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2015 Montana State

5–⁠6 (3–⁠6 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana State in 2015, game by game: won vs. Fort Lewis 45–14; lost at Eastern Washington 50–55; won vs. Cal Poly 45–28; lost at Northern Arizona 41–49; won vs. Sacramento State 35–13; lost vs. Portland State 42–59; won vs. East Tennessee State 63–7; lost at North Dakota 38–44; lost vs. Southern Utah 23–34; won at Idaho State 44–20; lost vs. Montana 35–54+56−19Won 45–14 vs. Fort Lewis+31Fort LewisLost 50–55 at Eastern Washington-5Eastern Washing…Won 45–28 vs. Cal Poly+17Cal PolyLost 41–49 at Northern Arizona-8Northern ArizonaWon 35–13 vs. Sacramento State+22Sacramento StateLost 42–59 vs. Portland State-17Portland StateWon 63–7 vs. East Tennessee State+56East Tennessee …Lost 38–44 at North Dakota-6North DakotaLost 23–34 vs. Southern Utah-11Southern UtahWon 44–20 at Idaho State+24Idaho StateLost 35–54 vs. Montana-19Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsFort LewisW 45–⁠1482%
Sep 19atEastern WashingtonL 50–⁠5535%
Sep 26vsCal PolyW 45–⁠2859%
Oct 3atNorthern ArizonaL 41–⁠4950%
Oct 10vsSacramento StateW 35–⁠1374%
Oct 17vsPortland StateL 42–⁠5949%
Oct 24vsEast Tennessee StateW 63–⁠782%
Oct 31atNorth DakotaL 38–⁠4455%
Nov 7vsSouthern UtahL 23–⁠3450%
Nov 14atIdaho StateW 44–⁠2057%
Nov 21vsMontanaL 35–⁠5444%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 54–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 104 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠6 10th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
461–⁠377
Coach
—
Elo
1309 −45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.4 No. 43 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 226
Offensive coordinator
Tim Cramsey
Defensive coordinators
Jamie Marshall and Kane Ioane

Top recruits in the 2015 class

B.J. Ojo OLB★★No. 2510

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers12.00.780

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 7Beau Sandland TECarolina Panthers

2015 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Utah7–⁠18–⁠4
Portland State6–⁠29–⁠3
Montana6–⁠38–⁠5
Eastern Washington6–⁠36–⁠5
Weber State6–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona5–⁠37–⁠4
North Dakota5–⁠37–⁠4
Cal Poly4–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado3–⁠56–⁠5
Montana State3–⁠65–⁠6
UC Davis2–⁠62–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠72–⁠9
Sacramento State1–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.