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]
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 CMM W 45–1419,367 September 19 2:05 pm at No. 14 Eastern Washington * No. 11 RTNW L 50–5510,912 September 26 1:35 pm No. 20 Cal Poly No. 15 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT CMM W 45–2819,707 October 3 5:05 pm at Northern Arizona No. 11 CMM L 41–499,431 October 10 5:05 pm Sacramento State No. 18 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT RTNW W 35–1319,407 October 17 1:35 pm at No. 17 Portland State No. 16 RTNW L 42–598,110 October 24 2:35 pm East Tennessee State * No. 21 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT CMM W 63–718,617 October 31 12:00 pm at North Dakota No. 19 CMM L 38–447,090 November 7 1:35 pm No. 20 Southern Utah Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT RTNW L 23–3417,427 November 14 1:35 pm at Idaho State CMM W 44–206,498 November 21 12:05 pm No. 17 Montana RTNW L 35–5420,507 *Non-conference game 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
See also: 2015 University of North Dakota football team
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 movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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 [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People National championship seasons in bold
