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2008 Montana State

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana State in 2008, game by game: won vs. Adams State 59–3; lost at Kansas State 10–69; lost at Minnesota 23–35; won vs. South Dakota 37–18; won at Idaho State 33–21; lost vs. Weber State 12–35; lost vs. Eastern Washington 17–34; won at Sacramento State 31–20; won vs. Northern Colorado 20–7; won at Northern Arizona 25–23; won vs. Portland State 49–32; lost at Montana 3–35+56−59Won 59–3 vs. Adams State+56Adams StateLost 10–69 at Kansas State-59Kansas StateLost 23–35 at Minnesota-12MinnesotaWon 37–18 vs. South Dakota+19South DakotaWon 33–21 at Idaho State+12Idaho StateLost 12–35 vs. Weber State-23Weber StateLost 17–34 vs. Eastern Washington-17Eastern Washing…Won 31–20 at Sacramento State+11Sacramento StateWon 20–7 vs. Northern Colorado+13Northern Colora…Won 25–23 at Northern Arizona+2Northern ArizonaWon 49–32 vs. Portland State+17Portland StateLost 3–35 at Montana-32Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsAdams StateW 59–⁠377%
Sep 6atKansas StateL 10–⁠6922%
Sep 13atMinnesotaL 23–⁠3522%
Sep 27vsSouth DakotaW 37–⁠1874%
Oct 4atIdaho StateW 33–⁠2164%
Oct 11vsWeber StateL 12–⁠3553%
Oct 18vsEastern WashingtonL 17–⁠3452%
Oct 25atSacramento StateW 31–⁠2047%
Nov 1vsNorthern ColoradoW 20–⁠779%
Nov 8atNorthern ArizonaW 25–⁠2338%
Nov 15vsPortland StateW 49–⁠3267%
Nov 22atMontanaL 3–⁠3520%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 35–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 104 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
319–⁠332
Coach
—
Elo
1325 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.4 No. 41 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Jamie Marshall

2008 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana7–⁠112–⁠1
Weber State7–⁠110–⁠3
Montana State5–⁠37–⁠5
Eastern Washington5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠46–⁠5
Sacramento State3–⁠56–⁠6
Portland State3–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado1–⁠71–⁠10
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠11

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