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1917 Montana

1–⁠4, coached by Jerry Nissen.

Schedule and results

Montana in 1917, game by game: lost vs. Utah State 6–21; lost vs. Whitman 3–14; won vs. Montana State 9–7; lost at Washington State 0–28; lost at Idaho 3–14+7−28Lost 6–21 vs. Utah State-15Utah StateLost 3–14 vs. Whitman-11WhitmanWon 9–7 vs. Montana State+2Montana StateLost 0–28 at Washington State-28Washington StateLost 3–14 at Idaho-11Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 20vsUtah StateL 6–⁠2170%
Nov 3vsWhitmanL 3–⁠1486%
Nov 10vsMontana StateW 9–⁠748%
Nov 17atWashington StateL 0–⁠2822%
Nov 24atIdahoL 3–⁠1438%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Idaho 14–⁠3.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Record
1–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
21–⁠84
Coach
Jerry Nissen
Elo
1371 −112 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−33.4 No. 83 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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