Montana vs. Washington

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

1. Montana’s biggest win2021: Montana 13, Washington 7by 6 points
2. Washington’s biggest win2017: Washington 63, Montana 7by 56 points
3. Upset2021: Montana 13, Washington 7Montana had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1920: Montana 18, Washington 14Montana had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Montana’s side (Milburn 0–⁠2–⁠1 against Bagshaw). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

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  1920 · The Kendrick gazette, Kendrick, Idaho, Oct 22, 1920

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  1921 · The Seattle star, Seattle, Wash., Oct 17, 1921

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  1922 · Great Falls tribune. (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, Montana, Oct 8, 1922

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  1924 · The Seattle star, Seattle, Wash., Oct 20, 1924

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  1927 · Seward daily gateway, Alaska, Oct 17, 1927

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 is listed as played on the field.

• Montana vs. Idaho62 meetings, Montana 22–⁠39–⁠1
• Montana vs. Montana State57 meetings, Montana 38–⁠18–⁠1
• Montana vs. Utah State28 meetings, Montana 6–⁠22
• Montana vs. Eastern Washington27 meetings, Montana 18–⁠9
• Washington vs. Oregon106 meetings, Washington 56–⁠46–⁠4
• Washington vs. Washington State106 meetings, Washington 70–⁠32–⁠4
• Washington vs. California99 meetings, Washington 55–⁠41–⁠3
• Washington vs. Oregon State95 meetings, Washington 61–⁠32–⁠2