CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2025 Montana

13–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana in 2025, game by game: won vs. Central Washington 42–17; won vs. North Dakota 24–23; won vs. Indiana State 63–20; won vs. Idaho 41–30; won at Idaho State 42–38; won vs. Cal Poly 28–9; won vs. Sacred Heart 43–21; won at Sacramento State 49–35; won at Weber State 38–17; won vs. Eastern Washington 29–24; won at Portland State 63–17; lost vs. Montana State 28–31; won vs. South Dakota State 50–29; won vs. South Dakota 52–22; lost at Montana State 23–48+46−25Won 42–17 vs. Central Washington+25Central Washing…Won 24–23 vs. North Dakota+1North DakotaWon 63–20 vs. Indiana State+43Indiana StateWon 41–30 vs. Idaho+11IdahoWon 42–38 at Idaho State+4Idaho StateWon 28–9 vs. Cal Poly+19Cal PolyWon 43–21 vs. Sacred Heart+22Sacred HeartWon 49–35 at Sacramento State+14Sacramento StateWon 38–17 at Weber State+21Weber StateWon 29–24 vs. Eastern Washington+5Eastern Washing…Won 63–17 at Portland State+46Portland StateLost 28–31 vs. Montana State-3Montana StateWon 50–29 vs. South Dakota State+21South Dakota St…Won 52–22 vs. South Dakota+30South DakotaLost 23–48 at Montana State-25Montana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsCentral WashingtonW 42–⁠1771%
Sep 13vsNorth DakotaW 24–⁠2370%
Sep 20vsIndiana StateW 63–⁠2079%
Sep 27vsIdahoW 41–⁠3060%
Oct 4atIdaho StateW 42–⁠3871%
Oct 11vsCal PolyW 28–⁠981%
Oct 18vsSacred HeartW 43–⁠2181%
Oct 24atSacramento StateW 49–⁠3565%
Nov 1atWeber StateW 38–⁠1774%
Nov 8vsEastern WashingtonW 29–⁠2484%
Nov 15atPortland StateW 63–⁠1787%
Nov 22vsMontana StateL 28–⁠3149%
Dec 6vsSouth Dakota StateFCS Championship – Second RoundW 50–⁠2963%
Dec 13vsSouth DakotaFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalW 52–⁠2261%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffatMontana StateFCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP SemifinalL 23–⁠4834%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana State 48–⁠23 in the FCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP Semifinal; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Record
13–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
615–⁠381
Coach
—
Elo
1547 +145 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.1 No. 3 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 197
Offensive coordinator
Brent Pease
Defensive coordinators
Roger Cooper and Tim Hauck
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsKeali’i Ah Yat QB4,070 yds
Passing touchdownsKeali’i Ah Yat QB33 TD
Rushing yardsEli Gillman RB1,540 yds
Rushing touchdownsEli Gillman RB21 TD
Receiving yardsMichael Wortham WR1,224 yds
Receiving touchdownsMichael Wortham WR10 TD
TacklesCaleb Otlewski LB21 tkl
SacksJake Mason DL1 sacks
InterceptionsPeyton Wing LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Jammel Ward Jr. WR★★★No. 945
Brady Beaner ATH★★★No. 1325
Brock Beaner S★★★No. 1325
Colton Lentz ATH★★★No. 2110
Malaki Davis TE★★★No. 2771

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers32.70.823
Offensive line32.70.803
Defensive line13.00.820
Linebackers12.00.780
Defensive backs23.00.835
Athletes and specialists52.40.810
Whole class152.60.813

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.

Roster 108

The 2025 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 55 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 12

The 2025 portal
Jake Jensen QB★★★from USC
Solomon Tuliaupupu DE★★★★from USC
Braydon Bailey DL★★★from Utah State
Diezel Wilkinson S★★★from Idaho
Dylan Jemtegaard OL★★★from California
Hayden Schwartz DE★★★from Minnesota
Jeilani Davis S★★★from Utah
Korbin Hendrix WR★★★from Arizona State
Micah Harper S★★★from BYU
Patrick Matan OT★★★from NC State
Peyton Wing LB★★★from Portland State
Caleb Moran LBfrom Army

Transfers out 3

Riley Wilson DE★★★to Arizona
Sawyer Racanelli WR★★★to Wake Forest
Logan Fife QB★★★to New Mexico State

2025 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana State8–⁠014–⁠2
Montana7–⁠113–⁠2
UC Davis6–⁠29–⁠4
Sacramento State5–⁠37–⁠5
Idaho State5–⁠36–⁠6
Northern Arizona4–⁠47–⁠5
Eastern Washington4–⁠45–⁠7
Cal Poly2–⁠64–⁠8
Weber State2–⁠64–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠64–⁠8
Idaho2–⁠64–⁠8
Portland State1–⁠71–⁠11

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