1939 Montana

3–⁠6 (1–⁠2 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Doug Fessenden.

Schedule and results

Montana in 1939, game by game: won vs. Portland 9–0; lost vs. San Francisco 7–12; won vs. Montana State 6–0; lost at UCLA 6–20; won at Idaho 13–0; lost at Washington 0–9; lost vs. Gonzaga 0–23; lost at Texas Tech 0–13; lost at Arizona 0–6+13−23Won 9–0 vs. Portland+9PortlandLost 7–12 vs. San Francisco-5San FranciscoWon 6–0 vs. Montana State+6Montana StateLost 6–20 at UCLA-14UCLAWon 13–0 at Idaho+13IdahoLost 0–9 at Washington-9WashingtonLost 0–23 vs. Gonzaga-23GonzagaLost 0–13 at Texas Tech-13Texas TechLost 0–6 at Arizona-6Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsPortlandW 9–⁠071%
Oct 7vsSan FranciscoL 7–⁠1245%
Oct 14vsMontana StateW 6–⁠066%
Oct 21atUCLAL 6–⁠2015%
Oct 28atIdahoW 13–⁠029%
Nov 4atWashingtonL 0–⁠929%
Nov 11vsGonzagaL 0–⁠2343%
Nov 25atTexas TechL 0–⁠1323%
Nov 30atArizonaL 0–⁠623%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠2 7th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
41–⁠83
Coach
Doug Fessenden
Elo
1294 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.6 No. 108 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1939 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC5–⁠0–⁠28–⁠0–⁠23
Oregon State6–⁠1–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
UCLA5–⁠0–⁠36–⁠0–⁠47
Washington4–⁠44–⁠5
Oregon3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Washington State3–⁠54–⁠5
Montana1–⁠23–⁠6
California2–⁠53–⁠7
Stanford0–⁠6–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Idaho0–⁠32–⁠6

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