2015 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team

2015 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
NCAA Division II champion MIAA champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 34–7 vs. Shepherd
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Ranking
AFCA	No. 1
Record	15–0 (11–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Adam Dorrel (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Flohr (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Wright (5th season)
Home stadium	Bearcat Stadium

2015 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 NW Missouri State $^		11	–	0					15	–	0
No. 8 Emporia State ^		9	–	2					11	–	3
Central Missouri		8	–	3					8	–	3
Fort Hays State #		8	–	3					8	–	4
Central Oklahoma #		6	–	5					7	–	5
Missouri Western		6	–	5					6	–	5
Pittsburg State		6	–	5					6	–	5
Washburn		5	–	6					5	–	6
Lindenwood		3	–	8					3	–	8
Northeastern State		3	–	8					3	–	8
Missouri Southern		1	–	10					1	–	10
Nebraska–Kearney		0	–	11					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl participant (Fort Hays State - Mineral Water Bowl, Central Oklahoma - Live United Texarkana Bowl) Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2015 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team represented Northwest Missouri State University as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 2015 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Adam Dorrel, the team finished the regular season with an undefeated 11–0 record. They won their fifth NCAA Division II Football Championship with a win over Shepherd in the NCAA Division II Championship Game by a score of 34–7.^[1] The Bearcats played their home games at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri, which has been the Bearcat's home stadium since 1917.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Nebraska–Kearney	No. 7	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE		W 31–0	7,853
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Missouri Southern	No. 4	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO		W 48–7	7,111
September 19	1:30 p.m.	at Central Missouri	No. 3	Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO		W 49–14	9,973
September 26	2:37 p.m.	Central Oklahoma	No. 3	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO	MIAA	W 23–16	7,847
October 3	1:00 p.m.	at Northeastern State	No. 3	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK		W 59–7	1,593
October 10	1:00 p.m.	Lindenwood	No. 3	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO		W 69–0	6,954
October 17	2:37 p.m.	at No. 22 Pittsburg State	No. 3	Carnie Smith Stadium Pittsburg, KS (rivalry)	MIAA	W 31–14	10,189
October 24	2:00 p.m.	Fort Hays State	No. 3	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO		W 45–24	9,082
October 31	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri Western	No. 2	Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO (rivalry)		W 24–10	6,955
November 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 14 Emporia State	No. 2	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO	ASN	W 44–10	6,542
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at Washburn	No. 1	Yager Stadium Topeka, KS		W 49–13	5,403
November 28	1:00 p.m.	No. 11 Humboldt State*	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II Second Round)		W 54–7	4,160
December 5	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Emporia State*	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)		W 38–17	5,155
December 12	2:30 p.m.	No. 7 West Georgia*	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	ESPN3	W 38–23	5,522
December 19	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Shepherd*	No. 1	Sporting Park Kansas City, KS (NCAA Division II Championship)	ESPN2	W 34–7	16,181	[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. DeLassus, David (2015). "2015 – Northwest Missouri St". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
2. 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 .
3. "NWMSU Yearly Results". Northwest Missouri State University. 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.