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Montana vs. Oregon State

Montana and Oregon State have 17 meetings on file, the first in 1925; Oregon State leads the series 13–⁠2–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Oregon State 7–⁠2.

Montana wins
2
Oregon State wins
13
Ties
2
Earliest on file
1925
Longest streak
6 Oregon State
Current streak
1 Oregon State
Last 10 meetings
Oregon State 7–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠3
1930s0–⁠4–⁠2
1940s0–⁠3
1950s0–⁠1
1980s0–⁠1
1990s2–⁠0
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
23.5 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Montana
0–⁠2–⁠1 Montana’s record at home
At Oregon State
11–⁠2–⁠1 Oregon 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

  1. Montana’s biggest win1996: Montana 35, Oregon State 14by 21 points
  2. Oregon State’s biggest win1949: Oregon State 63, Montana 14by 49 points
  3. Upset1990: Montana 22, Oregon State 15Montana had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1996: Montana 35, Oregon State 14Montana had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Montana and Oregon State, 1925 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1932 game: OREGON STATE HTS MONTANA THROUGH LINE Passes and Tumble Also Aid Webfooters to Win Game

    1932 · The Daily Alaska empire, Nov 14, 1932

  • The Evening star's story of the 1933 game: Late u Rally Beats Mount ST. Mar z&O Maryland Rous ST. ohn 200 Foot Ball Results Local Teams.

    1933 · Evening star, Oct 1, 1933

  • The Evening star's story of the 1934 game: Foot Ball Results

    1934 · Evening star, Nov 18, 1934

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1935 game: OREGON STATE, MONTANA TIED

    1935 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Nov 25, 1935

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1936 game: OREGON STATE BEATS MONTANA

    1936 · The Daily Alaska empire, Nov 2, 1936

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.

On television

2026USA0.3 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Sep 19, 2026Oregon State 52, Montana 17at Oregon State
Sep 7, 1996Montana 35, Oregon State 14at Oregon State
Sep 1, 1990Montana 22, Oregon State 15at Oregon State
Nov 20, 1982Oregon State 30, Montana 10at Oregon State
Oct 28, 1950Oregon State 20, Montana 0at Oregon State
Oct 15, 1949Oregon State 63, Montana 14at Oregon State
Nov 7, 1942Oregon State 33, Montana 0at Oregon State
Nov 22, 194116Oregon State 27, Montana 0at Oregon State
Oct 31, 1936Oregon State 14, Montana 7at Oregon State
Nov 23, 1935Montana 0, Oregon State 0at Montana
Nov 17, 1934Oregon State 7, Montana 7at Oregon State
Sep 30, 1933Oregon State 20, Montana 0at Oregon State
Nov 12, 1932Oregon State 35, Montana 6at Montana
Nov 7, 1931Oregon State 19, Montana 0at Oregon State
Nov 3, 1928Oregon State 44, Montana 0at Oregon State
Oct 2, 1926Oregon State 49, Montana 0at Montana
Oct 31, 1925Oregon State 27, Montana 7at Oregon State

Every game is listed as played on the field.