2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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.

2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Camellia Bowl champion
Camellia Bowl, W 31–29 vs. Ohio
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2015 record11–2 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Ponce (passing game) & Dwayne Ledford (running game) (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorNate Woody (3rd season)
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
(Capacity: 24,050)
2015 Sun Belt Conference 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  
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

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/ESPN3W 49–024,314
September 1212:30 p.m.at No. 12 Clemson*
ESPN3L 10–4181,467
September 263:30 p.m.at Old Dominion*
ASNW 49–020,118
October 33:30 p.m.Wyoming*
  • 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)
ESPNUW 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*
ESPNW 31–2919,621
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule source:[2]

Game summaries

Howard
1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 0 0 0 0
Mountaineers 7 21 21 0 49
See also: 2015 Howard Bison football team

at Clemson
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 0 3 7 10
#12 Tigers 3 28 7 3 41
See also: 2015 Clemson Tigers football team

at Old Dominion
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 28 14 0 49
Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2015 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Wyoming
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 7 0 6 13
Mountaineers 14 7 7 3 31
See also: 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team

at Georgia State
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 17 3 10 7 37
Panthers 0 3 0 0 3
See also: 2015 Georgia State Panthers football team

at Louisiana–Monroe
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 10 14 21 14 59
Warhawks 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2015 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Georgia Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 0 0 6 13
Mountaineers 3 14 7 7 31
See also: 2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Troy
1 2 3 4OT Total
Trojans 7 3 14 710 41
Mountaineers 14 3 14 013 44
See also: 2015 Troy Trojans football team

Arkansas State
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 14 3 17 6 40
Mountaineers 14 7 0 6 27
See also: 2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

at Idaho
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 14 14 12 47
Vandals 7 6 0 7 20
See also: 2015 Idaho Vandals football team

Louisiana–Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 0 7 7
Mountaineers 7 7 7 7 28
See also: 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

at South Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 14 10 0 10 34
Jaguars 7 0 10 10 27
See also: 2015 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Ohio–Camellia Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 17 7 5 29
Mountaineers 7 0 0 24 31
See also: 2015 Ohio Bobcats football team and 2015 Camellia Bowl

References
  1. "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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