1954 Montana
3–6 (1–5 Skyline Conference), coached by Ed Chinske. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Fort Lewis College 31–7Sep 25
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vsFort Lewis College | W 31–7 | 81% |
| Oct 2 | at 3Iowa | L 6–48 | 21% |
| Oct 8 | atDenver | L 13–19 | 33% |
| Oct 16 | vs Utah State | W 20–13 | 52% |
| Oct 23 | at BYU | L 7–19 | 50% |
| Oct 30 | at Colorado State | L 34–37 | 41% |
| Nov 6 | at New Mexico | L 14–20 | 32% |
| Nov 13 | vs Montana State | W 25–21 | 85% |
| Nov 20 | vs Utah | L 20–41 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Utah 41–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 1–5 7th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 170–225
- Coach
- Ed Chinske
- Elo
- 1318 −64 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −19.2 No. 105 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Skyline Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Joe DeLucaOGAP-1- Dick ImerRBAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
 Wyoming | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
| Utah State | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| New Mexico | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| Utah | 3–3 | 4–7 | |
| Colorado State | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Montana | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| BYU | 1–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.