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2015 Southern Utah

8–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Southern Utah in 2015, game by game: lost at Utah State 9–12; lost vs. South Dakota State 10–55; won vs. Northern Colorado 30–3; won vs. Brevard 55–7; won at Weber State 44–0; won vs. Sacramento State 44–0; won at UC Davis 34–6; won vs. Cal Poly 54–37; won at Montana State 34–23; lost vs. Portland State 23–24; won vs. Northern Arizona 49–41; lost at Sam Houston 39–42+48−45Lost 9–12 at Utah State-3Utah StateLost 10–55 vs. South Dakota State-45South Dakota St…Won 30–3 vs. Northern Colorado+27Northern Colora…Won 55–7 vs. Brevard+48BrevardWon 44–0 at Weber State+44Weber StateWon 44–0 vs. Sacramento State+44Sacramento StateWon 34–6 at UC Davis+28UC DavisWon 54–37 vs. Cal Poly+17Cal PolyWon 34–23 at Montana State+11Montana StateLost 23–24 vs. Portland State-1Portland StateWon 49–41 vs. Northern Arizona+8Northern ArizonaLost 39–42 at Sam Houston-3Sam Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atUtah StateL 9–⁠1210%
Sep 12vsSouth Dakota StateL 10–⁠5525%
Sep 19vsNorthern ColoradoW 30–⁠359%
Sep 26vsBrevardW 55–⁠774%
Oct 2atWeber StateW 44–⁠045%
Oct 17vsSacramento StateW 44–⁠072%
Oct 24atUC DavisW 34–⁠666%
Oct 31vsCal PolyW 54–⁠3763%
Nov 7atMontana StateW 34–⁠2350%
Nov 14vsPortland StateL 23–⁠2448%
Nov 21vsNorthern ArizonaW 49–⁠4158%
Nov 28atSam HoustonNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 39–⁠4233%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Sam Houston 42–⁠39 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Big Sky champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
425–⁠250
Coach
—
Elo
1415 +157 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.5 No. 10 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 234
Offensive coordinator
Gary Crowton
Defensive coordinator
Demario Warren

Leaders

Passing yardsAmmon Olsen QB111 yds
Passing touchdownsAmmon Olsen QB1 TD
Rushing yardsJarom Healey RB38 yds
Receiving yardsMike Sharp WR40 yds
Receiving touchdownsMike Sharp WR1 TD

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 4Miles Killebrew SDetroit Lions
Rd 5Leshaun Sims CBTennessee Titans

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.