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2004 Montana

10–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Big Sky). The season’s Wikipedia article records 12–⁠3, over 15 games to the 12 on file here.

Schedule and results

Montana in 2004, game by game: won vs. Maine 27–20; won vs. Hofstra 41–23; lost at Sam Houston 29–41; won vs. Northern Colorado 27–16; won at Weber State 42–21; won vs. Idaho State 24–22; won vs. Eastern Washington 31–28; lost vs. Portland State 32–35; won vs. Northern Arizona 34–22; won vs. Sacramento State 52–21; won vs. Montana State 38–22; won vs. Northwestern State 56–7+49−12Won 27–20 vs. Maine+7MaineWon 41–23 vs. Hofstra+18HofstraLost 29–41 at Sam Houston-12Sam HoustonWon 27–16 vs. Northern Colorado+11Northern Colora…Won 42–21 at Weber State+21Weber StateWon 24–22 vs. Idaho State+2Idaho StateWon 31–28 vs. Eastern Washington+3Eastern Washing…Lost 32–35 vs. Portland State-3Portland StateWon 34–22 vs. Northern Arizona+12Northern ArizonaWon 52–21 vs. Sacramento State+31Sacramento StateWon 38–22 vs. Montana State+16Montana StateWon 56–7 vs. Northwestern State+49Northwestern St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsMaineW 27–⁠2066%
Sep 11vsHofstraW 41–⁠2374%
Sep 18atSam HoustonL 29–⁠4166%
Sep 25vsNorthern ColoradoW 27–⁠1671%
Oct 2atWeber StateW 42–⁠2166%
Oct 9vsIdaho StateW 24–⁠2275%
Oct 16vsEastern WashingtonW 31–⁠2849%
Oct 30vsPortland StateL 32–⁠3560%
Nov 6vsNorthern ArizonaW 34–⁠2270%
Nov 13vsSacramento StateW 52–⁠2182%
Nov 20vsMontana StateW 38–⁠2271%
Nov 27vsNorthwestern StateIaa PlayoffsW 56–⁠762%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northwestern State 56–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list three games of Montana’s 2004 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.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 4vsNew HampshireW 47–⁠17Montana’s article
Dec 11vsSam HoustonW 34–⁠13Montana’s article
Dec 17vsJames MadisonL 21–⁠31Montana’s article, James Madison’s article

Big Sky champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Eastern Washington

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
433–⁠278
Coach
—
Elo
1461 +97 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.9 No. 14 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rob Phenicie
Defensive coordinator
Kraig Paulson

Drafted in 2005

The 2005 draft
Rd 5Justin Green RBBaltimore Ravens

2004 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana6–⁠110–⁠2
Eastern Washington6–⁠19–⁠3
Portland State4–⁠37–⁠4
Montana State4–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona3–⁠44–⁠7
Idaho State2–⁠53–⁠8
Sacramento State2–⁠53–⁠8
Weber State1–⁠61–⁠10

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