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2010 Montana State

9–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana State in 2010, game by game: won vs. Fort Lewis 59–10; lost at Washington State 22–23; won vs. Drake 48–21; won vs. Eastern Washington 30–7; won at Sacramento State 64–61; won vs. Portland State 44–31; lost at Northern Arizona 7–34; won vs. Northern Colorado 37–35; won at Idaho State 23–20; won vs. Weber State 24–10; won at Montana 21–16; lost vs. North Dakota State 17–42+49−27Won 59–10 vs. Fort Lewis+49Fort LewisLost 22–23 at Washington State-1Washington StateWon 48–21 vs. Drake+27DrakeWon 30–7 vs. Eastern Washington+23Eastern Washing…Won 64–61 at Sacramento State+3Sacramento StateWon 44–31 vs. Portland State+13Portland StateLost 7–34 at Northern Arizona-27Northern ArizonaWon 37–35 vs. Northern Colorado+2Northern Colora…Won 23–20 at Idaho State+3Idaho StateWon 24–10 vs. Weber State+14Weber StateWon 21–16 at Montana+5MontanaLost 17–42 vs. North Dakota State-25North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsFort LewisW 59–⁠1078%
Sep 11atWashington StateL 22–⁠2346%
Sep 18vsDrakeW 48–⁠2162%
Sep 25vsEastern WashingtonW 30–⁠752%
Oct 2atSacramento StateW 64–⁠6155%
Oct 9vsPortland StateW 44–⁠3178%
Oct 16atNorthern ArizonaL 7–⁠3454%
Oct 23vsNorthern ColoradoW 37–⁠3580%
Oct 30atIdaho StateW 23–⁠2080%
Nov 6vsWeber StateW 24–⁠1058%
Nov 20atMontanaW 21–⁠1633%
Dec 4vsNorth Dakota StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 17–⁠4263%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 42–⁠17 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 104 on file).

Big Sky champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Eastern Washington

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
396–⁠310
Coach
—
Elo
1394 +64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.2 No. 23 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brian Wright
Defensive coordinator
Jamie Marshall

Drafted in 2011

The 2011 draft
Rd 7Michael Person OTSan Francisco 49ers

2010 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington7–⁠110–⁠2
Montana State7–⁠19–⁠3
Montana5–⁠37–⁠4
Sacramento State5–⁠36–⁠5
Weber State5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠46–⁠5
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠8
Portland State1–⁠72–⁠9
Idaho State0–⁠81–⁠10

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