2016 Montana State Bobcats football team

2016 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 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
Cal Poly		0	–	0					0	–	0
Eastern Washington		0	–	0					0	–	0
Idaho State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Montana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Montana State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northern Arizona		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northern Colorado		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Dakota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Portland State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Sacramento State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Utah		0	–	0					0	–	0
UC Davis		0	–	0					0	–	0
Weber State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team will represent Montana State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats will be 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". Later that same day, MSU announced that they would hire Leon Costello as the new athletic director.

Recruits

Name	Home town	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:   Rivals: N/A   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

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1		at Idaho*		Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
September 10		Bryant*		Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT
September 17		Western Oregon*		Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT
September 24		North Dakota		Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT
October 1		at Sacramento State		Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA
October 8		Northern Arizona		Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	RTNW
October 15		at Weber State		Stewart Stadium • Odgen, UT	RTNW
October 22		Eastern Washington		Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	RTNW
November 5		at Southern Utah		Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT
November 12		UC Davis		Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	RTNW
November 19		at Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	RTNW
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Game summaries

at Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats					0
Vandals					0

See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team and Idaho Vandals football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–24–1	2000	ID, 56–7

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Bobcats					0

See also: 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team and Bryant Bulldogs football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Western Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves					0
Bobcats					0

See also: Western Oregon Wolves football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks					0
Bobcats					0

See also: 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and North Dakota Fighting Hawks football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–14–1	2015	UND, 44–38

at Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets					0
Bobcats					0

See also: 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team and Sacramento State Hornets football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–6	2014	MSU, 59–56

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks					0
Bobcats					0

See also: 2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team and Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–25	2015	NAU, 49–41

at Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats					0
Wildcats					0

See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team and Weber State Wildcats football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–20–1	2014	MSU, 23–13

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Bobcats					0

See also: 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and Eastern Washington Eagles football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–29	2015	EWU, 55–50

at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats					0
Thunderbirds					0

See also: 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team and Southern Utah Thunderbirds football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2015	SUU, 34–23

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies					0
Bobcats					0

See also: 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team and UC Davis Aggies football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2014	MSU, 77–37

at Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats					0
Grizzlies					0

See also: 2016 Montana Grizzlies football team, Montana Grizzlies football, and Brawl of the Wild

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–72–5	2015	MONT, 54–35

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

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