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Fresno State vs Montana State Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Fresno State and Montana State.

PROGRAM ONEFresno State8 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD8–9WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOMontana State9 recorded wins
17Recorded meetings
1969Earliest documented
1986Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

17 games
  1. 1969
    Fresno State28 — 20Montana State
    Sep 27, 1969Fresno State won
  2. 1970
    Fresno State12 — 26Montana State
    Sep 26, 1970Montana State won
  3. 1971
    Fresno State28 — 37Montana State
    Sep 25, 1971Montana State won
  4. 1972
    Fresno State6 — 10Montana State
    Nov 18, 1972Montana State won
  5. 1973
    Fresno State6 — 38Montana State
    Sep 29, 1973Montana State won
  6. 1974
    Fresno State7 — 14Montana State
    Sep 21, 1974Montana State won
  7. 1975
    Fresno State34 — 17Montana State
    Sep 27, 1975Fresno State won
  8. 1976
    Fresno State24 — 10Montana State
    Sep 25, 1976Fresno State won
  9. 1977
    Fresno State14 — 24Montana State
    Sep 24, 1977Montana State won
  10. 1978
    Fresno State14 — 35Montana State
    Nov 11, 1978Montana State won
  11. 1979
    Fresno State22 — 20Montana State
    Sep 15, 1979Fresno State won
  12. 1980
    Fresno State21 — 14Montana State
    Nov 15, 1980Fresno State won
  13. 1981
    Fresno State26 — 30Montana State
    Sep 19, 1981Montana State won
  14. 1982
    Fresno State45 — 14Montana State
    Nov 13, 1982Fresno State won
  15. 1983
    Fresno State31 — 12Montana State
    Oct 15, 1983Fresno State won
  16. 1984
    Fresno State31 — 35Montana State
    Nov 17, 1984Montana State won
  17. 1986
    Fresno State55 — 2Montana State
    Sep 6, 1986Fresno State won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1986Fresno State vs Montana State55–2Fresno State won
1984Fresno State vs Montana State31–35Montana State won
1983Fresno State vs Montana State31–12Fresno State won
1982Fresno State vs Montana State45–14Fresno State won
1981Fresno State vs Montana State26–30Montana State won
1980Fresno State vs Montana State21–14Fresno State won
1979Fresno State vs Montana State22–20Fresno State won
1978Fresno State vs Montana State14–35Montana State won
1977Fresno State vs Montana State14–24Montana State won
1976Fresno State vs Montana State24–10Fresno State won
1975Fresno State vs Montana State34–17Fresno State won
1974Fresno State vs Montana State7–14Montana State won
1973Fresno State vs Montana State6–38Montana State won
1972Fresno State vs Montana State6–10Montana State won
1971Fresno State vs Montana State28–37Montana State won
1970Fresno State vs Montana State12–26Montana State won
1969Fresno State vs Montana State28–20Fresno State won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.