Editors note: The Redbook is The University of Montana Athletic Department’s handwritten history by George “Jiggs” Dahlberg dating from 1897 through the 1980 season. Guy Cleveland “Prospects for a first class team were not Montana’s All-Time Coaching Results 1897-2011 very bright at the start of the 1899 season when COACH................... ... ALMA MATER...... ...... YEAR(S)........W... PCI* Guy Cleveland took over the team. Scarce any Fred Smith....................Cornell ........................ ...........1897 ....... ......1 ... ......2 ...... .... 3 .333 of the old players were back and positions had Sgt. F.B. Searight... ....Stanford .................... ...........1898 ....... .......3... ......2 ...... 0 .600 to be filled with untried material.” Guy Cleveland ...... ....Montana .................... ...........1899....... ......1 ... ......2 ...... 0 .333 “In the first game against the Anaconda Frank Bean .............. ....Wisconsin .................. .......1900-01..... ......2... ......4..... , , 0 .333 Athletic Club, Coach Cleveland played right Dewitt Peck............ ....Iowa State ...........................1902...... ......0... .......3,.... 0 ,000 halfback. He made the two touchdowns and kicked goal both times to win for the varsity.” H.B. Conibear ......... ....Illinois. ....................... .......1903-04.... ......5... ......7„„. 0 ,416 -The Redbook F.W. Schuie..................Wisconsin .................. .......1905-06.... ......4... ......7 ...... , 0 .363 Albion Findley ........ ....Wisconsin .............. ...........1907. ...... ......4... ...... 1..... 1 ,80 0 Frank Bean Roy White ................ ....Iowa.... ....................... ........1908-09.... ......7 ... ......2..... 2 .7 77 1900-1901 Robert Cary ........ ...Montana ...........................1910-11.... ......5... .......3..... 1 .625 “Frank Bean from the Lt. W.C. Philoon..... ....West Point... .........................1912....... ......4... ......3...., 0 .571 University of Wisconsin was A.G. Heilman... ....... ....Franklin-Marshall ............1913-14.... .......8.... ......4..... ..,.1 .666 selected as coach. A game Jerry Nissen......... ....Washington State.... .......1S15-17.... ......7.... ......7 ..... ... 3 .500 with Anaconda failed to _______________ materialize, therefore, the Bernie Bierman ...... ....Minnesota ........................1919-21.... ......9..., ......9........3 =500 only game scheduled in 1900 was with Montana J.W. Stewart......... ....Geneva... ................... .......1922-23 .........7.... ...... 8..... ..0 .466 State College.” - The Redbook Earl Clark....... ............Montana ....... ......7.... •4 ........1924-25.... ......8..,.. =466 “The unsuccessful season was due to the lack Frank Milburn..............West Point. ................ ......1926-30.... ...,18....,...22..... „ 3 .450 of experienced players. We had no experienced Bernard Oakes ....... ....Illinois ...... ......1931-34...... 1 =266 quarterback.” ( Kaimin, student paper) Doug Fessenden... ....Illinois ............. ......1935-41...........32...,...25..... 4 .561 Clyde Carpenter ..... ....Montana......... ..... ..........1942..............0..,.......8..... 0 .000 Dewitt Peek, 1902 George Dahlberg. , ....Montana................... .........1945....... 1 .........4.,.,. ,...0 .200 This season saw the organization of the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Associa­ Doug Fessenden... ....Illinois .............. ...... ......1946-48.........14.... ... 15......,,,,0 =482 tion. Nine Northwest colleges were represent­ Ted Shipkev ........... ....Stanford ..................... ...... 1949-51 ..... , 12.... ... 16..... 0 =428 ed at a meeting which was held in Spokane. Ed Chinske......... ....Montana............ ....... ......1952-54..... .....8.... ...18...... 1 ,307 Jerry Williams........ ....Washington State .... ......1955-57..... ......6.... ... 23,,,.,,. 0 .206 H .B . Conibear Ray Jenkins........ ....Colorado ..................... ......1958-63 .....,...14.... ...43...... 0 =245 1903-1904 Hugh Davidson ...... ....Colorado ......1964-66...........8.... ...20...... 0 =285 “Hiram Conibear Jack Swarthout...... ....Montan a........... ........ ......1967-75..... ...51 .......41...... 1 .554 coached at Illinois Gene Carlson .......... ...Montana.. ................... ......1976-79 ...... ...16.,.. ...25...... ,0 =390 University before Larry Donovan ...........Nebraska............ .............1980-85 ...... ...25.... ...37 ...... 1 =403 coming to UM. Don Read .....................Sacramento State.... ......1986-95..... ...85.... ...36..... 0 =702 The 1903 team was Mick Dennehy......... ...Montana ...........................1996-99..... ...39....... 12...... 0 ,756 the first university football team to be sent Joe Glenn................. ...South Dakota........... ......2000-02..... ...39.........6 ....... 