2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team

2015 Central Arkansas Bears football
Conference Southland Conference
2015 record 7–4 (7–2 Southland)
Head coach Steve Campbell (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Nathan Brown (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Greg Stewart (2nd year)
Home stadium Estes Stadium
(Capacity: 9,000)
2015 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#7 McNeese State $^   9 0         10 1  
#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

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.

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]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM at Samford* Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL ESPN3 L 16–45   6,259
September 12 6:30 PM at Oklahoma State* Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK FSN
FCS Atlantic
L 8–32   56,262
September 26 6:00 PM at Northwestern State Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA ESPN3 W 49–21   10,725
October 3 6:00 PM Abilene Christian Estes StadiumConway, AR ESPN3 W 42–14   9,427
October 10 2:30 PM at Houston Baptist Husky StadiumHouston, TX ASN W 43–7   2,217
October 17 6:00 PM No. 15 McNeese State Estes Stadium • Conway, AR (Red Beans and Rice Bowl) ESPN3 L 13–28   10,527
October 24 6:00 PM at Lamar Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX ESPN3 W 35–17   6,476
October 31 7:00 PM Southeastern Louisianadagger Estes Stadium • Conway, AR ESPN3 W 21–16   7,427
November 7 3:00 PM Stephen F. Austin Estes Stadium • Conway, AR ASN W 36–24   6,157
November 14 3:00 PM at Nicholls State John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA SLDN W 34–31   5,002
November 21 5:00 PM No. 10 Sam Houston State Estes Stadium • Conway, AR SLDN L 13–42   5,117
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
*-Indicates Game Broadcast via Tape Delay

Game summaries

@ Samford

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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. ( ) = 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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