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2015 Jacksonville State

13–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Jacksonville State in 2015, game by game: won at Chattanooga 23–20; lost at No. 6 Auburn 20–27; won vs. Tennessee State 48–13; won at UT Martin 48–41; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 49–7; won at Tennessee Tech 42–13; won at Austin Peay 27–7; won vs. Eastern Kentucky 34–0; won at Eastern Illinois 24–3; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 56–28; won vs. Murray State 42–20; won vs. Chattanooga 41–35; won vs. Charleston Southern 58–38; won vs. Sam Houston 62–10; lost vs. North Dakota State 10–37+52−27Won 23–20 at Chattanooga+3ChattanoogaLost 20–27 at No. 6 Auburn-7No. 6 AuburnWon 48–13 vs. Tennessee State+35Tennessee StateWon 48–41 at UT Martin+7UT MartinWon 49–7 vs. Mississippi Valley State+42Mississippi Val…Won 42–13 at Tennessee Tech+29Tennessee TechWon 27–7 at Austin Peay+20Austin PeayWon 34–0 vs. Eastern Kentucky+34Eastern KentuckyWon 24–3 at Eastern Illinois+21Eastern IllinoisWon 56–28 vs. Southeast Missouri State+28Southeast Misso…Won 42–20 vs. Murray State+22Murray StateWon 41–35 vs. Chattanooga+6ChattanoogaWon 58–38 vs. Charleston Southern+20Charleston Sout…Won 62–10 vs. Sam Houston+52Sam HoustonLost 10–37 vs. North Dakota State-27North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atChattanoogaW 23–⁠2041%
Sep 12at6AuburnL 20–⁠2720%
Sep 19vsTennessee StateW 48–⁠1369%
Sep 26atUT MartinW 48–⁠4156%
Oct 3vsMississippi Valley StateW 49–⁠792%
Oct 17atTennessee TechW 42–⁠1377%
Oct 24atAustin PeayW 27–⁠791%
Oct 31vsEastern KentuckyW 34–⁠070%
Nov 7atEastern IllinoisW 24–⁠364%
Nov 14vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 56–⁠2886%
Nov 21vsMurray StateW 42–⁠2092%
Dec 5vsChattanoogaNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundW 41–⁠3563%
Dec 11vsCharleston SouthernW 58–⁠3867%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvsSam HoustonW 62–⁠1064%
Jan 9Bowls & playoffvsNorth Dakota StateL 10–⁠3747%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 37–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; Ohio Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Ohio Valley Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
13–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
584–⁠299
Coach
—
Elo
1586 +155 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.4 No. 3 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 133
Defensive coordinators
David Blackwell and Brandon Hall

Leaders

Passing yardsEli Jenkins QB277 yds
Passing touchdownsEli Jenkins QB1 TD
Rushing yardsTroymaine Pope RB85 yds
Rushing touchdownsTroymaine Pope RB1 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Barge WR132 yds
Receiving touchdownsJosh Barge WR1 TD
InterceptionsJoel McCandless LB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Tremaine Dillard WR★★★No. 1452
Will Pyburn PRO★★No. 2838
Cedric Miller RB★★No. 3120

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs12.00.763
Receivers13.00.831
Whole class32.30.787

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.