American college football season
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 .
Athletic director search [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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
Game summaries [ edit ] At Idaho [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 7 3 7 0 17 Vandals 17 3 0 0 20
1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 3 7 7 7 24 Bobcats 0 14 13 0 27
Western Oregon [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wolves 0 0 0 0 0 Bobcats 3 31 7 14 55
North Dakota [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Hawks 0 7 3 7 17 Bobcats 3 3 3 6 15
At Sacramento State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 3 21 14 0 38 Hornets 7 14 0 20 41
Northern Arizona [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 10 10 0 20 Bobcats 0 0 7 7 14
At Weber State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 7 7 7 6 27 Wildcats 21 21 0 3 45
Eastern Washington [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #3 Eagles 14 10 7 10 41 Bobcats 14 3 0 0 17
At Southern Utah [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 7 7 0 7 21 Thunderbirds 0 14 10 14 38
UC Davis [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 6 0 0 13 Bobcats 0 17 0 10 27
At Montana [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 7 7 10 0 24 #22 Grizzlies 7 0 3 7 17
References [ edit ]
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