NCAA FCS Big Sky

Montana football predictions & picks

Big Sky

2026 record: 7-3
Big Sky: 3rd
PPG: 40.1
Streak: W2
Last 5: Won 36–14 vs Northern Colorado · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 44–49 at Northern Arizona · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 35–42 vs Idaho · Sat, Oct 17 Won 42–33 at Eastern Washington · Sat, Oct 31 Won 57–24 vs Portland State · Sat, Nov 7

Montana next game

Wk 11

Montana vs10:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Idaho St

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Montana 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vs Southern Utah Southern Utah W28–21 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs Drake Drake W45–10 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Utah Tech Utah Tech W35–14 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Oregon State Oregon St L17–52 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @UC Davis UC Davis W62–22 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Northern Colorado N Colorado W36–14 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Northern Arizona N Arizona L44–49 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Idaho Idaho L35–42 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Eastern Washington E Washington W42–33 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Portland State Portland St W57–24 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Idaho State Idaho St 10:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Montana State Montana St 1:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Montana team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 40.1/ game 6th

Total yards 488.8/ game 2nd

Passing yards 292.3/ game 7th

Rushing yards 196.5/ game 18th

Third-down conversions 44.8% 19th

Giveaways 1.0/ game 21st

Time of possession 27:36 108th

Defense

Points allowed 28.1/ game 75th

Yards allowed 406.0/ game 92nd

Passing yards allowed 275.9/ game 123rd

Rushing yards allowed 130.1/ game 33rd

Takeaways 1.4/ game 54th

Penalties 5.9/ game 52nd

Montana leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Keali'i Ah Yat 2,865yds 27 TD · 4 INT · 70.3% comp. · 10 games

Rushing Eli Gillman 1,357yds 19 TD · 7.7 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Brooks Davis 1,227yds 81 catches · 12 TD · 10 games

Tackles Naiteitei Mose 66 9 games

Sacks Tyler King 7.5 10 games

Interceptions Kade Boyd 1 3 passes defended · 10 games

Big Sky standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Montana State Montana St 910 9-1 .900 405196 +209 W4

2 Northern Arizona N Arizona 820 8-2 .800 325278 +47 W5

3 Montana Montana 730 7-3 .700 401281 +120 W2

4 Idaho State Idaho St 640 6-4 .600 327221 +106 L1

5 Weber State Weber St 640 6-4 .600 361325 +36 W1

6 UC Davis UC Davis 640 6-4 .600 294303 −9 W1

7 Idaho Idaho 550 5-5 .500 339348 −9 W4

8 Southern Utah Southern Utah 460 4-6 .400 312323 −11 W1

9 Cal Poly Cal Poly 470 4-7 .364 268382 −114 L4

10 Northern Colorado N Colorado 370 3-7 .300 219268 −49 L2

11 Eastern Washington E Washington 280 2-8 .200 280409 −129 L3

12 Portland State Portland St 280 2-8 .200 212441 −229 L4

13 Utah Tech Utah Tech 190 1-9 .100 191384 −193 L2

Montana FAQ

Who does Montana play next?

Next up for Montana: home against Idaho State, Saturday, November 14, 10:30 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Montana’s record this season?

Montana is 7-3, 3rd in the Big Sky.

Who leads Montana in passing yards?

Keali'i Ah Yat, with 2,865 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (27 TD · 4 INT · 70.3% comp. · 10 games).

Big Sky rivals

All teams

Cal Poly Eastern Washington Idaho Idaho State Montana State Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Portland State Southern Utah UC Davis Utah Tech Weber State

Montana this week

Montana is 7-3, 6-2 in Big Sky play. Its last game was a 57–24 win over Portland State at home on November 7, its second in a row. Its offense averages 40.1 points a game (6th in FCS), and its defense allows 28.1 (75th).

Next up, Montana hosts Idaho State on Saturday, November 14 at 10:30 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.