2015 Montana State Bobcats football team

2015 Montana State Bobcats football
2015 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Rob Ash (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jamie Marshall (9th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Kane Ioane (1st season)
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Southern Utah $^	7	–	1	8	–	4
No. 10 Portland State ^	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 14 Montana ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
North Dakota	5	–	3	7	–	4
Northern Arizona	5	–	3	7	–	4
Eastern Washington	5	–	3	6	–	5
Weber State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Colorado	3	–	5	6	–	5
Montana State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Cal Poly	3	–	5	4	–	7
UC Davis	2	–	6	2	–	9
Idaho State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Sacramento State	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Rob Ash in his ninth and final season as head coach, Montana State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth place in the Big Sky. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

On November 24, Ash was fired.^[1] He finished his tenure as Montana State with a nine-year record of 70–38.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:05 pm	Fort Lewis*	No. 11	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 45–14	19,367
September 19	2:05 pm	at No. 14 Eastern Washington*	No. 11	Roos Field Cheney, WA	RTNW	L 50–55	10,912
September 26	1:35 pm	No. 20 Cal Poly	No. 15	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 45–28	19,707
October 3	5:05 pm	at Northern Arizona	No. 11	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	CMM	L 41–49	9,431
October 10	5:05 pm	Sacramento State	No. 18	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	W 35–13	19,407
October 17	1:35 pm	at No. 17 Portland State	No. 16	Providence Park Portland, OR	RTNW	L 42–59	8,110
October 24	2:35 pm	East Tennessee State*	No. 21	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 63–7	18,617
October 31	12:00 pm	at North Dakota	No. 19	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	CMM	L 38–44	7,090
November 7	1:35 pm	No. 20 Southern Utah		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	L 23–34	17,427
November 14	1:35 pm	at Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	CMM	W 44–20	6,498
November 21	12:05 pm	No. 17 Montana		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	RTNW	L 35–54	20,507
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

The game with Eastern Washington on September 19 was not counted as a conference game even though Eastern Washington was also a member of the Big Sky Conference.

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Rob Ash	Head coach
Jamie Marshall	Assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/secondary
Tim Cramsey	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Kane Ioane	Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers
Bo Beck	Defensive Line/recruiting coordinator
Daniel Da Prato	Tight Ends/special teams coordinator
Michael Rider	Cornerbacks
Michael Pitre	Running backs
Garrett Becker	Video coordinator
Jason Eck	Offensive Line
Jody Owens	Linebackers Assistant

Game summaries

Fort Lewis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	0	7	7	14
#11 Bobcats	0	14	14	17	45

At Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Bobcats	7	10	14	19	50
#14 Eagles	21	13	14	7	55

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Mustangs	7	14	0	7	28
#15 Bobcats	21	10	14	0	45

At Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Bobcats	7	7	6	21	41
Lumberjacks	14	14	14	7	49

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	3	3	0	13
#18 Bobcats	14	7	7	7	35

At Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Bobcats	14	7	21	0	42
#17 Vikings	14	21	21	3	59

East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	0	7	7
#21 Bobcats	13	22	14	14	63

At North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Bobcats	7	17	7	7	38
North Dakota	21	10	7	6	44

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Thunderbirds	0	7	19	8	34
Bobcats	7	3	7	6	23

At Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	17	10	14	3	44
Bengals	0	0	14	6	20

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Grizzlies	17	20	7	10	54
Bobcats	7	7	8	13	35

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	11	11	11	15	11	18	16	21	19	RV	RV	RV	RV	—
Coaches	11	9	9	13	11	19	16	19	18	24	RV	—	—	—

References

^ "Montana State Bobcats coach Rob Ash fired".

[1] "Montana State Bobcats coach Rob Ash fired".

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