2015 North Carolina Central
8–3 (7–1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat St. Augustine’s 72–0Sep 5
By 72 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Florida International 14–39Sep 19
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vsSt. Augustine’s | W 72–0 | 76% |
| Sep 12 | at Duke | L 0–55 | 16% |
| Sep 19 | at Florida International | L 14–39 | 34% |
| Oct 3 | vs Bethune-Cookman | L 26–28 | 47% |
| Oct 10 | at Florida A&M | W 27–24 | 65% |
| Oct 17 | atSavannah State | W 39–22 | 72% |
| Oct 24 | vs Morgan State | W 20–17 | 64% |
| Oct 31 | vs Norfolk State | W 24–16 | 74% |
| Nov 7 | vs Delaware State | W 43–10 | 89% |
| Nov 14 | at Howard | W 41–6 | 68% |
| Nov 21 | at North Carolina A&T | W 21–16 | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat North Carolina A&T 21–16; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions.
In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 21 on file).
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions7–1 in the conference, shared with Bethune-Cookman and North Carolina A&T
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 7–1 shared first in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 327–233
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1402 +77 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −33.2 No. 83 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 208
- Offensive coordinator
- T.C. Taylor
- Defensive coordinator
- Granville Eastman
Leaders
| Passing yards | Quinn Billerman QB | 154 yds |
| Rushing yards | Idreis Augustus RB | 62 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Idreis Augustus RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | LaVontis Smith WR | 108 yds |
| Interceptions | Jaquell Taylor DB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2015 class
| Jack Reed ATH | ★★★ | No. 1744 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2015 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.815 |
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.
Drafted in 2016
The 2016 draft| Rd 4 | Ryan Smith CB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T | 7–1 | 10–2 | |
| Bethune-Cookman | 7–1 | 9–2 | |
 North Carolina Central | 7–1 | 8–3 | |
 South Carolina State | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
 Hampton | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Morgan State | 4–4 | 4–6 | |
| Norfolk State | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| Savannah State | 1–7 | 1–9 | |
| Florida A&M | 1–7 | 1–10 | |
| Howard | 1–7 | 1–10 | |
| Delaware State | 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.