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2019 Montana State

11–⁠4 (6–⁠1 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana State in 2019, game by game: lost at Texas Tech 10–45; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 38–17; won at Western Illinois 23–14; won vs. Norfolk State 56–21; won vs. Northern Arizona 49–31; won at Cal Poly 34–28; lost vs. Sacramento State 21–34; lost at North Dakota 12–16; won vs. Southern Utah 42–7; won at Northern Colorado 45–14; won at UC Davis 27–17; won vs. Montana 48–14; won vs. UAlbany 47–21; won vs. Austin Peay 24–10; lost at North Dakota State 14–42+35−35Lost 10–45 at Texas Tech-35Texas TechWon 38–17 vs. Southeast Missouri State+21Southeast Misso…Won 23–14 at Western Illinois+9Western IllinoisWon 56–21 vs. Norfolk State+35Norfolk StateWon 49–31 vs. Northern Arizona+18Northern ArizonaWon 34–28 at Cal Poly+6Cal PolyLost 21–34 vs. Sacramento State-13Sacramento StateLost 12–16 at North Dakota-4North DakotaWon 42–7 vs. Southern Utah+35Southern UtahWon 45–14 at Northern Colorado+31Northern Colora…Won 27–17 at UC Davis+10UC DavisWon 48–14 vs. Montana+34MontanaWon 47–21 vs. UAlbany+26UAlbanyWon 24–10 vs. Austin Peay+14Austin PeayLost 14–42 at North Dakota State-28North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atTexas TechL 10–⁠4525%
Sep 7vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 38–⁠1750%
Sep 14atWestern IllinoisW 23–⁠1450%
Sep 21vsNorfolk StateW 56–⁠2179%
Sep 28vsNorthern ArizonaW 49–⁠3173%
Oct 5atCal PolyW 34–⁠2860%
Oct 12vsSacramento StateL 21–⁠3474%
Oct 26atNorth DakotaL 12–⁠1651%
Nov 2vsSouthern UtahW 42–⁠778%
Nov 9atNorthern ColoradoW 45–⁠1473%
Nov 16atUC DavisW 27–⁠1744%
Nov 23vsMontanaW 48–⁠1447%
Dec 7vsUAlbanyFCS Championship – Second RoundW 47–⁠2167%
Dec 13vsAustin PeayFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalW 24–⁠1056%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffatNorth Dakota StateL 14–⁠4219%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 42–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 104 on file).

Record
11–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠1 3rd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
490–⁠331
Coach
—
Elo
1502 +152 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.7 No. 7 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 151
Offensive coordinator
Matt Miller
Defensive coordinator
Kane Ioane
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsCasey Bauman QB120 yds
Passing touchdownsCasey Bauman QB1 TD
Rushing yardsIsaiah Ifanse RB77 yds
Receiving yardsCoy Steel WR56 yds
Receiving touchdownsCoy Steel WR1 TD
TacklesBrayden Konkol S9 tkl
SacksBryce Sterk OLB1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jamahd Monroe WR★★★No. 1994
Jaden Smith WR★★★No. 2254
Jacob Kettels OT★★★No. 2562
DeMareus Hosey RB★★No. 2894
Jack Vering OT★★No. 2894

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.790
Receivers32.70.803
Offensive line22.50.795
Linebackers12.00.750
Defensive backs12.00.788
Whole class82.40.791

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.

2019 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠19–⁠4
Weber State7–⁠111–⁠4
Montana State6–⁠111–⁠4
Montana6–⁠210–⁠4
Eastern Washington5–⁠37–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠55–⁠7
UC Davis3–⁠45–⁠7
Portland State3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah2–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Arizona2–⁠64–⁠8
Cal Poly2–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠10
Idaho State1–⁠63–⁠9

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