1916 Montana State Bobcats football team
| 1916 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2–2–2 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Jay Duquette |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University Farm | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tempe Normal | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1916 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented the Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) during the 1916 college football season. In its third season under head coach Fred Bennion, the team compiled a 2–2–2 record and was outscored by a total of 78 to 44.[1]
Jay Duquette was the team captain.[2]
In January 1916, following a student competition to select an appropriate nickname for the school's athletic teams, the nickname "Bobcats" was adopted. Students Fred Bullock and Rupert Streits were credited jointly with offering the name. The Great Falls Daily Tribune expressed approval of the choice: "Fighting, cunning, daring, resourceful and wary is the bobcat, and above all he is a resident of the Treasure state."[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Butte Athletic Club |
| W 27–0 | [4] |
| October 14 | Montana Mines |
| W 22–7 | [5][6] |
| October 25 | All Stars |
| L 0–6 | [7] |
| November 4 | Montana |
| T 6–6 | [8] |
| November 11 | at Gonzaga | L 6–8 | [9] | |
| November 18 | at Utah Agricultural |
| T 17–17 | [10] |
References
- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 56.
- ^ Bobcat Record Book, p. 103.
- ^ ""Bobcats" New Name". Great Falls Daily Tribune. January 11, 1916. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College wins initial game". The Bozeman Daily Chronicle. October 6, 1916. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State College wins from Butte school hard fought game". The Daily Missoulian. October 15, 1916. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miners lost it". The Butte Miner. October 15, 1916. p. 24. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All Stars win from College, score 6 to 0". The Bozeman Daily Chronicle. October 26, 1916. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Four forward passes tie game at Bozeman". The Anaconda Standard. November 5, 1916. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fumbling by Montana enables Gonzaga to score 8 to 6 victory". The Spokesman-Review. November 12, 1916. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Watson's men tie Bennion's Montana crew". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 19, 1916. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.