1952 Montana
2–7–1 (1–5 Skyline Conference), coached by Ed Chinske. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana State 35–12Nov 1
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Utah State | L 0–7 | 54% |
| Sep 27 | at Wyoming | L 0–14 | 14% |
| Oct 4 | vs BYU | L 7–28 | 46% |
| Oct 11 | vsDenver | W 17–7 | 37% |
| Oct 18 | at Colorado State | L 0–41 | 18% |
| Oct 25 | at Oregon | T 14–14 | 41% |
| Nov 1 | vs Montana State | W 35–12 | 83% |
| Nov 8 | at Idaho | L 0–27 | 38% |
| Nov 14 | at San José State | L 20–39 | 23% |
| Nov 22 | at New Mexico | L 6–12 | 24% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 12–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 1–5 7th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 99–201
- Coach
- Ed Chinske
- Elo
- 1296 −71 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −25.0 No. 105 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Skyline Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Bob AntonickOT
From Wikipedia’s 1952 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1952 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Utah | 5–0 | 6–3–1 | |
| New Mexico | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
| Colorado State | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Wyoming | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| BYU | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Utah State | 3–4 | 3–7–1 | |
| Montana | 1–5 | 2–7–1 | |
| Denver | 0–7 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.