BYU vs. Montana State
BYU and Montana State first met in 1923 and have played 15 times; BYU leads the series 9–6. Over the last 10 meetings it’s BYU 7–3. Share
- BYU wins
- 9
- Montana State wins
- 6
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1923
- Longest streak
- 4 BYU
- Current streak
- 1 BYU
- Last 10 meetings
- BYU 7–3
- Most recent
- 1947
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 11.5 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At BYU
- 9–1 BYU’s record at home
- At Montana State
- 5–0 Montana State’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 7
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- BYU’s biggest win1933: BYU 25, Montana State 0by 25 points
- Montana State’s biggest win1926: Montana State 27, BYU 0by 27 points
- Upset1946: Montana State 13, BYU 12Montana State had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | BYU | Series | Montana State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928–1935 | Ott Romney | 4–3 | Schubert R. Dyche |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from BYU’s side (Romney 4–3 against Dyche). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers

1932 · The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, Sep 24, 1932

1933 · Evening star, Oct 1, 1933
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Sep 26, 1947 | BYU 19, Montana State 14 | at BYU | ||
| Sep 28, 1946 | Montana State 13, BYU 12 | at Montana State | ||
| Nov 20, 1937 | BYU 19, Montana State 0 | at BYU | ||
| Oct 3, 1936 | BYU 19, Montana State 0 | at BYU | ||
| Sep 28, 1935 | Montana State 7, BYU 0 | at Montana State | ||
| Sep 22, 1934 | BYU 20, Montana State 6 | at BYU | ||
| Sep 30, 1933 | BYU 25, Montana State 0 | at BYU | ||
| Sep 23, 1932 | BYU 6, Montana State 0 | at BYU | ||
| Nov 15, 1930 | BYU 19, Montana State 6 | at BYU | ||
| Oct 12, 1929 | Montana State 13, BYU 12 | at BYU | ||
| Nov 3, 1928 | Montana State 19, BYU 7 | at Montana State | ||
| Nov 6, 1926 | Montana State 27, BYU 0 | at Montana State | ||
| Nov 21, 1925 | BYU 16, Montana State 7 | at BYU | ||
| Oct 11, 1924 | Montana State 13, BYU 0 | at Montana State | ||
| Sep 29, 1923 | BYU 16, Montana State 15 | at BYU |
Every game is listed as played on the field.