1916 Montana State Bobcats football team

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]

1916 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2–2
Head coach
CaptainJay Duquette
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Santa Clara  1000
University Farm  611
Montana  411
Washington State  420
Arizona  530
USC  530
New Mexico  320
Hawaii  321
Saint Mary's  541
Montana State  222
Idaho  350
Nevada  350
Tempe Normal  030

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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 14Butte Athletic ClubBozeman, MTW 27–0[4]
October 21Montana TechBozeman, MTW 22–7
October 28All-StarsBozeman, MTL 0–6
November 4MontanaBozeman, MT (rivalry)T 6–6
November 11GonzagaBozeman, MTL 6–8
November 18at Utah AgriculturalLogan, UTT 17–17

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