0 .8 67 out of the state to compete in an athletic Bobby Hauck ........... ...Montana.... ...... ......2003-09...... ...80..., ... 17 ...... 0 .8 25 Robin Pflugrad ...Portland State ....... ....2010-2011... ...18.... .....7. ..... ...0 .720 Coach Conibear will be remembered by University of Montana fans for at least one *Ties not computed in percentage. contribution, his 1904 team ran up the biggest score in football history against Fred Smith F.B. Seabright Montana State College, 79-0.” — 'The Redbook 1898 ‘Two years after The “Sgt. B.F. Seabright, F.W. Schuie University of Montana a graduate and former 1905-1906 opened its doors to stu­ player at Stanford, was A writeup of the dents, the first football a coach, in 1898. He was 1906 season by Coach ----------------------- team was organized. engaged by the univer­ Schuie in the yearbook Professor Fred D. Smith, chemistry sity as instructor in gen­ says, “as interesting and professor and former football player at Cornell eral athletics. Students raised an initial SI 10 as spectacular a game University, volunteered to coach the to help pay the coach’s salary.” of football as the writer football team. Twenty-four men turned out. Charles Allard kicked the first field goal has seen in the far west was played on the No uniforms were available so many of in the state of Montana at the Thanksgiving Montana field on October 19th. Our men the players used makeshift clothing.” game vs. the Montana State College Aggies in succeeded in holding Washington State’s — The Redbook Missoula. Montana won 16-0.”-- The Redbook undefeated team to the closest score made against them this season.” ALL-TIME RESULTS F.W . Schuie (Wisconsin) at Utah State.... .. L„ .1 7 - 0 1905-1906 (4-7) a t U ta h .......... .. L., . 1 0 - 3 Fred Smith (Cornell) 1905 (2-3) M ontana State.. ,W „ . 3 9 - 3 1897 (1-2-3) U tah .................................... L ... .4 2 - 0 a t G o n z a g a ..... .W.. 1 8 - 6 at Whitman College ................ L ... ...5 - 0 1897 (1-2-3) A.G. Heilman (Franklin-Marshall) Missoula “Tigers” ................. T .... 0-0 at Washington State ............... L ... .2 8 - 6 Utah S ta te ...........................W... .2 3 - 0 1913-14(8-4-1) M issoula “Tigers” ................. T. .... 0-0 1913 (2-4) Fort Shaw Indians ................ W... 88-0 M issoula “Tigers” ................. T. .... 0-0 at Washington State ............... L .............. 3 4 -9 Butte Business College ........... L. .. 2 0 -4 1906 (2-4) Utah S ta te ............................ L ................ 9 -7 M ontana State ..................... W. .. 1 8 -6 Fort Shaw Indians ........ .W . .3 2 - 6 at Montana State .................. W ................ 7 -0 at Butte Business College L. .2 6 - 1 0 W ashington State ........ ..L . ... 5 - 0 M ontana State ...................... W .............. 2 0 -0 Spokane Athletic C lub.... .W . 11-0 SGT. F.B. Seabright (Stanford) at G o n z a g a ........................... L .............. 1 6 -7 a t U ta h ...................... ..L . 4 2 - 0 at Whitman College ................ L .............. 3 5 -0 1898 (3-2) at Utah State ............... ..L . .1 6 - 6 1898 (3-2) 1914(6-0-1) Ex-Collegians .............. .. L. ...6-0 Helena High School ................ L.................6 -5 Butte Ram blers .................... W .............. 8 7 -0 A naconda Ath. Club ............... L............... 1 8 -0 Albion Findlay (W isconsin) W ashington State ..................W .............. 1 0 -0 Helena Athletic Club ..............W ................ 5 -0 1907 (4-1-1) at I d a h o ............................... T ................ 0 -0 at Montana State .................. W .................6 -0 1907 (4-1-1) Utah S ta te ........................... W .............. 3 2 -0 M ontana State ..................... W ............... 1 6 -0 Montana W esleyan ................W ....... 6 2 - 0 M ontana State ...................... W .............. 2 6 -9 Fort Shaw Indians .................W ....... 2 8 - 0 North Dakota State ................ W .............. 1 3 -0 G uy Cleveland (Montana) at Wash. State ....................... L ....... 3 8 - 0 atG o n z a g a .......................... W .............. 1 9 -0 1899 (1-2) M ontana Tech ...................... W ....... 12-0 1899 (1-2) Jerry Nissen (Washington State) Spokane Athletic C lub ........... W ....... 12-0 Anaconda Ath. Club ............. W ...... .1 2 - 5 1915-1917(7-7-3) at Montana Tech .................... T ....... ...0-0 at Montana State ................... L...... 3 8 - 0 1915 (2-2-2) M ontana State ....................... L...... ..5 - 0 R oy White (Iowa) I d a h o ................................. W .............. 1 5 -3 1908-1909 (7-2-2) at South Dakota .....................L