2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Camellia Bowl champion
Camellia Bowl, W 31–29 vs. Ohio
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2015 record 11–2 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach Scott Satterfield (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Frank Ponce (passing game) & Dwayne Ledford (running game) (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Nate Woody (3rd year)
Home stadium Kidd Brewer Stadium
(Capacity: 24,050)
2015 Sun Belt football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Arkansas State $   8 – 0         9 – 4  
Appalachian State   7 – 1         11 – 2  
Georgia Southern   6 – 2         9 – 4  
Georgia State   5 – 3         6 – 7  
South Alabama   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Idaho   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Troy   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 – 5         4 – 8  
New Mexico State   3 – 5         3 – 9  
Texas State   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   1 – 7         2 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
As of December 23, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Scott Satterfield and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina. This season was the Mountaineers second season in the Sun Belt Conference, and their first as a full, bowl-eligible member of the Football Bowl Subdivision.[1] They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They were invited to their first ever bowl game, the Camellia Bowl, where they defeated Ohio.

Schedule

Appalachian State announced their 2015 football schedule on February 27, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Mountaineers hosted Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Troy, and travelled to Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana–Monroe, and South Alabama.[1]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 3:30 p.m. Howard* Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC App State TV/ESPN3 W 49–0   24,314
September 12 12:30 p.m. at No. 12 Clemson* Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPN3 L 10–41   81,467
September 26 3:30 p.m. at Old Dominion* Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA ASN W 49–0   20,118
October 3 3:30 p.m. Wyoming*dagger Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 W 31–13   19,345
October 10 3:30 p.m. at Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 W 37–3   10,101
October 17 7:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 W 59–14   11,767
October 22 7:30 p.m. Georgia Southern Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Rivalry) ESPNU W 31–13   24,121
October 31 3:30 p.m. Troy Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 W 44–41 3OT  26,130
November 5 7:30 p.m. Arkansas State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPNU L 27–40   18,721
November 14 5:00 p.m. at Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 W 47–20   10,113
November 28 2:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 W 28–7   16,124
December 5 7:30 p.m. at South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 W 34–27   12,346
December 19 5:30 p.m. vs. Ohio* Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl) ESPN W 31–29   19,621
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.
Schedule source:[2]

Game notes

Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 0 0 0 0
Mountaineers 7 21 21 0 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 0 3 7 10
#12 Tigers 3 28 7 3 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 1997 L 12–23

at Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 28 14 0 49
Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 7 0 6 13
Mountaineers 14 7 7 3 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2004 L 7–53

at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 17 3 10 7 37
Panthers 0 3 0 0 3
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 W 44–0

at Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 10 14 21 14 59
Warhawks 7 7 0 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 W 31–29

Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 0 0 6 13
Mountaineers 3 14 7 7 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–12–1 2014 L 14–34

Troy

1 2 3 4OT Total
Trojans 7 3 14 710 41
Mountaineers 14 3 14 013 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2014 W 53–14

Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 14 3 17 6 40
Mountaineers 14 7 0 6 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 W 37–32

at Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 14 14 12 47
Vandals 7 6 0 7 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 W 45–28

Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 0 7 7
Mountaineers 7 7 7 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 W 35–16

at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 14 10 0 10 34
Jaguars 7 0 10 10 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2014 L 21–47

Ohio–Camellia Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 17 7 5 29
Mountaineers 7 0 0 24 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References

  1. 1 2 "2015 Football Schedule Finalized" (Press release). Appalachian State University Department of Athletics. February 27, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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