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2015 South Carolina State

7–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

South Carolina State in 2015, game by game: won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 35–7; lost vs. Coastal Carolina 14–41; won vs. Florida A&M 36–0; lost at Furman 3–17; lost at Bethune-Cookman 14–17; won vs. Howard 49–10; won at Delaware State 34–7; won vs. Hampton 34–20; lost vs. North Carolina A&T 6–9; won at Norfolk State 17–10; won at Savannah State 52–29+39−27Won 35–7 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+28Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 14–41 vs. Coastal Carolina-27Coastal CarolinaWon 36–0 vs. Florida A&M+36Florida A&MLost 3–17 at Furman-14FurmanLost 14–17 at Bethune-Cookman-3Bethune-CookmanWon 49–10 vs. Howard+39HowardWon 34–7 at Delaware State+27Delaware StateWon 34–20 vs. Hampton+14HamptonLost 6–9 vs. North Carolina A&T-3North Carolina …Won 17–10 at Norfolk State+7Norfolk StateWon 52–29 at Savannah State+23Savannah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 35–⁠772%
Sep 12vsCoastal CarolinaL 14–⁠4145%
Sep 17vsFlorida A&MW 36–⁠078%
Oct 3atFurmanL 3–⁠1759%
Oct 8atBethune-CookmanL 14–⁠1735%
Oct 17vsHowardW 49–⁠1077%
Oct 24atDelaware StateW 34–⁠778%
Oct 31vsHamptonW 34–⁠2071%
Nov 7vsNorth Carolina A&TL 6–⁠946%
Nov 14atNorfolk StateW 17–⁠1064%
Nov 21atSavannah StateW 52–⁠2985%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Savannah State 52–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 4th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
294–⁠167
Coach
—
Elo
1385 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.4 No. 69 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 149
Offensive coordinator
Joseph Blackwell
Defensive coordinator
Mike Adams

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Bishop Ford RB★★No. 2328
Samuel Dervil OT★★No. 2328
Marquane Goodman DUAL★★No. 2434
Jalen Cousar DT★★No. 2592
David Pindell PRO★★No. 3405

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.759
Running backs12.00.789
Offensive line12.00.789
Defensive line12.00.778
Whole class52.00.775

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 3Javon Hargrave DTPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 6Temarrick Hemingway TELos Angeles Rams

2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina A&T7–⁠110–⁠2
Bethune-Cookman7–⁠19–⁠2
North Carolina Central7–⁠18–⁠3
South Carolina State6–⁠27–⁠4
Hampton5–⁠36–⁠5
Morgan State4–⁠44–⁠6
Norfolk State4–⁠44–⁠7
Savannah State1–⁠71–⁠9
Florida A&M1–⁠71–⁠10
Howard1–⁠71–⁠10
Delaware State1–⁠71–⁠10

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