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2014 Montana

9–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana in 2014, game by game: lost at Wyoming 12–17; won vs. Central Washington 48–14; won vs. South Dakota 28–20; lost at North Dakota State 10–22; won vs. Northern Colorado 38–13; won at North Dakota 18–15; won vs. UC Davis 42–28; lost at Cal Poly 21–41; won vs. Sacramento State 31–13; lost at Eastern Washington 26–36; won at Southern Utah 35–17; won vs. Montana State 34–7; won vs. San Diego 52–14; lost at Eastern Washington 20–37+38−20Lost 12–17 at Wyoming-5WyomingWon 48–14 vs. Central Washington+34Central Washing…Won 28–20 vs. South Dakota+8South DakotaLost 10–22 at North Dakota State-12North Dakota St…Won 38–13 vs. Northern Colorado+25Northern Colora…Won 18–15 at North Dakota+3North DakotaWon 42–28 vs. UC Davis+14UC DavisLost 21–41 at Cal Poly-20Cal PolyWon 31–13 vs. Sacramento State+18Sacramento StateLost 26–36 at Eastern Washington-10Eastern Washing…Won 35–17 at Southern Utah+18Southern UtahWon 34–7 vs. Montana State+27Montana StateWon 52–14 vs. San Diego+38San DiegoLost 20–37 at Eastern Washington-17Eastern Washing…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atWyomingL 12–⁠1744%
Sep 6vsCentral WashingtonW 48–⁠1482%
Sep 13vsSouth DakotaW 28–⁠2079%
Sep 20atNorth Dakota StateL 10–⁠2224%
Sep 27vsNorthern ColoradoW 38–⁠1387%
Oct 4atNorth DakotaW 18–⁠1572%
Oct 18vsUC DavisW 42–⁠2883%
Oct 25atCal PolyL 21–⁠4153%
Nov 1vsSacramento StateW 31–⁠1378%
Nov 8atEastern WashingtonL 26–⁠3633%
Nov 15atSouthern UtahW 35–⁠1769%
Nov 22vsMontana StateW 34–⁠758%
Nov 29vsSan DiegoNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 52–⁠1468%
Dec 6atEastern WashingtonL 20–⁠3736%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Washington 37–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
415–⁠294
Coach
—
Elo
1462 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.7 No. 20 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Scott Gragg and Kefense Hynson
Defensive coordinator
Ty Gregorak

Leaders

Passing yardsJordan Johnson QB185 yds
Passing touchdownsJordan Johnson QB1 TD
Rushing yardsTravon Van RB19 yds
Receiving yardsTravon Van RB66 yds
Receiving touchdownsJoshua Janssen WR1 TD

2014 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington9–⁠111–⁠3
Idaho State6–⁠28–⁠4
Montana6–⁠39–⁠5
Montana State6–⁠38–⁠5
Cal Poly6–⁠37–⁠5
Northern Arizona5–⁠37–⁠5
Sacramento State5–⁠47–⁠5
North Dakota3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah3–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠8
Portland State2–⁠73–⁠9
Weber State2–⁠72–⁠10
UC Davis1–⁠72–⁠9

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