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.

2015 Montana State Bobcats football
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)

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

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
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*	No. 11	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 45–14	19,367
September 19	2:05 pm	at No. 14 Eastern Washington*	No. 11	Roos Field Cheney, WA	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	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	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	Providence Park Portland, OR	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	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	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		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	CMM	W 44–20	6,498
November 21	12:05 pm	No. 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 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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

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.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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

References

1. http://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/big-sky-conference/montana-state-university/football/rob-ash-montana-state-bobcats-coaches-fired/article_78e5207a-9659-5a69-8e0a-7858d13ded90.html