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2021 Montana

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana in 2021, game by game: won at No. 20 Washington 13–7; won vs. Western Illinois 42–7; won vs. Cal Poly 39–7; lost at Eastern Washington 28–34; won vs. Utah Tech 31–14; lost vs. Sacramento State 21–28; won at Idaho 34–14; won vs. Southern Utah 20–19; won at Northern Colorado 35–0; won at Northern Arizona 30–3; won vs. Montana State 29–10; won vs. Eastern Washington 57–41; lost at James Madison 6–28+35−22Won 13–7 at No. 20 Washington+6No. 20 WashingtonWon 42–7 vs. Western Illinois+35Western IllinoisWon 39–7 vs. Cal Poly+32Cal PolyLost 28–34 at Eastern Washington-6Eastern Washing…Won 31–14 vs. Utah Tech+17Utah TechLost 21–28 vs. Sacramento State-7Sacramento StateWon 34–14 at Idaho+20IdahoWon 20–19 vs. Southern Utah+1Southern UtahWon 35–0 at Northern Colorado+35Northern Colora…Won 30–3 at Northern Arizona+27Northern ArizonaWon 29–10 vs. Montana State+19Montana StateWon 57–41 vs. Eastern Washington+16Eastern Washing…Lost 6–28 at James Madison-22James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4at20WashingtonW 13–⁠720%
Sep 11vsWestern IllinoisW 42–⁠784%
Sep 25vsCal PolyW 39–⁠783%
Oct 2atEastern WashingtonL 28–⁠3444%
Oct 9vsUtah TechW 31–⁠1488%
Oct 16vsSacramento StateL 21–⁠2869%
Oct 23atIdahoW 34–⁠1463%
Oct 30vsSouthern UtahW 20–⁠1988%
Nov 6atNorthern ColoradoW 35–⁠074%
Nov 13atNorthern ArizonaW 30–⁠368%
Nov 20vsMontana StateW 29–⁠1049%
Dec 3vsEastern WashingtonFCS Championship – Second RoundW 57–⁠4155%
Dec 10Bowls & playoffatJames MadisonFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalL 6–⁠2831%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to James Madison 28–⁠6 in the FCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
385–⁠212
Coach
—
Elo
1509 +112 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.8 No. 10 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 190
Offensive coordinator
Timm Rosenbach
Defensive coordinator
Kent Baer
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsCamron Humphrey QB105 yds
Rushing yardsXavier Harris RB70 yds
Rushing touchdownsCamron Humphrey QB1 TD
Receiving yardsMitch Roberts WR29 yds
TacklesMarcus Welnel LB12 tkl
SacksPatrick O’Connell LB2 sacks
InterceptionsMarcus Welnel LB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Daniel Britt QB★★No. 2675
Jace Klucewich ATH
Zac Evans ATH
Liam Brown OT
Geno Leonard LB

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.773

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.

Transfers in 0

The 2021 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 1

Samori Toure WR★★★to Nebraska

2021 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠09–⁠3
Montana State7–⁠112–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠210–⁠3
Montana6–⁠210–⁠3
UC Davis5–⁠38–⁠4
Weber State5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Portland State4–⁠45–⁠6
Idaho3–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠72–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠10
Southern Utah0–⁠81–⁠10

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