2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team

The 2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by second-year head coach Steve Campbell and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 7–2 in Southland play to finish in a tie for second place. They were not invited to the FCS Playoffs.

2015 Central Arkansas Bears football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015 record7–4 (7–2 Southland)
Head coachSteve Campbell (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorNathan Brown (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Stewart (2nd season)
Home stadiumEstes Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
2015 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 7 McNeese State $^  9 –0     10 –1  
No. 3 Sam Houston State ^  7 –2     11 –4  
Central Arkansas  7 –2     7 –4  
Incarnate Word*  5 –4     6 –5  
Northwestern State  4 –5     4 –7  
Lamar  4 –5     5 –6  
Stephen F. Austin  4 –5     4 –7  
Nicholls State  3 –6     3 –8  
Abilene Christian*  3 –6     3 –8  
SE Louisiana  3 –6     4 –7  
Houston Baptist  0 –8     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2014 season with an overall record of 6–6 and a Southland Conference record of 5–3 under first-year head coach. Steve Campbell. In 2015, the Bears finished the season 7–4 overall and 7–2 in the conference.

Schedule

Source: [1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 PMat Samford*
ESPN3L 16–456,259
September 126:30 PMat Oklahoma State*
FSN
FCS Atlantic		L 8–3256,262
September 266:00 PMat Northwestern State
ESPN3W 49–2110,725
October 36:00 PMAbilene Christian
ESPN3W 42–149,427
October 102:30 PMat Houston Baptist
ASNW 43–72,217
October 176:00 PMNo. 15 McNeese State
ESPN3L 13–2810,527
October 246:00 PMat Lamar
ESPN3W 35–176,476
October 317:00 PMSoutheastern Louisiana
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
ESPN3W 21–167,427
November 73:00 PMStephen F. Austin
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
ASNW 36–246,157
November 143:00 PMat Nicholls State
SLDNW 34–315,002
November 215:00 PMNo. 10 Sam Houston State
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
SLDNL 13–425,117
*-Indicates Game Broadcast via Tape Delay

Game summaries

@ Samford
See also: Samford Bulldogs football and 2015 Samford Bulldogs football team
Central Arkansas at Samford
1 234Total
Bears 7 603 16
• Bulldogs 7 21314 45
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Seibert Stadium
    Homewood, AL
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:37
  • Game attendance: 6,259
  • Game weather: 86°F • NW 6 • Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

@ Oklahoma State
See also: Oklahoma State Cowboys football and 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Bears 0 080 8
• Cowboys 10 01012 32
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Boone Pickens Stadium
    Stillwater, OK
  • Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 56,262
  • Game weather: 77°F • ESE 7 • Clear and comfortable
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • Television network: FSN, FCS Atlantic
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

@ Northwestern State
See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2015 Northwestern State Demons football team
Central Arkansas at Northwestern State
1 234Total
• Bears 18 10147 49
Demons 0 777 21
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 10,725
  • Game weather: 87°F • NNE 7 • Mostly Sunny
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–3 2014 Central Arkansas, 58–35

Abilene Christian
See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
Abilene Christian at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 707 14
• Bears 18 1437 42
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 9,427
  • Referee: D. Lewis
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2–1 2014 Abilene Christian, 52–35

@ Houston Baptist
See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
• Bears 13 13710 43
Huskies 0 700 7
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 2,217
  • Game weather: 86°F • NNE 7 • Sunny
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 Central Arkansas, 70–0

McNeese State
See also: McNeese State Cowboys football, 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team, and Red Beans and Rice Bowl
McNeese State at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
• #15 Cowboys 0 0721 28
Bears 0 3100 13
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 10,527
  • Game weather: 66°F • Clear
  • Referee: K. Boitman
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–4 2013 McNeese State, 59–28

@ Lamar
See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team
Central Arkansas at Lamar
1 234Total
• Bears 15 677 35
Cardinals 0 3140 17
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 6,476
  • Game weather: 74°F • Rain
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker
Sources:[2]
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2014 Central Arkansas, 44–41 OT

Southeastern Louisiana (Homecoming)
See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Lions 0 367 16
• Bears 7 707 21
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 7,427
  • Game weather: 60°F • Cloudy
  • Referee: M. Defee
Sources:[3]
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–3 2014 Southeastern Louisiana, 41–24

Stephen F. Austin
See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 13110 24
• Bears 10 7127 36
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:26
  • Game attendance: 6,157
  • Referee: M. Defee
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–3 2014 Central Arkansas, 49–39

@ Nicholls
See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team
Central Arkansas at Nicholls
1 234Total
• Bears 3 14107 34
Colonels 0 10714 31
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 5,002
  • Game weather: 60°F • NE 4 • Clear
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • Television network: SLDN
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–2 2014 Central Arkansas, 52–18

Sam Houston State
See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
• #10 Bearkats 14 2170 42
Bears 6 070 13
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 3,575
  • Referee: D. Alvarez
  • Television network: SLDN
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–4 2014 Sam Houston State, 38–31

Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV  
Coaches RV NR NR NR NR NR RV NR RV RV RV 25 RV

References
  1. "2015 Football Schedule". University of Central Arkansas Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. "Central Arkansas (4–3 , 4–1) -VS- Lamar University (3–4 , 2–3)". Lamar Cardinals Athletics. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  3. "Southeastern LA (4–4, 3–3) -vs- Central Arkansas (5–3, 5–1)". University of Central Arkansas Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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