The 1938 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1938 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). Led by fourth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, they played their home games on campus in Missoula at Dornblaser Field. The Grizzlies finished the season with an overall record of 5âÂÂ3âÂÂ1, and were 0âÂÂ1 in PCC play.
Late October marked the 25th game with conference rival Idaho and the first for the Little Brown Stein trophy. With the 19âÂÂ6 win in Missoula on homecoming, Idaho extended its series advantage over the Grizzlies to 19âÂÂ5âÂÂ1 ().
The following Grizzlies were selected in the 1939 NFL draft after the season.