2016 — The 2016 Season

Montana State's 2016 season (4-7) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 4-7
Final Result Non-bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -7.9 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Idaho 17-20 W vs Bryant 27-24 W vs West Ore 55-0 L vs Nort Dak 15-17 L @ Sacr Sta 38-41 L vs Nort Ari 14-20 L @ Webe Sta 27-45 L vs East Was 17-41 L @ Sout Uta 21-38 W vs UC Davis 27-13 W @ Montana 24-17
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Montana State 55, Western Oregon 0. A 55-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Montana State 17, Eastern Washington 41. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Bobcats!"
— Montana State fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Montana State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.