2016 Montana State Bobcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2016 Montana State Bobcats football Montana State Bobcats M Logo.png 150 Big Sky Conference Big Sky 4–7 2–6 Jeff Choate 1st Courtney Messingham 1st Multiple Ty Gregorak 1st 4–3 Bobcat Stadium 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 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".Recently hired MSU athletic director no longer wants job Bozeman Daily Chronicle http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/montana_state_university/recently-hired-msu-athletic-director-no-longer-wants-job/article_5b51b515-ea0c-51e7-9e5c-e0780c8c3ff9.html May 11, 2016 Later that same day, MSU announced that they would hire Leon Costello as the new athletic director.After Brennan balks, Costello named athletic director at Montana State Billings Gazette http://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/big-sky-conference/montana-state-university/leon-costello-named-ad-at-montana-state/article_164c6faa-d991-5994-9d2e-316b1b968bfd.html May 11, 2016 Recruits no no 2016 Chase Benson DL Helena, MT Helena High School 6 3 242 Balue Chapman LB Bozeman, MT Bozeman High School 6 1 189 Anthony Pegues RB Frisco, TX Centennial High School 5 8 180 2/3/16 3 2 3 yes 2016 Montana State Football Commitment List 2016 Montana State Commits 2016 Player Commitments – Montana State montanastate April 12, 2016 yes Schedule 2016 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Mountain September 1 7:00 pm l y y Idaho Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID ESPN3 17–20 11,987 September 10 2:05 pm w y Bryant Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT CMM 27–24 18,867 September 17 2:05 pm w y 2016 Western Oregon Wolves Western Oregon Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT CMM 55–0 17,577 September 24 2:05 pm l North Dakota Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT CMM 15–17 19,507 October 1 7:05 pm l y Sacramento State Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA CMM 38–41 7,759 October 8 5:10 pm l Northern Arizona Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT RTNW 14–20 17,637 October 15 1:40 pm l y Weber State Stewart Stadium Odgen, UT RTNW 27–45 7,148 October 22 12:10 pm l Eastern Washington 3 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT RTNW 17–41 18,087 November 5 12:05 pm l y Southern Utah Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT CMM 21–38 7,342 November 12 1:30 pm w UC Davis Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT RTNW 27–13 15,767 November 19 12:00 pm w y Montana 22 Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT rivalry RTNW 24–17 26,182 Game summaries At Idaho Bobcats 7 3 7 0 Vandals 17 3 0 0 2016 Idaho Vandals football team Idaho Vandals football Bryant Bulldogs 3 7 7 7 Bobcats 0 14 13 0 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team Bryant Bulldogs football Western Oregon Wolves 0 0 0 0 Bobcats 3 31 7 14 Western Oregon Wolves football North Dakota Fighting Hawks 0 7 3 7 Bobcats 3 3 3 6 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team North Dakota Fighting Hawks football At Sacramento State Bobcats 3 21 14 0 Hornets 7 14 0 20 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team Sacramento State Hornets football Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 0 10 10 0 Bobcats 0 0 7 7 2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football At Weber State Bobcats 7 7 7 6 Wildcats 21 21 0 3 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team Weber State Wildcats football Eastern Washington #3 Eagles 14 10 7 10 Bobcats 14 3 0 0 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team Eastern Washington Eagles football At Southern Utah Bobcats 7 7 0 7 Thunderbirds 0 14 10 14 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team Southern Utah Thunderbirds football UC Davis Aggies 7 6 0 0 Bobcats 0 17 0 10 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team UC Davis Aggies football At Montana Bobcats 7 7 10 0 #22 Grizzlies 7 0 3 7 2016 Montana Grizzlies football team Montana Grizzlies football Brawl of the Wild References Montana State Category:Montana State Bobcats football seasons Montana State Bobcats football