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2015 Chattanooga

9–⁠4 (6–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Chattanooga in 2015, game by game: lost vs. Jacksonville State 20–23; won vs. Mars Hill 44–34; won at Samford 31–21; won at Presbyterian 21–0; won vs. Furman 31–3; won at VMI 33–27; won at Wofford 20–17; won vs. Western Carolina 41–13; lost at Mercer 14–17; won vs. The Citadel 31–23; lost at No. 16 Florida State 13–52; won vs. Fordham 50–20; lost at Jacksonville State 35–41+30−39Lost 20–23 vs. Jacksonville State-3Jacksonville St…Won 44–34 vs. Mars Hill+10Mars HillWon 31–21 at Samford+10SamfordWon 21–0 at Presbyterian+21PresbyterianWon 31–3 vs. Furman+28FurmanWon 33–27 at VMI+6VMIWon 20–17 at Wofford+3WoffordWon 41–13 vs. Western Carolina+28Western CarolinaLost 14–17 at Mercer-3MercerWon 31–23 vs. The Citadel+8The CitadelLost 13–52 at No. 16 Florida State-39No. 16 Florida StateWon 50–20 vs. Fordham+30FordhamLost 35–41 at Jacksonville State-6Jacksonville St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsJacksonville StateL 20–⁠2359%
Sep 12vsMars HillW 44–⁠3488%
Sep 19atSamfordW 31–⁠2146%
Sep 26atPresbyterianW 21–⁠068%
Oct 10vsFurmanW 31–⁠380%
Oct 17atVMIW 33–⁠2785%
Oct 24atWoffordW 20–⁠1771%
Oct 31vsWestern CarolinaW 41–⁠1375%
Nov 7atMercerL 14–⁠1776%
Nov 14vsThe CitadelW 31–⁠2369%
Nov 21at16Florida StateL 13–⁠5216%
Nov 28vsFordhamNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 50–⁠2058%
Dec 5atJacksonville StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 35–⁠4137%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Jacksonville State 41–⁠35 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Southern Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with The Citadel

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
384–⁠291
Coach
—
Elo
1508 +66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.2 No. 9 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 131
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Durden
Defensive coordinator
Adam Braithwaite

Leaders

Passing yardsJacob Huesman QB94 yds
Rushing yardsDerrick Craine RB36 yds
Rushing touchdownsJacob Huesman QB1 TD
Receiving yardsC.J. Board WR29 yds

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Ke’Von Hall ATH★★No. 2162
D.J. Williams CB★★No. 2177
Malcolm White OT★★No. 2282
Michael Bean ILB★★No. 2415
Alex Trotter RB★★No. 2434

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.740
Running backs32.00.773
Offensive line12.00.790
Linebackers12.00.786
Defensive backs12.00.796
Athletes and specialists22.00.788
Whole class92.00.778

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 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga6–⁠19–⁠4
The Citadel6–⁠19–⁠4
Western Carolina5–⁠27–⁠4
Samford3–⁠46–⁠5
Wofford3–⁠45–⁠6
Mercer2–⁠55–⁠6
Furman2–⁠54–⁠7
VMI1–⁠62–⁠9

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