2015 Georgia State Panthers football team

The 2015 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University (GSU) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by third-year head coach Trent Miles and played their home games at the Georgia Dome. The 2015 season was the Panthers' third in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They became bowl-eligible for the first time in program history and were invited to the inaugural Cure Bowl where they lost to San Jose State.

2015 Georgia State Panthers football
Cure Bowl vs San Jose State, L 16–27
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2015 record	6–7 (5–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Trent Miles (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Jagodzinski (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jesse Minter (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Georgia Dome (Capacity: 28,155)

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 p.m.	Charlotte*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 20–23	10,252
September 12	8:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	W 34–32	27,201
September 19	2:00 p.m.	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 28–61	56,859
October 3	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 (FCS) Liberty*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	L 33–41	17,765
October 10	3:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	L 3–37	19,456
October 17	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 31–19	7,564
October 31	7:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 34–48	18,217
November 7	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	L 21–23	21,112
November 14	4:00 p.m.	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 41–19	13,328
November 21	2:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 24–10	10,033
November 27	2:00 p.m.	Troy	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 31–21	10,113
December 5	2:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 34–7	23,401
December 19	7:00 p.m.	vs. San Jose State*	Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL (Cure Bowl)	CBSSN	L 16–27	18,536
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule source:[1]

Game summaries

Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	13	7	3	0	23
Panthers	0	3	3	14	20

See also: 2015 Charlotte 49ers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	10	14	3	7	34
Aggies	7	6	6	13	32

See also: 2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	NMSU, 34–31

at Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	0	21	0	28
No. 12 Ducks	13	20	14	14	61

See also: 2015 Oregon Ducks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 (FCS) Flames	7	14	7	13	41
Panthers	14	0	10	9	33

See also: 2015 Liberty Flames football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	17	3	10	7	37
Panthers	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	App St, 44–0

at Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	17	0	7	31
Cardinals	3	7	3	6	19

See also: 2015 Ball State Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	6	21	7	0	34
Red Wolves	13	7	7	21	48

See also: 2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	Ark St, 52–10

Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	17	0	3	3	23
Panthers	7	7	7	0	21

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	ULL, 34–31

at Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	14	17	7	3	41
Bobcats	6	6	0	7	19

See also: 2015 Texas State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	TXST, 54–31

South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	3	0	0	10
Panthers	0	7	3	14	24

See also: 2015 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2014	USA, 30–27

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	7	7	7	21
Panthers	7	10	14	0	31

See also: 2015 Troy Trojans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	Troy, 45–21

at Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	13	14	34
Eagles	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	GASO, 69–31

vs San Jose State (Cure Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	10	3	14	27
Panthers	0	7	0	9	16

See also: 2015 San Jose State Spartans football team and 2015 Cure Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

References

1. "2015 Georgia State Panthers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 20, 2015.