2016 Montana State Bobcats football team

2016 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCourtney Messingham (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTy Gregorak (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
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  
  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

The 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jeff Choate, Montana State compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for ninth place in the Big Sky. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

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

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Chase Benson
DL 		Helena, MT Helena High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 242 lb (110 kg)  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Balue Chapman
LB 		Bozeman, MT Bozeman High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg)  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Anthony Pegues
RB 		Frisco, TX Centennial High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 3, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • ‡ Refers to 40-yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  • "2016 Montana State Bobcats football team". 247Sports. 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

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

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
See also: 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and North Dakota Fighting Hawks football

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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