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American college football season
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.
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 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry ) RTNW L 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.
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
1
2
3
4
Total
Skyhawks
0
0
7
7
14
#11 Bobcats
0
14
14
17
45
At Eastern Washington [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#11 Bobcats
7
10
14
19
50
#14 Eagles
21
13
14
7
55
1
2
3
4
Total
#20 Mustangs
7
14
0
7
28
#15 Bobcats
21
10
14
0
45
At Northern Arizona [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#11 Bobcats
7
7
6
21
41
Lumberjacks
14
14
14
7
49
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
7
3
3
0
13
#18 Bobcats
14
7
7
7
35
1
2
3
4
Total
#16 Bobcats
14
7
21
0
42
#17 Vikings
14
21
21
3
59
East Tennessee State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
0
0
7
7
#21 Bobcats
13
22
14
14
63
1
2
3
4
Total
#19 Bobcats
7
17
7
7
38
North Dakota
21
10
7
6
44
1
2
3
4
Total
#20 Thunderbirds
0
7
19
8
34
Bobcats
7
3
7
6
23
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
17
10
14
3
44
Bengals
0
0
14
6
20
1
2
3
4
Total
#17 Grizzlies
17
20
7
10
54
Bobcats
7
7
8
13
35
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received 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 — Coaches 11 9 9 13 11 19 16 19 18 24 RV — — —
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