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2015 NCAA Division II Football Season
The 2015 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 4, 2015 and ended with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 19, 2015 at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Northwest Missouri State won their second national title in three seasons and fifth overall. Conference and program changes Northwestern Oklahoma State and Virginia–Wise completed their transitions to Division II and became eligible for the postseason. Conference standings Super Region 1 Super Region 2 Super Region 3 Super Region 4 Postseason The 2015 NCAA Division II Football Championship The NCAA Division II Football Championship is an American college football tournament played annually to determine a champion at the NCAA Division II level. It was first held in 1973, as a single-elimination tournament with eight teams. The tourna ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Mercy Park
Children's Mercy Park is a soccer-specific stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, and is the home of Sporting Kansas City. The stadium is located near Kansas Speedway, on the far west side of Wyandotte County, Kansas. It opened during the 2011 season of Major League Soccer on June 9, 2011 with a match against the Chicago Fire. The stadium has a seating capacity of 18,467 seats, which can expand to 25,000 for concerts. Most SKC games attract around 21,000 because of different stadium modes. The stadium is Sporting Kansas City's third home venue; then known as the Kansas City Wizards, the team played in Arrowhead Stadium from 1996 to 2007 and CommunityAmerica Ballpark from 2008 to 2010. In 2013, the stadium hosted the MLS All-Star Game, the United States men's national soccer team, and the MLS Cup, and is the only stadium to host all three in the same year. History Initial planning Originally, Sporting Club, the team's ownership group, planned to move to southeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paine Lions
Paine College is a private, historically black Methodist college in Augusta, Georgia. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Paine College offers undergraduate degrees in the liberal arts, business administration, and education through residential, commuter, and off-site programs. The college is accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS). Campus Paine College has a campus in the heart of Augusta. Most of its buildings, including residence halls, classroom buildings, and the library, are located in the main campus area. The athletic field, gymnasium, tennis court, and the chapel/music building are included in the rear campus area. The Collins-Calloway Library and Resources Center houses the Paine College Digital Collections, which feature historical images of Paine College and oral history interviews of Paine College alumni and presidents. A historic district within the campus was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Football Team
The 2015 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team represented Northwest Missouri State University as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 2015 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Adam Dorrel, the team finished the regular season with an undefeated 11–0 record. They won their fifth NCAA Division II Football Championship with a win over Shepherd in the NCAA Division II Championship Game by a score of 34–7. The Bearcats played their home games at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri, which has been the Bearcat's home stadium since 1917. Schedule References {{Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football champions Northwest Missouri Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football seasons NCAA Division II Football Champions Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football champion seasons College football undefeated seasons Northwest Missouri State Bearcats foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Midwestern State Mustangs Football Team
The Midwestern State Mustangs (also MSU Texas Mustangs) are the athletic teams that represent Midwestern State University, located in Wichita Falls, Texas, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Mustangs compete as members of the Lone Star Conference for 13 varsity sports. In 2017, Charlie Carr retired, replaced by athletic director, Kyle Williams. Varsity sports List of teams Men's sports * Basketball * Football * Golf * Soccer * Tennis Women's sports * Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ... * Cross Country * Golf * Soccer * Softball * Tennis * Track & Field * Volleyball References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Midwestern State Mustangs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Shepherd Rams Football Team
The 2015 Shepherd Rams football team represented Shepherd University as a member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC) during the 2015 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 29th-year head coach Monte Cater, the Rams compiled an overall record of 13–1 with a mark of 10–0 in conference play, winning the MEC title. Shepherd advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs and received a first-round bye. They beat in the second round, in the quarterfinals, and in the semifinals, before losing the NCAA Division II Championship Game to Northwest Missouri State. The Rams played their home games at Ram Stadium in Shepherdstown, West Virginia Shepherdstown is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, located in the lower Shenandoah Valley along the Potomac River. Home to Shepherd University, the town's population was 1,734 at the time of the 2010 census. History 18 .... Regular season The 2015 regular season for the Rams consisted of 10 g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Emporia State Hornets Football Team
