1946 Montana

4–⁠4 (1–⁠3 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Doug Fessenden.

Schedule and results

Montana in 1946, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 27–0; won vs. Eastern Washington 31–7; lost at Oregon 0–34; won vs. Montana State 20–7; lost vs. Utah State 0–26; won vs. Idaho 19–0; lost at No. 4 UCLA 7–61; lost at Washington 0–21+27−54Won 27–0 vs. Colorado State+27Colorado StateWon 31–7 vs. Eastern Washington+24Eastern Washing…Lost 0–34 at Oregon-34OregonWon 20–7 vs. Montana State+13Montana StateLost 0–26 vs. Utah State-26Utah StateWon 19–0 vs. Idaho+19IdahoLost 7–61 at No. 4 UCLA-54No. 4 UCLALost 0–21 at Washington-21Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 21–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠3 7th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
104–⁠156
Coach
Doug Fessenden
Elo
1210 +87 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.8 No. 100 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 4Johnny Reagan BChicago Rockets (AAFC)

1946 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA7–⁠010–⁠14
Oregon State6–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
USC5–⁠26–⁠4
Washington5–⁠35–⁠4
Stanford3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Oregon3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Montana1–⁠34–⁠4
Washington State1–⁠5–⁠11–⁠6–⁠1
California1–⁠62–⁠7
Idaho0–⁠51–⁠8

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