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1951 Montana

2–⁠7 (1–⁠4 Skyline Conference), coached by Ted Shipkey.

Schedule and results

Montana in 1951, game by game: lost at Washington 7–58; won vs. New Mexico 25–7; lost vs. Denver 0–55; lost vs. Idaho 9–12; won vs. Montana State 38–0; lost at Utah State 6–19; lost vs. Wyoming 7–34; lost at Colorado State 6–34; lost at No. 17 Washington State 10–47+38−55Lost 7–58 at Washington-51WashingtonWon 25–7 vs. New Mexico+18New MexicoLost 0–55 vs. Denver-55DenverLost 9–12 vs. Idaho-3IdahoWon 38–0 vs. Montana State+38Montana StateLost 6–19 at Utah State-13Utah StateLost 7–34 vs. Wyoming-27WyomingLost 6–34 at Colorado State-28Colorado StateLost 10–47 at No. 17 Washington State-37No. 17 Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atWashingtonL 7–⁠5822%
Sep 29vsNew MexicoW 25–⁠766%
Oct 6vsDenverL 0–⁠5562%
Oct 13vsIdahoL 9–⁠1254%
Oct 20vsMontana StateW 38–⁠077%
Oct 27atUtah StateL 6–⁠1948%
Nov 3vsWyomingL 7–⁠3422%
Nov 10atColorado StateL 6–⁠3419%
Nov 17at17Washington StateL 10–⁠4717%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington State 47–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠4 8th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
108–⁠266
Coach
Ted Shipkey
Elo
1301 −109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.1 No. 112 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1951 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah4–⁠17–⁠4
Wyoming5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Denver4–⁠36–⁠4
Colorado State3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
BYU2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Utah State2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
New Mexico2–⁠44–⁠7
Montana1–⁠42–⁠7

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