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2015 Charleston Southern

10–⁠3 (6–⁠0 Big South).

Schedule and results

Charleston Southern in 2015, game by game: won vs. North Greenville 41–14; lost at Troy 16–44; won vs. East Tennessee State 47–7; won at The Citadel 33–20; won vs. Monmouth 37–7; won at Presbyterian 10–7; won at Gardner-Webb 34–0; won vs. Coastal Carolina 33–25; won at Kennesaw State 28–14; won vs. Liberty 31–24; lost at No. 3 Alabama 6–56; won vs. The Citadel 14–6; lost at Jacksonville State 38–58+40−50Won 41–14 vs. North Greenville+27North GreenvilleLost 16–44 at Troy-28TroyWon 47–7 vs. East Tennessee State+40East Tennessee …Won 33–20 at The Citadel+13The CitadelWon 37–7 vs. Monmouth+30MonmouthWon 10–7 at Presbyterian+3PresbyterianWon 34–0 at Gardner-Webb+34Gardner-WebbWon 33–25 vs. Coastal Carolina+8Coastal CarolinaWon 28–14 at Kennesaw State+14Kennesaw StateWon 31–24 vs. Liberty+7LibertyLost 6–56 at No. 3 Alabama-50No. 3 AlabamaWon 14–6 vs. The Citadel+8The CitadelLost 38–58 at Jacksonville State-20Jacksonville St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNorth GreenvilleW 41–⁠1480%
Sep 12atTroyL 16–⁠4444%
Sep 17vsEast Tennessee StateW 47–⁠774%
Sep 26atThe CitadelW 33–⁠2048%
Oct 10vsMonmouthW 37–⁠767%
Oct 17atPresbyterianW 10–⁠767%
Oct 24atGardner-WebbW 34–⁠069%
Oct 31vsCoastal CarolinaW 33–⁠2543%
Nov 7atKennesaw StateW 28–⁠1457%
Nov 14vsLibertyW 31–⁠2473%
Nov 21at3AlabamaL 6–⁠569%
Dec 5vsThe CitadelNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundW 14–⁠667%
Dec 11atJacksonville StateL 38–⁠5833%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Jacksonville State 58–⁠38; unranked in the final AP poll; Big South champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Big South champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
368–⁠282
Coach
—
Elo
1484 +126 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.2 No. 18 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 209
Offensive coordinator
Gabe Giardina
Defensive coordinator
Chad Staggs

Leaders

Passing yardsKyle Copeland QB125 yds
Passing touchdownsKyle Copeland QB2 TD
Rushing yardsDarius Hammond RB158 yds
Rushing touchdownsKyle Copeland QB1 TD
Receiving yardsSaire Davis WR47 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarius Hammond RB1 TD

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Jadarius Sosebee ILB★★No. 2540
Chanin Hamilton RB★★No. 3405
Stephen Haralambis DT★★No. 3455
Johnny Robinson ILB★★No. 3455
London Johnson DUAL★★No. 3455

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.700
Running backs12.00.733
Defensive line12.00.700
Linebackers22.00.740
Whole class52.00.723

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 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Charleston Southern6–⁠010–⁠3
Coastal Carolina4–⁠29–⁠3
Liberty3–⁠36–⁠5
Monmouth3–⁠35–⁠6
Kennesaw State2–⁠46–⁠5
Gardner-Webb2–⁠44–⁠7
Presbyterian1–⁠52–⁠9

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