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2017 Montana State

5–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana State in 2017, game by game: lost at No. 24 Washington State 0–31; lost vs. South Dakota State 27–31; won at North Dakota 49–21; lost vs. Weber State 17–25; won vs. Portland State 30–22; lost at Eastern Washington 19–31; won at Northern Colorado 27–24; won vs. Idaho State 28–14; lost vs. Kennesaw State 14–16; lost at Northern Arizona 36–37; won vs. Montana 31–23+28−31Lost 0–31 at No. 24 Washington State-31No. 24 Washington StateLost 27–31 vs. South Dakota State-4South Dakota St…Won 49–21 at North Dakota+28North DakotaLost 17–25 vs. Weber State-8Weber StateWon 30–22 vs. Portland State+8Portland StateLost 19–31 at Eastern Washington-12Eastern Washing…Won 27–24 at Northern Colorado+3Northern Colora…Won 28–14 vs. Idaho State+14Idaho StateLost 14–16 vs. Kennesaw State-2Kennesaw StateLost 36–37 at Northern Arizona-1Northern ArizonaWon 31–23 vs. Montana+8Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at24Washington StateL 0–⁠3112%
Sep 9vsSouth Dakota StateL 27–⁠3132%
Sep 23atNorth DakotaW 49–⁠2129%
Sep 30vsWeber StateL 17–⁠2551%
Oct 7vsPortland StateW 30–⁠2269%
Oct 14atEastern WashingtonL 19–⁠3121%
Oct 21atNorthern ColoradoW 27–⁠2449%
Oct 28vsIdaho StateW 28–⁠1471%
Nov 4vsKennesaw StateL 14–⁠1641%
Nov 11atNorthern ArizonaL 36–⁠3729%
Nov 18vsMontanaW 31–⁠2345%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Montana 31–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 104 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 6th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
278–⁠275
Coach
—
Elo
1337 +56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.4 No. 24 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 143
Offensive coordinator
Courtney Messingham
Defensive coordinator
Ty Gregorak
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsChris Murray QB28 yds
Rushing yardsChris Murray QB55 yds
Receiving yardsMitchell Herbert WR28 yds
TacklesBryson McCabe DB13 tkl
SacksChase Benson DE1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Jalen Cole CB★★★No. 1382
Travis Yates SDE★★★No. 2118
Tyrel Thomas CB★★No. 2588
Tucker Rovig PRO★★No. 2596
Kyle Rygg OT★★No. 2981

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.783
Offensive line52.00.767
Defensive line13.00.800
Linebackers12.00.761
Defensive backs22.50.808
Athletes and specialists12.00.748
Whole class112.20.776

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2017 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Weber State9–⁠111–⁠3
Southern Utah7–⁠29–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠27–⁠4
Northern Arizona6–⁠27–⁠5
Sacramento State6–⁠37–⁠4
Montana5–⁠37–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠35–⁠6
UC Davis4–⁠55–⁠6
Idaho State2–⁠64–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠71–⁠10
Portland State0–⁠90–⁠11

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