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2015 Sacramento State

2–⁠9 (1–⁠8 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Sacramento State in 2015, game by game: won vs. Eastern Oregon 41–20; lost at Washington 0–49; lost at Weber State 14–32; lost vs. Eastern Washington 20–28; lost vs. Northern Colorado 20–27; lost at Montana State 13–35; lost at Southern Utah 0–44; won vs. Idaho State 38–13; lost at Cal Poly 14–36; lost at Northern Arizona 35–49; lost vs. UC Davis 21–35+25−49Won 41–20 vs. Eastern Oregon+21Eastern OregonLost 0–49 at Washington-49WashingtonLost 14–32 at Weber State-18Weber StateLost 20–28 vs. Eastern Washington-8Eastern Washing…Lost 20–27 vs. Northern Colorado-7Northern Colora…Lost 13–35 at Montana State-22Montana StateLost 0–44 at Southern Utah-44Southern UtahWon 38–13 vs. Idaho State+25Idaho StateLost 14–36 at Cal Poly-22Cal PolyLost 35–49 at Northern Arizona-14Northern ArizonaLost 21–35 vs. UC Davis-14UC Davis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsEastern OregonW 41–⁠2074%
Sep 12atWashingtonL 0–⁠4917%
Sep 19atWeber StateL 14–⁠3259%
Sep 26vsEastern WashingtonL 20–⁠2836%
Oct 3vsNorthern ColoradoL 20–⁠2770%
Oct 10atMontana StateL 13–⁠3526%
Oct 17atSouthern UtahL 0–⁠4428%
Oct 24vsIdaho StateW 38–⁠1350%
Nov 7atCal PolyL 14–⁠3631%
Nov 14atNorthern ArizonaL 35–⁠4920%
Nov 21vsUC DavisL 21–⁠3569%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UC Davis 35–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 37 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠8 13th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
216–⁠368
Coach
—
Elo
1159 −148 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−36.8 No. 99 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 231
Offensive coordinator
Paul Peterson

Leaders

Passing yardsDaniel Kniffin QB181 yds
Rushing yardsJordan Robinson RB20 yds
Receiving yardsNnamdi Agude WR62 yds

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Matt Jimison PRO★★No. 2838

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767

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

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.