2015 Illinois State
10–3 (7–1 Missouri Valley Football Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Morgan State 67–14Sep 12
By 53 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Iowa 14–31Sep 5
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Iowa | L 14–31 | 34% |
| Sep 12 | vs Morgan State | W 67–14 | 79% |
| Sep 19 | at Eastern Illinois | W 34–31 | 67% |
| Oct 3 | vs Northern Iowa | W 21–13 | 62% |
| Oct 10 | at Youngstown State | W 31–29 | 54% |
| Oct 17 | at Missouri State | W 38–2 | 79% |
| Oct 24 | vs Western Illinois | W 48–28 | 78% |
| Oct 31 | vs Indiana State | W 27–24 | 80% |
| Nov 7 | vs South Dakota State | L 20–25 | 55% |
| Nov 14 | at Southern Illinois | W 42–21 | 67% |
| Nov 21 | vs South Dakota | W 46–0 | 86% |
| Dec 5 | vsWestern IllinoisNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round | W 36–19 | 75% |
| Dec 11 | vs Richmond | L 27–39 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Richmond 39–27; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Football Conference champions.
In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).
Missouri Valley Football Conference champions7–1 in the conference, shared with North Dakota State
- Record
- 10–3
- Conference
- 7–1 2nd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 451–276
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1519 +49 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.7 No. 5 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 163
- Offensive coordinator
- Kurt Beathard
- Defensive coordinator
- Spence Nowinsky
- Captains
- Tre Roberson, Pat Meehan and Soniel Estime
- Most valuable player
- Marshaun Coprich and Pat Meehan
Top recruits in the 2015 class
| Jamal Brown S | ★★★ | No. 1657 |
| Marc Miller DT | ★★ | No. 2623 |
| Hasan Muhammad-Rogers DUAL | ★★ | No. 2838 |
| Michael Kolzow WR | ★★ | No. 2838 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2015 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.778 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.820 |
| Whole class | 4 | 2.3 | 0.783 |
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 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 North Dakota State | 8–1 | 13–2 | |
 Illinois State | 7–1 | 10–3 | |
| South Dakota State | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
| Western Illinois | 5–3 | 7–6 | |
| Northern Iowa | 5–4 | 9–5 | |
| South Dakota | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Indiana State | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Youngstown State | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Southern Illinois | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Missouri State | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.