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1938 Montana

5–⁠3–⁠1 (0–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference).

Schedule and results

Montana in 1938, game by game: won vs. Eastern Washington 27–0; tied vs. San Francisco 0–0; won vs. DePaul 7–6; lost vs. Texas Tech 13–19; lost vs. North Dakota 0–7; lost at Idaho 6–19; won at Gonzaga 9–0; won vs. Montana State 13–0; won at Arizona 7–0+27−13Won 27–0 vs. Eastern Washington+27Eastern Washing…Tied 0–0 vs. San Francisco0San FranciscoWon 7–6 vs. DePaul+1DePaulLost 13–19 vs. Texas Tech-6Texas TechLost 0–7 vs. North Dakota-7North DakotaLost 6–19 at Idaho-13IdahoWon 9–0 at Gonzaga+9GonzagaWon 13–0 vs. Montana State+13Montana StateWon 7–0 at Arizona+7Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsEastern WashingtonW 27–⁠081%
Oct 1vsSan FranciscoT 0–⁠050%
Oct 8vsDePaulW 7–⁠679%
Oct 15vsTexas TechL 13–⁠1934%
Oct 22vsNorth DakotaL 0–⁠787%
Oct 29atIdahoL 6–⁠1936%
Nov 5atGonzagaW 9–⁠038%
Nov 11vsMontana StateW 13–⁠066%
Nov 26atArizonaW 7–⁠031%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Photographs from 1938

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Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠1 10th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
82–⁠51
Coach
—
Elo
1416 +18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.0 No. 78 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1938 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California6–⁠110–⁠114
USC6–⁠19–⁠27
UCLA4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon State4–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Oregon4–⁠44–⁠5
Washington3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Idaho2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Stanford2–⁠53–⁠6
Washington State1–⁠72–⁠8
Montana0–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1

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