2016 Montana State Bobcats football team
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team represents Montana State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats are led by first year head coach Jeff Choate and play their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference.
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 | |
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Chase Benson DL |
Helena, MT | Helena High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||
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) | ||
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 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
Sources:
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Schedule
September 17:00 PMat Idaho*
ESPN3L 17–20 11,987 September 102:05 PMBryant*
CMMW 27–24 18,867 September 172:05 PMWestern Oregon*
- Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
CMMW 55-0 17,577 September 242:05 PMNorth Dakota
- Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
October 17:05 PMat Sacramento State
October 85:10 PMNorthern Arizona
- Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
RTNW October 151:40 PMat Weber State
RTNW October 2212:10 PMEastern Washington
- Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
RTNW November 512:05 PMat Southern Utah
CMM November 12UC Davis
- Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
RTNW November 19at Montana
RTNW
- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
at Idaho
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Vandals | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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17–24–1 | 2000 | ID, 56–7 |
Bryant
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
Western Oregon
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bobcats | 3 | 31 | 34 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
North Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Fighting Hawks | 0 | ||||
Bobcats | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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18–14–1 | 2015 | UND, 44–38 |
at Sacramento State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 0 | ||||
Bobcats | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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16–6 | 2014 | MSU, 59–56 |
Northern Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 0 | ||||
Bobcats | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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23–25 | 2015 | NAU, 49–41 |
at Weber State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 0 | ||||
Wildcats | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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30–20–1 | 2014 | MSU, 23–13 |
Eastern Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | ||||
Bobcats | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–29 | 2015 | EWU, 55–50 |
at Southern Utah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 0 | ||||
Thunderbirds | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–2 | 2015 | SUU, 34–23 |
UC Davis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 0 | ||||
Bobcats | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–1 | 2014 | MSU, 77–37 |
at Montana
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 0 | ||||
Grizzlies | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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37–72–5 | 2015 | MONT, 54–35 |
Ranking movements
Week | ||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV |
References
- ^ "Recently hired MSU athletic director no longer wants job". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ "After Brennan balks, Costello named athletic director at Montana State". Billings Gazette. Retrieved May 11, 2016.