rt Collins, Colorado U niversity of U tah — S alt L ake City, U tah U n iv ersity of D enver — D enver, Colorado U tah S tate U niversity — 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 niversity of New M exico — A lbuquerque, N. M. M ontana S tate U niversity — M issoula, M ontana M ontana U niversity w as ad m 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 P acific Coast Conference. The Grizzlies sta rte d th e ir first new conference com petition w ith sw im m ing, w in te r q u arte r, 1951, and have com peted in th e fu ll con­ feren ce sports program since th a t tim e. In football each m em ber in stitu tio n m u st play a t least five conference gam es to qualify for th e cham pionship.

MONTANA’S ALL-TIME RECORD (57 years of football) W on 171, lost 216, tied 24, pet. .442 M o ntana’s to tal points, 5,464 O pponents’ to tal points, 6,330

1956 STATISTICS (ten games) M F I R S T D O W N S _______________________ R u s h in g __________________________ P a s s in g ___________________________ P e n a l t y ___________________________ R U S H IN G ( n u m b e r o f r u s h e s ) ______ Y a r d s g a in e d _____________________ Y a r d s lo s t ______________________ N e t y a r d s g a in e d ________________ F O R W A R D P A S S IN G ____________ __ N u m b e r a t t e m p t e d ______________ N u m b e r c o m p le te d _____________ N u m b e r h a d in t e r c e p t e d ________ N e t y a r d s g a in e d ________________ Touchdow ns _____ ________ T O T A L P L A Y S (R u s h e s a n d p a s s e s ) T O T A L N E T Y A R D S G A IN E D ______ P U N T S ( N u m b e r ) ____________________ T o ta l y a rd s _____________________ A v e r a g e y a r d p e r p u n t __________ H a d b lo c k e d _______________ P E N A L T I E S ( N u m b e r ) ______________ Y a rd s lo s t _________________ F U M B L E S ( N u m b e r ) _______________ B a ll lo s t ______________________ K IC K R E T U R N S P u n t r e t u r n s ( N u m b e r ) _________ Y a rd s ________ K ic k o f f r e t u r n s ( N u m b e r ________ Y a rd s IN T E R C E P . R E T U R N S ( N u m b e r ) ....

Y a rd s ___________ T O T A L P O IN T S S C O R E D T o u c h d o w n s ______________________ C o n v e r s io n s ______________________ F ie ld g o a ls _______________________ S a f e tie s ___________________________

o n ta n a 127 86 28 13 463 1852 393 1459

O p p o n e n ts 147 100 36 11 467 2327 212 2115

148 62 12 688 5 611 2147 66 2070 31.3 2 70 625 23 13

145 65 13 1031 7 612 3146 37 1397 37.7 0 66 661 38 23

24 342 43 774 15 154

17 296 21 411 12 151

19 11 0 0

36 24 1 1

R U S H IN G R E C O R D TCB H a y e s ________ 77 84 R o s e r a ______ G o rs ic h _____ ____ 59 56 M o n n o ______ ____ 43 W illia m s o n E v e r s o n _____ 29 C o n n o rs ____ 31 M c K e lv ie 11 1 D a s in g e r ____ 13 K a is e r m a n B ra y ---------- ____ 36 E nochson 23 463

P o in t s Y L T l. Y d s. A v e . ( R u s h ) 5.4 415 18 19 4.2 7 356 30 6 18 4.5 267 21 234 4.2 18 23 124 0 2.9 4 86 0 2.9 40 77 2.5 0 21 4 0 2 0 0 2.0 0 40 -11 -41 114 0 86 -54 0 3.2 393 72 1459

YG 434 363 285 255 147 90 117 25 2 29 73 32 1852

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S ev ern “Iro n -M an � H ayes, G rizzly fullback, b reak s th ro u g h th e C ougar lin e fo r y ard ag e as M ontana w o n its only gam e o f th e 195U season, dow ning BYU, 21-14, in M issoula.

PROSPECTUS A b e tte r fo o tb all season ap p ears in th e cry stal ball fo r th e M ontana G rizzlies th is fall b u t a n accurate ap p ra isal of th e situ atio n show s th e G rizzlies to be q u ite a d istance back of th e cham pionship contend­ in g clubs in th e S kyline Conference.

T h e youth m ovem ent, sta rte d la st season w hen M ontana s ta rte d seven sophom ores in som e games, w ill begin to payoff d u rin g th e la s t half of this y e a r’s cam paign. T h e Grizzlies w ill s ta rt five ju n io rs this seasons th a t h av e gained valuable e x ­ p erience from la st season’s play.

M ontana faces a tough n in e gam e schedule th a t in ­ cludes seven S kyline foes an d tw o trad itio n al rivals.

T he G rizzlies h av e t h r e e toughies in th e ir firs t th ree outings as th e y ta n g le w ith U tah, W yom ing, and m uchim proved B righam Young on successive w eekends.

P erso n n el w ise M ontana BRAY w ill h a v e m ore d ep th th a n in th e p a st few y ea rs an d w ith eighteen re tu rn in g le tte rm e n th e G rizzlies w ill h a v e som e experienced h an d s am ong th e lot. On th e o th e r h a n d M ontana w ill h av e to find replacem ents fo r 12 a w a rd w in ­ n ers fro m th e 1956 squad.

H ead Coach J e rr y W illiam s, beginning h is th ird season a t M ontana, isn ’t m aking an y ra sh predic­ tions b u t sum s u p th e G rizzlies chances th is way: “W e w ill be som ew hat stro n g er th a n la st season but th e degree of o u r strength w ill d epend on th e im prove­ m e n t of th e re s t of th e team s in th e league. We face a n ­ o th e r tough schedule this fa ll an d w e w ill h av e to p re ­ p are fo r ev ery gam e as they come. I f w e can k eep dow n th e in ju rie s an d k eep up the progress th e boys show ed in sp rin g drills, w e can h a v e a p re tty fa ir b all club during th e la st h a lf of th e coming BENJAMIN season.”

H ard est jo b facing th e coaching sta ff is finding rep lacem ents fo r a q u a rte t of reg u lars fro m last fa ll’s team . C o-captain an d ta c k le Bob McGihon, g u a rd Bob Sm all, fullback S ev ern H ayes an d h a lf­ back P a t M onno w ill be m issing fro m th e sta rtin g lin eu p this fall. M cG ihon an d S m all w ere th re e y e a r v e te ra n s w h ile M onno an d H ayes w ere o u t­ stan d in g sophom ore perform ers.

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slig h tly b e tte r th a n la st y ea r, th e passing attac k should be vastly im proved w ith fo u r quarterb ack s a ll capable of h ittin g th e m a rk , fin e receiv ers w ill also help th e ae rial attack, ta c k le stren g th w ill be b e tte r w ith m ore depth, g u a rd situ atio n is b rig h t an d th e ce n te r p ost w ill be h an d led b y th re e e x ­ perienced h ands. F u llb ack is on a p a r w ith la s t y e a r and h alfb ack situ atio n is im ­ proved. M ontana w ill o p er­ a te out of th e w in g spread form atio n sw itching from th e sp lit-T form atio n used in 1956.

BACKFIELD — (S ta rtin g fu llb a ck S ev ern H ayes and h alfb ack P a t M onno a re lost fro m th e 1956 club. R eserve h alfb a ck an d co-captains HAND B ill K aiserm an, q u arte rb a ck P a u l Enochson, an d fu llb a ck V ern T e n n a n t do not re tu rn .) O v erall backfield speed w ill b e b e tte r th a n la st y ea r w ith le tte rm a n J e rr y C onnors an d sopho­ m o re Jo e P epe th e fastest. C onnors, fu llb a ck E rvin (T an k ) R osera, q u a rte rb a c k Roy B ray , w ingback Bob E verson, fu llb a ck M att Gorsich, an d fullback Don W illiam son a re th e backfield le tte r w inners retu rn in g . Top sophom ore prospects include Pepe, H arley R em ington, q u arte rb a ck s P h il G riffin and B ru ce O lson an d w ingback Russ G ra n t. T ran sfers E arl K eeley, q u arte rb a ck , Je rry Young, fullback, an d 1956 sq u ad m em ber M ark D as­ in g e r w ill give add ed depth.

K eeley is a fin e p asser and T -g e n eral w ho could land th e sta rtin g position.

L IN E — (S even letterm en including tw o regulars, w ere lo st fro m th e fo rw ard w all.

B ob M cGihon, s t a r ti n g RHINEHART tackle, B ob Sm all, sta rtin g guard, Iv ory Jones, rese rv e tackle, W ill H art, re ­ serv e end, D ick Dzivi, re ssrv e center, D uane C arver, rese rv e guard, and Bob B utorovich, rese rv e tackle, do n o t re tu rn th is season.) K a rl B enjam in, tackle, T erry H u rley, end, P e te R h in eh a rt, end, Mick O ’B rien, center, an d S ta n R enning, gu ard , a re th e reg u la rs from la st y ea r th a t w ill bo lster th e line this season. O th er le tte rm e n re tu rn in g include M on­ ta n a B ockm an, gu ard , Jo h n D ixon, end, B ill H and, and G ary K ennedy, tackles, C huck M cK elvie, end, w h o w as sw itched from q u arte rb a ck , C huck Moore, ce n te r and L ou P angle, end. M ontana’s lin e w ill h av e m ore d ep th th a n in 1956 w ith en d an d guard th e strongest.

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w ill see p le n ty of action th is season in th e line. T ransfers b ein g counted on to fill some of th e gaps include L a rry M yers, end, D ale S parber, tackle, B ill H ard en , center, D ick L eenhouts, tackle, and L elan d W olfe, tackle. L een ­ houts an d M yers could land sta rtin g b erths.

R enning is th e outstanding linem an an d is definite A llA m erican an d A ll C onfer­ RENNING ence tim b er; w as second team A ll-S k y lin e la s t y e a r as a sophom ore. H urley, R h in eh a rt an d B en jam in a re also am ong th e best in th e conference.

