1956 Montana
1–9 (1–6 Skyline Conference), coached by Jerry Williams. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat BYU 21–14Oct 20
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at Arizona | L 12–27 | 26% |
| Sep 29 | at Utah | L 6–26 | 22% |
| Oct 5 | atDenver | L 13–22 | 22% |
| Oct 13 | vs Utah State | L 13–27 | 35% |
| Oct 20 | vs BYU | W 21–14 | 67% |
| Oct 27 | at Colorado State | L 20–34 | 30% |
| Nov 3 | vs Montana State | L 14–33 | 83% |
| Nov 10 | vs Wyoming | L 13–34 | 8% |
| Nov 17 | at New Mexico | L 13–14 | 32% |
| Nov 24 | vs Idaho | L 0–41 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Idaho 41–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 1–6 8th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 125–272
- Coach
- Jerry Williams
- Elo
- 1220 −145 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −26.6 No. 110 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Skyline Conference
2 second teamSecond team
Terry HurleyEDN-2- Stan RenningOGDN-2
From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 7–0 | 10–0 | |
| Utah | 5–1 | 5–5 | |
| Denver | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Utah State | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado State | 2–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| BYU | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Montana | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.