1953 Montana
3–5 (2–4 Skyline Conference), coached by Ed Chinske. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana State 32–13Nov 7
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at BYU | L 13–27 | 38% |
| Sep 26 | vs Wyoming | L 7–27 | 31% |
| Oct 3 | vs Idaho | L 12–20 | 45% |
| Oct 10 | atDenver | W 22–13 | 30% |
| Oct 17 | vs Colorado State | W 32–31 | 34% |
| Oct 24 | vs New Mexico | L 13–41 | 45% |
| Oct 31 | at Utah State | L 14–33 | 28% |
| Nov 7 | at Montana State | W 32–13 | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Montana State 32–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).
- Record
- 3–5
- Conference
- 2–4 6th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 145–205
- Coach
- Ed Chinske
- Elo
- 1323 −41 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −20.8 No. 102 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Skyline Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Dick ImerBAP-1; DN-2
Second team
- Dick HeathQBDN-2
From Wikipedia’s 1953 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1953 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Utah | 5–0 | 8–2 | |
| Utah State | 5–2 | 8–3 | |
| Wyoming | 4–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| New Mexico | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Colorado State | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Montana | 2–4 | 3–5 | |
| Denver | 1–5–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| BYU | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.