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 are led by ninth year head coach Rob Ash and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
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Fort Lewis* |
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Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
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September 19 |
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at Eastern Washington* |
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Roos Field • Cheney, WA |
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September 26 |
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Cal Poly![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
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Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
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October 3 |
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at Northern Arizona |
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Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ |
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October 10 |
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Sacramento State |
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Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
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October 17 |
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at Portland State |
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Providence Park • Portland, OR |
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October 24 |
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East Tennessee State* |
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Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
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October 31 |
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at North Dakota |
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Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND |
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November 7 |
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Southern Utah |
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Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
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November 14 |
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at Idaho State |
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Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID |
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November 21 |
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Montana |
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Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild) |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Game summaries
Fort Lewis
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4 |
Total |
Skyhawks |
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0 |
Bobcats |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–0 |
2010 |
MSU, 59–20 |
at Eastern Washington
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
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0 |
Eagles |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
10–28 |
2014 |
EWU, 52–51 |
Cal Poly
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Mustangs |
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0 |
Bobcats |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–10 |
2014 |
POLY, 35–27 |
at Northern Arizona
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
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0 |
Lumberjacks |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
22–25 |
2013 |
MSU, 36–7 |
Sacramento State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hornets |
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0 |
Bobcats |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
16–6 |
2014 |
MSU, 59–56 |
at Portland State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
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0 |
Vikings |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
19–9 |
2014 |
MSU, 29–22 |
East Tennessee State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Buccaneers |
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0 |
Bobcats |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
at North Dakota
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
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0 |
North Dakota |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
18–13–1 |
2014 |
MSU, 29–18 |
Southern Utah
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
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0 |
Bobcats |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–1 |
2013 |
SUU, 22–14 |
at Idaho State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
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0 |
Bengals |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
41–28 |
2014 |
MSU, 44–39 |
Montana
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Grizzlies |
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0 |
Bobcats |
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0 |
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.
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References
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| Venues | |
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| Bowls & rivalries |
- Bowl games
- Brawl of the Wild (Montana)
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| Culture & lore |
- Spirit of the West Marching Band
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| People | |
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| Seasons | |
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| National championship seasons in bold |
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