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.

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)
Chase Benson DL	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)
Balue Chapman LB	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
Anthony Pegues RB	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016. state.247sports.com/Season/2016-Football/Commits "2016 Montana State Bobcats football team" Check `\|url=` value (help). 247sports.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	TV
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.

Source:

Game summaries

at Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats					0
Vandals					0

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

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Bobcats					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Western Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves					0
Bobcats					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks					0
Bobcats					0

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

at Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets					0
Bobcats					0

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

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks					0
Bobcats					0

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

at Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats					0
Wildcats					0

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

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Bobcats					0

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

at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats					0
Thunderbirds					0

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

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies					0
Bobcats					0

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

at Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats					0
Grizzlies					0

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.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS
Coaches

References

Montana State Bobcats football

Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Reno H. Sales Stadium (1973–1997) Bobcat Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1947 1956 1964 1966 1976 Brawl of the Wild (Montana)

Culture & lore	Spirit of the West Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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