"Robert W. "Rob" Ash" is a college football coach, currently the head coach at Montana State Bobcats football/Montana State University, and a former president of the American Football Coaches Association.

Ash was hired at Montana State on June 11, 2007, replacing former coach Mike Kramer. Ash previously spent 18 seasons as the head football coach of the Drake University/Drake University Bulldogs. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa.

Through the 2013 Montana State Bobcats football team/2013 regular season, Ash's career Football Championship Subdivision/FCS record is 158–73–1. In 34 years as a head coach, Ash's overall record is 234–126–5. His 234 victories rank in the Top 20 for active college football coaches. His Division III (NCAA)/Division III coaching record is 75–51–4.

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A couple of times a year, we think it's important to reach out and see what we can do against teams at the top of our division. This game gives our guys a chance, even on an individual basis, to see how we stack up and where we are at the beginning of the season.

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We just need someone who can manage the team. We're probably not going to be able to put as much in their hands early.

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Illinois State is a talented team, and the game will be a tall order for us. It will be a challenge for us to match up with them.

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I think our team's going to be just fine. We have a group of guys who battled hard, but we just don't have the speed at the skill positions to match up with what UNI has.

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