BY POSITIONS — ENDS: O ne of th e strongest positions on th e line. F o u r le tte rm e n re tu rn . F ine pass receiv ers an d also stro n g on defense. H urley is th e ou tstan d in g one. R h in eh a rt, M yers, Pangle, an d D ixon a re th e o thers. H urley an d R h in eh a rt w ill get th e sta rtin g call.

TACKLES: T ackle situ ­ a tio n looks b rig h te r w ith m ore d ep th an d size th a n in previous years. B enjam in an d K ennedy w ill probably get th e sta rtin g nod. T ra n s­ fers L eenhouts, W olfe, S p a r­ ber, an d M cA rth u r a n d soph W ersland h a v e good size as th e top replacem ents.

GUARDS: A n o th er strong position w ith R enning as one HURLEY of th e fin est p la y ers in th e league. R enning an d H and, sw itched from tackle d u rin g sp rin g practice, w ill sta rt. Sophom ore B i­ lan, le tte rm a n B ockm an, tra n s fe r B row n, an d 1956 sq u ad m em ber Ja n k o v ic h a re th e top reserves.

CENTERS: F o u r capable p la y ers w ill give th e p iv o t spot good d e p th th is season. L etterm an O’B rien w ill pro b ab ly get th e sta rtin g nod w ith le tte rm a n M oore, tra n sfe r Bill H arden, an d sopho­ m ore P a u l G yles in reserve.

QUATERBACKS: Q u ar­ te rb a c k situ atio n is th e b rig h te st spot in th e b ack ­ field. F o u r capable generals a re on h a n d to give M ontana good d ep th a t th e v ita l spot.

T ra n sfer K eeley has th e in ­ sid e tra c k a fte r spring drills b u t senior B ray an d sophs G riffin an d O lson w ill be pressing. K eeley is a fine p asser an d good team leader.

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th ro w ers an d to p -n o tch receivers. B ra y is th e top defensive m an.

WINGBACKS: N ew position in M on tan a’s w ing sp read offense. L etterm a n C onnors, w ho w as sw itched fro m rig h t half, w ill p ro b ab ly s ta r t w i t h ju n io r D asinger an d sopho­ m ore G ra n t in reserve. A ll h av e fa ir speed w ith D as­ inger th e b e st of th e th re e on defense.

R I G H T HALFBACKS: L etterm a n G orsich h a s th e n u m b e r one spot a fte r spring drills b u t w ill be pressed by soph P epe, soph R em ington an d ju n io r E verson. Good GORSICH d ep th an d speed th is season.

P ep e an d R em ington looked good in spring drills.

G orsich w as one of th e G rizzlies w orkhorses la st y ea r and E verson is a ste lla r defensive perform er.

FULLBA CKS: L etterm an R osera re tu rn s fo r his th ird y ea r at M ontana an d h a s th e sta rtin g post. T r a n s f e r Young, le tte rm a n W illiam ­ son, and fo rm e r le tterm an V ucurovich a ll a re capable h a n d s an d w ill offer strong com petition.

W illiam son, w ho w as sw itched from left halfback, is th e team ’s le a d ­ ing p u n te r an d a fin e ru n WILLIAMSON n e r - Y ounS an d V ucurovich looked sh a rp in spring drills.

Good d ep th h ere w ill m ake th e G rizzlies strong a t th e fu llb a ck post.

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Summary of Prospects, 1957 Lettermen Lost from 1956 Squad (12) Bob M cGihon, tackle, graduate, regular, CoCaptain, tw o -y ea r veteran.

B ill K aiserm an, halfback, g raduate, regular, CoC aptain, th re e -y e a r veteran.

Bob Sm all, guard, graduate, regular, th re e -y e a r v eteran .

P au l Enochson, q u arterb ack , graduate, sem i­ reg u lar, th re e -y e a r v eteran .

Ivory Jones, tackle, graduate, sem i-regular, tw oy ear v eteran .

S evern Hayes, fullback, reg u lar, o ne-year veteran.

D ick Dzivi, center, sem i-regular, tw o -y ea r v e t­ eran.

P a t Monno, halfback, reg u lar, on e-y ear veteran.

V ern T ennant, fullback, top reserve, one-year v eteran.

D uane C arver, guard, top reserve, one-y ear v e t­ eran.

Bob B utorovich, tackle, reserve, on e-y ear veteran.

W ill H art, end, reserve, one-y ear veteran.

Lettermen Returning from 1956 Squad (18) R K arl B enjam in, t, senior, 235.

M ontana Bockm an, g, junior, 190. (R eserve) R Roy B ray, qb, senior, 180.

J e rr y Connors, w b, junior, 150. (S em i-regular) Jo h n D ixon, e, junior, 202. (R eserve) Bob Everson, hb, junior, 185. (S em i-reg u lar) M att G orsich, hb, junior, 185. (S em i-reg u lar) R Bill H and, t, senior, 220.

R T erry H urley, e, senior, 200.

G ary K ennedy, t, junior, 240. (R eserve) Chuck M cKelvie, e, senior, 175. (R eserve) C harles Moore, c, junior, 203. (S em i-reg u lar) M ick O’B rien, c, junior, 190. (S em i-reg u lar) Lou P angle, e, senior 192. (R eserve) R S tan Renning, g, junior, 200.

R P ete R hinehart, e, senior, 190.

E rv in Rosera, fb, senior, 180. (S em i-reg u lar) Don W illiam son, fb, senior, 189. (S em i-reg u lar) Non-Letterm en Returning from 1956 Squad (3) M ark D asinger, wb, junior, 173.

Sam Jankovich, g, junior, 205.

Ron Paige, hb, senior, 175.

Candidates from the 1956 Freshman Squad (10) Ed B ilan, g, 210 P h il G riffin, qb, 185 H ow ard B lachley, t, 200 P au l Gyles, c, 185 Tony Buzzetti, g, 190 B ruce Olson, qb, 194 Russ G rant, wb, 180 Joe Pepe, hb, 180 Tim G ratton, qb, 175 K en W ersland, t, 235 —

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Other Prospects Ron Brow n, g, 215, tra n sfe r from Los A ngeles V alley Ju n io r College.

Bill Cosentino, g, 202, tra n sfe r from E ast Los A ngeles Ju n io r College.

Bill H arden, c, 210, tra n sfe r from E ast Los Angeles Ju n io r College.

C harles H ippolyte, t, 225, out of service, tra n sfe r from W est C ontra Costa Ju n io r College.

H ow ard Johnson, hb, 165, played frosh b all in 1955.

E arl K eeley, qb, 175, tra n sfe r from W enatchee Ju n io r College.

Dick L eenhouts, t, 235, tra n sfe r from Y akim a Ju n io r College.

Jo h n Love, t, 210, tra n sfe r from Los A ngeles V al­ ley Ju n io r College.

Jo n M cA rthur, t, 250, tra n sfe r from C lark Ju n io r College.

L arry M yers, e, 170, tra n sfe r from Los A ngeles V alley Ju n io r College.

H arley R em ington, hb, 186, played frosh ball in 1952.

D ale S p arber, t, 240, tra n sfe r from W enatchee Ju n io r College.

George V ucurovich, fb, 215, le tte re d in 1951 and 1952.

J e rry Young, fb, 190, tra n sfe r from Y akim a Ju n io r College.

L elan d Wolfe, t, 240, tra n sfe r from L ow er C olum ­ bia J u n io r College.

Tentative “Three Deeps” L eft E n d — **R hinehart (82), **Pangle (86), *Dixon (88).

L eft T ackle — ^B enjam in (70), S p arb er (73) Tr, M cA rthur (72) Tr. L eft G uard — *H and (63), B ilan (61) F, B row n (66) Tr. C enter — * 0 ’B rien (52), *Moore (55), H arden (57) Tr. R ight G uard — *R enning (67), *Bockm an (62), Jan k o v ich (65).

R ight T ackle — ^K ennedy (77), L eenhouts (78) Tr, W olfe (83) Tr. R ight E nd — **H urley (85), M yers (87) Tr, *McK elvie (84) Q u arterb ack — **Bray (10), K eeley (12) Tr, G riffin (15) F, Olson (16) F. W ingback — *Connors (21), D asinger (23), G ran t (44) F. R ight H a lfb a c k — :!:G orsich (40), P epe (20) F, R em ington (24) F, *Everson (36).

F u llb ack — **Rosera (32), *^W illiam son (46), Y oung (41) Tr, **V ucurovich (47) K ey — *L etterm en; F—F resh m an experience; Tr. —T ran sfer; O thers n o n -letter.

Specialties Passing — W ill be done exclusively by the q u a r­ terbacks. Roy B ray (10), E arl K eeley (12), P hil G riffin (15), and B ruce Olson (16).

P u n tin g — Don W illiam son (46), fulback, E arl K eeley (12), quarterb ack , Roy B ray (10), q u a rte r­ back.

Numerical List (G rizzly players are n um bered by position. A ll q u arterb ack s have num bers in th e 10 series, h a lf­ backs and w ingbacks in th e 20’s and 40’s, fullbacks in th e 30’s. In th e line, centers 50’s, guards 60’s, tackles 70’s and ends 80’s.)

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B ray, Roy, qb G ratton, Tim, qb K eeley, E arl, qb H enry, Loren, qb G riffin, P h il qb Olson, Bruce, qb Pepe, Joe, hb Connors, Je rry , w b Paige, Ron hb D asinger, M ark, w b R em ington, H arley, hb Rosera, E rvin, fb Johnson, H ow ard, fb E verson, Bob, fb G orsich, M att, hb Young, J e rr y w b G rant, Russ, w b W illiam son, Don, hb V ucurovich, Geo. w b O’B rien, Mick, c Gyles, P aul, c Moore, C harley, c H arden, Bill, c B ilan, Ed, g

62 B ockm an, M ontana, g 63 H and, Bill, g 64 B uzzetti, Tony, g 65 Jankovich, Sam, g 66 Brow n, Ron, g 67 R enning, Stan, g 70 B enjam in, K arl, t 71 Love, John, t 72 M cA rthur, Jon, t 73 S parber, Dale, t 74 B lachley, H ow ard, t 75 W ersland, K en, t 76 H ippolyte, C harley, t 77 K ennedy, G ary, t 78 L eenhouts, Dick, t 80 Cosentino, Bill, g 82 R hinehart, Pete, e 83 Wolfe, L eland, t 84 M cKelvie, Chuck, e 85 H urley, T erry, e 86 P angle, Lou, e 87 M yers, L arry, e 88 D ixon, John, e

How to Say Them Niemi, assistan t coach ____________ N EE-m e B ilan, g ____________________________bil-A W N Cosentino, g ______________ cause-n-T E A -no Everson, hb ___________________ E V E -er-son Gorsich, hb ____________________ G O R E-sitch Gyles, c _____________________________ J l- e ls H ippolyte, t _________________ hippo-L IG H T K eeley, qb ________________________ K E Y -lee L eenhouts, t ___________________ L E A N -houts Pepe, hb ___________________________ P E P -ee Rosera, fb _______________________ R o-Z E R -a V ucurovich, fb _____________ V a-S IR -o -v itch —

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G rizzly defense w as good on th is play, b u t th e B obcats of M o n ta n a S ta te w en t on to d ow n MSU, 33-14, fo r th e ir first v ictory in 9 years.

