1926 Montana State

4–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Ott Romney.

Schedule and results

Montana State in 1926, game by game: tied at Idaho 0–0; won at Colorado 6–3; lost at Montana 0–27; won vs. Northern Colorado 9–6; won vs. BYU 27–0; won at Wyoming 10–0; lost at Albertson 0–7+27−27Tied 0–0 at Idaho0IdahoWon 6–3 at Colorado+3ColoradoLost 0–27 at Montana-27MontanaWon 9–6 vs. Northern Colorado+3Northern Colora…Won 27–0 vs. BYU+27BYUWon 10–0 at Wyoming+10WyomingLost 0–7 at Albertson-7Albertson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2atIdahoT 0–⁠046%
Oct 9atColoradoW 6–⁠327%
Oct 23atMontanaL 0–⁠2755%
Oct 30vsNorthern ColoradoW 9–⁠681%
Nov 6vsBYUW 27–⁠064%
Nov 13atWyomingW 10–⁠051%
Nov 20atAlbertsonL 0–⁠783%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Albertson 7–⁠0; tied for first in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 104 on file).

Record
4–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 shared first in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
52–⁠43
Coach
Ott Romney
Elo
1460 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.5 No. 83 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1926 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah5–⁠07–⁠0
Montana State4–⁠04–⁠2–⁠1
Colorado State5–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
Colorado College5–⁠25–⁠2
Utah State4–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Denver4–⁠44–⁠4
Northern Colorado3–⁠36–⁠4
Wyoming1–⁠2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠2
Colorado2–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
BYU1–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado School of Mines1–⁠51–⁠6
Western Colorado0–⁠70–⁠8

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