1965 Montana
1–4 (0–1 Big Sky). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–6, over 10 games to the five on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pacific 13–7Oct 30
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Utah | L 13–28 | 6% |
| Oct 16 | at Utah State | L 21–54 | 5% |
| Oct 23 | vs Idaho | L 7–35 | 19% |
| Oct 30 | vsPacific | W 13–7 | 52% |
| Nov 13 | at Western Michigan | L 14–17 | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Western Michigan 17–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Sky.
In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list five games of Montana’s 1965 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vsSouth Dakota | L 14–15 | Montana’s article, South Dakota’s article |
| Oct 2 | vsIdaho State | W 16–0 | Montana’s article, Idaho State’s article |
| Oct 9 | atWeber State | W 15–14 | Weber State’s article, Montana’s article |
| Nov 6 | atMontana State | L 7–24 | Montana’s article |
| Nov 25 | atPortland State | W 33–7 | Montana’s article |
- Record
- 1–4
- Conference
- 0–1 tied for 3rd in Big Sky
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 68–141
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1163 −2 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
1965 Big Sky standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Weber State | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Idaho | 3–1 | 5–5 | |
 Montana State | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
 Montana | 0–1 | 1–4 | |
 Idaho State | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.