2015 California Vulcans football team

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2015 California Vulcans football
Cal Vulcans wordmark.png
Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–3 (5–2 PSAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Chad Salisbury (7th season)
Home stadium Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
Seasons
 2014
2016  
2015 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East
West Chester xy  6 1   7 4  
Shippensburg  5 2   8 3  
Bloomsburg  5 2   7 4  
Kutztown  5 2   7 4  
East Stroudsburg  4 3   6 5  
Lock Haven  2 5   2 9  
Millersville  1 6   2 9  
Cheyney  0 7   0 11  
West
No. 7 Slippery Rock xy$^  6 1   11 1  
No. 19 IUP x^  6 1   9 2  
California (PA)  5 2   8 3  
Clarion  4 3   7 4  
Gannon  3 4   6 5  
Mercyhurst  2 5   5 6  
Seton Hill  2 5   3 8  
Edinboro  0 7   0 11  
Championship: Slippery Rock 61, West Chester 12
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2015 California Vulcans football team represented California University of Pennsylvania during the 2015 NCAA Division II football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 1:00 p.m. at Virginia State *W 35–16 4,000 [1]
September 12 1:00 p.m. Bloomsburg *L 13–20 2,366 [2]
September 19 1:00 p.m. Shippensburg *
  • Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
W 34–26 2,707 [3]
September 26 12:00 p.m. at Edinboro W 37–30 1,913 [4]
October 3 1:00 p.m. Seton Hill
  • Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
W 38–34 1,526 [5]
October 10 2:00 p.m. at Slippery Rock
L 21–56 9,643 [6]
October 17 6:00 p.m. at IUP L 15–20 2,473 [7]
October 24 3:00 p.m. No. 25 Clarion Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
W 42–28 3,286 [8]
October 31 12:00 p.m. at Gannon
W 42–21 1,154 [9]
November 7 1:00 p.m. Mercyhurst
  • Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
W 31–21 1,793 [10]
November 14 1:00 p.m. at Lock Haven *W 56–24 946 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Virginia State

1234Total
Cal U Vulcans14147035
VSU Trojans090716
Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP Cal UVSU
114:451500:07Cal UK. Scott 50-yard touchdown reception from J. Harris, W. Brazill kick good70
17:152871:07Cal UG. Brown 90-yard touchdown reception from J. Harris, W. Brazill kick good140
214:483901:01Cal UG. Brown 87-yard touchdown reception from J. Harris, W. Brazill kick good210
211:358803:13VSUT. Ayres 20-yard touchdown reception from W. Stubblefield, 2-point pass failed216
210:293631:02Cal UJ. Franklin 3-yard touchdown run, W. Brazill kick good286
20:005322:11VSU23-yard field goal by M. Hillquist289
33:3713896:19Cal UL. Smorey 31-yard touchdown reception from J. Harris, W. Brazill kick good359
40:454601:00VSUW. Stubblefield 27-yard touchdown reception from T. Ayres, M. Hillquist kick good3516
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.3516
StatisticsCal UVSU
First downs1424
Total yards476334
Rushes–yards32–8937–70
Passing yards387264
Passing: Comp–Att–Int12–14–016–28–1
Time of possession25:1034:50
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Cal UPassingJ. Harris12/14, 387 yds, 4 TD
RushingJ. Franklin III12 car, 53 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingG. Brown4 rec, 203 yds, 2 TD
VSUPassingT. Ayres15/26, 244 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingK. Bellamy14 car, 32 yds
ReceivingW. Stubblefield4 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD

Bloomsburg

1234Total
BU Huskies0310720
Cal U Vulcans760013
Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP BUCal U
13:3610914:15Cal UJ. Franklin 3-yard touchdown run, W. Brazill kick good07
28:4913596:27Cal U37-yard field goal by W. Brazill010
22:535251:11Cal U33-yard field goal by W. Brazill013
20:518611:55BU35-yard field goal by T. Smith313
39:0213505:52BU38-yard field goal by T. Smith613
32:429414:45BUT. Kelly 1-yard touchdown run, T. Smith kick good1313
42:407454:00BUL. Elliott 24-yard touchdown run, T. Smith kick good2013
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2013
StatisticsBUCal U
First downs2017
Total yards326358
Rushes–yards55–25529–95
Passing yards71263
Passing: Comp-Att-Int10–24–117–33–3
Time of possession37:0722:53
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BUPassingT. Kelly10/24, 71 yds, 1 INT
RushingL. Elliott Jr.26 car, 166 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingC. Hoffman4 rec, 38 yds
Cal UPassingJ. Harris17/33, 263 yds, 3 INT
RushingJ. Franklin III14 car, 77 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingG. Brown4 rec, 63 yds

Shippensburg

1234Total
SU Red Raiders7313326
Cal U Vulcans7270034

At Edinboro

1234Total
Cal U Vulcans13314737
EU Fighting Scots2714730

Seton Hill

1234Total
SHU Griffins71410334
Cal U Vulcans30211438

At Slippery Rock

1234Total
Cal U Vulcans7001421
SRU The Rock142114756

At IUP

1234Total
Cal U Vulcans900615
IUP Crimson Hawks767020

No. 25 Clarion

1234Total
CU Golden Eagles7701428
Cal U Vulcans21714042

At Gannon

1234Total
Cal U Vulcans21140742
GU Golden Knights077721

Mercyhurst

1234Total
MU Lakers0071421
Cal U Vulcans1077731

At Lock Haven

1234Total
Cal U Vulcans142114756
LHU Bald Eagles1077024

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