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2016 Montana

6–⁠5 (3–⁠5 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana in 2016, game by game: won vs. Saint Francis 41–31; won at Northern Iowa 20–14; lost at Cal Poly 41–42; won vs. Southern Utah 43–20; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 67–7; won vs. Sacramento State 68–7; lost at Northern Arizona 34–45; lost at Eastern Washington 16–35; won vs. Idaho State 62–44; lost at Northern Colorado 25–28; lost vs. Montana State 17–24+61−19Won 41–31 vs. Saint Francis+10Saint FrancisWon 20–14 at Northern Iowa+6Northern IowaLost 41–42 at Cal Poly-1Cal PolyWon 43–20 vs. Southern Utah+23Southern UtahWon 67–7 vs. Mississippi Valley State+60Mississippi Val…Won 68–7 vs. Sacramento State+61Sacramento StateLost 34–45 at Northern Arizona-11Northern ArizonaLost 16–35 at Eastern Washington-19Eastern Washing…Won 62–44 vs. Idaho State+18Idaho StateLost 25–28 at Northern Colorado-3Northern Colora…Lost 17–24 vs. Montana State-7Montana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsSaint FrancisW 41–⁠3170%
Sep 10atNorthern IowaW 20–⁠1437%
Sep 24atCal PolyL 41–⁠4254%
Oct 1vsSouthern UtahW 43–⁠2063%
Oct 8vsMississippi Valley StateW 67–⁠794%
Oct 15vsSacramento StateW 68–⁠789%
Oct 22atNorthern ArizonaL 34–⁠4561%
Oct 29atEastern WashingtonL 16–⁠3540%
Nov 5vsIdaho StateW 62–⁠4487%
Nov 12atNorthern ColoradoL 25–⁠2866%
Nov 19vsMontana StateL 17–⁠2478%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana State 24–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 103 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠5 8th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
434–⁠297
Coach
—
Elo
1369 −38 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.9 No. 24 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 137
Defensive coordinator
Jason Semore

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Rey Green RB★★★No. 1274
Thayne Jackson OT★★★No. 1797
Ashton Torres OT★★★No. 1851
Samori Toure WR★★No. 3036
Josh Egbo RB★★No. 3036

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.50.800
Receivers32.00.767
Offensive line32.70.797
Defensive line22.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class122.30.780

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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington8–⁠012–⁠2
North Dakota8–⁠09–⁠3
Weber State7–⁠27–⁠5
Cal Poly5–⁠37–⁠5
Southern Utah5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Colorado4–⁠45–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Montana3–⁠56–⁠5
Montana State2–⁠64–⁠7
UC Davis2–⁠63–⁠8
Portland State2–⁠62–⁠8
Sacramento State2–⁠72–⁠8
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.