American college football season
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 14 years as athletic director, 's contract was not to be renewed for the 2016 season. On May 2, Montana State officially introduced as the new athletic director. However, on May 10, 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 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
Chase Benson DL
Helena, MT
Helena High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
242 lb (110 kg)
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Balue Chapman LB
Bozeman, MT
Bozeman High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
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 :
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:
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 7:00 pm at Idaho * ESPN3 L 17–2011,987
September 10 2:05 pm Bryant * CMM W 27–2418,867
September 17 2:05 pm Western Oregon * Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT CMM W 55–017,577
September 24 2:05 pm North Dakota Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT CMM L 15–1719,507
October 1 7:05 pm at Sacramento State CMM L 38–417,759
October 8 5:10 pm Northern Arizona Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT RTNW L 14–2017,637
October 15 1:40 pm at Weber State RTNW L 27–457,148
October 22 12:10 pm No. 3 Eastern Washington Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT RTNW L 17–4118,087
November 5 12:05 pm at Southern Utah CMM L 21–387,342
November 12 1:30 pm UC Davis Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT RTNW W 27–1315,767
November 19 12:00 pm at No. 22 Montana RTNW W 24–1726,182
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the 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
Bryant [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
3
7
7
7
24
Bobcats
0
14
13
0
27
Western Oregon [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wolves
0
0
0
0
0
Bobcats
3
31
7
14
55
See also: Western Oregon Wolves football
North Dakota [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Hawks
0
7
3
7
17
Bobcats
3
3
3
6
15
at Sacramento State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
3
21
14
0
38
Hornets
7
14
0
20
41
Northern Arizona [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
0
10
10
0
20
Bobcats
0
0
7
7
14
at Weber State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
7
7
6
27
Wildcats
21
21
0
3
45
Eastern Washington [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#3 Eagles
14
10
7
10
41
Bobcats
14
3
0
0
17
at Southern Utah [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
7
0
7
21
Thunderbirds
0
14
10
14
38
UC Davis [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
7
6
0
0
13
Bobcats
0
17
0
10
27
at Montana [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
7
10
0
24
#22 Grizzlies
7
0
3
7
17
References [ ]
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