| 9/1/2016 | Montana State | 17 | at | Idaho (9-4) | 20 | at SBC | ||
| 9/10/2016 | Bryant (5-6) | 24 | at | Montana State | 27 | NE | ||
| 9/17/2016 | Western Oregon (4-6) | 0 | at | Montana State | 55 | GNWAC (D2) | ||
| 9/24/2016 | North Dakota (9-3,8-0) | 17 | at | Montana State | 15 | |||
| 10/1/2016 | Montana State | 38 | at | Sacramento State (2-9,2-7) | 41 | |||
| 10/8/2016 | Northern Arizona (5-6,4-4) | 20 | at | Montana State | 14 | |||
| 10/15/2016 | Montana State | 27 | at | Weber State (7-5,7-2) | 45 | |||
| 10/22/2016 | Eastern Washington (12-2,8-0) | 41 | at | Montana State | 17 | |||
| 11/5/2016 | Montana State | 21 | at | Southern Utah (6-5,5-3) | 38 | |||
| 11/12/2016 | UC Davis (3-8,2-6) | 13 | at | Montana State | 27 | |||
| 11/19/2016 | Montana State | 24 | at | Montana (6-5,3-5) | 17 |
| vs Montana State | vs Other Opponents | Montana State compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 7-4 | 61-55 | |
| Points Scored: | 25.09 | 31.20 | 6.11 |
| Points Allowed: | 25.64 | 30.42 | -4.78 |
| Margin: | -0.55 | 0.78 | 1.33 |
| Total Points: | 50.73 | 61.62 | -10.89 |