The 2015 Emporia State Hornets football team represented Emporia State University in the 2015 NCAA Division II football season. The Hornets played their home games on Jones Field at Francis G. Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas, as they have done since 1937. 2015 was the 122nd season in school history. The Hornets were led by head coach Garin Higgins, who finished his fifteenth overall season, and ninth at Emporia State. Emporia State is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Previous season The 2014 Emporia State Hornets football team finished the regular season 4–7, with losses to Central Missouri, Central Oklahoma, Pittsburg State, Fort Hays State, Washburn, Northwest Missouri State and Nebraska–Kearney. Due to the multiple injuries, including the starting quarterback, the Hornets were not ranked and did not make a post-season game, like the previous two years. Personnel Coaching staff Along with Higgins, there are 9 assistants. Ros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Humboldt State Lumberjacks Football Team
The 2015 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 2015 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC). The 2015 Lumberjacks were led by eighth-year head coach Rob Smith. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished the regular season ranked #11 in the Division II poll, as GNAC champion, with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 6–0 GNAC). Humboldt State was invited to play in the postseason for the first time since 1968. They played the first game of the Division II playoffs in their home stadium, defeating #24 by a score of 45–31. In the second round, they were defeated by eventual champion, #1 Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Missouri by a score of 7–54. This brought the team's final record to ten wins and two losses (10–2, 6–0 GNAC). The postseason ranking for the team was #16. The ten wins ties is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Football Team
The 2015 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 2015 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Colby Carthel, the Lions compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the LSC title for the second consecutive season. Texas A&M–Commerce advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the first time since the 1995 season, losing in the first round to . The Lions were ranked No. 23 in the final NCAA Division II poll. The team played their games at Memorial Stadium on the university's campus in Commerce, Texas Commerce is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, situated on the eastern edge of North Texas, in the heart of the Texas Blackland Prairies. The town is south of the Texas/Oklahoma border. Commerce is the second-largest city in Hunt Count .... Schedule Postseason awards All-American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
The 2015 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2015 season. It was played at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, on December 19, 2015, with kickoff at 3:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. local CST), and television coverage on ESPN2. Teams The participants of the 2015 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2015 Division II Playoffs, which began with four 7-team brackets to determine super region champions, who then qualified for the national semifinals. The game featured the winners of those national semifinal games: No. 1 seed Shepherd and No. 1 seed Northwest Missouri State. This was the first meeting between the teams. This was the Bearcats' ninth championship game appearance, having won 4, while the Rams were making their first appearance. National semifinals Game summary Statistics References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alabama State Hornets Football
The Alabama State Hornets are the college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ... team representing the Alabama State University. The Hornets play in NCAA Division I NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Hornet Stadium (Alabama State), Hornet Stadium serves as the facility for Alabama State football games and practices. The 120-yard field turf playing field provides training to ASU football in all weather conditions. In June 2011, construction on the Houston Markham Football Complex was completed. The two-story, 30,000-square-foot facility serves as the new home of the football program. Conference affiliations * Independent (1901–1912) * Southern In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey Day Classic
The Turkey Day Classic is a college football game, traditionally held annually on Thanksgiving Day. Originally, it was played between Alabama State University and Tuskegee University, two historically black universities. The game was originally played in Montgomery, Alabama's Cramton Bowl, but relocated to Alabama State's new Hornet Stadium in 2012. The game is one of two black college football classics to be associated with Thanksgiving weekend; the other is the younger, but more widely known, Bayou Classic, held two days later. The game fell into a category of classics that feature two rival teams playing each year. The activities surrounding the game take place over several weeks in the downtown of Montgomery, and include parades, parties, and the like. Many classics feature activities and events like golfing, pageants, and tailgating. Alabama State hosts a parade and combines its homecoming with the Turkey Day Classic. History The 1924 game was the first in the series and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The organization is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until 1957, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the University Division and the College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of Division I, Division II, and Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer scholarships to athletes for playing a sport. Division III schools may not offer any athletic scholarships. Generally, larger schools compete in Division I and smaller schools in II and III. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
