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
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2015 record	11–2 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Scott Satterfield (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Ponce (passing game) & Dwayne Ledford (running game) (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Nate Woody (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kidd 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
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

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

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

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

See also: 2015 Clemson Tigers football team

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

See also: 2015 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

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

See also: 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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

See also: 2015 Georgia State Panthers football team

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

See also: 2015 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

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

See also: 2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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

See also: 2015 Troy Trojans football team

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

See also: 2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

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

See also: 2015 Idaho Vandals football team

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

See also: 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

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

See also: 2015 South Alabama Jaguars football team

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

See also: 2015 Ohio Bobcats football team and 2015 Camellia Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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.