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2008 Montana

12–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Big Sky). The season’s Wikipedia article records 14–⁠2, over 16 games to the 13 on file here.

Schedule and results

Montana in 2008, game by game: won at Cal Poly 30–28; won vs. Southern Utah 46–10; won vs. UC Davis 29–24; won vs. Central Washington 38–35; lost at Weber State 28–45; won at Eastern Washington 19–3; won vs. Sacramento State 43–7; won at Northern Colorado 41–20; won vs. Northern Arizona 45–10; won vs. Portland State 29–12; won vs. Idaho State 29–10; won vs. Montana State 35–3; won vs. Texas State 31–13+36−17Won 30–28 at Cal Poly+2Cal PolyWon 46–10 vs. Southern Utah+36Southern UtahWon 29–24 vs. UC Davis+5UC DavisWon 38–35 vs. Central Washington+3Central Washing…Lost 28–45 at Weber State-17Weber StateWon 19–3 at Eastern Washington+16Eastern Washing…Won 43–7 vs. Sacramento State+36Sacramento StateWon 41–20 at Northern Colorado+21Northern Colora…Won 45–10 vs. Northern Arizona+35Northern ArizonaWon 29–12 vs. Portland State+17Portland StateWon 29–10 vs. Idaho State+19Idaho StateWon 35–3 vs. Montana State+32Montana StateWon 31–13 vs. Texas State+18Texas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atCal PolyW 30–⁠2850%
Sep 13vsSouthern UtahW 46–⁠1088%
Sep 20vsUC DavisW 29–⁠2476%
Sep 27vsCentral WashingtonW 38–⁠3587%
Oct 4atWeber StateL 28–⁠4565%
Oct 11atEastern WashingtonW 19–⁠353%
Oct 18vsSacramento StateW 43–⁠784%
Oct 25atNorthern ColoradoW 41–⁠2085%
Nov 1vsNorthern ArizonaW 45–⁠1075%
Nov 8vsPortland StateW 29–⁠1280%
Nov 15vsIdaho StateW 29–⁠1095%
Nov 22vsMontana StateW 35–⁠380%
Nov 29vsTexas StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 31–⁠1384%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas State 31–⁠13 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.

In program history: The 5th-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 2008 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 6vsWeber StateW 24–⁠13Montana’s article, Weber State’s article
Dec 12atJames MadisonW 35–⁠27James Madison’s article, Montana’s article
Dec 19vsRichmondL 7–⁠24Montana’s article, Richmond’s article

Big Sky champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Weber State

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
443–⁠220
Coach
—
Elo
1542 +86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.8 No. 5 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rob Phenicie
Defensive coordinator
Kraig Paulson

2008 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana7–⁠112–⁠1
Weber State7–⁠110–⁠3
Montana State5–⁠37–⁠5
Eastern Washington5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠46–⁠5
Sacramento State3–⁠56–⁠6
Portland State3–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado1–⁠71–⁠10
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠11

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