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1961 Montana

2–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Skyline Conference), coached by Ray Jenkins.

Schedule and results

Montana in 1961, game by game: lost vs. Wyoming 0–29; lost at Utah State 6–54; won vs. New Mexico 40–8; lost at BYU 6–7; lost vs. Utah 12–24; won vs. Colorado State 22–19; lost at Montana State 9–10; lost vs. Idaho 14–16+32−48Lost 0–29 vs. Wyoming-29WyomingLost 6–54 at Utah State-48Utah StateWon 40–8 vs. New Mexico+32New MexicoLost 6–7 at BYU-1BYULost 12–24 vs. Utah-12UtahWon 22–19 vs. Colorado State+3Colorado StateLost 9–10 at Montana State-1Montana StateLost 14–16 vs. Idaho-2Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsWyomingL 0–⁠2928%
Sep 23atUtah StateL 6–⁠5420%
Sep 30vsNew MexicoW 40–⁠835%
Oct 7atBYUL 6–⁠754%
Oct 21vsUtahL 12–⁠2436%
Oct 28vsColorado StateW 22–⁠1968%
Nov 11atMontana StateL 9–⁠1077%
Nov 18vsIdahoL 14–⁠1673%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Idaho 16–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
109–⁠167
Coach
Ray Jenkins
Elo
1364 −29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.2 No. 91 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1961 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State5–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠110
Wyoming5–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
New Mexico3–⁠37–⁠4
Utah3–⁠36–⁠4
Montana2–⁠42–⁠6
BYU2–⁠42–⁠8
Colorado State0–⁠60–⁠10

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