2015 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

CFP TITLE
CHAMPIONAlabama14–1 overall
HEISMANDerrick HenryAlabama · RB
BEST QBDeshaun WatsonClemson · Davey O’Brien Award
#1 PICKJared GoffCalifornia · Los Angeles Rams, 2016 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

7 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 11, 2016CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRES. BY AT&TAlabama 45, Clemson 40
Jan 1, 2016ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWLOle Miss 48, Oklahoma State 20
Jan 1, 2016ROSE BOWL GAME PRES. BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUALStanford 45, Iowa 16
Jan 1, 2016BATTLEFROG FIESTA BOWLOhio State 44, Notre Dame 28
Dec 31, 2015Cotton BowlAlabama 38, Michigan State 0
Dec 31, 2015Orange BowlClemson 37, Oklahoma 17
Dec 31, 2015Peach BowlHouston 38, Florida State 24

2015 STANDINGS

16 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Clemson finished atop the 2015 ACC standings at 9–0 in conference play (14–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Clemson9–014–1ALA 45–40 CLEM
North Carolina8–111–3BAY 49–38 UNC
Florida State6–210–3HOU 38–24 FSU
Pittsburgh6–28–5NAVY 44–28 PITT
Louisville5–38–5LOU 27–21 TA&M
Miami5–38–5WSU 20–14 MIA
Duke4–48–5DUKE 44–41 IU
Virginia Tech4–47–6VT 55–52 TLSA
NC State3–57–6MSST 51–28 NCSU
Virginia3–54–8–
Syracuse2–64–8–
Georgia Tech1–73–9–
Wake Forest1–73–9–
Boston College0–83–9–

AMERICAN

Houston finished atop the 2015 American standings at 8–1 in conference play (13–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Houston8–113–1HOU 38–24 FSU
Navy7–111–2NAVY 44–28 PITT
Temple7–210–4TOL 32–17 TEM
South Florida6–28–5WKU 45–35 USF
Memphis5–39–4AUB 31–10 MEM
Cincinnati4–47–6SDSU 42–7 CIN
UConn4–46–7MRSH 16–10 CONN
Tulsa3–56–7VT 55–52 TLSA
East Carolina3–55–7–
Tulane1–73–9–
SMU1–72–10–
UCF0–80–12–

BIG 12

Oklahoma finished atop the 2015 Big 12 standings at 8–1 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma8–111–2CLEM 37–17 OU
TCU7–211–2TCU 47–41 ORE
Oklahoma State7–210–3MISS 48–20 OKST
Baylor6–310–3BAY 49–38 UNC
West Virginia4–58–5WVU 43–42 ASU
Texas Tech4–57–6LSU 56–27 TTU
Texas4–55–7–
Kansas State3–66–7ARK 45–23 KSU
Iowa State2–73–9–
Kansas0–90–12–

BIG SKY

Sacramento State finished atop the 2015 Big Sky standings at 1–8 in conference play (1–9 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sacramento State1–81–9

BIG SOUTH

Coastal Carolina finished atop the 2015 Big South standings at 4–2 in conference play (9–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Coastal Carolina4–29–3
Liberty3–36–5
Kennesaw State2–45–5

BIG TEN

Iowa and Michigan State finished atop the 2015 Big Ten standings at 8–1 in conference play (12–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Iowa8–112–2STAN 45–16 IOWA
Michigan State8–112–2ALA 38–0 MSU
Ohio State7–112–1OSU 44–28 ND
Michigan6–210–3MICH 41–7 FLA
Wisconsin6–210–3WIS 23–21 USC
Northwestern6–210–3TENN 45–6 NU
Penn State4–47–6UGA 24–17 PSU
Nebraska3–56–7NEB 37–29 UCLA
Indiana2–66–7DUKE 44–41 IU
Minnesota2–66–7MINN 21–14 CMU
Illinois2–65–7–
Rutgers1–74–8–
Maryland1–73–9–
Purdue1–72–10–

