1960 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1960 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1960 college football season as a member of the Skyline Conference. The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Ray Jenkins, played their home games at Dornblaser Field, and finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 2–5 Skyline, fifth).^[1]

1960 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	5–5 (2–5 Skyline)
Head coach	Ray Jenkins (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah State +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Wyoming +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Utah	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Montana	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
BYU	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Denver	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Montana won its two rivalry games, both played at home in Missoula. For the first time in a decade, the Grizzlies defeated Idaho to recapture the Little Brown Stein,^[2] then broke a four-game losing streak to Montana State.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at North Dakota*	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 21–14	4,879	[4][5]
September 17	vs. Wyoming	Daylis Stadium Billings, MT	L 0–14	7,000	[6]
September 24	Utah State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 12–14	4,870	[7]
October 1	Idaho*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	W 18–14	10,200	[2]
October 15	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 26–12	7,223	[8]
October 22	BYU	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 6–7	4,500	[9]
October 29	at Colorado State	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	W 26–14	2,800	[10]
November 5	Montana State*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 10–6	8,000	[3]
November 12	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 6–16	10,742	[11]
November 19	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 7–24	14,516	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

After the season

The following Grizzly was selected in the 1960 NFL draft after the season.^[13]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
18	247	John Gregor	Tackle	Detroit Lions