1917 Montana State

0–⁠2–⁠2 (0–⁠1–⁠2 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Fred Bennion.

Schedule and results

Montana State in 1917, game by game: lost at Denver 7–33; tied at Colorado State 20–20; tied vs. Utah State 7–7; lost at Montana 7–9+7−26Lost 7–33 at Denver-26DenverTied 20–20 at Colorado State0Colorado StateTied 7–7 vs. Utah State0Utah StateLost 7–9 at Montana-2Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 13atDenverL 7–⁠3338%
Oct 20atColorado StateT 20–⁠2029%
Nov 3vsUtah StateT 7–⁠758%
Nov 10atMontanaL 7–⁠952%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 9–⁠7; 7th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The tied 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 104 on file).

Record
0–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠1–⁠2 7th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
41–⁠69
Coach
Fred Bennion
Elo
1450 −33 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Washington Boberg

1917 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Denver6–⁠09–⁠0
Utah State4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Colorado4–⁠26–⁠2
Colorado School of Mines3–⁠25–⁠3
Colorado College2–⁠33–⁠3
Utah2–⁠32–⁠4
Montana State0–⁠1–⁠20–⁠2–⁠2
Wyoming1–⁠43–⁠4
Colorado State0–⁠7–⁠10–⁠7–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.