2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team

2015 Central Arkansas Bears football

Conference	Southland Conference
2015 record	0–0 (0–0 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
Team	W		L	W		L
Abilene Christian*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Central Arkansas	0	–	0	0	–	0
Houston Baptist	0	–	0	0	–	0
Incarnate Word*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lamar	0	–	0	0	–	0
McNeese State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Nicholls State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northwestern State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Sam Houston State	0	–	0	0	–	0
SE Louisiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	0	–	0

† – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II As of 10 January 2015; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team will represent the University of Central Arkansas in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears will be led by second-year head coach Steve Campbell and will play their home games at Estes Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.

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.

Schedule

Source: ^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	Result
Regular Season
September 3	TBA	at Samford*	Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL	–
September 12	TBA	at Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	–
September 26	6:00 PM	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA	–
October 3	6:00 PM	Abilene Christian	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR	–
October 10	TBA	at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium • Houston, TX	–
October 17	6:00 PM	McNeese State	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR	–
October 24	TBA	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	–
October 31	7:00 PM	Southeastern Louisiana	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR	–
November 7	3:00 PM	Stephen F. Austin	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR	–
November 14	3:00 PM	at Nicholls	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA	–
November 21	7:00 PM	Sam Houston State	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR	–
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network 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	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 3
Location: Seibert Stadium
Homewood, AL
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

@ (FBS) Oklahoma State

Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 12
Location: Boone Pickens Stadium
Stillwater, OK
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

@ Northwestern State

Central Arkansas at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 26
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2014	Central Arkansas, 58–35

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 3
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2–1	2014	Abilene Christian, 35–52

@ Houston Baptist

Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 10
Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, Texas
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	Central Arkansas, 70–0

McNeese State

McNeese State at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 17
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2013	McNeese State, 28–59

@ Lamar

Central Arkansas at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 24
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: TBA CDT
Television network: Live Streaming - Big Red Sports Network^[2]

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2014	Central Arkansas, 44–41 (OT)

Southeastern Louisiana (Homecoming)

Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 31
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2014	Southeastern Louisiana, 24–41

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 7
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 3:00 PM CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–3	2014	Central Arkansas, 49–39

@ Nicholls

Central Arkansas at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 14
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–2	2014	Central Arkansas, 52–18

Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 21
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 7:00 PM CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	2014	Sam Houston State, 31–38

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	13	Final
Sports Network
Coaches

References

↑ "2015 Football Schedule". UCA Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
↑ "Big Red Sports Network". Lamar University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

Central Arkansas Bears football

Venues	Estes Stadium (1939–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Red Beans and Rice Bowl (McNeese State)

People	Head coaches

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