2015 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
| 2015 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football | |
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GNAC champion | |
Division II First Round, W 45–31 vs. Augustana University Division II Second Round L 7–54 vs. Northwest Missouri State | |
| Conference | Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 16 |
| Record | 10–2 (6–0 GNAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Redwood Bowl |
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| No. 16 Humboldt State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Oregon | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azusa Pacific | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Washington | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota Mines | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dixie State | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simon Fraser | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 2015 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC).
The 2015 Lumberjacks were led by eighth-year head coach Rob Smith. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished the regular season ranked #11 in the Division II poll, as GNAC champion, with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 6–0 GNAC).
Humboldt State was invited to play in the postseason for the first time since 1968. They played the first game of the Division II playoffs in their home stadium, defeating #24 Augustana University by a score of 45–31. In the second round, they were defeated by eventual champion, #1 Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Missouri by a score of 7–54. This brought the teams final record to ten wins and two losses (10–2, 6–0 GNAC). The postseason ranking for the team was #16. The ten wins ties is one short of the team's all-time mark, set in 1960 with 11 victories. The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 468–238 for the 2015 season, with an average score of 45–14 in their ten wins.
Schedule
September 5Western Oregon
W 29–206,491 September 12at No. 17 Azusa Pacific*
- Cougar Athletic Stadium
- Azusa, CA
W 62–415,582 September 19Dixie State*No. 25
- Redwood Bowl
- Arcata, CA
W 66–75,803 October 3at South Dakota MinesNo. 16
W 59–101,519
October 10Azusa Pacific
No. 11
- Redwood Bowl
- Arcata, CA
W 34–168,129 October 17at No. 11 Midwestern State (TX)*No. 10
L 10–358,129 October 24at Central WashingtonNo. 16
- Tomlinson Stadium
- Ellensburg, WA
W 42–174,642 October 31Simon Fraser (BC)No. 15
- Redwood Bowl
- Arcata, CA
W 57–05,102 November 7at Dixie StateNo. 13
W 57–142,058 November 14at Western Oregon*No. 12
- McArthur Field
- Monmouth, OR
W 29–132,323
|- ! colspan=8 | 2015 Division II Playoffs
November 21No. 24 Augustana University*No. 11
- Redwood Bowl
- Arcata, CA (Division II Playoffs First Round)
W 45–314,113 November 28at No. 1 Northwest Missouri State*No. 16
- Bearcat Stadium
- Maryville, MO (Division II Playoffs Second Round)
L 7–544,160
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Team players in the NFL
No Humboldt State players were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]
Notes
References
- ^ "Humboldt State University 2015 Football Schedule". Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 100. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ "2016 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.