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2015 Montana State Bobcats football team

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2015 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Cramsey (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJamie Marshall (9th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKane Ioane (1st season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:05 pmFort Lewis*No. 11CMMW 45–1419,367
September 192:05 pmat No. 14 Eastern Washington*No. 11RTNWL 50–5510,912
September 261:35 pmNo. 20 Cal PolydaggerNo. 15
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
CMMW 45–2819,707
October 35:05 pmat Northern ArizonaNo. 11CMML 41–499,431
October 105:05 pmSacramento StateNo. 18
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNWW 35–1319,407
October 171:35 pmat No. 17 Portland StateNo. 16RTNWL 42–598,110
October 242:35 pmEast Tennessee State*No. 21
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
CMMW 63–718,617
October 3112:00 pmat North DakotaNo. 19CMML 38–447,090
November 71:35 pmNo. 20 Southern Utah
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNWL 23–3417,427
November 141:35 pmat Idaho StateCMMW 44–206,498
November 2112:05 pmNo. 17 Montana
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (rivalry)
RTNWL 35–5420,507

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

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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

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Fort Lewis

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

At Eastern Washington

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

Cal Poly

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

At Northern Arizona

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

Sacramento State

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

At Portland State

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

East Tennessee State

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

At North Dakota

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

Southern Utah

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

At Idaho State

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

Montana

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

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS111111151118162119RVRVRVRV
Coaches119913111916191824RV

References

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  1. ^ "Montana State Bobcats coach Rob Ash fired".