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2015 Shepherd Rams football team

American college football season

The 2015 Shepherd Rams football team represented Shepherd University as a member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC) during the 2015 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 29th-year head coach Monte Cater, the Rams compiled an overall record of 13–1 with a mark of 10–0 in conference play, winning the MEC title. Shepherd advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs and received a first-round bye. They beat IUP in the second round, Slippery Rock in the quarterfinals, and Grand Valley State in the semifinals, before losing the NCAA Division II Championship Game to Northwest Missouri State. The Rams played their home games at Ram Stadium in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

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2015 Shepherd Rams football
NCAA Division II Championship finalist MEC champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, L 7-34– vs. Northwest Missouri State
Conference	Mountain East Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 2
Record	13–1 (10–0 MEC)
Head coach	Monte Cater (29th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ernie McCook (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Josh Kline (7th season)
Home stadium	Ram Stadium
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2015 Mountain East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Shepherd $^	10	–	0	13	–	1
No. 20 Charleston (WV) ^	9	–	1	10	–	2
Glenville State	6	–	4	7	–	4
Fairmont State	6	–	4	6	–	4
Concord	5	–	5	5	–	5
Notre Dame (OH)	5	–	5	5	–	6
West Liberty	5	–	5	5	–	6
West Virginia State	5	–	5	5	–	6
West Virginia Wesleyan	2	–	8	2	–	8
Urbana	1	–	9	2	–	9
Virginia–Wise	1	–	9	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

Regular season

The 2015 regular season for the Rams consisted of 10 games against Mountain East Conference foes. The Rams went undefeated in the regular season and were given the top seed in Super Region I in the 2015 NCAA Division II football playoffs.^[1]

Playoffs

The Rams received a first-round bye in the playoffs, being the top-ranked team in Super Region 1. Their first postseason game was at home against IUP, a 17–13 win.

The Rams then went on to defeat Slippery Rock, 28–16, in a quarterfinal game to continue their playoff run.

In the national semifinals on December 12, 2015, the Rams played Grand Valley State. The Rams won the game 34–32, to reach the 2015 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game.^[2]

In the National Championship game, Shepherd lost to NW Missouri State 34–7.^[3]

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia Wesleyan		Ross Field Buckhannon, WV		W 43–0	2,681
September 12	12:00 p.m.	Charleston (WV)	No. 25	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV		W 45–25	3,017
September 19	1:00 p.m.	at Virginia–Wise	No. 20	Carl Smith Stadium Wise, VA		W 41–10	1,008	^[4]
September 26	12:00 p.m.	Notre Dame (OH)	No. 16	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV		W 43–14	4,713	^[5]
October 10	1:00 p.m.	at Glenville State	No. 10	Morris Stadium Glenville, WV		W 48–31	1,094	^[6]
October 17	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia State	No. 9	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV		W 46–17	4,119	^[7]
October 24	12:00 p.m.	at Concord	No. 9	Callaghan Stadium Athens, WV		W 35–28	1,252	^[8]
October 31	12:00 p.m.	West Liberty	No. 6	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV		W 44–10	4,789	^[9]
November 5	7:10 p.m.	at Fairmont State	No. 6	Duvall-Rosier Field Fairmont, WV		W 41–14	939	^[10]
November 14	12:00 p.m.	Urbana	No. 5	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV		W 52–20	4,489	^[11]
November 28	12:00 p.m.	IUP*	No. 5	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV (NCAA Division II Second Round)		W 17–13	5,007	^[12]
December 5	12:00 p.m.	No. 10 Slippery Rock*	No. 5	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)		W 28–16	5,321	^[13]
December 12	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 Grand Valley State*	No. 5	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	ESPN3	W 34–32	6,496	^[14]
December 19	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Northwest Missouri State*	No. 5	Sporting Park Kansas City, KS (NCAA Division II National Championship)	ESPN2	L 7–34	16,181	^[15]^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

[1]
"2015 Division II Football Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
[2]
"Football vs #12 Grand Valley State University on 12/12/2015 - Box Score". Shepherd University Athletics.
[3]
"Football vs #1 Northwest Missouri State University on 12/19/2015 - Box Score". Shepherd University Athletics.
[4]
"Football vs UVa- Wise on 9/19/2015 - Box Score". Shepherd University Athletics.
[5]
"Football vs Notre Dame (homecoming) on 9/26/2015 - Box Score". Shepherd University Athletics.
[6]
"Football vs Glenville State on 10/10/2015 - Box Score". Shepherd University Athletics.
[7]
"Football vs WV State (Hall of Fame Weekend) on 10/17/2015 - Box Score". Shepherd University Athletics.
[8]
"Football vs Concord on 10/24/2015 - Box Score". Shepherd University Athletics.
[9]
"Football vs West Liberty on 10/31/2015 - Box Score". Shepherd University Athletics.
[10]
"Football vs Fairmont State on 11/5/2015 - Box Score". Shepherd University Athletics.
[11]
"Football vs Urbana (Senior Day/Military Appreciation Day) on 11/14/2015 - Box Score". Shepherd University Athletics.
[12]
"Football vs Indiana University of Pennsylvania on 11/28/2015 - Box Score".
[13]
"Football vs #10 Slippery Rock on 12/5/2015 - Box Score".
[14]
"Football vs #12 Grand Valley State University on 12/12/2015 - Box Score".
[15]
Smale, David (December 20, 2015). "Northwest Missouri wins 5th Division II title". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. p. B6. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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