2015 Stephen F. Austin

4–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠7, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Stephen F. Austin in 2015, game by game: lost vs. Northern Arizona 28–34; lost at No. 3 TCU 7–70; lost vs. McNeese 14–28; lost vs. Abilene Christian 32–35; won vs. Nicholls 28–24; won at SE Louisiana 28–27; won vs. Incarnate Word 55–21; lost at Central Arkansas 24–36; won vs. Houston Christian 55–20; lost at Northwestern State 17–33+35−63Lost 28–34 vs. Northern Arizona-6Northern ArizonaLost 7–70 at No. 3 TCU-63No. 3 TCULost 14–28 vs. McNeese-14McNeeseLost 32–35 vs. Abilene Christian-3Abilene Christi…Won 28–24 vs. Nicholls+4NichollsWon 28–27 at SE Louisiana+1SE LouisianaWon 55–21 vs. Incarnate Word+34Incarnate WordLost 24–36 at Central Arkansas-12Central ArkansasWon 55–20 vs. Houston Christian+35Houston Christi…Lost 17–33 at Northwestern State-16Northwestern St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northwestern State 33–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Stephen F. Austin’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.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 3vsSam HoustonL 28–⁠34Stephen F. Austin’s article
Record
4–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
288–⁠328
Coach
—
Elo
1276 −58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.0 No. 81 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 138
Offensive coordinator
Matt Kubik
Defensive coordinator
Matt Williamson

Leaders

Passing yardsHunter Taylor QB12 yds
Rushing yardsLoren Easly RB93 yds
Rushing touchdownsLoren Easly RB1 TD
Receiving yardsCole Carter WR10 yds
InterceptionsMarlon Walls S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Spencer Choka ILB★★No. 2445
Kyshaun Smith OLB★★No. 2653
Rodney Veasey CB★★No. 2786
Marcalas Johnson RB★★No. 2838

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Linebackers22.00.779
Defensive backs12.00.768
Whole class42.00.773

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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
McNeese8–⁠09–⁠1
Sam Houston6–⁠210–⁠4
Central Arkansas6–⁠26–⁠4
Incarnate Word4–⁠45–⁠5
Northwestern State4–⁠44–⁠6
Stephen F. Austin4–⁠44–⁠6
Lamar4–⁠55–⁠6
Abilene Christian3–⁠53–⁠7
Nicholls3–⁠53–⁠7
SE Louisiana3–⁠64–⁠7
Houston Christian0–⁠81–⁠9

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