1940 Montana
4–4–1 (1–2 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Doug Fessenden. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Idaho 28–18Nov 9
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Eastern Washington | W 9–0 | 79% |
| Oct 5 | at Washington State | L 0–13 | 30% |
| Oct 12 | vs Texas Tech | L 19–32 | 37% |
| Oct 19 | vs Montana State | W 6–0 | 76% |
| Oct 26 | vsGonzaga | W 13–10 | 37% |
| Nov 2 | at Oregon | L 0–38 | 33% |
| Nov 9 | vs Idaho | W 28–18 | 61% |
| Nov 16 | atSan Diego Marines | L 20–38 | 60% |
| Nov 23 | vsPortland | T 0–0 | 75% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Portland 0–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).
Led the nationJack Emigh: kickoff return yards (395 yds)
- Record
- 4–4–1
- Conference
- 1–2 8th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 95–149
- Coach
- Doug Fessenden
- Elo
- 1319 −44 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −9.5 No. 96 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1940 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Stanford | 7–0 | 10–0 | 2 |
 Washington | 7–1 | 7–2 | 10 |
 Oregon State | 4–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Washington State | 3–4–2 | 4–4–2 | |
| Oregon | 3–4–1 | 4–4–1 | |
 California | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
 USC | 2–3–2 | 3–4–2 | |
 Montana | 1–2 | 4–4–1 | |
 UCLA | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
| Idaho | 0–4 | 1–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.