2015 Montana State Bobcats football team
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.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–5 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tim Cramsey (3rd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Jamie Marshall (9th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Kane Ioane (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium (capacity: 17,777) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 3 | 7:05 pm | Fort Lewis* | No. 11 | CMM | W 45–14 | 19,367 | |
| September 19 | 2:05 pm | at No. 14 Eastern Washington* | No. 11 | RTNW | L 50–55 | 10,912 | |
| September 26 | 1:35 pm | No. 20 Cal Poly | No. 15 |
| CMM | W 45–28 | 19,707 |
| October 3 | 5:05 pm | at Northern Arizona | No. 11 | CMM | L 41–49 | 9,431 | |
| October 10 | 5:05 pm | Sacramento State | No. 18 |
| RTNW | W 35–13 | 19,407 |
| October 17 | 1:35 pm | at No. 17 Portland State | No. 16 | RTNW | L 42–59 | 8,110 | |
| October 24 | 2:35 pm | East Tennessee State* | No. 21 |
| CMM | W 63–7 | 18,617 |
| October 31 | 12:00 pm | at North Dakota | No. 19 | CMM | L 38–44 | 7,090 | |
| November 7 | 1:35 pm | No. 20 Southern Utah |
| RTNW | L 23–34 | 17,427 | |
| November 14 | 1:35 pm | at Idaho State | CMM | W 44–20 | 6,498 | ||
| November 21 | 12:05 pm | No. 17 Montana |
| RTNW | L 35–54 | 20,507 | |
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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 |
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| 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 | |
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| Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| #11 Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 45 |
At Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #11 Bobcats | 7 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 50 |
| #14 Eagles | 21 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #20 Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| #15 Bobcats | 21 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
At Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #11 Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 41 |
| Lumberjacks | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| #18 Bobcats | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
At Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #16 Bobcats | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
| #17 Vikings | 14 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 59 |
East Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| #21 Bobcats | 13 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
At North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #19 Bobcats | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| North Dakota | 21 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 44 |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #20 Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 34 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
At Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bobcats | 17 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 44 |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #17 Grizzlies | 17 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 54 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
Ranking movements
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| 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
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