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]
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 : 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 : 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:
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
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
1
2
3
4
Total
Wolves
0
0
0
0
0
Bobcats
3
31
7
14
55
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
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
0
10
10
0
20
Bobcats
0
0
7
7
14
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
7
7
6
27
Wildcats
21
21
0
3
45
1
2
3
4
Total
#3 Eagles
14
10
7
10
41
Bobcats
14
3
0
0
17
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
7
0
7
21
Thunderbirds
0
14
10
14
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
7
6
0
0
13
Bobcats
0
17
0
10
27
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
7
10
0
24
#22 Grizzlies
7
0
3
7
17
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