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2015 Austin Peay

0–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Austin Peay in 2015, game by game: lost vs. Mercer 7–28; lost at Southern Miss 6–52; lost at Vanderbilt 7–47; lost at Eastern Kentucky 13–51; lost vs. Eastern Illinois 16–40; lost at Murray State 18–34; lost vs. UT Martin 14–44; lost vs. Jacksonville State 7–27; lost vs. Tennessee State 6–20; lost vs. Southeast Missouri State 15–44; lost at Tennessee Tech 24–42+7−46Lost 7–28 vs. Mercer-21MercerLost 6–52 at Southern Miss-46Southern MissLost 7–47 at Vanderbilt-40VanderbiltLost 13–51 at Eastern Kentucky-38Eastern KentuckyLost 16–40 vs. Eastern Illinois-24Eastern IllinoisLost 18–34 at Murray State-16Murray StateLost 14–44 vs. UT Martin-30UT MartinLost 7–27 vs. Jacksonville State-20Jacksonville St…Lost 6–20 vs. Tennessee State-14Tennessee StateLost 15–44 vs. Southeast Missouri State-29Southeast Misso…Lost 24–42 at Tennessee Tech-18Tennessee Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsMercerL 7–⁠2838%
Sep 12atSouthern MissL 6–⁠5217%
Sep 19atVanderbiltL 7–⁠4711%
Sep 26atEastern KentuckyL 13–⁠5115%
Oct 3vsEastern IllinoisL 16–⁠4031%
Oct 10atMurray StateL 18–⁠3427%
Oct 17vsUT MartinL 14–⁠4417%
Oct 24vsJacksonville StateL 7–⁠279%
Oct 31vsTennessee StateL 6–⁠2019%
Nov 7vsSoutheast Missouri StateL 15–⁠4426%
Nov 14atTennessee TechL 24–⁠4224%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee Tech 42–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 33 on file).

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 9th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
133–⁠429
Coach
—
Elo
1004 −138 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−45.9 No. 109 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 153
Offensive coordinator
Josh Richards

Leaders

Passing yardsTrey Taylor QB203 yds
Passing touchdownsTrey Taylor QB2 TD
Rushing yardsKendall Morris RB70 yds
Receiving yardsRashaan Coleman WR73 yds
Receiving touchdownsRashaan Coleman WR2 TD
InterceptionsJames Bond DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Taye Davis RB★★No. 2276
Branden Johnson DT★★No. 2510
Jim Irwin OG★★No. 2510
Chad Cessna OT★★No. 3405
Shaun Whittinghill SDE★★No. 3405

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.700
Running backs22.00.745
Receivers22.00.710
Offensive line112.00.710
Defensive line72.00.716
Defensive backs52.00.700
Athletes and specialists22.00.717
Whole class302.00.712

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2015 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State8–⁠013–⁠2
Eastern Illinois7–⁠17–⁠5
UT Martin6–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Kentucky5–⁠36–⁠5
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠44–⁠7
Tennessee Tech3–⁠54–⁠7
Murray State2–⁠63–⁠8
Tennessee State1–⁠64–⁠6
Austin Peay0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.