Montana: a football coaching history

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Stature and coaches, 1936–1962

The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.

DynastyBlue BloodPower ProgramNational ProgramRegional Program
FBS medianbest: 1938program stature (★ = Dynasty-tier season)logosLogo, 1954–19651954Ted Shipkey · 1949–1951Shipkey19401960
Program GOAT
Ted Shipkey

Every coach

Big movers show how many stature points they built or lost against what they inherited; steadier tenures show the tier they reached instead.

1949–1951
Ted Shipkey Steady
Ted Shipkey held the Grizzlies at Regional Program V for 3 seasons.
−3.4 pts over 3 seasons · bottom 46% of 3-5-season tenures (717 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Tom Craft’s San Diego State run (2002–2005)

1st-best Montana tenure of 1 by the numbers.

−3.4
12-16