2015 NCAA Division I FCS Football Season
The 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began on August 29, 2015, and concluded with the 2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game played on January 9, 2016, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Conference changes and new programs One team left the FCS to transition to FBS while two schools added football at the FCS level, all moves officially taking effect on July 1, 2015. Updated stadiums No FCS schools opened new stadiums for the 2015 season, however two new programs debuted in the season: * East Tennessee State plays at Kermit Tipton Stadium located on the campus of Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee. * Kennesaw State plays on campus at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, which has a capacity of 8,318. There are plans to expand the capacity to over 10,000. FCS ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
The 2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision for the 2015 season. It was played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on January 9, 2016, with kickoff at 12:00 noon EST, and was the culminating game of the 2015 FCS Playoffs. With sponsorship from Northwestern Mutual, the game was officially known as the NCAA FCS Football Championship Presented by Northwestern Mutual. Teams The participants of the 2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2015 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 24-team bracket. No. 1 seed Jacksonville State and No. 3 seed North Dakota State qualified for the final by winning their semifinal games. Jacksonville State Gamecocks The Gamecocks, led by second-year head coach John Grass, finished the regular season 10–1, 8–0 in OVC play, to earn a conference championship and the No. 1 seed in t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kermit Tipton Stadium
Steve Spurrier Field at Kermit Tipton Stadium is a 6,600-capacity multi-use stadium on the campus of Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee. In addition to serving as home to the Hilltoppers, the stadium played host to the East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team while their own facility was being built. Kermit Tipton Stadium was built to replace the aging Memorial Stadium located near Howard Johnson Field TVA Credit Union Ballpark is a stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of Johnson City Doughboys in the summer collegiate Appalachian League. It was previously home to the Johnson City Cardinal .... The stadium was named for Kermit Tipton, a former head football coach at Science Hill High School, and later principal of Johnson City Junior High and Independence Hall Junior High. References High school football venues in the United States Johnson City, Tennessee Sports venues in Tennessee Soccer v ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 UCF Knights Football Team
The 2015 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Knights were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference (The American), defending conference co-champions, and played their home games at Bright House Networks Stadium on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida. The Knights were led by head coach George O'Leary, who was in his 12th and final season with the team. After starting the season 0–6, O'Leary resigned as UCF's interim athletic director, a position he had held since June when Todd Stansbury left for the same position at Oregon State. Following UCF's 59–10 defeat by Houston on homecoming, dropping the Knights to an 0–8 record, O'Leary resigned as head football coach. Quarterbacks coach Danny Barrett served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The 2015 season was UCF's third in the American Athletic Conference, and the first year the conference spl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Furman Paladins Football Team
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The 2015 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bruce Fowler, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon. The team played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina. Schedule References Furman Furman Paladins football seasons Furman Paladins football The Furman Paladins football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Furman University located in the state of South Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as members of t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Kansas Jayhawks Football Team
The 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by first year head coach David Beaty. The team played their home games at Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks finished the season 0–12, 0–9 in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big 12 Conference. Their winless season was only the second time in school history they finished winless, the other time being the 1954 team. Coaching staff Schedule :Schedule Source: Game summaries South Dakota State Memphis at Rutgers at Iowa State Baylor Texas Tech at Oklahoma State Oklahoma at Texas at TCU West Virginia Kansas State Roster References {{Kansas Jayhawks football navbox Kansas Kansas Jayhawks football seasons College football winless seasons Kansas Jayhawks football The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the U ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits Football Team
The 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier and played their home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Montana. Schedule Game summaries @ Kansas Southern Utah Robert Morris North Dakota State Indiana State @ Youngstown State Northern Iowa @ Missouri State Illinois State @ South Dakota @ Western Illinois FCS Playoffs First Round–@ Montana Ranking movements References {{2015 Division I FCS playoff navbox South Dakota State South Dakota State Jackrabbits football seasons South Dakota State South Dakota Stat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Washington State Cougars Football Team
The 2015 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Mike Leach and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the North Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they defeated the Miami Hurricanes. Previous season Schedule Rankings Game summaries Portland State @ Rutgers Wyoming @ California @ Oregon Oregon State @ Arizona Stanford Arizona State @ UCLA Colorado @ Washington vs. Miami (FL) 2015 Coaching staff * Mike Leach - Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator *Jim Mastro - Running Backs *David Yost - Inside Receivers *Graham Harrell - Outside Receivers *Clay McGuire - Offensive Line *Joe Salave'a - Assist ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Portland State Vikings Football Team
The 2015 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Bruce Barnum and played their home games at Providence Park, with one home game at Hillsboro Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Northern Iowa. On October 10, 2015, the Vikings beat North Texas, 66–7. The 59 point margin was the largest margin of victory by an FCS team over an FBS team since the split of NCAA Division I football in 1978 into the groupings now known as FBS and FCS. Portland State also became the first FCS team to defeat two FBS teams in the same season since North Dakota State in 2007. Schedule Game summaries at Washington State at Idaho State Western Oregon North Dakota at Nor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Wyoming Cowboys Football Team
The 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by second year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the 2–10, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the Mountain Division. Schedule :Schedule Source: Personnel Coaching staff Roster Box Scores North Dakota Eastern Michigan at Washington State New Mexico at Appalachian State at Air Force Nevada at Boise State at Utah State Colorado State at San Diego State UNLV Statistics source: Team Offense Defense Key: SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Football Team
The 2015 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Bubba Schweigert and played their home games at the Alerus Center. The Fighting Hawks are a member of the Big Sky Conference. Although playing most of the season without an official mascot, 2015 was North Dakota's first year with their new nickname as it was announced on November 18 that the university had adopted the Fighting Hawks after a public vote of students, faculty, staff and other members of the University of North Dakota community. The Fighting Hawks finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. Schedule Game summaries Wyoming Drake North Dakota State UC Davis Portland State Idaho State Weber State Montana Montana State Northern Colorado Cal Poly Ranking movements ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Army Black Knights Football Team ...
The 2015 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by second-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium. Schedule Game summaries Fordham At UConn Wake Forest At Eastern Michigan At Penn State Duke Bucknell At Rice At Air Force Tulane Rutgers Vs. Navy References {{Army Black Knights football navbox Army Army Black Knights football seasons Army Black Knights football The Army Black Knights football team, previously known as the Army Cadets, represents the United States Military Academy in college football. Army is a NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) member o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Fordham Rams Football Team
The 2015 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Joe Moorhead in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Rams compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the Patriot League. Fordham received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Rams lost in the first round to Chattanooga. The team played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx. On December 12, Moorehead resigned to become the offensive coordinator at Penn State. He finished his tenure at Fordham with a four-year record of 38–13. Schedule Game summaries At Army Villanova Columbia Monmouth At Lafayette At Penn Holy Cross Lehigh At Colgate Bucknell At Georgetown FCS playoffs First round – at Chattanooga Ranking movements References ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |