2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Appalachian State Mountaineers logo.svg
Camellia Bowl champion
Camellia Bowl, W 31–29 vs. Ohio
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record11–2 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Frank Ponce (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Dwayne Ledford (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Nate Woody (3rd season)
Home stadium Kidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons
←  2014
2016  →
2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
Louisiana–Lafayette  3 –5   4 –8  
Troy  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

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.

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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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:30 p.m. Howard *
App State TV, ESPN3 W 49–024,314
September 1212:30 p.m.at No. 12 Clemson *
 ESPN3 L 10–4181,467
September 263:30 p.m.at Old Dominion *
 ASN W 49–020,118
October 33:30 p.m. Wyoming *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN3W 31–1319,345
October 103:30 p.m.at Georgia State
ESPN3W 37–310,101
October 177:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
ESPN3W 59–1411,767
October 227:30 p.m. Georgia Southern
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (rivalry)
 ESPNU W 31–1324,121
October 313:30 p.m. Troy
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN3W 44–41 3OT26,130
November 57:30 p.m. Arkansas State
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPNUL 27–4018,721
November 145:00 p.m.at Idaho
ESPN3W 47–2010,113
November 282:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN3W 28–716,124
December 57:30 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPN3W 34–2712,346
December 195:30 p.m.vs. Ohio *
 ESPN W 31–2919,621
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Howard

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At Clemson

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#12 Tigers3287341

At Old Dominion

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Wyoming

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Mountaineers1477331

At Georgia State

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Mountaineers17310737
Panthers03003

At Louisiana–Monroe

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Mountaineers1014211459
Warhawks770014

Georgia Southern

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Eagles700613
Mountaineers3147731

Troy

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Trojans731471041
Mountaineers1431401344

Arkansas State

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Red Wolves14317640
Mountaineers1470627

At Idaho

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Mountaineers714141247
Vandals760720

Louisiana–Lafayette

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Ragin' Cajuns00077
Mountaineers777728

At South Alabama

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Mountaineers141001034
Jaguars70101027

Ohio–Camellia Bowl

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Bobcats0177529
Mountaineers7002431

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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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