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.

2016 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2016 record4–7 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coachJeff Choate (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorCourtney Messingham (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTy Gregorak (1st season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
(Capacity: 17,777)
2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^  8 –0     12 –2  
No. 12 North Dakota +^  8 –0     9 –3  
No. 25 Weber State ^  6 –2     7 –5  
No. 24 Cal Poly ^  5 –3     7 –5  
Southern Utah  5 –3     6 –5  
Northern Colorado  4 –4     6 –5  
Northern Arizona  4 –4     5 –6  
Montana  3 –5     6 –5  
Montana State  2 –6     4 –7  
Portland State  2 –6     3 –8  
UC Davis  2 –6     3 –8  
Sacramento State  2 –6     2 –9  
Idaho State  1 –7     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

After 14 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 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 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
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 PMat Idaho*
ESPN3L 17–2011,987
September 102:05 PMBryant*
CMMW 27–2418,867
September 172:05 PMWestern Oregon*
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
CMMW 55–017,577
September 242:05 PMNorth Dakota
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
CMML 15–1719,507
October 17:05 PMat Sacramento State
CMML 38–417,759
October 85:10 PMNorthern Arizona
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNWL 14–2017,637
October 151:40 PMat Weber State
RTNWL 27–457,148
October 2212:10 PMNo. 3 Eastern Washington
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNWL 17–4118,087
November 512:05 PMat Southern Utah
CMML 21–387,342
November 121:30 PMUC Davis
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNWW 27–1315,767
November 1912:00 PMat No. 22 Montana
RTNWW 24–1726,182

Game summaries

at Idaho
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 3 7 0 17
Vandals 17 3 0 0 20
See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team and Idaho Vandals football
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
See also: 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team and Bryant Bulldogs football
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
See also: 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
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
See also: 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team and Sacramento State Hornets football
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–6 2015 MSU, 35–13

Northern Arizona
1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0 10 10 0 20
Bobcats 0 0 7 7 14
See also: 2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team and Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
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
See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team and Weber State Wildcats football
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
See also: 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and Eastern Washington Eagles football
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
See also: 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team and Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
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
See also: 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team and UC Davis Aggies football
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
See also: 2016 Montana Grizzlies football team, Montana Grizzlies football, and Brawl of the Wild
Overall record Last meeting Result
37–72–5 2015 MONT, 54–35

References
  1. "Recently hired MSU athletic director no longer wants job". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  2. "After Brennan balks, Costello named athletic director at Montana State". Billings Gazette. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
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