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2018 Montana

6–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana in 2018, game by game: won vs. Northern Iowa 26–23; won vs. Drake 48–16; lost at Western Illinois 27–31; won vs. Sacramento State 41–34; won at Cal Poly 48–28; lost vs. Portland State 20–22; lost at North Dakota 14–41; lost vs. UC Davis 21–49; won at Southern Utah 57–14; won at Idaho 46–27; lost vs. Montana State 25–29+43−28Won 26–23 vs. Northern Iowa+3Northern IowaWon 48–16 vs. Drake+32DrakeLost 27–31 at Western Illinois-4Western IllinoisWon 41–34 vs. Sacramento State+7Sacramento StateWon 48–28 at Cal Poly+20Cal PolyLost 20–22 vs. Portland State-2Portland StateLost 14–41 at North Dakota-27North DakotaLost 21–49 vs. UC Davis-28UC DavisWon 57–14 at Southern Utah+43Southern UtahWon 46–27 at Idaho+19IdahoLost 25–29 vs. Montana State-4Montana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsNorthern IowaW 26–⁠2350%
Sep 8vsDrakeW 48–⁠1661%
Sep 15atWestern IllinoisL 27–⁠3146%
Sep 22vsSacramento StateW 41–⁠3462%
Sep 29atCal PolyW 48–⁠2870%
Oct 6vsPortland StateL 20–⁠2285%
Oct 13atNorth DakotaL 14–⁠4154%
Oct 27vsUC DavisL 21–⁠4946%
Nov 3atSouthern UtahW 57–⁠1448%
Nov 10atIdahoW 46–⁠2742%
Nov 17vsMontana StateL 25–⁠2965%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana State 29–⁠25; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 5th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
373–⁠314
Coach
—
Elo
1372 +22 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.8 No. 24 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 162
Offensive coordinator
Timm Rosenbach
Defensive coordinator
Kent Baer
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Nash Fouch S★★★No. 1942
Cole Grossman WR★★No. 2769
Tyler Ganoung OT★★No. 3280
Gabe Sulser WR★★No. 3281

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.00.770
Offensive line12.00.760
Defensive backs13.00.814
Whole class42.30.778

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2018 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington9–⁠112–⁠3
Weber State7–⁠110–⁠3
UC Davis7–⁠210–⁠3
Montana State5–⁠38–⁠5
Idaho State4–⁠36–⁠5
Montana4–⁠36–⁠5
Cal Poly4–⁠55–⁠6
Portland State3–⁠44–⁠7
Northern Arizona2–⁠54–⁠6
Idaho2–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠9
Sacramento State1–⁠62–⁠8
Southern Utah1–⁠71–⁠10

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