2015 Jacksonville Sharks season

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2015 Jacksonville Sharks season
OwnerJeff Bouchy
Steve Curran
Larry Payne
Diva Nagula, D.O.
General managerLes Moss
Head coach Les Moss
Home field Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Results
Record10–8
Division place2nd AC South
Playoff finishWon Conference Semifinals (Predators) 55-33
Won Conference Final (Soul) 61-56
Lost ArenaBowl XXVIII (San Jose) 47–68
Team DPY Joe Sykes

The 2015 Jacksonville Sharks season is the sixth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team is coached by Les Moss and play their home games at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. The Sharks finished 10-8 and qualified for the playoffs after missing out for the first time in franchise history the previous year.

Contents

Standings

2015 American Conference standings
TeamOverallPointsRecords
WLTPCTPFPADIVCONHomeAway
East Division
(1) Philadelphia Soul 1530.83310608236–011–39–06–3
(4) Cleveland Gladiators 8100.4449539593–36–83–65–4
New Orleans VooDoo 3141.1946929190–62–123–60–8–1
South Division
(2) Orlando Predators 1260.66710239515–110–47–25–4
(3) Jacksonville Sharks 1080.5569719012–48–67–23–6
Tampa Bay Storm 7110.3898209422–45–95–42–7

Schedule

Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014. [1]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceReport
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayMarch 288:00 p.m. EDT at New Orleans VooDoo L 50–510–1 Smoothie King Center 3,833 [2]
2FridayApril 38:00 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators L 54–550–2 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 8,741 [3]
3SundayApril 124:00 p.m. EDTat Philadelphia Soul L 52–630–3 Wells Fargo Center 9,043 [4]
4FridayApril 178:00 p.m. EDT San Jose SaberCats L 48–680–4Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena7,596 [5]
5FridayApril 248:00 p.m. EDT Las Vegas Outlaws W 60–281–4Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena9,682 [6]
6SaturdayMay 27:30 p.m. EDTat Tampa Bay Storm L 28–631–5 Amalie Arena 11,124 [7]
7FridayMay 87:00 p.m. EDTat Cleveland Gladiators W 46–432–5 Quicken Loans Arena 9,872 [8]
8SaturdayMay 167:00 p.m. EDTPhiladelphia SoulW 55–473–5Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena9,465 [9]
9SaturdayMay 238:00 p.m. EDTat New Orleans VooDooW 70–414–5Smoothie King Center4,021 [10]
10SundayMay 316:00 p.m. EDTat Los Angeles KISS W 41–355–5 Honda Center 8,235 [11]
11SaturdayJune 67:00 p.m. EDTOrlando PredatorsW 66–516–5Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena10,127 [12]
12FridayJune 127:30 p.m. EDTat Tampa Bay StormL 56–636–6Amalie Arena12,602 [13]
13Bye
14SaturdayJune 277:00 p.m. EDTCleveland GladiatorsW 74–417–6Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena10,123 [14]
15Bye
16SaturdayJuly 1110:00 p.m. EDTat Portland Thunder L 48–727–7 Moda Center 7,123 [15]
17SaturdayJuly 187:00 p.m. EDTPhiladelphia SoulW 74–678–7Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena9,745 [16]
18SaturdayJuly 257:00 p.m. EDTTampa Bay StormW 63–169–7Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena13,092 [17]
19SaturdayAugust 17:00 p.m. EDTat Orlando PredatorsL 50–649–8 Amway Center 12,184 [18]
20SaturdayAugust 87:00 p.m. EDTNew Orleans VooDooW 36–3310–8Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena11,486 [19]

Playoffs

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceReport
AC SemifinalsSaturdayAugust 157:30 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators W 55–33 Amway Center 9,186
AC ChampionshipSundayAugust 235:00 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul W 61–56 Wells Fargo Center 9,378
ArenaBowl XXVIII SaturdayAugust 297:00 p.m. EDT San Jose SaberCats L 47–68 Stockton Arena 9,115

Roster

2015 Jacksonville Sharks roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured reserve

Refused to report

Other League Exempt

Inactive reserve

  • Currently vacant

League suspension

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated August 26, 2015
24 Active, 11 Inactive

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