| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Montana State Bobcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Jeff Choate |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Courtney Messingham |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Coach: | Ty Gregorak |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Bobcat Stadium |
The 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jeff Choate, Montana State compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for ninth place in the Big Sky. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.
After 14 years as athletic director, Peter Fields's contract was not to be renewed for the 2016 season. On May 2, Montana State officially introduced Kyle Brennan as the new athletic director. However, on May 10, Brennan backed out of the job citing that the job "didn't feel right".[1] Later that same day, MSU announced that they would hire Leon Costello as the new athletic director.[2]
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See also: 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and North Dakota Fighting Hawks football.
See also: 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team and Sacramento State Hornets football.
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See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team and Weber State Wildcats football.
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