2015 Montana State Bobcats football team
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.
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
2015 record | 5–6 (3–5 Big Sky) |
Head coach | Rob Ash (9th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Tim Cramsey (3rd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Jamie Marshall |
Co-defensive coordinator | Kane Ioane |
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, head coach Rob Ash was fired.[1] He finished at Montana State with a nine-year record of 70–38.
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 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 |
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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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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 | |
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Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
#11 Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 45 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–0 | 2010 | MSU, 59–20 |
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 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–28 | 2014 | EWU, 52–51 |
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 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–10 | 2014 | POLY, 35–27 |
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 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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22–25 | 2013 | MSU, 36–7 |
Sacramento State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
#18 Bobcats | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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16–6 | 2014 | MSU, 59–56 |
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 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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19–9 | 2014 | MSU, 29–22 |
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 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
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 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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18–13–1 | 2014 | MSU, 29–18 |
Southern Utah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#20 Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 34 |
Bobcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–1 | 2013 | SUU, 22–14 |
at Idaho State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 17 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 44 |
Bengals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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41–28 | 2014 | MSU, 44–39 |
Montana
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#17 Grizzlies | 17 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 54 |
Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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37–71–5 | 2014 | MONT, 34–7 |
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 | NR | |||||||
Coaches | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 24 | RV | NR | NR | NR |
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