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*	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. Homecoming. ^#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	4	OT	Total
Trojans	7	3	14	7	10	41
Mountaineers	14	3	14	0	13	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 2 "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.

Appalachian State Mountaineers football

Venues	College Field (1928–1961) Kidd Brewer Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Playoff games Georgia Southern Western Carolina (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug) 2015 Camellia Bowl

Culture & lore	"Hi Hi Yikas" Marching Mountaineers 2007 Michigan game Miracle on the Mountain Yosef

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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