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5 -1 1 _________ 1 8 5 __________2 0 ________ J u n io r ___________ H ig h la n d , In d .

5-1 0 _________ 1 8 0 ______ 1 8 _________ S o p h ____________ S p o k a n e , W ash .

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J a n k o v ic h , S a m ______ F r . ________ 5 -1 1 _________2 0 5 __________2 3 _________ J u n i o r ___________ B u tte RG J o h n s o n , H o w a r d _____________ _________ R H B ...________Fr.._ ------------ 5-11-------------- 1 65 __________ 21_________ S e n io r ___________ M is s o u la K e e le y , E a r l ___________________ ___________ Q B T r . ________ 6 - 0 ---------------1 7 5 ......

21__________ J i i'iio r ___________ V a n c o u v e r , B . C. * K e n n e d y , G a r y __ __ _ RT IV ------------ 6 - 3 ----240____ 20__________ J u n i o r ___________H a m ilto n L e e n h o u ts , D ic k ___________ R T ... _____ _ T r. ------------ 5-11 235 2 0 __________ J u n i o r ___________ Y a k im a , W a s h .

L o v e , J o h n _____ ___ ____________ ___________ R T ...________ T r . ------------ 6 -1 ---------------- 210 2 0 --------------- J u n i o r __________ B u r b a n k , C a lif.

M c A rth u r, J o n LT T r. ------------ 6 -4 ----------------250--------------- 20_________ J u n i o r ___________ V a n c o u v e r , W a s h . * M c K e lv ie , C h u c k E . IV __ _____ 6-0..___ 175__________ 2 2 _________ S e n io r ___________ L o s A n g e le s , C a lif. * M o o re , C h u c k ______ ___________ _____________C ... _______ IV ________ 6 - 2 203 2 2 ______ ___ J u n i o r ___________ D e e r L o d g e T r . ________ 6 - 0 -------------- 1 7 0 __________2 0 __________J u n i o r ___________ S a n F e r n a n d o , C a lif. ____ R E . ___ M y e r s , L a r r y ____ ____ * 0 ’B r ie n , M ic k __ 1______________ ____________ C ______ IV ________ 5 -9 __________1 90_____ 21__________J u n i o r . _______ S p o k a n e , W a s h .

O lso n , B r u c e _____ . QB F r . ________ 6 - 2 __________ 1 9 4 __________ 19_________ S o p h ------------------- M is s o u la P a ig e , R o n ____________________ _________ L H B .. ________F r ... ________ 6 - 0 _________ 1 7 0 ________ 21__________ S e n io r ..P h il ip s b u r g LE * * P a n g le , L o u 1 9 2 ______ 26__________ S e n io r ___________ D e n v e r , C olo.

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P e p e , J o e _________________ ____ _________ R H B _______ F r .. . ________ 5 - 7 ------------ 1 80 ____ 19_____ _____S o p h ____________ M is s o u la RHB R e m in g to n , H a r le y F r . ________ 5 -10.....

185__________ 2 4 _________ S o p h ____________ K a lis p e ll * R e n n in g , S ta n _________________ ___________R G ...________ IV ... ________ 6 -1 __ 2 0 0 ___________19............. .....J u n i o r ___________ G r e a t F a lls . . LE 1 9 0 __________ 2 0 _________ S e n io r ___________ M is s o u la * * R h in e h a r t, P e t e 2V ________ 6 - 2 ____ * * R o se ra , E r v i n _________________ ___________F B _______ 2 V__ ________ 5 -1 0 _________ 1 9 0 __________ 21_________ S e n io r .............. L e n a , W ise .

LT T r . ________ 6 - 2 ___ 2 4 0 __________ 1 9 _________ J u n i o r ___________ C a s h m e r e , W a s h .

S p a r b e r D a le 2V ________5-11_________2 1 5 ___________28_________ S e n io r ___________ B u t t e .. F B * * V u c u ro v ic h , G e o rg e t _________ W e r s la n d , K e n ________________ ___________ L T ___ ____F r . ________ 6 - 3 ________ 2 3 5 ___________18_________ S o p h _____________M is s o u la ___ ____ B u tte * * W illia m s o n , D o n F B ._____2V_... ________ 5-1 1 _______ 1 8 9 __ _______ 21__________ S e n io r 1 9 0 __________ 21 _________ J u n i o r ___________S a n d y , O re . ___________F B ... _______ T r .. . ________ 5 - 1 0 ___ Y oung, J e rry R3 W o lfe L ei and RT T r . ________ 6 -2 __________ 2 4 0 __________2 3 ______ __ J u n i o r ___________ K e ls o , W a s h .

S y m b o ls : * F o r e a c h v a r s i t y l e t t e r , f l e t t e r e d in 1950 a n d 1951.

E x p e r i e n c e c o lu m n : F r .— F r e s h m a n , T r .— T r a n s f e r , IV a n d 2V- -y e a rs o f v a r i s i t y c o m p e titio n .

THUMBNAIL SKETCHES

BY POSITIONS Quarterbacks **ROY BRAY (1 0 ) — senior. P laying his th ird year at the q u arte rb a ck spot for M ontana this fall.

Roy com pleted 38 of 83 passes last season for 439 y ard s and tw o td ’s. He stands 5-10 and w eighs 180 pounds. A rugged tackier, Roy backs up th e line on defense. B ray w ill be b attlin g for th e first team offensive spot this fall and has th e edge due to his experience. Roy is a local M issoula lad w ho is a fo rm er A ll-sta te r in M ontana prep play. Is m a r­ ried.

EARL K EELEY ( 1 2 ) — junior. T ran sfer from W enatchee Ju n io r College w here he w as an A llC onference choice. K eeley is a fine T -gen eral and an exceptionally sh arp passer. Could lan d the n u m b er one job w ith his heady play. Also is r e ­ garded as a good p u n te r and can do a creditable job ru n n ing. S tands 6 feet and w eights 170 pounds. Is m arried.

P H IL G R IFFIN (15) — sophom ore. Up from the 1956 frosh team w h ere he w as th e sta rtin g qb. P hil stands 6-1 and w eighs 190. P layed at L orras Col­ lege in Iow a before enrolling a t M ontana. G riffin is a sm ooth ball h an d ler and a fine ru n n er. He is v ery accu rate on short passes. H om etow n is C hi­ cago, Illinois. W ill be pressing B ray and K eeley for the sta rtin g b e rth this fall.

BRUCE OLSON (16) — sophom ore. A nother fo r­ m er M issoula H igh outstanding perform er. Olson has good size, is 6-2 an d w eighs 194 pounds. Is a good passer and ball h an d ler and w ith some v arsity experience could ra te as one of M ontana’s finest q u arterb ack s. T urn ed in a fine gam e during th e spring in tra -sq u a d clash.

TIM GRATTON (11) — sophom ore. Tim is a fo r­ m er outstanding qb from Loyola H igh School in M issoula. P layed on th e frosh club last y ear b u t did n ot tu rn out d uring spring practice due to an in ju ry . 6-1 and 175. W ith some v arsity ex p e ri­ ence he could becom e a fine college T -general.

LOREN HENRY (13) — sophom ore. L oren su f­ fered a knee in ju ry d uring th e first w eek of spring d rills and if it heals he could be pressing for th e top slot. A form er all-aro u n d ath lete fio m F ergus County H igh School at L ew istow n w ho stands 5-10 an d w eighs 175 pounds.

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Right Halfbacks *MATT GORSICH ( 4 0 ) —-junior. L eading can ­ didate for the sta rtin g rig h t half post this fall. M att has good size and speed and is a pow er run n er.

A veraged 4.5 y ards per carry last y ear and w as am ong th e top th ree in kickoff and p u n t re tu rn s for the Grizzlies. S tands 5-11 and w eighs 185.

H om etow n is H ighland, Indiana. G orsich show ed p len ty of poten tial for M ontana last season and could ra n k w ith the best backs in th e Skyline this fall.

JO E PEPE ( 2 0 ) — sophom ore. The top prospect up from th e 1956 frosh team . P epe is a shifty r u n ­ n er w ith plen ty of football savvy and w ith some v arsity experience w ill be one of th e finest backs in th e S kyline in the n ex t th ree years. A form er A ll­ sta te r from M issoula H igh w ho also does a fine job on defense. W ill be pressing for th e sta rtin g b erth this fall. Is m arried.

HARLEY REM INGTON (24) — s o p h o m o r e.

P layed frosh ball at M ontana for p a rt of th e 1952 season afte r a fine record of prep play at F lath ead C ounty H igh in K alispell. Looked sharp in the spring in tra -sq u a d gam e w ith some fine running.

S tands 5-10 and w eighs 186 pounds. W ill be tough w hen he gets back in th e groove afte r a four year layoff. Is m arried.

-BOB EVERSON (36) —- junior.

Sw itched to rig h t h alf from fullback this spring. Bob is a top defensive linebacker and one of th e h ard e st tacklers on th e club. A veraged 2.9 yards p er ca rry last sea­ son in 29 trips. E verson has good speed and reacts fav o rab ly and quickly from his linebacking post.

