American college football season
2015 Montana State Bobcats football |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
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Record | 5–6 (3–5 Big Sky) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Tim Cramsey (3rd season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Jamie Marshall (9th season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Kane Ioane (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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Seasons |
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 |
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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 | - Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
| 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 | - Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
| 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 | - Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
| 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 | | - Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
| 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 | | - Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT (rivalry)
| 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 |
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 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — |
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Coaches | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 24 | RV | — | — | — |
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References
- ^ "Montana State Bobcats coach Rob Ash fired".
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | - Spirit of the West Marching Band
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People | |
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National championship seasons in bold |