2015 Montana State Bobcats football team

2015 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2015 record	5–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Rob Ash (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey
Co-defensive coordinator	Jamie Marshall
Co-defensive coordinator	Kane Ioane
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium (Capacity: 17,777)

2015 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#18 Southern Utah $^		7	–	1					8	–	4
#10 Portland State ^		6	–	2					9	–	3
#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 FCS Poll

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 24th, head coach Rob Ash was fired. He finished at Montana State with a nine year record of 70–38.

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 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
September 3	7:05 PM	Fort Lewis*	#11	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 45–14	19,367
September 19	2:05 PM	at #14 Eastern Washington*	#11	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	RTNW	L 50–55	10,912
September 26	1:35 PM	#20 Cal Poly	#15	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 45–28	19,707
October 3	5:05 PM	at Northern Arizona	#11	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	CMM	L 41–49	9,431
October 10	5:05 PM	Sacramento State	#18	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	RTNW	W 35–13	19,407
October 17	1:35 PM	at #17 Portland State	#16	Providence Park • Portland, OR	RTNW	L 42–59	8,110
October 24	2:35 PM	East Tennessee State*	#21	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 63–7	18,617
October 31	12:00 PM	at North Dakota	#19	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	CMM	L 38–44	7,090
November 7	1:35 PM	#20 Southern Utah		Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	RTNW	L 23–34	17,427
November 14	1:35 PM	at Idaho State		Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID	CMM	W 44–20	6,498
November 21	12:05 PM	#17 Montana		Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	RTNW	L 35–54	20,507
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

• Source: Official Schedule

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

See also: Fort Lewis Skyhawks

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

See also: 2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

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

See also: 2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–10	2014	CPSU, 35–27

at Northern Arizona

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

See also: 2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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

See also: 2015 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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

See also: 2015 Portland State Vikings football team

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

See also: 2015 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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

See also: 2015 University of North Dakota football team

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

See also: 2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

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

See also: 2015 Idaho State Bengals football team

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

See also: 2015 Montana Grizzlies football team and Brawl of the Wild

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–71–5	2014	MONT, 34–7

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
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