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Fresno State vs. Montana State

Fresno State and Montana State have 17 meetings on file, the first in 1969; Montana State leads the series 9–⁠8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Fresno State 6–⁠4.

Fresno State wins
8
Montana State wins
9
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1969
Longest streak
5 Montana State
Current streak
1 Fresno State
Last 10 meetings
Fresno State 6–⁠4
Most recent
1986

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠0
1970s3–⁠7
1980s4–⁠2
Average margin
15.1 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Fresno State
4–⁠5 Fresno State’s record at home
At Montana State
4–⁠4 Montana State’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Fresno State’s biggest win1986: Fresno State 55, Montana State 2by 53 points
  2. Montana State’s biggest win1973: Montana State 38, Fresno State 6by 32 points
  3. Upset1972: Montana State 10, Fresno State 6Montana State had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1970: Montana State 26, Fresno State 12Montana State had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1984: Montana State 35, Fresno State 31Montana State had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Fresno State and Montana State, 1969 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Sep 6, 1986Fresno State 55, Montana State 2at Fresno State
Nov 17, 1984Montana State 35, Fresno State 31at Fresno State
Oct 15, 1983Fresno State 31, Montana State 12at Montana State
Nov 13, 1982Fresno State 45, Montana State 14at Fresno State
Sep 19, 1981Montana State 30, Fresno State 26at Montana State
Nov 15, 1980Fresno State 21, Montana State 14at Fresno State
Sep 15, 1979Fresno State 22, Montana State 20at Montana State
Nov 11, 1978Montana State 35, Fresno State 14at Fresno State
Sep 24, 1977Montana State 24, Fresno State 14at Montana State
Sep 25, 1976Fresno State 24, Montana State 10at Fresno State
Sep 27, 1975Fresno State 34, Montana State 17at Montana State
Sep 21, 1974Montana State 14, Fresno State 7at Fresno State
Sep 29, 1973Montana State 38, Fresno State 6at Montana State
Nov 18, 1972Montana State 10, Fresno State 6at Fresno State
Sep 25, 1971Montana State 37, Fresno State 28at Montana State
Sep 26, 1970Montana State 26, Fresno State 12at Fresno State
Sep 27, 1969Fresno State 28, Montana State 20at Montana State

Every game is listed as played on the field.