2005 Montana
8–4 (5–2 Big Sky). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Fort Lewis 55–0Sep 3
By 55 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vsFort Lewis | W 55–0 | 80% |
| Sep 10 | at Oregon | L 14–47 | 28% |
| Sep 17 | vs South Dakota State | W 7–0 | 73% |
| Oct 1 | vs Weber State | W 24–19 | 80% |
| Oct 8 | at Idaho State | W 32–10 | 61% |
| Oct 15 | vs Eastern Washington | L 20–34 | 59% |
| Oct 22 | vs Cal Poly | W 36–27 | 51% |
| Oct 29 | vs Portland State | W 37–16 | 61% |
| Nov 5 | vs Northern Arizona | W 23–0 | 82% |
| Nov 12 | at Sacramento State | W 31–14 | 83% |
| Nov 19 | at Montana State | L 6–16 | 63% |
| Nov 26 | vsCal PolyIaa Playoffs | L 21–35 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Cal Poly 35–21; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.
In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).
Big Sky champions5–2 in the conference, shared with Eastern Washington and Montana State
- Record
- 8–4
- Conference
- 5–2 shared first in Big Sky
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 306–218
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1412 +5 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.5 No. 10 of 115 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Rob Phenicie
- Defensive coordinator
- Kraig Paulson
2005 Big Sky standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Montana | 5–2 | 8–4 | |
| Montana State | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| Eastern Washington | 5–2 | 7–5 | |
| Weber State | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| Portland State | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| Idaho State | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Northern Arizona | 1–6 | 3–8 | |
| Sacramento State | 1–6 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.