American college football season
2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football |
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Camellia Bowl champion |
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Camellia Bowl, W 31–29 vs. Ohio |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
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Record | 11–2 (7–1 Sun Belt) |
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Head coach | - Scott Satterfield (3rd season)
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Co-offensive coordinator | Frank Ponce (3rd season) |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Dwayne Ledford (3rd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread option |
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Defensive coordinator | Nate Woody (3rd season) |
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Base defense | 3–4 |
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Home stadium | Kidd Brewer Stadium |
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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 |
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September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Howard* | | App State TV, ESPN3 | W 49–0 | 24,314 |
September 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Clemson* | | ESPN3 | L 10–41 | 81,467 |
September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at Old Dominion* | | ASN | W 49–0 | 20,118 |
October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Wyoming* | - Kidd Brewer Stadium
- Boone, NC
| ESPN3 | W 31–13 | 19,345 |
October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at Georgia State | | ESPN3 | W 37–3 | 10,101 |
October 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | | 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 | | 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 | | ESPN3 | W 34–27 | 12,346 |
December 19 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. Ohio* | | ESPN | W 31–29 | 19,621 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Howard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 49 |
At Clemson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
#12 Tigers | 3 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
At Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mountaineers | 7 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wyoming
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Mountaineers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
At Georgia State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mountaineers | 17 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
Panthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
At Louisiana–Monroe
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mountaineers | 10 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 59 |
Warhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Georgia Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Mountaineers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Trojans | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
Mountaineers | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 44 |
Arkansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Red Wolves | 14 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 40 |
Mountaineers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
At Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mountaineers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 47 |
Vandals | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Louisiana–Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
At South Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mountaineers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
Ohio–Camellia Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bobcats | 0 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 29 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 31 |
References
- ^ a b "2015 Football Schedule Finalized" (Press release). Appalachian State University Department of Athletics. February 27, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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