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2018 Montana State

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana State in 2018, game by game: won vs. Western Illinois 26–23; lost at South Dakota State 14–45; won vs. Wagner 47–24; won at Portland State 43–23; lost vs. Eastern Washington 17–34; won vs. Idaho 24–23; lost at Weber State 24–34; lost at Idaho State 17–24; won vs. Cal Poly 49–42; won vs. Northern Colorado 35–7; won at Montana 29–25; won vs. Incarnate Word 35–14; lost at North Dakota State 10–52+28−42Won 26–23 vs. Western Illinois+3Western IllinoisLost 14–45 at South Dakota State-31South Dakota St…Won 47–24 vs. Wagner+23WagnerWon 43–23 at Portland State+20Portland StateLost 17–34 vs. Eastern Washington-17Eastern Washing…Won 24–23 vs. Idaho+1IdahoLost 24–34 at Weber State-10Weber StateLost 17–24 at Idaho State-7Idaho StateWon 49–42 vs. Cal Poly+7Cal PolyWon 35–7 vs. Northern Colorado+28Northern Colora…Won 29–25 at Montana+4MontanaWon 35–14 vs. Incarnate Word+21Incarnate WordLost 10–52 at North Dakota State-42North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsWestern IllinoisW 26–⁠2347%
Sep 8atSouth Dakota StateL 14–⁠4526%
Sep 15vsWagnerW 47–⁠2466%
Sep 22atPortland StateW 43–⁠2365%
Sep 29vsEastern WashingtonL 17–⁠3449%
Oct 13vsIdahoW 24–⁠2356%
Oct 20atWeber StateL 24–⁠3428%
Oct 27atIdaho StateL 17–⁠2447%
Nov 3vsCal PolyW 49–⁠4268%
Nov 10vsNorthern ColoradoW 35–⁠775%
Nov 17atMontanaW 29–⁠2535%
Nov 24vsIncarnate WordW 35–⁠1461%
Dec 1atNorth Dakota StateL 10–⁠5213%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 52–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 104 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
370–⁠370
Coach
—
Elo
1375 +51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.6 No. 20 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 131
Offensive coordinators
Brian Armstrong and Matt Miller
Defensive coordinator
Ty Gregorak
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Sherod White RB★★★No. 1346
Casey Bauman PRO★★★No. 1349
Ty’Rese Gibson CB★★★No. 1687
Isaiah Ifanse RB★★★No. 1803
Donny Long OG★★★No. 1819

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.840
Running backs32.70.800
Receivers22.50.765
Offensive line13.00.820
Defensive line12.00.750
Defensive backs33.00.814
Whole class112.70.798

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.

2018 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington9–⁠112–⁠3
Weber State7–⁠110–⁠3
UC Davis7–⁠210–⁠3
Montana State5–⁠38–⁠5
Idaho State4–⁠36–⁠5
Montana4–⁠36–⁠5
Cal Poly4–⁠55–⁠6
Portland State3–⁠44–⁠7
Northern Arizona2–⁠54–⁠6
Idaho2–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠9
Sacramento State1–⁠62–⁠8
Southern Utah1–⁠71–⁠10

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