1929 Montana

3–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠4–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Frank W. Milburn.

Schedule and results

Montana in 1929, game by game: won vs. Anaconda Anodes 18–2; won vs. Carroll (Montana) 19–0; tied at Washington 6–6; lost at Idaho 0–19; lost at Montana State 12–14; won vs. Intermountain 45–0; lost at California 18–53; lost vs. Washington State 0–13; lost at UCLA 0–14+45−35Won 18–2 vs. Anaconda Anodes+16Anaconda AnodesWon 19–0 vs. Carroll (Montana)+19Carroll (Montan…Tied 6–6 at Washington0WashingtonLost 0–19 at Idaho-19IdahoLost 12–14 at Montana State-2Montana StateWon 45–0 vs. Intermountain+45IntermountainLost 18–53 at California-35CaliforniaLost 0–13 vs. Washington State-13Washington StateLost 0–14 at UCLA-14UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCLA 14–⁠0; 9th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠4–⁠1 9th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
118–⁠121
Coach
Frank W. Milburn
Elo
1365 −58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.3 No. 83 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pacific Coast

2 second team

Second team

  • Russ PetersonOTAP-2
  • Clarence MuhlickOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1929 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠110–⁠2
Stanford5–⁠19–⁠2
California4–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Oregon4–⁠17–⁠3
Washington State4–⁠210–⁠2
UCLA1–⁠34–⁠4
Oregon State1–⁠45–⁠4
Idaho1–⁠44–⁠5
Montana0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Washington0–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1

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