Montana vs. Oregon State: The Complete Series History

The season will be turned up to 11 beginning this weekend at Oregon State, as the Montana Grizzlies will try to pull off the FCS-over-FBS upset.

Four FCS teams have already beaten FBS teams this year. Could Montana become the fifth?

Here's how the Griz and Beavers have fared against each other.

Oregon State Owns All-Time Series

Oregon State has a major advantage over the Grizzlies in the all-time series. OSU has a 12-2-2 record against Montana and is 2-0-1 all-time in Corvallis.

All but three of those matchups occurred in or before 1950, when the two schools were together in the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association, a conference that included Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Idaho, Whitman College, and the Griz.

Oddly enough, Montana has been shut out eight times in the 16 all-time meetings. Take it with a grain of salt, because every shutout came before 1950, when offenses weren't firing on all cylinders like they do today.

The only two Griz victories in the series came in the last two matchups in 1990 (22-15 Montana win) and in 1996 (35-14 win).

In the last game, Griz quarterback Brian Ah Yat threw two touchdowns, and Josh Branen ran in two more. Blaine McElmurry poured in a fantastic day with 11 tackles, a fumble recovery and an interception. Joe Lehman racked up two sacks.

That was also the first game for offensive coordinator Brent Pease's first game leading the offense.

It was also the first game the Griz wore the maroon and silver in the brand change.

The first-ever meeting was on Halloween in 1925 in Corvallis, where Oregon State defeated Montana 27-7.

Full History of Montana vs Oregon State

September 7, 1996 — Montana 35, Oregon State 14
September 1, 1990 — Montana 22, Oregon State 15
November 20, 1982 — Montana 10, Oregon State 30
October 28, 1950 — Montana 0, Oregon State 20
October 15, 1949 — Montana 14, Oregon State 63
November 7, 1942 — Montana 0, Oregon State 33
November 22, 1941 — Montana 0, Oregon State 27
October 31, 1936 — Montana 7, Oregon State 14
November 23, 1935 — Montana 0, Oregon State 0
November 1, 1934 — Montana 7, Oregon State 7
September 30, 1933 — Montana 0, Oregon State 20
November 12, 1932 — Montana 6, Oregon State 35
November 7, 1931 — Montana 0, Oregon State 19
November 3, 1928 — Montana 0, Oregon State 44
October 2, 1926 — Montana 0, Oregon State 49
October 31, 1925 — Montana 7, Oregon State 27