1953 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1953 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1953 college football season as a member of the Skyline Conference. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Ed Chinske, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of three wins and five losses (3–5, 2–4 Skyline).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 13–27
September 26	Wyoming	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 7–27
October 3	Idaho*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	L 12–20		^[2]^[3]
October 9	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 22–13	7,675	^[4]
October 17	Colorado A&M	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 32–31
October 24	New Mexico	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 13–41	5,000	^[5]
October 31	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 14–33
November 7	at Montana State*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 32–13
*Non-conference game

^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
^ "Clicking Vandal ground, air attack stops Montana 20-12". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 4, 1953. p. 8.
^ Weston, Don (October 4, 1953). "Vandals bump Montana 20-12". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. p. 2D.
^ Jack Bacon (October 11, 1953). "MSU Scores First Skyline Victory, 22-13". The Inter Lake. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lee Leads Lobos to 41-13 Win Over Montana: Speedy Tailback Scores Four TDs". Albuquerque Journal. October 25, 1953. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.

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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
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