H ails from Cheney, W ashington w here he w as an o u tstanding high school athlete. Is m a rrie d and a fath er.

HOWARD JOHNSON (34) —junior. P layed frosh b all d u rin g the 1955 season b u t did not tu rn out last year. H ow ard is a form er all-aro u n d ath lete from H am ilton H igh School. S tands 5-11 and w eighs 165 pounds. He has plenty of speed and w ith a little experience w ill lend depth to th e rig h t h alfback post.

RON PA IG E (22) — senior. A n o n -le tte r w inner from th e 1956 team . Hon is one of th e fastest backs on the Grizzlies and is a sp rin te r on th e tra c k team .

H ails from P hilip sb u rg and stands 6 feet and w eighs 170 pounds. W ill add depth to th e halfb ack slot.

Fullbacks **ERVIN ROSERA ( 3 2 ) — senior. T he “T an k ” re tu rn s fo r his th ird y ear of v arsity ball fo r th e —

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Grizzlies. H e is th e leading can d id ate fo r th e first team job a fte r a lte rn a tin g on th e firs t eleven la st season. W as th e te a m ’s second leading ru sh e r la st y ea r w ith 356 y a rd s gan ed in 84 c a rrie s fo r a 4.2 average. W as M on tan a’s leading scorer w ith 30 p o in ts in 1956. “T an k ” is a pow erfu l ru n n e r w ho digs fo r ev ery y a rd a n d h a s good speed an d decep­ tion. H ails fro m L ena, W isconsin w here h e w as a th re e sp o rt star. S tan d s 5-10 an d w eighs 190. W ill ra n k am ong th e best in th e S kyline th is year. **DON WILLIAMSON ( 4 6 ) — senior. Sw itched to th e fullback p ost from le ft h alfb ack d u rin g spring d rills. D on is a tw o y ea r le tte rm a n w ho w as first strin g la st season u n til a leg in ju ry sidelined him h alfw ay th ro u g h th e year. H e averag ed 2.9 yards p e r ca rry in 1956 an d w as M on tan a’s le ad in g punter.

W illiam son is a fo rm e r sp rin te r w ith good speed and deception. W ill be pressing R osera all th e w ay fo r th e sta rtin g b e rth th is year. S tands 5-11 an d w eighs 189 p o unds an d is fro m B u tte w here h e w as a n A ll­ sta te p e rfo rm e r in high school.

JERRY YOUNG (41) — junior. A tra n s fe r from Y akim a (W ash) J u n io r College w h ere h e w as th e n u m b e r one fullback. J e rr y h a s good size an d is a p o w er ty p e ru n n er. Does a fin e job on defense from th e lin e b ac k er position. S tan d s 5-10 an d w eighs in a t 190. W ill give th e Grizzlies p le n ty of depth at th e fu llb a ck position an d w ill be pressing fo r th e to p job. H om etow n is Sandy, O re. Is m arried . **GEORGE VUCUROVICH ( 4 7 ) — senior. L e t­ te re d a t M ontana as a q u a rte rb a c k an d fu llb a ck in 1950 an d 1951. S how ed u p w ell in spring practice a fte r a fiv e y ea r layoff. George is a to p -flig h t lin e ­ b ack er w ith h is s u re -fire tackling ability. S tands 5-11 an d w eighs 215. Is a fo rm er a ll-a ro u n d athlete from B u tte H igh School. W ill do a fin e jo b fo r M on­ ta n a and could la n d th e sta rtin g b e rth w h en he gets back in form .

Left Halfbacks *JERRY CONNORS (21) — junior. W as a sem i­ re g u la r fo r th e G rizzlies la s t season. J e rr y is th e sm allest back on th e team b u t is pro b ab ly th e sh ift­ iest. H as good speed and is a deceptive ru n n er.

S w itched to w ingback d u rin g sp rin g d rills. A v er­ aged 2.5 y a rd s p e r ca rry in 1956 an d w as th e le a d ­ in g kickoff re tu rn e r. S tands b u t 5-8 an d w eighs 158 pounds. A fo rm e r top p re p sta r fro m G onzaga H igh a t S pokane, W ash. J e rr y has th e inside tra c k fo r th e sta rtin g w ingback post in th e G rizzlies new w in g -sp re ad form ation.

MARK DASINGER ( 2 3 ) — junior. M ark is a n o n -le tte r w in n e r from th e 1956 team b u t proved to be a p le asa n t su rp rise d u rin g spring practice. Found a n ew hom e a t th e w ingback slo t a n d w ill b e p ress­ —

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ing all th e w ay for th e first team job. He stands 5-11 and w eighs 173 pounds. A fo rm er all-aro u n d sports sta r from W olf P o in t H igh School. D asinger also excells on defense.

RUSS GRANT (44) — sophom ore. One of th e top prospects from last y e a r’s fine frosh team . Russ stands 5-10 an d w eighs 180 pounds and hails from Spokane, W ash. A good blocker w ith fa ir speed, he show ed up w ell in th e spring in tra -sq u a d game.

Needs some v arsity experience to becom e a top p e r­ form er.

Centers *MICK O’BRIEN ( 5 2 ) — junior. A lte rn a ted at the first strin g post last season. M ike is a rugged lin eb ack er w ith good s'ze and speed. A form er prep sta r from Spokane, W ash. S tands 5-9 and w eighs 190. M ike has th e inside tra c k for th e sta rtin g spot this fall and should be one of th e top centers in the S kyline conference. *CHARLEY MOORE ( 5 5 ) — junior. A ltern ated w ith O’B rien for M ontana in 1956. C harley is a v ery aggressive type play er w ith plen ty of football know -how . Does a fine job on defense as a lin e ­ backer. Was a sta rtin g pitch er for th e Grizzly base­ ball team last spring. H ails from D eer Lodge and stands 6-2 and w eighs 203 pounds. Could land the top spot this fall.

BILL HARDEN ( 5 7 ) — junior. A tra n sfe r from E ast Los A ngeles Ju n io r College w h ere he w as an A ll-conference perform er. Show ed up fine in spring drills w ith his top defensive play. Stands 6-0 and w eighs 210. Could w in the first team spot this fall. H om etow n is Los Angeles.

PAUL GYLES ( 5 3 ) — sophom ore. Up from th e frosh team last y ear w here he w as th e first team center. A form er A ll-sta te p lay er from M issoula High. P au l has th e m akings of a fine college p lay er an d w ith some experience w ill be tough.

Does a good job on defense. S tands 5-11 and w eighs 185.

Left Ends **PETE RH IN EH A RT ( 8 2 ) — senior. B ack for his th ird y ear of v arsity ball for th e Grizzlies. P ete is th e son of M ontana’s ath eltic train er, N aseby R h in eh art, Sr. P ete w ill be sta rtin g at rig h t end w h ere he should ra n k am ong th e best in th e con­ ference this fall. C aught 9 passes for 174 y ards and scored 2 touchdow ns in 1956. Is a fine h u rd le r on th e Grizzly tra c k team . R h in eh a rt is a tough de­ fensive p erfo rm er besides a sure pass receiver.

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S tands 6-2 a n d w eighs 190 pounds.

A ll-co nference candidate.

Is a definite

**LOU PANGLE (86) — senior. W ill be offering tough com petition fo r th e sta rtin g position again th is fall. L ou is a to p -n o tch defensive end an d a su re tack ier. C aught 2 passes fo r 23 y ard s la st se a ­ son. H ails from D enver, Colo. L ooked sh a rp in th e sp rin g gam e w ith som e fin e pass receiving be­ sides h is u su a l ste lla r defensive play. Is m arried . ♦JOHN DIXON ( 8 8 ) — junior. M oved to end fro m g u a rd d u rin g spring drills to stren g th en th e flan k position. Jo h n is a ta ll ra n g y la d w ith good speed an d co-ordination. S tan d s 6-3 an d w eighs 203 pounds. A fo rm e r ou tstan d in g high school tackle fro m Jo h n Rogers H igh in Spokane, W ash. W ill add d ep th to th e end position th is fall.

Right Ends ♦♦TERRY HURLEY (85) senior. R e tu rn s fo r his th ird season of b all fo r th e Grizzlies. L ed th e team in pass receiving la s t y ea r w ith 20 receptions for 204 y ard s a n d one td. H urley has good size and speed to m a k e a n ideal end. H as a good p a ir of h an d s and h a s th e k n ac k to get clear on pa ses.

S tan d s 6-4 an d w eighs 200 pounds. P lay ed frosh b all a t th e U niversity of Illinois an d h ails from Chicago. Is a definite can d id ate fo r A ll-S kyline honors. T e rry is also a to p -flig h t defensive p e r ­ fo rm er an d w ill be M on tan a’s n u m b e r one end again th is fall. Is m a n ie d an d a fath er.

LARRY MYERS (87) — ju n io r.. T ra n sfe r from Los A ngeles V alley J u n io r College w h ere h e w as an all-co nference end. M yers is sm all in size b u t has good speed an d a n u n can n y pass catching ability.

S how ed u p fin e in spring d rills. C ould la n d th e sta rtin g b e rth th is season b u t w ill b e a valuable ad d ition a t th e fla n k fo r th e G rizzlies. S tands 6-0 an d w eighs 170. H om etow n is S an F ernando, C ali­ fornia. ♦CHUCK McKELVIE (84) — senior. L e tte re d fo r M ontana as a q u a rte rb a c k in 1956 b u t w as sw itched to end d u rin g sp rin g practice. C huck is a ran g y la d w ho has good speed to m ake an end. Is a strong defensive player. T ra n sfered la st y e a r fro m V alley J u n io r College. W ill ad d d e p th to th e end position.

S tan d s a n even 6 fe e t an d w eighs 175. H om etow n is R eseda, C alifornia.

Left Tackles ♦KARL BENJAMIN ( 7 0 ) — senior. W ill hold d ow n th e sta rtin g position th is fall. K a rl has good size an d h a s fa ir speed. S tan d s 6-3 an d w eighs 235.

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stan d o u t defensive p erfo rm er w ho is also a fine blocker. T ran sfered from W ashington S tate Col­ lege and th e n spent tw o years in th e service. B en­ ja m in ’s presence gives M ontana a strong tack le o u t­ look for th e 1957 season. Is m a rrie d an d a fath e r.

