The 2015 Shepherd Rams football team represented
Shepherd University
Shepherd University is a public university in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, the university enrolled 3,159 students in Fall 2020.
History
Shepherd University began when the county seat of Jefferson ...
as a member of the
Mountain East Conference
The Mountain East Conference (MEC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level and officially began competition on September 1, 2013. It consists of 12 schools, mo ...
(MEC) during the
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 ...
. 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
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 ...
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
Ram Stadium is a 5,000-seat stadium in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It is home to the Shepherd University Rams football and lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized ...
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.
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Regular season
The 2015 regular season for the Rams consisted of 10 games against Mountain East Conference foes. The Rams went undefeated in the regular season and were given the top seed in Super Region I in the
2015 NCAA Division II football playoffs.
Playoffs
The Rams received a first-round bye in the playoffs, being the top-ranked team in Super Region 1. Their first postseason game was at home against
IUP, a 1713 win.
The Rams then went on to defeat
Slippery Rock, 2816, in a quarterfinal game to continue their playoff run.
In the national semifinals on December 12, 2015, the Rams played
Grand Valley State. The Rams won the game 3432, to reach the
2015 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game.
In the National Championship game, Shepherd lost to
NW Missouri State 347.
Schedule
References
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