# 2015 Montana State Bobcats football team

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. He finished his tenure as Montana State with a nine-year record of 70–38.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:05 pm | Fort Lewis* | No. 11 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | CMM | W 45–14 | 19,367 |
| September 19 | 2:05 pm | at No. 14 Eastern Washington* | No. 11 | Roos FieldCheney, WA | RTNW | L 50–55 | 10,912 |
| September 26 | 1:35 pm | No. 20 Cal Poly | No. 15 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | CMM | W 45–28 | 19,707 |
| October 3 | 5:05 pm | at Northern Arizona | No. 11 | Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ | CMM | L 41–49 | 9,431 |
| October 10 | 5:05 pm | Sacramento State | No. 18 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | RTNW | W 35–13 | 19,407 |
| October 17 | 1:35 pm | at No. 17 Portland State | No. 16 | Providence ParkPortland, OR | RTNW | L 42–59 | 8,110 |
| October 24 | 2:35 pm | East Tennessee State* | No. 21 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | CMM | W 63–7 | 18,617 |
| October 31 | 12:00 pm | at North Dakota | No. 19 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | CMM | L 38–44 | 7,090 |
| November 7 | 1:35 pm | No. 20 Southern Utah | | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | RTNW | L 23–34 | 17,427 |
| November 14 | 1:35 pm | at Idaho State | | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | CMM | W 44–20 | 6,498 |
| November 21 | 12:05 pm | No. 17 Montana | | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT (rivalry) | RTNW | L 35–54 | 20,507 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time ||||||||
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

| 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
### 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 — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | — | — | — |