The Clark Park scoreboard tells the story
BOBCAT CALENDAR: Today in 1932, Montana State Upended the Grizzlies in Butte
10/22/2020 9:00:00 AM | Football
Ray Buzzetti starred, leading Montana State to a win
A day-by-day look at Bobcat football history...
October 22
SPOTLIGHT: By today in 1932, it was obvious that tiny Montana State College (enrollment in Bozeman that fall was 988, by comparison 480 students fewer than their arch-rivals) was enjoying an athletics renaissance.
The school's "Wonder Team" had, over the past five years, enjoyed one of the finest runs in the sport's short history playing in one of the finest gymnasiums in the west, if not the nation. Some of those same stars also played football for the Blue & Gold, with men such as Max Worthington migrating from the first Gatton Field where Rendezvous Dining Hall now stands, to the stadium's permanent iteration now occupied by Shroyer Gym and the Rec Center and the campus parking garage.
Today in 1932, the Bobcats rose up for one last, great stand, almost as a tribute to the glorious era that was passing. The Cats beat the Griz 19-7 in Butte.
In front of 5,600 fans at Clark Park - the smallest crowd since the game moved to Butte in 1926 - saw the Grizzlies crack the scoring column with a 93-yard interception return by Dale Hinman. It marked the fourth pick-six by a University player in the previous decade, and was the longest play in series history to that point.
Early on the second quarter Ray Buzzetti capped a 52-yard Bobcat scoring drive by plunging in from one yard out, with George Parke's PAT tyring the score as the teams entered halftime.
The third quarter opened with the University driving to the Bobcat 10, but facing a fourth-and-two the Montana State defense stiffened to take possession. The game turned into a slugfest at that point, with the teams exchanging punts until late in the third quarter. Robert Gibson fumbled a Bobcat punt, and MSC's John Flannigan recovered. Staked to great field position, the Cats kept the ball on the ground. Juel Edwards gained three, then Buzzetti burst through the line for a 20-yard gain. Edwards picked up five to the seven as the third quarter ended. After UM jumped off-side, Buzzetti plowed to within inches of the goal line, and then Edwards barreled over for the score. The kick was blocked, but Bobcat fans howled regardless because their team hadn't led in the two years following Montana State's 1929 win.
The Grizzlies regrouped quickly, with Stansberry returning the kickoff to the Bobcat 47. The Bobcats stopped UM at the Bobcat 17, and taking advantage of a strong tail wind flipped field position. The Grizzlies turned the ball over on downs again, this time at their own 21, and Buzzetti "sidestepped his way around end," according to the Exponent, and scored from 20 yards out to seal the victory.
(Information from Pat Kearney's The Divide War and the Montana Exponent provided information for this article.)
GAMES ON TODAY'S DATE
2016 - #3 Eastern Washington 41, MSU 17
2011 - MSU 31, at Northern Colorado 21
1994 - Boise State 38, MSU 10
1988 - MSU 17, Nevada 14
1983 - at Boise State 42, MSU 0
1977 - Idaho 17, MSU 6
1966 - MSU 45, Weber State 36 HC
1960 - MSU 26, Arkansas State 7
1955 - MSU 20, at Western State 6
1949 - MSU 28, North Dakota 7 at Glendive
1933 - UM 32, MSU 0 at Butte
1932 - MSU 19, UM 7 at Butte
1927 - at Colorado College 28, MSU 7
1921 - MSU 26, Montana Tech 0
1910 - MSU 0, UM 0
1909 - UM 3, MSU 0
FINIS: From the October 25 Montana Exponent: "Once again the crowd at the annual Bob-Grizzly game witnessed two former teammates playing for rival schools. Paul McLean, Bobcat captain and center, fought against Chalmer Lyman, lanky end for the Grizzlies. These two players were once team mates at Helena high school where they played side by side in the line. At that time Lyman was tackle while McLean held down the center position. These men are the best of friends and both are stellar players for the two schools. The last time two boyhood friends played against each other was two years ago, when Max Worthington, a Bobcat, and Clyde Carpenter, Grizzly, both rival captains, shook hands in the middle of the field before the whistle blew." Carpenter, of course, coached the Griz in 1942 and four years later - after a stint in the service - coached the Cats from 1946-49.
