2016 Montana State
4–7 (2–6 Big Sky). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Western Oregon 55–0Sep 17
By 55 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Idaho 17–20Sep 1
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Idaho | L 17–20 | 36% |
| Sep 10 | vs Bryant | W 27–24 | 54% |
| Sep 17 | vsWestern Oregon | W 55–0 | 78% |
| Sep 24 | vs North Dakota | L 15–17 | 58% |
| Oct 1 | at Sacramento State | L 38–41 | 63% |
| Oct 8 | vs Northern Arizona | L 14–20 | 57% |
| Oct 15 | at Weber State | L 27–45 | 38% |
| Oct 22 | vs Eastern Washington | L 17–41 | 32% |
| Nov 5 | at Southern Utah | L 21–38 | 25% |
| Nov 12 | vs UC Davis | W 27–13 | 65% |
| Nov 19 | at Montana | W 24–17 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Montana 24–17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Sky.
In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 104 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–6 tied for 9th in Big Sky
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 282–276
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1272 −34 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −23.2 No. 47 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 165
- Offensive coordinator
- Courtney Messingham
- Defensive coordinator
- Ty Gregorak
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Tyler Bruggman QB | 191 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Tyler Bruggman QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Chad Newell RB | 105 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Chad Newell RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Mitchell Herbert WR | 62 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Justin Paige WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Mac Bignell LB | 10 tkl |
| Interceptions | Tre Strong DB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2016 class
| Anthony Pegues RB | ★★★ | No. 1939 |
| Lewis Kidd SDE | ★★ | No. 2990 |
| Darrius Mosley OT | ★★ | No. 3036 |
| Kevin Kassis WR | ★★ | No. 3847 |
| Taylor Tuiasosopo OG | ★★ | No. 3879 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2016 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.808 |
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.744 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 2.0 | 0.750 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.768 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.733 |
| Whole class | 6 | 2.2 | 0.759 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2016 Big Sky standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Washington | 8–0 | 12–2 | |
| North Dakota | 8–0 | 9–3 | |
| Weber State | 7–2 | 7–5 | |
 Cal Poly | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Southern Utah | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
 Northern Colorado | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
| Northern Arizona | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Montana | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
 Montana State | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| UC Davis | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 Portland State | 2–6 | 2–8 | |
| Sacramento State | 2–7 | 2–8 | |
 Idaho State | 1–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.