2015 Montana State Bobcats football team

2015 Montana State Bobcats football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2015 record	5–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Rob Ash (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey
Co-defensive coordinator	Jamie Marshall
Co-defensive coordinator	Kane Ioane
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium (Capacity: 17,777)

2015 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#18 Southern Utah $^		7	–	1		8	–	4
#10 Portland State ^		6	–	2		9	–	3
#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 FCS Poll

The 2015 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by ninth year head coach Rob Ash and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

On November 24th, head coach Rob Ash was fired.^[1] He finished at Montana State with a nine year record of 70–38.

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 DaPrato	Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator
Michael Rider	Cornerbacks
Michael Pitre	Running Backs
Garrett Becker	Video Coordinator
Jason Eck	Offensive Line
Jody Owens	Linebackers Assistant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:05 PM	Fort Lewis*	#11	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 45–14	19,367
September 19	2:05 PM	at #14 Eastern Washington*	#11	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	RTNW	L 50–55	10,912
September 26	1:35 PM	#20 Cal Poly	#15	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 45–28	19,707
October 3	5:05 PM	at Northern Arizona	#11	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	CMM	L 41–49	9,431
October 10	5:05 PM	Sacramento State	#18	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	RTNW	W 35–13	19,407
October 17	1:35 PM	at #17 Portland State	#16	Providence Park • Portland, OR	RTNW	L 42–59	8,110
October 24	2:35 PM	East Tennessee State*	#21	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 63–7	18,617
October 31	12:00 PM	at North Dakota	#19	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	CMM	L 38–44	7,090
November 7	1:35 PM	#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	#17 Montana		Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	RTNW	L 35–54	20,507
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source: Official Schedule

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Eastern Washington on September 19 is considered a non conference game.

Game summaries

Fort Lewis

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2010	MSU, 59–20

at Eastern Washington

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–28	2014	EWU, 52–51

Cal Poly

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–10	2014	CPSU, 35–27

at Northern Arizona

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–25	2013	MSU, 36–7

Sacramento State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–6	2014	MSU, 59–56

at Portland State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–9	2014	MSU, 29–22

East Tennessee State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at North Dakota

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–13–1	2014	MSU, 29–18

Southern Utah

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2013	SUU, 22–14

at Idaho State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–28	2014	MSU, 44–39

Montana

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–71–5	2014	MONT, 34–7

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place 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	NR
Coaches	11	9	9	13	11	19	16	19	18	24	RV	NR	NR	NR

References

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Montana State Bobcats football

Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Reno H. Sales Stadium (1973–1997) Bobcat Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Brawl of the Wild (Montana)

Culture & lore	Spirit of the West Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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