October 22
SPOTLIGHT: By today in 1932, it was obvious that tiny Montana State College (enrollment in Bozeman that fall was 988, by comparison 480 students fewer than their arch-rivals) was enjoying an athletics renaissance.
The school's "Wonder Team" had, over the past five years, enjoyed one of the finest runs in the sport's short history playing in one of the finest gymnasiums in the west, if not the nation. Some of those same stars also played football for the Blue & Gold, with men such as Max Worthington migrating from the first Gatton Field where Rendezvous Dining Hall now stands, to the stadium's permanent iteration now occupied by Shroyer Gym and the Rec Center and the campus parking garage.
Today in 1932, the Bobcats rose up for one last, great stand, almost as a tribute to the glorious era that was passing. The Cats beat the Griz 19-7 in Butte.
In front of 5,600 fans at Clark Park - the smallest crowd since the game moved to Butte in 1926 - saw the Grizzlies crack the scoring column with a 93-yard interception return by Dale Hinman. It marked the fourth pick-six by a University player in the previous decade, and was the longest play in series history to that point.
Early on the second quarter Ray Buzzetti capped a 52-yard Bobcat scoring drive by plunging in from one yard out, with George Parke's PAT tyring the score as the teams entered halftime.
The third quarter opened with the University driving to the Bobcat 10, but facing a fourth-and-two the Montana State defense stiffened to take possession. The game turned into a slugfest at that point, with the teams exchanging punts until late in the third quarter. Robert Gibson fumbled a Bobcat punt, and MSC's John Flannigan recovered. Staked to great field position, the Cats kept the ball on the ground. Juel Edwards gained three, then Buzzetti burst through the line for a 20-yard gain. Edwards picked up five to the seven as the third quarter ended. After UM jumped off-side, Buzzetti plowed to within inches of the goal line, and then Edwards barreled over for the score. The kick was blocked, but Bobcat fans howled regardless because their team hadn't led in the two years following Montana State's 1929 win.
The Grizzlies regrouped quickly, with Stansberry returning the kickoff to the Bobcat 47. The Bobcats stopped UM at the Bobcat 17, and taking advantage of a strong tail wind flipped field position. The Grizzlies turned the ball over on downs again, this time at their own 21, and Buzzetti "sidestepped his way around end," according to the Exponent, and scored from 20 yards out to seal the victory.
(Information from Pat Kearney's The Divide War and the Montana Exponent provided information for this article.)
GAMES ON TODAY'S DATE
2016 - #3 Eastern Washington 41, MSU 17
2011 - MSU 31, at Northern Colorado 21
1994 - Boise State 38, MSU 10
1988 - MSU 17, Nevada 14
1983 - at Boise State 42, MSU 0
1977 - Idaho 17, MSU 6
1966 - MSU 45, Weber State 36 HC
1960 - MSU 26, Arkansas State 7
1955 - MSU 20, at Western State 6
1949 - MSU 28, North Dakota 7 at Glendive
1933 - UM 32, MSU 0 at Butte
1932 - MSU 19, UM 7 at Butte
1927 - at Colorado College 28, MSU 7
1921 - MSU 26, Montana Tech 0
1910 - MSU 0, UM 0
1909 - UM 3, MSU 0
FINIS: From the October 25 Montana Exponent: "Once again the crowd at the annual Bob-Grizzly game witnessed two former teammates playing for rival schools. Paul McLean, Bobcat captain and center, fought against Chalmer Lyman, lanky end for the Grizzlies. These two players were once team mates at Helena high school where they played side by side in the line. At that time Lyman was tackle while McLean held down the center position. These men are the best of friends and both are stellar players for the two schools. The last time two boyhood friends played against each other was two years ago, when Max Worthington, a Bobcat, and Clyde Carpenter, Grizzly, both rival captains, shook hands in the middle of the field before the whistle blew." Carpenter, of course, coached the Griz in 1942 and four years later - after a stint in the service - coached the Cats from 1946-49.
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