2015 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

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2015 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
GNAC champion
Division II First Round, W 45–31 vs. Augustana University
Division II Second Round L 7–54 vs. Northwest Missouri State
ConferenceGreat Northwest Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 16
2015 record10–2 (6–0 GNAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

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 team's 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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 5Western Oregon
W 29–206,491
September 12at No. 17 Azusa Pacific*
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 PacificdaggerNo. 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
W 42–174,642
October 31Simon FraserNo. 15
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 57–05,102
November 7at Dixie StateNo. 13
W 57–142,058
November 14at Western Oregon*No. 12
W 29–132,323
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Humboldt State University 2015 Football Schedule". Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 100. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "2016 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Draft History: Humboldt State". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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