W ill ra n k w ith th e best in th e S kyline this fall.

DALE SPA RSER ( 7 3 ) — junior. T ran sfer from W enatchee Ju n io r College. D ale w ill be counted on to add v ital depth to th e tackle slot. S tands 6-2 and w eighs 240. In ju re d an ankle in spring drills b u t is fu lly recovered. Is a fine offensive tackle w ith good speed and reactions.

JO N M cARTHUR (72) — junior. A nother tra n s ­ fer tack le w ho is being counted on to help out th e G rizzlies defensive line this fall. M cA rthur is the larg est p lay er on th e squad standing 6-4 and w eigh­ ing 250. H as fa ir speed and w ill add depth to th e tack le slot. T ra n sfered from C lark Ju n io r College a t V ancouver, W ashington.

KEN WERSLAND (75) — sophom ore. A nother fine prospect up from th e frosh team . K en stands 6-3 and w eighs 235. Needs v arsity experience to become a standout tackle in th e n ex t th ree years.

L ettered on th e G rizzly tra c k team la st spring as a w eightm an. P layed high school ball for M issoula High.

HOWARD BLACHLEY (74) — sophom ore. H ails from K alispell w here he w as a fine high school p lay er for F lath ead C ounty High. W as a sta rtin g tack le on last fa ll’s frosh team . W ith some varsity experience w ill help but th e tackle situ atio n at M ontana. *GARY KENNEDY ( 7 7 ) — junior. H as m oved into th e n u m b er one rig h t tack le spot as th e resu lt of his fine play during spring practice. G ary is an aggressive play er w ith fine speed fo r his 6-3, 240 pound fram e. L ettered for M ontana last season as a sophom ore. Is a form er outstanding high school play er for H am ilton High. K ennedy has g reat po­ te n tia l to becom e a fine tackle in th e S kyline con­ ference in the n e x t tw o years.

DICK LEENHOUTS ( 7 8 ) — junior. A form er A ll-A m erican ju n io r college tackle from Y akim a Ju n io r College in W ashington. W ill be pressing K ennedy all th e w ay for the sta rtin g b e rth this fall.

S tands 5-11 and w eighs 235. L eenhouts is a to p ­ flig h t offensive perfo rm er w ith a good in itial charge.

Is m a rrie d and hails from Y akim a, W ashington.

LELAND W OLFE (83) — junior. A nother tra n s ­ fer at tackle fo r th e G rizzlies this fall. W as an a ll­ conference play er a t L ow er C olum bia Ju n io r Col­ lege at Longview , W ashington. S tands 6-2 and w eighs 240. H as fa ir speed and excells at defense.

W ill add depth to th e tackle slot. H om etow n is Kelso, W ashington.

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JO H N LOVE ( 7 1 ) — junior. The th ird tran sfe r a t rig h t tack le for th e G rizzlies. Jo h n played at Los A ngeles V alley Ju n io r College. Looked good in spring d rills and excells on offense. H om etow n is B u rbank, C alifornia. S tands 6-1 and w eighs 210.

CHARLES H IPPO LY TE ( 7 6 ) — ju n io r. A n exservicem an w ho played ball at W est C ontra Costa Ju n io r College a t O akland, C alifornia. S tands 6-2 and w eighs 225. W as in ju re d d uring spring p ra c ­ tice and if fully recovered w ill add depth to the tack le position this fall. H om etow n is O akland.

Left Guards *BILL HAND ( 6 3 ) — senior. S w itched from tack le and has found a new hom e a t th e left guard slot. W ill be th e sta rtin g team m ate of S tan R enning. H and is one of th e fastest linem en on th e club an d is equally a t hom e on offense or defense. T ransfered from Y akim a Ju n io r College last season and hails from Selah, W ashington. S tands an even 6 feet and w eighs 220. W ill ra n k w ith the best guards in th e conference this season.

ED BILA N (61) — sophom ore. A top prospect up from th e frosh team w ho show ed fine prom ise d u r­ ing spring drills. S tands 5-10 and w eighs 210. W ill be at steady replacem en t for H and d uring th e sea­ son. H om etow n is Calgary, A lberta, C anada. Needs experience to becom e a fine g uard for th e G rizzlies in th e n ex t few years.

RON BROWN (6 6 ) — junior. A nother tran sfe r from Los A ngeles V alley Ju n io r College who show ed p len ty of prom ise d uring spring drills. Ron is an aggressive p lay er w ith good speed. S tands 5-11 an d w eighs 215. H om etow n is Sun Valley, C ali­ fornia.

TONY B U ZZETTI ( 6 4 ) — sophom ore. Up from last y e a r’s fine frosh team . Tony w as an A ll-state high school tackle at M issoula High. S tands an even 6 feet and w eighs 190. W ill add depth to the g u ard position for th e Grizzlies this fall. Needs experience to becom e a fine gu ard in th e n ex t th ree years.

Right Guards *STAN REN N IN G . (67) — junior. T he finest lin em an in th e S kyline conference w ho is a definite A ll-A m erican candidate this fall. Placed on th e second A ll-conference team last y ear and w as voted th e outstanding sophom ore in th e S ky­ line. S tan is a n a tu ra l ball p lay er w ho loves the gam e. His outstanding tr a it is his defensive play w h ere he backs up the line. R enning is a sure tack ier w ith th a t u n canny sense of direction of th e —

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play. H as im proved very m uch on offense w here he is respected for his crisp blocking. S tands 6-1 and w eighs 200. Was a form er A ll-A m erican high school sta r at G reat Falls High. W as M ontana’s reg u la r g u ard last year as a soph and this season w ill give th e G rizzlies th e top guard perform ance in th e league. ^MONTANA BOCKMAN ( 6 2 ) — junior. I n ju r ­ ies last y ear k ep t B ockm an from gaining his full potential. W ill give R enning a fine replacem ent and could becom e th e S ky lin e’s finest gu ard to grace a second team position. S tands 5-10 and w eighs 190. W as a form er A ll-state play er at M is­ soula High. H as fine speed and reactions. If in ­ ju ries are k ep t dow n B ockm an w ill ra n k w ith the best in th e league. Is m arried.

SAM JA N KO V ICH (65) — junior. A knee in ju ry k ep t Sam on th e sidelines last season and m ost of th e spring drills b u t if healed pro p erly he w ill add d ep th to th e gu ard post this fall. Jan k o v ich stands 5-11 and w eighs 205. Is a form er B u tte H igh A ll­ stater. Sam has plenty of desire and ability b u t in ­ ju ries have kep t him back. Is m a rrie d and a fath er.

BILL COSENTINO (8) — junior. A nother tra n s ­ fer from E ast Los A ngeles Ju n io r College. Bill show ed p lenty of know -how d uring spring practice an d w ill add depth to th e g uard spot this season.

S tands 6-0 and w eighs 202. H om etow n is H olly' wood, C alifornia.

G rizzly defen d ers H ayes, M onno, B enjam in, B ray, an d R e n n in g converge on B obcat Q u arte rb a ck A lt, w ho le a d th e M ontana S ta te College Bobcats to a 33-14 victory over MSU on D o rn b laser field in 1956.

GRIZZLY CAPTAINS FOR 58 YEARS 1897 — 1898 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1903 — 1804 — 1905 — 1903 — 1907 — 1908 — 1909 — 1910 — 1911 — 1912 — 1913 — 1914 — 1915 — 1916 — 1917 — 1919 — 1920 — 1921 — 1922 — 1923 — 1924 — 1925 — 1926 — 1927 — 1928 — 1929 — 1930 — 1931 — 1932 — 1933 — 1934 — 1935 — 1936 — 1937 — 1938 —

G e o r g e K e n n e tt , M isso u la S id W a rd , H a m ilto n L a rr y H e c k le r , H a m ilto n C la u d e M a r c e y e s, M isso u la C h a r le s A lla r d , R a v a lli F r a n k L a tim e r M isso u la W . O. C r a ig , M isso u la L e o G r e e n o u g h , M isso u la J o h n M cL eo d , B u tte H ill H a r r im a n , P e t o s k e y , M ich.

A . M o rg a n , M a r s h fie ld , Ore. A . F. B is h o p , M isso u la A . F . B is h o p , M isso u la H. D . M a cla y , M isso u la Ed W is ta n le y , M isso u la P a u l D o r n b la s e r , C h ic a g o , 111.

B u r to n S m e a d , M isso u la M er r it A w s le y , M isso u la L e o n a r d D a e m s, B o z e m a n ‘C lic k C la r k , E v e r e tt, W a sh .

C h r is B e n tz , A b e r d e e n , S o u th D a k o ta G e o r g e S c h e r c k , B u tte H a rry D a h lb e r g , B u tte S t e v e S u lliv a n , B u tte “J e lly ’ E llio t, M isso u la T e d P lu m m e r , S t e v e n s v ille G r a n t S ilv e r n a le , B a k e r T ed I llm a n , M isso u la B ill K e lly . M isso u la L ou V ie r h u s, P o r tla n d , O re.

E d d ie C h in sk e , M ic h ig a n C ity , In d .

R ay L e w is , B u tte W ald o E k e g r e n , H a r le m N o s e a s o n c a p ta in N o s e a s o n c a p ta in N o s e a s o n c a p ta in N o s e a s o n c a p ta in J o h n S u lliv a n , B u tte C arl S w a n so n , A nacon d a M ilt P o p o v ic h , B u tte J o h n D o la n , H e le n a B ill L a z e tic h , A n a c o n d a 1939 — E . T a b a r a c c i, G r e a t F a lls R . T h o r n a lly , C h ic a g o , 111.

1940 — T o m O ’D o n n e ll, C a sp er, W y o .

1941 — D o n B r y a n , B illin g s (e le c te d b u t j o in e d A F ) 1942 — N o s e a s o n c a p ta in 1945 — N o s e a s o n c a p ta in 1946 — J o e T h ie b e s, G r e a t F a lls Ed I lo a s m ille r , M in o t, N . D .

