2015 Northwestern State
4–6 (4–4 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–7, over 11 games to the 10 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Abilene Christian 39–22Nov 7
By 17 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Louisiana 17–44Sep 12
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs SE Louisiana | L 20–34 | 45% |
| Sep 12 | at Louisiana | L 17–44 | 18% |
| Sep 19 | at Mississippi State | L 13–62 | 11% |
| Sep 26 | vs Central Arkansas | L 21–49 | 56% |
| Oct 17 | vs Lamar | W 48–35 | 42% |
| Oct 24 | at McNeese | L 27–47 | 21% |
| Oct 31 | at Nicholls | W 37–21 | 64% |
| Nov 7 | vs Abilene Christian | W 39–22 | 61% |
| Nov 14 | at Sam Houston | L 21–59 | 25% |
| Nov 21 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 33–17 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Stephen F. Austin 33–17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Northwestern State’s 2015 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | atIncarnate Word | L 31–45 | Incarnate Word’s article, Northwestern State’s article |
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 4th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 276–390
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1316 −12 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −33.2 No. 83 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 177
- Offensive coordinator
- Ben Norton
- Defensive coordinator
- Daryl Daye
Leaders
| Passing yards | J.D. Almond QB | 94 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | J.D. Almond QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Chris Jones RB | 100 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Chris Jones RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Cody Jones WR | 62 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Cody Jones WR | 1 TD |
Top recruits in the 2015 class
| Charlie Matthews DT | ★★ | No. 2572 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2015 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.778 |
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 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 8–0 | 9–1 | |
| Sam Houston | 6–2 | 10–4 | |
| Central Arkansas | 6–2 | 6–4 | |
 Incarnate Word | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
 Northwestern State | 4–4 | 4–6 | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 4–4 | 4–6 | |
| Lamar | 4–5 | 5–6 | |
| Abilene Christian | 3–5 | 3–7 | |
| Nicholls | 3–5 | 3–7 | |
| SE Louisiana | 3–6 | 4–7 | |
 Houston Christian | 0–8 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.