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1916 Montana State Bobcats football team

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1916 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2–2
Head coach
CaptainJay Duquette
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Western college football independents records
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.[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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 56.
  2. ^ Bobcat Record Book, p. 103.
  3. ^ ""Bobcats" New Name". Great Falls Daily Tribune. January 11, 1916. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miners Lost It". The Butte Miner. October 15, 1916. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.