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2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began on August 29, 2015, and concluded with the 2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game played on January 9, 2016, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State won its fifth consecutive title, defeating Jacksonville State, 37–10.

Conference changes and new programs

FCS team wins over FBS teams

(FCS rankings from the STATS poll)

September 4: No. 20 Fordham 37, Army 35<br> September 5: North Dakota 24, Wyoming 13<br> September 5: Portland State 24, Washington St 17<br> September 5: No. 16 South Dakota State 41, Kansas 38<br> September 19: Furman 16, UCF 15<br> September 26: No. 9 James Madison 48, SMU 45<br> October 3: No. 18 Liberty 41, Georgia State 33<br> October 10: No. 25 Portland State 66, North Texas 7 (NOTE: This was the largest victory margin ever by an FCS team over an FBS team. Portland State also became the first FCS team to defeat two FBS teams in the same season since North Dakota State in 2007).<br> November 21: No. 25 The Citadel 23, South Carolina 22

Conference standings

Conference summaries

Championship games

Other conference winners

Note: Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games.

Playoff qualifiers

Automatic berths for conference champions

At large qualifiers

Abstentions

Postseason

Bowl game

NCAA Division I playoff bracket

<nowiki>*</nowiki>&nbsp;Home team &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;†&nbsp;Overtime &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Winner

Updated stadiums

Home facilities for the two new FCS programs in the 2015 season:

Coaching changes

Preseason and in-season

This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2015. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2015, see 2014 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes.

End of season

See also

References