CAA

James Madison finished atop the 2015 CAA standings at 6–2 in conference play (9–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
James Madison6–29–3
Delaware3–54–6

CUSA

Western Kentucky finished atop the 2015 CUSA standings at 9–0 in conference play (12–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Western Kentucky9–012–2WKU 45–35 USF
Southern Miss7–29–5WASH 44–31 USM
Marshall6–210–3MRSH 16–10 CONN
Louisiana Tech6–29–4LT 47–28 ARST
Middle Tennessee6–27–6WMU 45–31 MTSU
Rice3–55–7–
Old Dominion3–55–7–
UTEP3–55–7–
Florida International3–55–7–
UTSA3–53–9–
Florida Atlantic3–53–9–
North Texas1–71–11–
Charlotte0–82–10–

MAC

Bowling Green finished atop the 2015 MAC standings at 8–1 in conference play (10–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Bowling Green8–110–4GASO 58–27 BGSU
Toledo6–210–2TOL 32–17 TEM
Northern Illinois6–38–6BOIS 55–7 NIU
Western Michigan6–28–5WMU 45–31 MTSU
Central Michigan6–27–6MINN 21–14 CMU
Akron5–38–5AKR 23–21 USU
Ohio5–38–5APP 31–29 OHIO
Buffalo3–55–7–
Ball State2–63–9–
Massachusetts2–63–9–
Miami (OH)2–63–9–
Kent State2–63–9–
Eastern Michigan0–81–11–

MOUNTAIN WEST

San Diego State finished atop the 2015 Mountain West standings at 9–0 in conference play (11–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
San Diego State9–011–3SDSU 42–7 CIN
Air Force6–38–6CAL 55–36 AF
Boise State5–39–4BOIS 55–7 NIU
New Mexico5–37–6ARIZ 45–37 UNM
Colorado State5–47–6NEV 28–23 CSU
Nevada5–47–6NEV 28–23 CSU
Utah State5–36–7AKR 23–21 USU
San José State4–46–7SJSU 27–16 GAST
Fresno State2–63–9–
UNLV2–63–9–
Wyoming2–62–10–
Hawai'i0–83–10–

MVFC

North Dakota State finished atop the 2015 MVFC standings at 8–1 in conference play (13–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
North Dakota State8–113–2
Missouri State0–81–10

OVC

Jacksonville State finished atop the 2015 OVC standings at 8–0 in conference play (13–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Jacksonville State8–013–2

PAC-12

Stanford finished atop the 2015 Pac-12 standings at 9–1 in conference play (12–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Stanford9–112–2STAN 45–16 IOWA
Oregon7–29–4TCU 47–41 ORE
Utah6–310–3UTAH 35–28 BYU
Washington State6–39–4WSU 20–14 MIA
USC6–48–6WIS 23–21 USC
UCLA5–48–5NEB 37–29 UCLA
California4–58–5CAL 55–36 AF
Washington4–57–6WASH 44–31 USM
Arizona State4–56–7WVU 43–42 ASU
Arizona3–67–6ARIZ 45–37 UNM
Colorado1–84–9–
Oregon State0–92–10–

SEC

Alabama finished atop the 2015 SEC standings at 8–1 in conference play (14–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Alabama8–114–1ALA 45–40 CLEM
Florida7–210–4MICH 41–7 FLA
Ole Miss6–210–3MISS 48–20 OKST
Georgia5–310–3UGA 24–17 PSU
Tennessee5–39–4TENN 45–6 NU
LSU5–39–3LSU 56–27 TTU
Arkansas5–38–5ARK 45–23 KSU
Mississippi State4–49–4MSST 51–28 NCSU
Texas A&M4–48–5LOU 27–21 TA&M
Auburn2–67–6AUB 31–10 MEM
Kentucky2–65–7–
Vanderbilt2–64–8–
Missouri1–75–7–
South Carolina1–73–9–

