1950 Montana Grizzlies football team

American college football season

The 1950 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1950 college football season. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Ted Shipkey, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5).

This was Montana's first season out of the Pacific Coast Conference and they competed as an independent; they played four PCC opponents, one more than the previous year. Montana joined the Skyline Conference for the 1951 season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23		at Eastern Washington	Cheney, WA (rivalry)	W 52–0
September 30		at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	W 28–27	10,000
October 7	2:30 p.m.	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 13–21
October 14		Washington State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 7–14	8,000
October 21		vs. Montana State	Naranche Stadium Butte, MT (rivalry)	W 33–0
October 28		at Oregon State	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 0–20	4,000
November 4		Puget Sound	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 35–7
November 11		at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 14–19
November 18		Utah State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 38–7
November 24		vs. San Jose State	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 7–32
All times are in Mountain time

The following Grizzlies were selected in the 1951 NFL draft after the season.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
14	161	Ray Bauer	End	Green Bay Packers
22	264	Bob Hanson	Guard	Chicago Bears
24	281	Tom Kingsford	Back	San Francisco 49ers

2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
"EWC well primed for Grizzly tilt". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 23, 1950. p. 15.
"Savages blasted by Montana 52-0". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 25, 1950. p. 15.
"Vandals engage aerial-minded Montana today". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 30, 1950. p. 8.
"Montana edges Idaho 28-27". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 1, 1950. p. 8.
"Ducks, Grizzlies to clash Saturday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 6, 1950. p. 10A.
"Oregon Webfeet outrun rugged Grizzlies 21-13". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. 10.
"Outplayed Washington State scores twice to stop Montana 14-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 15, 1950. p. 13.
"Grizzlies bowl over Montana State 33-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 22, 1950. p. 10.
"1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

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Venues	Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967) Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Washington: EWU–UM Governors Cup Idaho: Little Brown Stein Montana State
Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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