1947 — B e n T y v a n d , B u tte S a m L e e p e r , B u tte 1948 — J a c k O’L o u g h lin , M isso u la 1949 — R a y B a u e r , G r e a t F a lls F r a n k S e m a n s k y , B u tte 1950 — K e n C a m p b ell, G r e a t F a lls 1951 — B o b B y r n e , B illin g s P a u l W o ld , L a u r el 1952 — H a r o ld M au s, H a m ilto n 1953 — J o e R o b e r ts, B u tte 1954 — M u rd o C a m p b ell. G r e a t F a lls D ic k H e a th , M ile s C ity 1955 — D a le S h u p e , H a r le m 1956 — B o b M cG ih o n , G r e a t F a lls B ill K a is e r m a n , L iv in g s to n 1957 — N o s e a s o n c a p ta in —

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ALL-TIME FOOTBALL RECORD 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1905 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1935 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1945 1946 1947 id48 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1955 1957

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

2 2 2 1 3 2 5 2 3 4 1 2 0 2 1 3 4 0 2 1 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 3 6 7 4 5 5 3 1 3 5 4 3 8 4 4 4 7 4 5 7 7 5 6 7 9

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

171 215 24

.417 .600 .333 .000 .400 .000 .285 .600 .400 .333 .750 .300 .929 .583 .666 .531 .333 .929 .500 .750 .250 .429 .551 .500 .428 .500 .500 .438 .375 .438 .450 .389 .625 .166 .285 .425 .313 .250 .666 .875 .511 .375 .500 .666 .000 .200 .500 .633 .300 .555 .500 .227 .250 .375 .333 .300 .100

32 43 12 11 25 0 30 99 117 49 114 12 169 29 40 104 50 190 95 74 21 82 227 65 65 103 234 143 129 52 71 118 122 55 84 91 90 48 133 143 82 34 95 119 35 75 105 199 143 181 227 108 99 145 170 109 125

52 24 48 12 31 54 117 23 75 76 38 15 5 22 14 66 94 9 93 46 84 121 78 90 133 120 173 128 126 142 147 121 175 155 225 85 82 108 89 28 51 64 149 94 229 135 156 171 223 200 147 226 201 205 225 281 245

F r e d S m ith C o rn e ll S g t. B . S e a r ig h t S ta n f o r d G u y C le v e la n d N o t k n o w n F ran k B ean W is c o n s in F ran k B ean W is c o n s in D e w e tt P e c k I o w a S ta te H . B . C o in b e a r Illin o is H . B . C o in b e a r I llin o is F . W . S h u le W is c o n s in F . W . S h u le W is c o n s in A lb io n F in d l a y W is c o n s in R . A . W h ite Io w a U n iv .

R . A . W h ite I o w a U n iv .

R o b e rt C ary Y a le (M o n t.)

R o b e rt C ary Y a le (M o n t.)

L t. W . P h il h o o n W e s t P o i n t A . G . H e ilm a n P e n n . U n iv .

A . G . H e ilm a n P e n n . U n iv .

J e r r y N is s e n W a s h . S ta te J e r r y N is s e n W a s h . S ta te J e r r y N is s e n W a s h . S ta te B e r n ie B ie r m a n M in n e s o ta B e r n ie B ie r m a n M in n e s o ta B e r n ie B ie r m a n M in n e s o ta J . W . S t e w a r t G e n e v a , C al.

J . W . S t e w a r t G e n e v a , C al. “ C lic k ” C la r k M o n ta n a “ C lic k ” C la r k M o n ta n a F r a n k M ilb u r n W e s t P o i n t F r a n k M ilb u r n W e s t P o i n t F r a n k M ilb u r n W e s t P o i n t F r a n k M ilb u r n W e s t P o i n t F r a n k M ilb u r n W e s t P o i n t B e rn a rd O akes I llin o is B e rn a rd O akes I llin o is B e rn a rd O akes I llin o is B e rn a rd O akes I llin o is D oug F essen d en I llin o is D oug F essen d en I llin o is D oug F essen d en I llin o is D oug F essen d en I llin o is D oug F essen d en I llin o is D oug F essen d en I llin o is D oug F essen d en I llin o is C ly d e C a r p e n t e r M o n ta n a J ig g s D a h lb e r g M o n ta n a D oug F essen d en I llin o is D oug F essen d en I llin o is D oug F essen d en I llin o is T e d S h ip k e y S ta n f o r d T e d S h ip k e y S ta n f o r d T e d S h ip k e y S ta n f o r d E d d ie C h in s k e M o n ta n a M o n ta n a E d d ie C h in s k e E d d ie C h in s k e M o n ta n a J e r r y W illia m s W a s h . S ta te J e r r y W illia m s W a s h . S ta te J e r r y W illia m s W a s h S ta te

.442 5464 6330

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THE GRIZZLIES’ OPPONENTS Game No. UNIVERSITY OF UTAH — Sept. 21 — a t S alt L ake City, U tah, U te S tadium A (30,000) 8:00 p.m. (M ST) The R edskins are th e heavy favorites to cap tu re th e S kyline title this season as 20 le tte rm e n re tu rn to b olster Coach Ja c k C u rtice’s squad.

Some b rig h t new com ers to U teville include h a lf­ back L a rry W ilson, q u arte rb a ck L ee G rosscup and end Jim M astelotto and com bined w ith such v e te r­ ans as q u arte rb a ck P ete H aun, halfbacks M errill Douglas, S tu a rt V aughan, and M artin Bezyack it is no w onder U tah has been tagged w ith th e “team to b e a t” slogan.

This is th e first gam e for both U tah and M ontana and the S ilvertips are anxious to gain th e ir first grid victory over th e R edskins in six tries th ro u g h th e years. L ast y ea r U tah w on 26-6 at S alt Lake.

H ead Coach — Ja c k C urtice, T ran sy lv an ian ’28 (Record: 13 years, W-82, L-45, T -7) D irector of A thletics — Ja c k C urtice Colors — Crim son and W hite N icknam e — R edskins E nrollm ent — 8,500 C onference — S kyline P u b licist — H a rry R. Jam es 7 26 41 27 20

1956 Record (W -5, L-5, T -0) UCLA 21 Idaho 13 M ontana 6 0 Rice _ _____ B Y U ______ 49 Colo. St. U. 6 D enver ___ 13 7 Colorado W yom ing 29 U tah S tate 30 __ 227

Year 1904 1905 1906 1912 1954 1956

T otals

M ontana — U tah Series Montana ________ 0 ________ 0 ________ 0 ________ 3 ________ _______ _____ 20 ________ 6

27 27 27 21 7 177

Utah 17 42 42 10 41 26

F irst gam e, 1904; M ontana w ins, 0; U tah w ins, 6; to tal gam es, 6.

Most P o in ts __________ U tah 42 _________ 1905-1906 Most P o in ts __________ M ontana 2 0 ____________1954 Game No. UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING — Sept.

O 28—a t Billings, Mont., D aylis S tadium " (5,000) 2:00 p.m. (M ST) The u n b eaten S kyline C onference cham pion Cow­ boy squad re tu rn s 11 le tte rm e n for 1957, b u t only th ree sta rte rs from P h il D ickens’ last team . The

th ree are q u a rte rb a c k L a rry Zow ada, tack le Jo h n Higgins, and end Bob M arshall.

W yom ing w ill be playing from an unbalanced line and em ploying th e M ichigan S tate m ultiple offense u n d e r new h ead coach Bob D evaney.

T he Cowboys w ill field a relativ ely inexperienced backfield except for Zow ada, w ho led th e S kyline in averag e yard s p er com pletion in 1956. P roblem positions are end, center and fullb ack plus q u a rte r­ back depth. O utstanding perfo rm ers include se r­ vice retu rn ee s W imp H ew gley at tackle and H al F arm er at rig h t half; sophom ore backs Bob H ankins and G ene D om zalski, guards L en K uczew ski and P au l M uratore.

This is th e th ird m eeting of th e tw o clubs at Billings w ith W yom ing w inning th e first tw o games.

H ead Coach — Bob D evaney, A lm a College ’39 (R ecord — F irst y ea r as college h ead coach) D irector of A thletics — G lenn J. Jacoby Colors — B row n and Yellow N icknam e — Cowboys E n ro llm ent — 3,500 C onference — S kyline P u b licist — W iles H allock 40 26 27 20 20

1956 Record (W-10, L-0, T-0 Colo. W est. St. 13 30 U t a h ________ 20 27 K ansas St. ____ 15 A rizona _______ 20 D enver _______ 0 21 U tah S tate 0 12 Colo. St. U. 34 M ontana ____ 13 N ew M exico __ 13 7 BYU _______ 6 252

T otals

M ontana W yom ing Series M ontana 7 0 7 6 13

Team 1951 1952 1953 1955 1956

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W yom ing 34 14 27 35 34

F irst gam e, 1951: M ontana w ins, 0; W yom ing w ins, 5: to ta l 5.

M ost P o in ts ___________ W yom ing 3 5 ___________ 1955 Most P o in ts ___________ M ontana 1 3 ___________ 1956 G am e No. BR IG H A M YOUNG UN IV ERSITY — O ctober 4— at Provo, U tah, Cougar S tadium (15,000) 8:05 p.m. (M ST) The Cougars expect to field th e ir best team of the past five years this fall as Coach H al K opp begins his second y ea r as h ead m an a t BYU. A n exceptionally fine frosh team last season plus th e re tu rn of some seasoned v eteran s has b rightened th e outlook on th e g rid fo r the Cougars. O ustanding p erfo rm ers include q u arte rb a ck C arroll J o h n ­

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ston, leading passer in th e Skyline la st year, h a lf­ backs R aynor P earce, K eith H ubbs, Joe M cGinn, fu llb ack R. K. Brow n, an d end Tom C lark.

L ast y ea r M ontana defeated th e Cougars a t M is­ soula, 21-14, for th e ir only victory of th e cam paign b u t this fa ll’s tussle shapes up as a rea l close contest b etw een th e tw o clubs.

