2015 Alabama State Hornets football team

2015 Alabama State Hornets football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
East Division
2015 record 6–5 (5–4 SWAC)
Head coach Brian Jenkins (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Mark Orlando (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Kevin Ramsey (3rd year)
Home stadium The New ASU Stadium
(Capacity: 26,500)
2015 SWAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East
Alcorn State xy$   7 2         9 3  
Alabama State*   5 4         6 5  
Alabama A&M   3 6         3 8  
Jackson State   3 6         3 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 8         1 10  
West
#24 Grambling State xy   9 0         9 3  
Prairie View A&M   8 1         8 2  
Southern   6 3         6 5  
Texas Southern   2 7         3 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 8         2 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 49 vs. Grambling State 21 (December 5)
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Alabama State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Alabama State Hornets football team represents Alabama State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets are led by first-year head coach Brian Jenkins and play their home games at The New ASU Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–4 in SWAC play to finish in second place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 6:00 PM at Tennessee State* Nissan StadiumNashville, TN OVCDN L 14–24   20,055
September 12 6:00 PM Alcorn State The New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL L 14–31   8,380
September 19 6:00 PM Grambling State The New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL (Prince Hall Masons Americanism Football Classic) L 10–34   10,277
September 26 6:00 PM at Mississippi Valley State Rice–Totten FieldItta Bena, MS W 45–15   4,026
October 1 6:30 PM at Texas Southern BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX ESPNU W 41–23   2,827
October 10 6:00 PM Southern The New ASU Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 34–45   11,580
October 15 6:30 PM at Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lion StadiumPine Bluff, AR ESPNU W 31–24   3,783
October 31 2:30 PM vs. Alabama A&M Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (78th Magic City Classic) ESPN3 W 35–20   63,874
November 7 6:00 PM at Jackson State Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS W 17–12   1,649
November 14 2:00 PM Prairie View A&M The New ASU Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 13–38   6,011
November 21 2:00 PM Miles*dagger The New ASU Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 26–7   15,201
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

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