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American college football season
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 24, head coach Rob Ash was fired.[1] He finished at Montana State with a nine-year record of 70–38.
Coaching staff
Name
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Position
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Rob Ash |
Head coach
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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
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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 | | | RTNW | L 35–54 | 20,507 |
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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
|
POLY, 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
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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
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National championship seasons in bold |