H ead Coach — H al Kopp, W estern Md. ’33 (Record 6 years: W-30, L-18, T -3) D irector of A thletics: D r. E dw in R. K im ball Colors —• Royal B lue and W hite N icknam e — Cougars E n ro llm ent — 9,284 C onference — S kyline P u b licist — D ave Schulthess 0 13 0 6 14

1956 Record W-2, L-7, T - l ) 7 U tah S tate W ichita _____ 13 F resno S tate ____ 26 33 N ew M exico 34 D enver ____ 0 Colo. St. U. 6 W vom ing __ __ 41 U tah _______ 21 34 A. F. A cadem y M ontana ____ 147

Y ear 1941 1942 1948 1949 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956

M ontana •— B righam Young Series M ontana 20 6 ___________ 20 ___________ 25 7 13 ___________ _ 7 27 ___________ 21

33 12 58 7 21 232

BYU 7 12 26 6 28 27 19 13 14

F irst game, 1941; BYU w ins, 5; M ontana w ins, 4; to ta l gam es 9.

Most P oints M ost P oints

B righam Y oung 28 ___ 1952 M ontana 27 __________ 1955

G am e No. U N IV ERSITY OF DENVER — Oct. 12 — a t M issoula, M ontana, D ornblaser ^ F ield (10,000) 1:30 p.m. (M ST) M on tan a’s foe for th e an n u a l H om ecom ing D ay clash is th e P ioneer squad from D enver U niversity.

This y e a r’s P ioneer team is a very young club b u t Coach Jo h n Roning is blessed w ith th e best m a teria l he has h ad since com ing to th e M ile H igh school.

The biggest problem w ill be th e line play w here d ep th is a m ajo r headache. Sophom ores are being counted on to fill m ost of th e gaps. In th e backfield th e situ ation is not quite so acute w ith R oning able to field at least tw o v ery capable backfields.

O u tstanding p erform ers include Bob G arrard , center, Sal Cesario, tackle, D on M iller, guard, A1

Yanow ich, q u arte rb a ck G eorge Colbert, halfback, an d Leo G uest, fullback.

The D enver-M ontana series stands at four w ins for th e P ioneers to tw o w ins for the Grizzlies. L ast y ea r D enver w on 22-13 a t D enver.

H ead Coach — Jo h n Honing, M innesota ’35 (Record: 9 years, W-49, L-32, T -3) D irector of A thletics — E. E. (T ad) W iem an Colors — C rim son and Gold N icknam e — P ioneers E n ro llm ent — 5,500 C onference — S kyline P u b licist — D onald R. S m ith 10 13 0 22 13

1956 Record (W -6, 13 40 Iow a S tate 18 20 U tah S tate W yom ing 27 35 13 58 M ontana 39 27 U tah 250

Y ear 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956

L-4, T -0) Colo. College N ew M exico S an Jose S tate BYU ______ Colo. St. U. Totals

M ontana — D enver Series M ontana 0 _________ 17 _________ 22 _________ 13 _________ 13 _________ 13 _________

21 14 26 34 13 206

D enver 55 7 13 19 61 22

F irst gam e, 1951; D enver w ins, 4, M ontana w ins 3; to ta l gam es, 6.

M ost P oints ____ M ost P oints £

D enver 61 1955 .M ontana 22 __________ 1953

G am e No. UTAH STATE UN IV ERSITY — Oct. 19 a t Logan U tah, Rom ney Stadium ° (10,000), 1:30 p.m. (M ST) T he Aggies face a tough te n gam e schedule this season as they m eet th e Rose Bow l cham pion Iow a H aw keye team plus th e ir fu ll seven gam e slate of Skyline opponents.

Coach Ev F aunce has a dozen re tu rn in g le tterm en p lus some b rig h t sophom ore candidates a t th e L o­ gan school this season. O utstanding players include Bob W inters, quarterb ack , Lee Ram age, guard, Bob W ilson, end, and P h il H alam andaris, fullback.

L ast y ea r th e Aggies w on at M issoula by a 27-13 score and th e G rizzlies are eager for revenge. This gam e shapes up as a close b a ttle as both clubs en ter th e second h alf of th e grid cam paign.

H ead Coach — Ev Faunce, M innesota ’49) (Record: 4 years, W-20, L-10, T -0) D irector of A thletics — H. B. H unsaker Colors — N avy B lue and W hite

Nickname — Aggies Enrollment — 4,000 Conference — Skyline Publicist — To be named 39 18 19 12 27

1956 R ecord (-6, L -4, T -0) D ra k e ________ 33 46 Colo. St. U D en v er _______ 13 33 BYU -------------N ew M exico 27 0 Wyoming ------Arizona 7 20 Idaho .................

M o n ta n a 13 7 U tah -------------221

Totals

Montana — Utah State Series Year Montana Utah 1904 ................

5 1905 ________________________ 23 1906 .............

6 1910 ________________________ 3 1911 ...............................

0 1912 ________________________ 0 1913 ________________________ 7 1914 ................................................ 32 1917 ________ 6 1919 ................................................ 0 1933 ________________________ 26 1945 - 13 1946 ________________________ 0 1947 _________ 7 1948 ..................................

7 1949 ________________________ 18 1950 ......................................

38 1951 ________________________ 6 1952 ................................................ 0 1953 ________________________ 14 1954 ............

20 1955 _______________ 6 1956 ____ 13

7 7 21 42 29 199

State 0 0 17 5 8 17 9 0 21 47 0 44 26 13 18 13 7 19 7 33 13 32 27

First game, 1904; U tah State wins, 16; Montana w ins 7; total, 23.

Most Points ________ U tah State 47 ________ 1919 M ost P o in ts ________ M ontana 38 __________ 1950 G am e No. UN IV ERSITY O F NEW M EXICO — iC O ctober 26 — a t M issoula, M ont., D ornu blaser F ield, (10,000) 1:30 p.m . (M ST) A n o th er step u p th e la d d er is th e prospect fo r th e U n iv ersity of N ew M exico Lobos in S kyline play th is season. UNM fig u res to be at le ast one step h ig h e r th a n th e ir six th p la ce finish in 1956.

One of th e m a jo r problem s th a t fac ed Coach Dick C lausen la s t season—th e la c k of d ep th —w ill be solved to som e degree. F o r th e firs t tim e in a d ecade th e Lobos w ill h av e tw o com plete units, w ith th e second te a m only a shade below th e first squad.

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th a n in y ea rs . . . strong a t center, g u ard an d tackle . . . a w e a lth of halfbacks a n d fullbacks . . . u n ­ p ro v en and u n trie d q u arte rb a ck s . . . im proved de­ fen se b u t still n o t strong enough to give th r e a t to top division . . . offense som ew hat im proved over la st y ea r . . . passing about th e sam e.

L ast y ea r N ew M exico w on a 14-13 th rille r from th e G rizzlies a t A lb u q u erq u e so M ontana is eager fo r a rev en g e victory on D o rnblaser F ield.

H ead Coach — D ick C lausen, Iow a ’37 (R ecord: 9 years, W-37, L-26, T-3) D irector of A thletics — P ete M cDavid Colors — C h erry and S ilv er N icknam e — Lobos, W olfpack E n ro llm en t — 6,500 C onference — S kyline P u b licist — G eorge M cFadden 14 27 0 13 12

1956 R ecord (W -4, L -6, T-0) N ew M ex. A&M 6 14 D en v e r _______ U ta h S ta te 19 12 BYU _________ T exas W estern 34 14 M ontana ______ W yom ing 20 34 S an D iego S t. ..

A rizona 26 27 Colo. St. U 167

T otals

20 33 13 6 28 205

M ontana — N ew M exico Series Year Montana N ew M exico 1951 __.......................... ........... ....... 25 7 1952 . 6 12 1953 ___ _ __________ _____ 13 41 1954 ................................ 14 20 14 1955 ... 19 1956 ____ _____________ 13 14 F irs t gam e, 1951: N ew M exico w ins, 4; M ontana w ins, 2; to ta l gam es, 6.

M ost P oints ------------ N ew M exico 41 --------- 1953 M ost P o in ts _________ M ontana 2 5 __________ 1951 Game No. UNIVERSITY O F IDAHO — Novem n ber 2 — a t Moscow, Idaho, N eale S tad * ium , (17,500) 2:00 p.m . (PS T ) Coach S kip S tah ley h a s 17 re tu rn in g le tte rm e n at Idaho an d th e V andals ap p ear to h av e one of th e ir stro n g est team s of th e p a st fo u r years. S ix of th e 17 v e te ra n s w ere sta rte rs la st season w h en Id ah o de­ fea ted M ontana as M iscoula b y a 14-0 count.

O u tstanding re tu rn e e s include senior g u a rd and A ll-C oast prospect, J e rr y K ra m e r; senior en d L arry A ldrich; senior q u arte rb a ck s H ow ard W illis and G ary K en w o rth y ; an d senior ce n te r W ayne W alker.

T he V andals w ill h av e experience an d d ep th this season. M ontana w ill a tte m p t to reg a in th e “L ittle B ro w n S tein ” w hich th e V andals h a v e h ad in th e ir possession fo r th e p a st six years.

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H ead C o a c h — S kip S tahley, P enn. St. ’30 (R ecord: W -38, L-42, T -2) D irecto r of A thletics — R o b ert S. G ibb Colors — S ilv er an d G old N icknam e — V andals E n ro llm en t — 3,800 C onference — P acific Coast P u b licist — K en H u n ter

21 14 19 0 27

1956 R ecord (W -4, L-5, T-0) W ashington 53 O regon .. . 21 24 F resn o S t. .. . 12 W ash. S ta te ...... 33 42 U tah S tate __ 20 A rizona S t. .

41 10 O regon St. . ..... 14 U tah 21 0 14 M ontana ~ 171

Year 1903 1914 1915 1916 1917 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953

Totals

M ontana —- Idaho Series Montana ................. .. ......

0 .. . 0 .................... ... 15 .. ... 20 ................. . 3 .. .

0 .. . 7 .. . 6 .................... ......... 0 .. . 0 _ ... 13 ... 20 „ ......... 12 . 6 .. .. ......... 6 .. .

