When Montana Grizzlies Faced Off Against Jackie Robinson and UCLA: The Untold Story That Shook College Football
After another victory, UCLA moved into the Associated Press college football rankings for the first time, eventually finishing at No. 7 with a 6-0-4 record under coach Babe Horrell. Montana, under coach Doug Fessenden, rebounded from the UCLA loss to post a 13-0 win at Idaho, but dropped its final four games for a 3-5 finish.

Robinson was a 1945 Negro Leagues All-Star for the Kansas City Monarchs before he integrated Major League Baseball in 1947. He was named Rookie of the Year that season, won the NL batting title and the MVP award in 1949 – the first of his six consecutive All-Star seasons – and twice led the league in stolen bases. He helped the Dodgers win the 1955 World Series in his second-to-last season and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.



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