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2019 Montana

10–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana in 2019, game by game: won at South Dakota 31–17; won vs. North Alabama 61–17; lost at No. 15 Oregon 3–35; won vs. Monmouth 47–27; won at UC Davis 45–20; won vs. Idaho State 59–20; lost at Sacramento State 22–49; won vs. Eastern Washington 34–17; won at Portland State 38–23; won vs. Idaho 42–17; won vs. Weber State 35–16; lost at Montana State 14–48; won vs. SE Louisiana 73–28; lost at Weber State 10–17+45−34Won 31–17 at South Dakota+14South DakotaWon 61–17 vs. North Alabama+44North AlabamaLost 3–35 at No. 15 Oregon-32No. 15 OregonWon 47–27 vs. Monmouth+20MonmouthWon 45–20 at UC Davis+25UC DavisWon 59–20 vs. Idaho State+39Idaho StateLost 22–49 at Sacramento State-27Sacramento StateWon 34–17 vs. Eastern Washington+17Eastern Washing…Won 38–23 at Portland State+15Portland StateWon 42–17 vs. Idaho+25IdahoWon 35–16 vs. Weber State+19Weber StateLost 14–48 at Montana State-34Montana StateWon 73–28 vs. SE Louisiana+45SE LouisianaLost 10–17 at Weber State-7Weber State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atSouth DakotaW 31–⁠1747%
Sep 7vsNorth AlabamaW 61–⁠1769%
Sep 14at15OregonL 3–⁠3522%
Sep 21vsMonmouthW 47–⁠2761%
Sep 28atUC DavisW 45–⁠2042%
Oct 5vsIdaho StateW 59–⁠2076%
Oct 19atSacramento StateL 22–⁠4959%
Oct 26vsEastern WashingtonW 34–⁠1761%
Nov 2atPortland StateW 38–⁠2362%
Nov 9vsIdahoW 42–⁠1776%
Nov 16vsWeber StateW 35–⁠1650%
Nov 23atMontana StateL 14–⁠4853%
Dec 7vsSE LouisianaFCS Championship – Second RoundW 73–⁠2864%
Dec 13atWeber StateFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalL 10–⁠1738%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Weber State 17–⁠10 in the FCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 4th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
514–⁠351
Coach
—
Elo
1482 +134 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.4 No. 3 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 148
Offensive coordinator
Timm Rosenbach
Defensive coordinator
Kent Baer
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsDalton Sneed QB184 yds
Rushing yardsMarcus Knight RB19 yds
Receiving yardsSamuel Akem WR85 yds
TacklesDante Olson LB14 tkl

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Kale Edwards PRO★★★No. 1994
Corbin Walker ATH★★★No. 2291
Alex Hurlburt OLB★★★No. 2675
Jacob McGourin WDE★★No. 2894
Dumitru Salagor OT★★No. 2894

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.820
Running backs12.00.780
Receivers12.00.788
Offensive line22.00.790
Defensive line12.00.790
Linebackers13.00.799
Athletes and specialists13.00.810
Whole class82.40.796

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.

2019 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠19–⁠4
Weber State7–⁠111–⁠4
Montana State6–⁠111–⁠4
Montana6–⁠210–⁠4
Eastern Washington5–⁠37–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠55–⁠7
UC Davis3–⁠45–⁠7
Portland State3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah2–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Arizona2–⁠64–⁠8
Cal Poly2–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠10
Idaho State1–⁠63–⁠9

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