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2015 Northern Arizona

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 2015, game by game: won at Stephen F. Austin 34–28; won vs. New Mexico Highlands 41–5; lost at No. 20 Arizona 13–77; lost at Montana 14–23; won vs. Montana State 49–41; lost at UC Davis 24–38; won vs. Weber State 52–36; won vs. Northern Colorado 63–21; won at Eastern Washington 52–30; won vs. Sacramento State 49–35; lost at Southern Utah 41–49+42−64Won 34–28 at Stephen F. Austin+6Stephen F. Aust…Won 41–5 vs. New Mexico Highlands+36New Mexico High…Lost 13–77 at No. 20 Arizona-64No. 20 ArizonaLost 14–23 at Montana-9MontanaWon 49–41 vs. Montana State+8Montana StateLost 24–38 at UC Davis-14UC DavisWon 52–36 vs. Weber State+16Weber StateWon 63–21 vs. Northern Colorado+42Northern Colora…Won 52–30 at Eastern Washington+22Eastern Washing…Won 49–35 vs. Sacramento State+14Sacramento StateLost 41–49 at Southern Utah-8Southern Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atStephen F. AustinW 34–⁠2838%
Sep 12vsNew Mexico HighlandsW 41–⁠580%
Sep 19at20ArizonaL 13–⁠7712%
Sep 26atMontanaL 14–⁠2334%
Oct 3vsMontana StateW 49–⁠4150%
Oct 10atUC DavisL 24–⁠3867%
Oct 24vsWeber StateW 52–⁠3665%
Oct 31vsNorthern ColoradoW 63–⁠2171%
Nov 7atEastern WashingtonW 52–⁠3025%
Nov 14vsSacramento StateW 49–⁠3580%
Nov 21atSouthern UtahL 41–⁠4942%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Utah 49–⁠41; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 6th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
432–⁠383
Coach
—
Elo
1386 +81 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.1 No. 38 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 130
Offensive coordinator
Tim Plough
Defensive coordinator
Andy Thompson

Leaders

Passing yardsCase Cookus QB190 yds
Passing touchdownsCase Cookus QB1 TD
Rushing yardsNick Butier RB28 yds
Receiving yardsEmmanuel Butler WR119 yds
Receiving touchdownsEmmanuel Butler WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Taylor Powell ILB★★★No. 1232
Maurice Davison CB★★★No. 1452
Willie Smith S★★★No. 2068
Jalen Goss DT★★No. 2572
Jamison Pruitt OT★★No. 2838

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.778
Linebackers22.50.803
Defensive backs32.70.799
Whole class82.40.789

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 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Utah7–⁠18–⁠4
Portland State6–⁠29–⁠3
Montana6–⁠38–⁠5
Eastern Washington6–⁠36–⁠5
Weber State6–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona5–⁠37–⁠4
North Dakota5–⁠37–⁠4
Cal Poly4–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado3–⁠56–⁠5
Montana State3–⁠65–⁠6
UC Davis2–⁠62–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠72–⁠9
Sacramento State1–⁠82–⁠9

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