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1948 Montana

3–⁠7 (0–⁠3 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Doug Fessenden.

Schedule and results

Montana in 1948, game by game: lost vs. Eastern Washington 7–12; lost vs. Utah State 7–18; won at Pacific (Oregon) 27–0; lost vs. Washington State 0–48; won vs. Montana State 14–0; lost at Idaho 0–39; lost at BYU 20–26; lost vs. Pacific 14–32; lost at Stanford 7–39; won at North Dakota 47–7+40−48Lost 7–12 vs. Eastern Washington-5Eastern Washing…Lost 7–18 vs. Utah State-11Utah StateWon 27–0 at Pacific (Oregon)+27Pacific (Oregon)Lost 0–48 vs. Washington State-48Washington StateWon 14–0 vs. Montana State+14Montana StateLost 0–39 at Idaho-39IdahoLost 20–26 at BYU-6BYULost 14–32 vs. Pacific-18PacificLost 7–39 at Stanford-32StanfordWon 47–7 at North Dakota+40North Dakota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsEastern WashingtonL 7–⁠1283%
Sep 25vsUtah StateL 7–⁠1847%
Oct 2atPacific (Oregon)W 27–⁠069%
Oct 9vsWashington StateL 0–⁠4855%
Oct 16vsMontana StateW 14–⁠053%
Oct 23atIdahoL 0–⁠3953%
Oct 30atBYUL 20–⁠2643%
Nov 6vsPacificL 14–⁠3265%
Nov 13atStanfordL 7–⁠3924%
Nov 20atNorth DakotaW 47–⁠764%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Dakota 47–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠3 10th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
143–⁠221
Coach
Doug Fessenden
Elo
1292 −141 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.5 No. 115 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1948 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon7–⁠09–⁠29
California6–⁠010–⁠14
USC4–⁠26–⁠3–⁠1
Washington State4–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Stanford3–⁠44–⁠6
Oregon State2–⁠3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠3
Washington2–⁠5–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
UCLA2–⁠63–⁠7
Idaho1–⁠53–⁠6
Montana0–⁠33–⁠7

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