SOUTHLAND

Sam Houston finished atop the 2015 Southland standings at 7–2 in conference play (10–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sam Houston7–210–4

SUN BELT

Arkansas State finished atop the 2015 Sun Belt standings at 8–0 in conference play (9–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Arkansas State8–09–4LT 47–28 ARST
App State7–111–2APP 31–29 OHIO
Georgia Southern6–29–4GASO 58–27 BGSU
Georgia State5–36–7SJSU 27–16 GAST
South Alabama3–55–7–
Troy3–54–8–
Louisiana3–54–8–
New Mexico State3–53–9–
Texas State2–63–9–
UL Monroe1–72–11–

INDEPENDENTS

Notre Dame finished atop the 2015 independents at 10–3.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Notre Dame10–3OSU 44–28 ND
BYU9–4UTAH 35–28 BYU
Army2–10–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

34 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 2, 2016MOTEL 6 CACTUS BOWLWest Virginia 43, Arizona State 42
Jan 2, 2016VALERO ALAMO BOWLTCU 47, Oregon 41 (3OT)
Jan 2, 2016AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWLArkansas 45, Kansas State 23
Jan 2, 2016TAXSLAYER BOWLGeorgia 24, Penn State 17
Jan 1, 2016BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWLMichigan 41, Florida 7
Jan 1, 2016OUTBACK BOWLTennessee 45, Northwestern 6
Dec 30, 2015NATIONAL FUNDING HOLIDAY BOWLWisconsin 23, USC 21
Dec 30, 2015Postseason gameLouisville 27, Texas A&M 21
Dec 30, 2015Postseason gameMississippi State 51, NC State 28
Dec 30, 2015Postseason gameAuburn 31, Memphis 10
Dec 29, 2015ADVOCARE V100 TEXAS BOWLLSU 56, Texas Tech 27
Dec 29, 2015NOVA HOME LOANS ARIZONA BOWLNevada 28, Colorado State 23
Dec 29, 2015RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWLBaylor 49, North Carolina 38
Dec 29, 2015LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWLCalifornia 55, Air Force 36
Dec 28, 2015QUICK LANE BOWLMinnesota 21, Central Michigan 14
Dec 28, 2015MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMANNavy 44, Pittsburgh 28
Dec 26, 2015FOSTER FARMS BOWLNebraska 37, UCLA 29
Dec 26, 2015CAMPING WORLD INDEPENDENCE BOWLVirginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52
Dec 26, 2015NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWLDuke 44, Indiana 41 (OT)
Dec 26, 2015ZAXBY'S HEART OF DALLAS BOWLWashington 44, Southern Miss 31
Dec 26, 2015HYUNDAI SUN BOWLWashington State 20, Miami 14
Dec 26, 2015ST. PETERSBURG BOWLMarshall 16, UConn 10
Dec 24, 2015HAWAI'I BOWLSan Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7
Dec 24, 2015POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWLWestern Michigan 45, Middle Tennessee 31
Dec 23, 2015GODADDY BOWLGeorgia Southern 58, Bowling Green 27
Dec 23, 2015SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWLBoise State 55, Northern Illinois 7
Dec 22, 2015MARMOT BOCA RATON BOWLToledo 32, Temple 17
Dec 22, 2015FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWLAkron 23, Utah State 21
Dec 21, 2015MIAMI BEACH BOWLWestern Kentucky 45, South Florida 35
Dec 19, 2015R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWLLouisiana Tech 47, Arkansas State 28
Dec 19, 2015AUTONATION CURE BOWLSan José State 27, Georgia State 16
Dec 19, 2015RAYCOM MEDIA CAMELLIA BOWLApp State 31, Ohio 29
Dec 19, 2015ROYAL PURPLE LAS VEGAS BOWLUtah 35, BYU 28
Dec 19, 2015GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWLArizona 45, New Mexico 37