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2026 Montana

5–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Big Sky). The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠1, over six games to the eight on file here.

Schedule and results

Montana in 2026, game by game: won vs. Southern Utah 28–21; won vs. Drake 45–10; won vs. Utah Tech 35–14; lost at Oregon State 17–52; won at UC Davis 62–22; won vs. Northern Colorado 36–14; lost at Northern Arizona 44–49; lost vs. Idaho 35–42+40−35Won 28–21 vs. Southern Utah+7Southern UtahWon 45–10 vs. Drake+35DrakeWon 35–14 vs. Utah Tech+21Utah TechLost 17–52 at Oregon State-35Oregon StateWon 62–22 at UC Davis+40UC DavisWon 36–14 vs. Northern Colorado+22Northern Colora…Lost 44–49 at Northern Arizona-5Northern ArizonaLost 35–42 vs. Idaho-7Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsSouthern UtahW 28–⁠2170%
Sep 5vsDrakeW 45–⁠1077%
Sep 12vsUtah TechW 35–⁠1491%
Sep 19atOregon StateL 17–⁠5260%
Sep 26atUC DavisW 62–⁠2242%
Oct 3vsNorthern ColoradoW 36–⁠1487%
Oct 10atNorthern ArizonaL 44–⁠4959%
Oct 17vsIdahoL 35–⁠4285%
Oct 31atEastern WashingtonPreview70%
Nov 7vsPortland StatePreview86%
Nov 14vsIdaho StatePreview70%
Nov 21atMontana StatePreview24%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Big Sky
AP now
Unranked
Points
302–⁠224
Coach
—
Elo
1440 −24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.0 No. 9 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 152
Offensive coordinator
Brent Pease
Defensive coordinator
Eric Sanders
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3 or 3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsKeali’i Ah Yat QB2,279 yds
Passing touchdownsKeali’i Ah Yat QB22 TD
Rushing yardsEli Gillman RB1,016 yds
Rushing touchdownsEli Gillman RB13 TD
Receiving yardsBrooks Davis WR908 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrooks Davis WR9 TD
TacklesNaiteitei Mose LB47 tkl
SacksTyler King DL5.5 sacks
InterceptionsBraeden Orlandi S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Mac Olsen DE★★★No. 2533
Josiah West OT★★★No. 2846
Evan Pyron TE★★★No. 3115
Wesley Ehret WR★★★No. 3115
Brady Jay QB★★★No. 3115

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.820
Receivers23.00.820
Offensive line13.00.830
Defensive line13.00.840
Defensive backs23.00.820
Whole class73.00.824

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 112

The 2026 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 55 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 13

The 2026 portal
Braeden Orlandi S★★★from Carroll College
Chris Johnson II CB★★★from Arizona State
Gabe Stroud CB★★★from North Texas
Hunter Haines S★★★from San Diego State
Justin Eklund LB★★★from Bowling Green
Landon Ransom-Goelz WR★★★from Rice
Legend Lyons WR★★★from Minnesota
Tanner Williams LB★★★from San Diego State
Ashton Paine S★★from South Dakota
Dylan Paine RB★★from Washington State
Adama Fall Sfrom Arizona State
Campbell Vandiver OTfrom South Carolina

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 8

Diezel Wilkinson S★★★to UAB
Kyon Loud CB★★★to Duke
Micah Harper S★★★to Iowa State
Colin Amick OT★★★to Iowa State
Jareb Ramos DL★★★to Iowa State
Caleb Otlewski DE★★★to Colorado State
Malae Fonoti RB★★★to Missouri
Jose Balver-Mendoza OTto Nevada

2026 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Arizona5–⁠16–⁠2
Montana State3–⁠16–⁠1
Montana4–⁠25–⁠3
Weber State4–⁠25–⁠3
Cal Poly3–⁠24–⁠4
Southern Utah3–⁠23–⁠4
UC Davis2–⁠24–⁠3
Idaho2–⁠22–⁠5
Portland State2–⁠22–⁠5
Northern Colorado2–⁠33–⁠5
Idaho State1–⁠34–⁠3
Eastern Washington1–⁠42–⁠6
Utah Tech0–⁠60–⁠7

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