0 ................. ......... 12 ... 19 .................... ......... 6 . 6 __ . 6 .. . 7 .. ... 16 ................. ....... 0 .. . 6 _________ ......... 13 ... 28 .. .. .. 16 ..... . 0 . 0 .................. ......... 19 .. ... 21 ....... ........... ......... 0 .. .. 19 ____ _____ ......... 28 .. . 9 .................... ......... 0 ................... ......... 12 —

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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 27 12 27 20

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0 0

31 14

F irs t gam e, 1903; Id ah o w ins 28;M ontana w ins, 11; ties, 1; to ta l gam es, 40.

M ost P oints -----------M ost P o i n t s ________

Id ah o 47 ___________ 1949 M ontana 2 8 1940 & 1950

G am e No. M ONTANA STA TE COLLEGE — Nov. O 9, a t B ozem an, M ontana, G atto n F ield ° (5,000), 2:00 p.m . (M ST) “T he n e x t tw o y ea rs are building y ea rs fo r th e B obcats,” according to h ead coach T ony S to rti. T he C ats lo st seven sta rte rs fro m th e ir u n b e a te n team of la st y e a r via th e g rad u a tio n ro u te an d younger p lay ers w ill h av e to fill th e holes.

On th e b rig h te r side of th e ledger th e Bobcats w ill h av e q u a rte rb a c k D ave A lt, ce n te r Sonny H ol­ land, h alfb ack G eorge M arinkovich, an d guard C harley Jack so n back fro m th e 1956 team th a t w as co-cham pion of th e first A lum inum Bow l gam e.

L ast y e a r th e C ats defeated th e G rizzlies a t M is­ soula, 33-14, fo r th e ir firs t victory over th e ir keen riv als in n in e years. T his y ea r th e S ilvertips w ill be up fo r th e big one an d w ill a tte m p t to regain th e su p e rio rity over th e C ats in th e ir 57th m eeting of th e tw o schools d atin g b ack to 1897.

H ead Coach — T ony S torti, D elaw are ’48 (R ecord: 8 years, W-47, L-16, T-2) D irector of A thletics — T ony S to rti Colors — B lue an d Gold N icknam e — Bobcats E n ro llm en t — 3,500 C onference — Independent P u b licist — To be nam ed 33 33 30 62 13

1956 Record (W -9, L -0, T - l ) South D ak. St. 14 26 Id ah o S tate 6 N o rth D ak. U . .. 13 28 W estern S tate .. 13 14 Colorado Col. _ 14 33 M ontana ..........

Colorado Mines 0 54 W hitw orth 0 Colorado S ta te ._ 0 0 St. Jo sep h ’s __. . .

0 (A lum inum Bow l) 312

Y ear 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903

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M ontana — M ontana S ta te Series M ontana M ontana ........ 18 6 16 ____________ 0 0 ........... 11 0 .......................

0 ___ __ 6 -

4 4 -—

74 S tate 6 0 0 38 5 12 31 38 13

1904 ________________________ 79 1908 ________________________ 0 0 1909 ________________________ 3 15 1910 ________________________ 0 10 1912 _______________________ 7 39 1913 ....

•________ 7 20 1914 ________________________ 29 1916 6 1917 .._______________________ 9 1919 ________________________ 6 1920 _____________ :__________ 28 1921 _________________ I 14 1922 ________________________ 7 1923 ________________________ 24 1925 ________________________ 28 1926 ________________________ 27 1927 ________________________ 6 1928 ____________ 0 1929 ________________________ 12 1930 ________________________ 13 1931 ________________________ 37 1932 ________________________ 7 1933 ________________________ 32 1934 ________________________ 25 1935 ________________________ 20 1936 ________________________ 27 1937 ________________________ 19 1938 ________________________ 13 1939 ________________________ 6 1940 _________________ j .

6 1941 ________________________ 23 1946 ________________________ 20 1947 ________________________ 12 1948 ________________________ 14 1949 ________________________ 34 1950 ________________________ 33 1951 __ 38 1952 ________________________ 35 1953 _________ 32 1954 ________________________ 25 1955 ________________________ 19 1956 ________________________ 14

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 6 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 13 0 12 0 0 12 13 21 0 33

F irst gam e, 1897; M ontana w ins, 40; M ontana S tate w ins, 11; ties, 5; to ta l gam es, 56.

M ost P oints _______ M ontana 79 __________ 1904 M ost P o in ts M ontana St. 38 1899 & 1920 G am e No. COLORADO STATE U NIVERSITY — Q Nov. 16 — a t M issoula, Mont., D orny blaser F ield (10,000) 1:30 p.m. (M ST) The Hams from Colorado S tate U niversity lack ex perience b u t show p len ty of prom ise as th e G riz­ —

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zlies w in d -u p th e 1957 season a t hom e on frien d ly D o rn b laser F ield.

Coach D on M ullison, in his second y e a r as head coach, has eighteen re tu rn in g le tte rm e n including ou tstan ding p erfo rm ers in h alfb ack B ill D rake, tack le C harles F isher, en d B ill R hoten, an d tackle R on S tehouw er.

T h e R am -G rizzly series has alw ay s provided p len ty of th rills fo r grid fa n s an d th is y e a r’s gam e w ill be no exception. Colorado S ta te U leads w ith six w ins to th re e fo r M ontana. L ast y e a r th e Ram s w o n 34-20 a t F o rt Collins.

H ead Coach— D onald W. M ullison, Colo. A&M ’49 (R ecord: O ne y e a r: W -2, L -7, T - l ) D irector of A thletics — R o b ert L. D avis Colors — G reen a n d Gold N icknam e — A ggies, Ram s E n ro llm en t — 5,500 C onference — S kyline P u b licist — J . R. A llred 14 0 12 7 7

1956R ecord (W -2, L -7, T - l ) Col. of P acific 39 34 M ontana ______ BYU ..................

0 14 X av ie r ................

W yom ing ........ 20 27 U tah ...................

C olorado 47 13 D enver _ L U tah S ta te ____ 46 28 N ew M exico 156

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20 27 49 30 27 305

M ontana — C olorado S ta te U n iv ersity S eries Year Montana Colo. St. U. 1946 ............................................. 26 0 1947 ________________________ 41 7 1949 12 27 1951 6 34 1952 ________________________ 0 41 1953 ________________________ 32 31 1954 ________________________ 34 37 1955 ________________________ 7 12 1956 ________________________ 20 34 F irs t gam e, 1947; Colorado S ta te U. w in s 6; M on­ ta n a w in s 3, to ta l gam es, 9.

M ost P o in ts _________ Colo. S t. U 4 1 ________ 1952 M ost P o in ts __________ M ontana 41 __________ 1947

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G rizzly new com er C harley H ippolyte (76), t, stops Q u a rte rb a c k G riffin fo r no gain in th e a n n u a l sp rin g p ractice game.

E rv in “T an k ” R osera, f u llb a c r, (32). b re a k s aw ay fo r a long r u n in th e sp rin g in tra -s q u a d gam e. L ead in g in te rfe r­ en c e is hb H arley R em ington (24). W hites closing in a re K eeley (12), Y oung (41), H an d (63), M cA rth u r (72), an d D ixon (88).

DATE

U ta h

W y o m in g

B r ig h a m Y oung U.

D enver

U ta h S ta te U n iv e r s ity

N ew M e x ic o

Id ah o

M o n ta n a S t.

C o lle g e

C o lo ra d o S t.

U n iv e r s ity

S e n t. 14

O pen

O pen

O pen

O pen

H a w a ii*

O pen

O pen

tS o . D a k o ta S ta te *

O pen

S e p t. 21

M ONTANA*

K a n s a s S t.

tA r iz o n a *

t l o w a S ta te

O pen

N e w M ex ico * A & M

O re g o n

f F r e s n o St.*

O pen

S e p t. 28

tC o lo r a d o

tM O N T A N A (B illin g s )

tK a n s a s S t.

S a n J o s e St.* (S e p t. 27)

tlo w a

tC o lo ra d o * S ta te U .

tA r i z o n a St.*

N e w M e x ic o *

O c t. 5

tl d a h o (B o is e )

U ta h S ta te

M ONTANA* (O c t. 4)

tW y o m in g

T exas W e s te rn *

tU ta h (B o is e )

O c t. 12

BYU*

C o lo ra d o S ta te U .

tU ta h *

tC o lo ra d o * S ta te U . tM O N T A N A

tC e n t. W a s h . ( G r e a t F a lls ) S a n D ie g o NTC

N e w M e x ic o

t U t a h S ta te

tO r e g o n S t.

N D a k . S ta te

f W y o m in g

O c t. 19

fD e n v e r

BYU

f W y o m in g

U ta h

M ONTANA

tA r iz o n a *

tC o l. P a c ific *

f l d a h o S ta te

fD ra k e

O c t. 26

W y o m in g

f U ta h

D enver

tB Y U

t C o lo r a d o S ta te U.

tM O N T A N A

F r e s n o S ta te

t O m aha

U ta h S ta te

N ov. 2

C o lo ra d o S ta te U

A ir F o r c e A cadem y

U ta h S ta te

tN e w M e x ic o

tB Y U

D enver

M ONTANA

N o r th D a k o ta

fU ta h

N ov. 9

tA rm y

f O k la h o m a A & M

f F r e s n o S t.*

A ir F o r c e A cadem y

Id a h o

O pen

f U t a h S ta te

M ONTANA

C o lo ra d o

N o v . 16

A ir F o r c e A cadem y

tN e w M e x ic o

O pen

U ta h S ta te

tD e n v e r

W y o m in g

tW a s h . S t.

f A r i z o n a St.*

tM O N T A N A

N o v . 23

O pen

O pen

C o lo ra d o S ta te U .

O pen

O pen

tA ir F o rce A cadem y

tB Y U

tN e w M e x ic o

W y o m in g (N o v . 28)

tU ta h (N o v . 28)

BYU

fA ir F o rc e A cadem y

N o v . 30

U ta h S ta te (N o v . 28)

tD e n v e r (N o v . 28)

t D e n o te s w h e r e g a m e is p la y e d ; o th e r w is e g a m e p la y e d a t p o in t a t to p o f c o lu m n . ♦ D e n o te s n i g h t g a m e .

D en v er*

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