1923 Montana State

5–⁠4 (1–⁠2 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Ott Romney.

Schedule and results

Montana State in 1923, game by game: lost at BYU 15–16; won at Idaho State 41–0; lost vs. Denver 6–7; lost vs. Montana Tech 2–7; won vs. Montana Wesleyan 30–3; won at Carroll (Montana) 83–0; lost vs. Montana 13–24; won vs. Northern Colorado 48–12; won at New Mexico 34–0+83−11Lost 15–16 at BYU-1BYUWon 41–0 at Idaho State+41Idaho StateLost 6–7 vs. Denver-1DenverLost 2–7 vs. Montana Tech-5Montana TechWon 30–3 vs. Montana Wesleyan+27Montana WesleyanWon 83–0 at Carroll (Montana)+83Carroll (Montan…Lost 13–24 vs. Montana-11MontanaWon 48–12 vs. Northern Colorado+36Northern Colora…Won 34–0 at New Mexico+34New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico 34–⁠0; 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
5–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠2 7th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
272–⁠69
Coach
Ott Romney
Elo
1450 +26 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.3 No. 86 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1923 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado8–⁠09–⁠0
Colorado College5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Colorado State5–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Utah State4–⁠25–⁠2
Denver4–⁠36–⁠3
Utah2–⁠34–⁠3
Montana State1–⁠25–⁠4
BYU1–⁠52–⁠5
Colorado School of Mines1–⁠52–⁠5
Northern Colorado0–⁠22–⁠3–⁠1
Wyoming0–⁠70–⁠8

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