2016 Montana State Bobcats football team

2016 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference Big Sky Conference
2016 record 4–7 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach Jeff Choate (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Courtney Messingham (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Ty Gregorak (1st year)
Home stadium Bobcat Stadium
(Capacity: 17,777)
2016 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Eastern Washington +^   8 – 0         11 – 1  
#8 North Dakota +^   8 – 0         9 – 3  
#25 Weber State ^   6 – 2         7 – 5  
#21 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 co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

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 fourteen 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 10th, 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

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)  
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)  
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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
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
Non-Conference Schedule
September 1 7:00 PM at Idaho* Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 L 17–20   11,987
September 10 2:05 PM Bryant* Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT CMM W 27–24   18,867
September 17 2:05 PM Western Oregon* Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT CMM W 55–0   17,577
Conference Schedule
September 24 2:05 PM North Dakota Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT CMM L 15–17   19,507
October 1 7:05 PM at Sacramento State Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA CMM L 38–41   7,759
October 8 5:10 PM Northern Arizona Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT RTNW L 14–20   17,637
October 15 1:40 PM at Weber State Stewart Stadium • Odgen, UT RTNW L 27–45   7,148
October 22 12:10 PM No. 3 Eastern Washington Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT RTNW L 17–41   18,087
November 5 12:05 PM at Southern Utah Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT CMM L 21–38   7,342
November 12 1:30 PM UC Davis Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT RTNW W 27–13   15,767
November 19 12:00 PM at No. 22 Montana Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild) RTNW W 24–17   26,182
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to 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
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
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
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–6 2014 MSU, 59–56


Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0 10 10 0 20
Bobcats 0 0 7 7 14
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
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
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
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
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
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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