2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Scott Satterfield and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina. This season was the Mountaineers second season in the Sun Belt Conference, and their first as a full, bowl-eligible member of the Football Bowl Subdivision.^[1] They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They were invited to their first ever bowl game, the Camellia Bowl, where they defeated Ohio.

2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Camellia Bowl champion
Camellia Bowl, W 31–29 vs. Ohio
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	11–2 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Scott Satterfield (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Frank Ponce (3rd season) Dwayne Ledford (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Nate Woody (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State $		8	–	0					9	–	4
Appalachian State		7	–	1					11	–	2
Georgia Southern		6	–	2					9	–	4
Georgia State		5	–	3					6	–	7
South Alabama		3	–	5					5	–	7
Idaho		3	–	5					4	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette		3	–	5					4	–	8
Troy		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Texas State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Louisiana–Monroe		1	–	7					2	–	11
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Appalachian State announced their 2015 football schedule on February 27, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Mountaineers hosted Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Troy, and travelled to Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana–Monroe, and South Alabama.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 p.m.	Howard*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	App State TV, ESPN3	W 49–0	24,314
September 12	12:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN3	L 10–41	81,467
September 26	3:30 p.m.	at Old Dominion*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	ASN	W 49–0	20,118
October 3	3:30 p.m.	Wyoming*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 31–13	19,345
October 10	3:30 p.m.	at Georgia State	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 37–3	10,101
October 17	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 59–14	11,767
October 22	7:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 31–13	24,121
October 31	3:30 p.m.	Troy	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 44–41 3OT	26,130
November 5	7:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPNU	L 27–40	18,721
November 14	5:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 47–20	10,113
November 28	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 28–7	16,124
December 5	7:30 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	W 34–27	12,346
December 19	5:30 p.m.	vs. Ohio*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–29	19,621
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	7	21	21	0	49

See also: 2015 Howard Bison football team

At Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	3	7	10
#12 Tigers	3	28	7	3	41

See also: 2015 Clemson Tigers football team

At Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	28	14	0	49
Monarchs	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2015 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	7	0	6	13
Mountaineers	14	7	7	3	31

See also: 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team

At Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	17	3	10	7	37
Panthers	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2015 Georgia State Panthers football team

At Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	10	14	21	14	59
Warhawks	7	7	0	0	14

See also: 2015 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	0	0	6	13
Mountaineers	3	14	7	7	31

See also: 2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Troy

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Trojans	7	3	14	7	10	41
Mountaineers	14	3	14	0	13	44

See also: 2015 Troy Trojans football team

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	14	3	17	6	40
Mountaineers	14	7	0	6	27

See also: 2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

At Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	14	14	12	47
Vandals	7	6	0	7	20

See also: 2015 Idaho Vandals football team

Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	0	7	7
Mountaineers	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

At South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	14	10	0	10	34
Jaguars	7	0	10	10	27

See also: 2015 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Ohio–Camellia Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	17	7	5	29
Mountaineers	7	0	0	24	31

See also: 2015 Ohio Bobcats football team and 2015 Camellia Bowl