1916 Montana State Bobcats football team

American college football season

1916 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–2–2
Head coach	Fred Bennion (3rd season)
Captain	Jay Duquette
Seasons← 1915 1917 →

1916 Western college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Santa Clara		–		10	–	0	–	0
University Farm		–		6	–	1	–	1
Montana		–		4	–	1	–	1
Washington State		–		4	–	2	–	0
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
Idaho		–		3	–	5	–	0
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.

Jay Duquette was the team captain.

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."

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 14	Butte Athletic Club	Bozeman, MT	W 27–0
October 21	Montana Mines	Bozeman, MT	W 22–7
October 28	All-Stars	Bozeman, MT	L 0–6
November 4	Montana	Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	T 6–6
November 11	Gonzaga	Bozeman, MT	L 6–8
November 18	at Utah Agricultural	Logan, UT	T 17–17

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.
"Miners Lost It". The Butte Miner. October 15, 1916. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Bobcat Stadium (1973–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Montana
Culture & lore	Spirit of the West Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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