2005 Montana State
7–4 (5–2 Big Sky). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Stephen F. Austin 42–6Sep 10
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Oklahoma State | L 10–15 | 15% |
| Sep 10 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 42–6 | 54% |
| Sep 17 | at Cal Poly | L 10–38 | 35% |
| Sep 24 | vs North Dakota State | W 20–17 | 48% |
| Oct 1 | vs Idaho State | W 30–28 | 61% |
| Oct 8 | at Weber State | W 27–24 | 58% |
| Oct 15 | vs Portland State | L 41–44 | 45% |
| Oct 29 | vs Northern Arizona | W 29–22 | 73% |
| Nov 5 | vs Sacramento State | W 37–16 | 80% |
| Nov 12 | at Eastern Washington | L 14–35 | 31% |
| Nov 19 | vs Montana | W 16–6 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Montana 16–6; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.
In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 104 on file).
Big Sky champions5–2 in the conference, shared with Eastern Washington and Montana
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 5–2 shared first in Big Sky
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 276–251
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1361 +62 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −16.0 No. 19 of 115 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Pete Kwiatkowski
2005 Big Sky standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | 5–2 | 8–4 | |
 Montana State | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| Eastern Washington | 5–2 | 7–5 | |
| Weber State | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| Portland State | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| Idaho State | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Northern Arizona | 1–6 | 3–8 | |
| Sacramento State | 1–6 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.