2016 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by first year head coach Jeff Choate and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for ninth place.
Athletic Director Search
After fourteen years as athletic director, Peter Fields's contract was not to be renewed for the 2016 season. On May 2, Montana State officially introduced Kyle Brennan as the new athletic director. However, on May 10th, Brennan backed out of the job citing that the job "didn't feel right". [1] Later that same day, MSU announced that they would hire Leon Costello as the new athletic director. [2]
Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name |
Hometown |
High school / college |
Height |
Weight |
Commit date
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Chase Benson DL |
Helena, MT |
Helena High School |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
242 lb (110 kg) |
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Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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Balue Chapman LB |
Bozeman, MT |
Bozeman High School |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
189 lb (86 kg) |
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Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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Anthony Pegues RB |
Frisco, TX |
Centennial High School |
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
180 lb (82 kg) |
Feb 3, 2016 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
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Overall recruiting rankings: |
- ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
- Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
- In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
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Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
Non-Conference Schedule |
September 1 |
7:00 PM |
at Idaho* |
Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID |
ESPN3 |
L 17–20 |
11,987 |
September 10 |
2:05 PM |
Bryant* |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
CMM |
W 27–24 |
18,867 |
September 17 |
2:05 PM |
Western Oregon* |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
CMM |
W 55–0 |
17,577 |
Conference Schedule |
September 24 |
2:05 PM |
North Dakota |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
CMM |
L 15–17 |
19,507 |
October 1 |
7:05 PM |
at Sacramento State |
Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA |
CMM |
L 38–41 |
7,759 |
October 8 |
5:10 PM |
Northern Arizona |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
RTNW |
L 14–20 |
17,637 |
October 15 |
1:40 PM |
at Weber State |
Stewart Stadium • Odgen, UT |
RTNW |
L 27–45 |
7,148 |
October 22 |
12:10 PM |
No. 3 Eastern Washington |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
RTNW |
L 17–41 |
18,087 |
November 5 |
12:05 PM |
at Southern Utah |
Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT |
CMM |
L 21–38 |
7,342 |
November 12 |
1:30 PM |
UC Davis |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
RTNW |
W 27–13 |
15,767 |
November 19 |
12:00 PM |
at No. 22 Montana |
Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild) |
RTNW |
W 24–17 |
26,182 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Game summaries
at Idaho
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
7 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
Vandals |
17 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
17–24–1 |
2000 |
ID, 56–7 |
Bryant
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
3 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
Bobcats |
0 |
14 |
13 |
0 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Western Oregon
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wolves |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bobcats |
3 |
31 |
7 |
14 |
55 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
North Dakota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Fighting Hawks |
0 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
Bobcats |
3 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
15 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
18–14–1 |
2015 |
UND, 44–38 |
at Sacramento State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
3 |
21 |
14 |
0 |
38 |
Hornets |
7 |
14 |
0 |
20 |
41 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
16–6 |
2014 |
MSU, 59–56 |
Northern Arizona
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks |
0 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
20 |
Bobcats |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
23–25 |
2015 |
NAU, 49–41 |
at Weber State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
27 |
Wildcats |
21 |
21 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
30–20–1 |
2014 |
MSU, 23–13 |
Eastern Washington
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#3 Eagles |
14 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
41 |
Bobcats |
14 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
10–29 |
2015 |
EWU, 55–50 |
at Southern Utah
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
14 |
10 |
14 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–2 |
2015 |
SUU, 34–23 |
UC Davis
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
7 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
Bobcats |
0 |
17 |
0 |
10 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–1 |
2014 |
MSU, 77–37 |
at Montana
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
7 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
24 |
#22 Grizzlies |
7 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
37–72–5 |
2015 |
MONT, 54–35 |
References
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Culture & lore |
- Spirit of the West Marching Band
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |