1947 Montana
7–4 (2–1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Doug Fessenden. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado State 41–7Nov 29
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Eastern Washington | W 21–0 | 70% |
| Sep 27 | vsPortland | W 21–0 | 68% |
| Oct 4 | at Arizona | L 7–40 | 25% |
| Oct 11 | at Utah State | L 7–13 | 22% |
| Oct 18 | vs Montana State | L 12–13 | 56% |
| Oct 25 | at Washington State | W 13–12 | 31% |
| Nov 7 | at Idaho | W 21–0 | 51% |
| Nov 15 | at 10California | L 14–60 | 17% |
| Nov 29 | vs Colorado State | W 41–7 | 50% |
| Dec 20 | at Hawai’i | W 14–12 | 74% |
| Dec 27 | atHawaii All-Stars | W 28–14 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Hawaii All-Stars 28–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 2–1 tied for 4th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 199–171
- Coach
- Doug Fessenden
- Elo
- 1400 +93 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.4 No. 87 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Sam Leeper and Ben Tyvand
1947 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 USC | 6–0 | 7–2–1 | 8 |
| California | 5–1 | 9–1 | 15 |
 Oregon | 5–1 | 7–3 | |
 UCLA | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
 Montana | 2–1 | 7–4 | |
 Oregon State | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
 Washington | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Washington State | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Idaho | 1–4 | 4–4 | |
 Stanford | 0–7 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.