1928 Montana

4–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠5 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Frank W. Milburn.

Schedule and results

Montana in 1928, game by game: won vs. Anaconda Anodes 13–0; lost vs. Washington State 6–26; lost at Washington 0–25; won vs. Montana Tech 20–0; tied vs. Montana State 0–0; lost at Oregon State 0–44; won vs. Centerville (Butte) 13–0; lost vs. Idaho 7–21; lost at Oregon 6–31; won at Gonzaga 7–0+20−44Won 13–0 vs. Anaconda Anodes+13Anaconda AnodesLost 6–26 vs. Washington State-20Washington StateLost 0–25 at Washington-25WashingtonWon 20–0 vs. Montana Tech+20Montana TechTied 0–0 vs. Montana State0Montana StateLost 0–44 at Oregon State-44Oregon StateWon 13–0 vs. Centerville (Butte)+13Centerville (Bu…Lost 7–21 vs. Idaho-14IdahoLost 6–31 at Oregon-25OregonWon 7–0 at Gonzaga+7Gonzaga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Gonzaga 7–⁠0; tied for 9th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠5 tied for 9th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
72–⁠147
Coach
Frank W. Milburn
Elo
1384 −55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.6 No. 77 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1928 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
California3–⁠0–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Stanford4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Oregon4–⁠29–⁠2
Washington State4–⁠37–⁠3
Oregon State2–⁠36–⁠3
Idaho2–⁠33–⁠4–⁠1
Washington2–⁠47–⁠4
UCLA0–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠54–⁠5–⁠1

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