NCAA FCS Big Sky

Montana State football predictions & picks

Big Sky

2026 record: 9-1
Big Sky: 1st
PPG: 40.5
Streak: W4
Last 5: Lost 34–35 at Idaho · Fri, Oct 2 Won 56–20 at Eastern Washington · Sat, Oct 17 Won 38–33 vs Weber State · Sat, Oct 24 Won 61–7 vs Cal Poly · Sat, Oct 31 Won 28–26 OT at Idaho State · Sat, Nov 7

Montana State next game

Wk 11

Montana St @2:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 N Colorado

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 State 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 @Utah Tech Utah Tech W54–0 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs Butler Butler W51–24 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Nevada Nevada W20–7 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs Central Connecticut C Connecticut W35–30 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Northern Arizona N Arizona W28–14 —

Wk 5Fri, Oct 2Oct 2 @Idaho Idaho L34–35 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Eastern Washington E Washington W56–20 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs Weber State Weber St W38–33 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Cal Poly Cal Poly W61–7 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Idaho State Idaho St W28–26 OT —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @Northern Colorado N Colorado 2:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs Montana Montana 1:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Montana State team stats

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

Offense

Points 40.5/ game 4th

Total yards 442.1/ game 12th

Passing yards 235.5/ game 34th

Rushing yards 206.6/ game 11th

Third-down conversions 49.6% 5th

Giveaways 0.7/ game 6th

Time of possession 29:18 73rd

Defense

Points allowed 19.6/ game 11th

Yards allowed 349.3/ game 39th

Passing yards allowed 228.7/ game 79th

Rushing yards allowed 120.6/ game 22nd

Takeaways 1.9/ game 9th

Penalties 4.5/ game 7th

Montana State leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Justin Lamson 1,706yds 14 TD · 1 INT · 69.7% comp. · 8 games

Rushing Adam Jones 631yds 11 TD · 5.0 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Carter Dahlke 702yds 46 catches · 5 TD · 10 games

Tackles Cole Taylor 71 10 games

Sacks Zac Crews 5 10 games

Interceptions Caden Dowler 2 5 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 State FAQ

Who does Montana State play next?

Next up for Montana State: on the road at Northern Colorado, Saturday, November 14, 2:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Montana State’s record this season?

Montana State is 9-1, 1st in the Big Sky.

Who leads Montana State in passing yards?

Justin Lamson, with 1,706 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (14 TD · 1 INT · 69.7% comp. · 8 games).

Big Sky rivals

All teams

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

Montana State this week

Montana State is 9-1, 6-1 in Big Sky play. Its last game was a 28–26 overtime win over Idaho State on November 7, its fourth in a row. Its offense averages 40.5 points a game (4th in FCS), and its defense allows 19.6 (tied for 11th).

Next up, Montana State visits Northern Colorado on Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.