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2015 Texas State

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Dennis Franchione.

Schedule and results

Texas State in 2015, game by game: lost at No. 10 Florida State 16–59; won vs. Prairie View A&M 63–24; lost vs. Southern Miss 50–56; lost at Houston 14–59; lost at Louisiana 27–49; won vs. South Alabama 36–18; lost at Georgia Southern 13–37; lost vs. New Mexico State 21–31; lost vs. Georgia State 19–41; won vs. UL Monroe 16–3; lost at Idaho 31–38; lost at Arkansas State 17–55+39−45Lost 16–59 at No. 10 Florida State-43No. 10 Florida StateWon 63–24 vs. Prairie View A&M+39Prairie View A&MLost 50–56 vs. Southern Miss-6Southern MissLost 14–59 at Houston-45HoustonLost 27–49 at Louisiana-22LouisianaWon 36–18 vs. South Alabama+18South AlabamaLost 13–37 at Georgia Southern-24Georgia SouthernLost 21–31 vs. New Mexico State-10New Mexico StateLost 19–41 vs. Georgia State-22Georgia StateWon 16–3 vs. UL Monroe+13UL MonroeLost 31–38 at Idaho-7IdahoLost 17–55 at Arkansas State-38Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at10Florida StateL 16–⁠5915%
Sep 12vsPrairie View A&MW 63–⁠2471%
Sep 19vsSouthern MissL 50–⁠5673%
Sep 26atHoustonL 14–⁠5927%
Oct 10atLouisianaL 27–⁠4938%
Oct 24vsSouth AlabamaW 36–⁠1855%
Oct 29atGeorgia SouthernL 13–⁠3728%
Nov 7vsNew Mexico StateL 21–⁠3179%
Nov 14vsGeorgia StateL 19–⁠4172%
Nov 19vsUL MonroeW 16–⁠365%
Nov 28atIdahoL 31–⁠3854%
Dec 5atArkansas StateL 17–⁠5513%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas State 55–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 10th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
323–⁠470
Coach
Dennis Franchione
Elo
1301 −157 this season
SP+ rating
-15.5 No. 113 of 128; offense No. 85, defense No. 122, special teams No. 107
SRS
−17.3 No. 118 of 128 in FBS
Returning
80% of last season’s EPA, No. 31 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 95 roster talent No. 103 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Mike Schultz and Jeff Conway
Defensive coordinator
John Thompson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense95th of 128
  • Defense126th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted103rd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted131st of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0340%1.1795th of 128
Defense0.3149%1.29126th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.28 def		40% off
50% def		—103rd off
131st def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.6own 282% allowed
Defense4.1own 303% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTyler Jones QB2,494 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Jones QB14 TD
Rushing yardsRobert Lowe RB915 yds
Rushing touchdownsTyler Jones QB10 TD
Receiving yardsC.J. Best WR591 yds
Receiving touchdownsLawrence White TE3 TD
InterceptionsStephan Johnson S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Justin Gamble WR★★★No. 1408
Javier Edwards DT★★★No. 1621
L.G. Williams ATH★★★No. 1660
Bo Anderson ILB★★★No. 1693
Bralon Hutchison ATH★★★No. 1754

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.796
Running backs22.00.787
Receivers13.00.833
Offensive line32.00.776
Defensive line42.30.782
Linebackers32.30.787
Athletes and specialists23.00.817
Whole class162.30.791

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.

Roster 123

The 2015 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Sun Belt Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas State8–⁠09–⁠4
App State7–⁠111–⁠2
Georgia Southern6–⁠29–⁠4
Georgia State5–⁠36–⁠7
South Alabama3–⁠55–⁠7
Idaho3–⁠54–⁠8
Louisiana3–⁠54–⁠8
Troy3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico State3–⁠53–⁠9
Texas State2–⁠63–⁠9
UL Monroe1–⁠72–⁠11

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