2015 Georgia State

6–⁠7 (5–⁠3 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Trent Miles.

Schedule and results

Georgia State in 2015, game by game: lost vs. Charlotte 20–23; won at New Mexico State 34–32; lost at No. 12 Oregon 28–61; lost vs. Liberty 33–41; lost vs. App State 3–37; won at Ball State 31–19; lost at Arkansas State 34–48; lost vs. Louisiana 21–23; won at Texas State 41–19; won vs. South Alabama 24–10; won vs. Troy 31–21; won at Georgia Southern 34–7; lost vs. San José State 16–27+27−34Lost 20–23 vs. Charlotte-3CharlotteWon 34–32 at New Mexico State+2New Mexico StateLost 28–61 at No. 12 Oregon-33No. 12 OregonLost 33–41 vs. Liberty-8LibertyLost 3–37 vs. App State-34App StateWon 31–19 at Ball State+12Ball StateLost 34–48 at Arkansas State-14Arkansas StateLost 21–23 vs. Louisiana-2LouisianaWon 41–19 at Texas State+22Texas StateWon 24–10 vs. South Alabama+14South AlabamaWon 31–21 vs. Troy+10TroyWon 34–7 at Georgia Southern+27Georgia SouthernLost 16–27 vs. San José State-11San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San José State 27–⁠16 in the Cure Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 17 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
350–⁠368
Coach
Trent Miles
Elo
1397 +145 this season
SP+ rating
-6.7 No. 92 of 128; offense No. 73, defense No. 88, special teams No. 127
SRS
−9.8 No. 100 of 128 in FBS
Returning
88% of last season’s EPA, No. 16 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 124 roster talent No. 111 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Jagodzinski
Defensive coordinator
Jesse Minter
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense62nd of 128
  • Defense42nd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted88th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted75th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0942%1.2862nd of 128
Defense0.0544%1.0842nd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.10 def
40% off
46% def
—88th off
75th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.8own 262% allowed
Defense3.1own 312% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsNick Arbuckle QB4,368 yds
Passing touchdownsNick Arbuckle QB28 TD
Rushing yardsGlenn Smith RB356 yds
Rushing touchdownsNick Arbuckle QB6 TD
Receiving yardsPenny Hart WR1,109 yds
Receiving touchdownsPenny Hart WR8 TD
InterceptionsTarris Batiste S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Chase Middleton ILB★★★No. 1926
Aaron Winchester PRO★★No. 2264
Melliek Jackson S★★No. 2393
Penny Hart ATH★★No. 2423
Marterious Allen SDE★★No. 2504

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.791
Receivers12.00.773
Defensive line12.00.781
Linebackers22.50.793
Defensive backs22.00.776
Athletes and specialists22.00.772
Whole class92.10.781

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.

Roster 118

The 2015 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas State8–⁠09–⁠4
App State7–⁠111–⁠2
Georgia Southern6–⁠29–⁠4
Georgia State5–⁠36–⁠7
South Alabama3–⁠55–⁠7
Idaho3–⁠54–⁠8
Louisiana3–⁠54–⁠8
Troy3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico State3–⁠53–⁠9
Texas State2–⁠63–⁠9
UL Monroe1–⁠72–⁠11

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