2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season

2015 NCAA Division I FCS season
Duration	August 29 – November 21, 2015
Playoff
Duration	November 28, 2015 – January 9, 2016
Championship site	Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Champion	North Dakota State
Payton Award	Cooper Kupp, WR, Eastern Washington
Buchanan Award	Deon King, LB, Norfolk State
Division I FCS football season
«2014 2016»

2015 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#18 Southern Utah $^		7	–	1		8	–	4
#10 Portland State ^		6	–	2		9	–	3
#14 Montana ^		6	–	2		8	–	5
North Dakota		5	–	3		7	–	4
Northern Arizona		5	–	3		7	–	4
Eastern Washington		5	–	3		6	–	5
Weber State		5	–	3		6	–	5
Northern Colorado		3	–	5		6	–	5
Montana State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Cal Poly		3	–	5		4	–	7
UC Davis		2	–	6		2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7		2	–	9
Sacramento State		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

2015 Big South football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#6 Charleston Southern $^		6	–	0		10	–	3
#16 Coastal Carolina ^		4	–	2		9	–	3
Liberty		3	–	3		6	–	5
Monmouth		3	–	3		5	–	6
Kennesaw State		2	–	4		6	–	5
Gardner–Webb*		2	–	4		4	–	7
Presbyterian		1	–	5		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant *Gardner-Webb ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

2015 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Richmond +^		6	–	2		10	–	4
#11 James Madison +^		6	–	2		9	–	3
#12 William & Mary +^		6	–	2		9	–	4
Towson		5	–	3		7	–	4
New Hampshire ^		5	–	3		7	–	5
Villanova		5	–	3		6	–	5
Stony Brook		3	–	5		5	–	5
Delaware		3	–	5		4	–	7
Elon		3	–	5		4	–	7
Maine		3	–	5		3	–	8
Albany		2	–	6		3	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

2015 Ivy League football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#20 Harvard +		6	–	1		9	–	1
#23 Dartmouth +		6	–	1		9	–	1
Penn +		6	–	1		7	–	3
Yale		3	–	4		6	–	4
Brown		3	–	4		5	–	5
Princeton		2	–	5		5	–	5
Columbia		1	–	6		2	–	8
Cornell		1	–	6		1	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions The Ivy League does not participate in the FCS Playoffs Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

2015 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#21 North Carolina A&T +		7	–	1		10	–	2
Bethune-Cookman +		7	–	1		9	–	2
North Carolina Central +		7	–	1		8	–	3
South Carolina State		6	–	2		7	–	4
Hampton		5	–	3		6	–	5
Morgan State		4	–	4		4	–	6
Norfolk State		4	–	4		4	–	7
Savannah State*		1	–	7		1	–	9
Florida A&M*		1	–	7		1	–	10
Delaware State		1	–	7		1	–	10
Howard		1	–	7		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

2015 MVFC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1		13	–	2
#5 Illinois State +^		7	–	1		10	–	3
#8 Northern Iowa ^		5	–	3		9	–	5
#15 South Dakota State ^		5	–	3		8	–	4
Western Illinois ^		5	–	3		7	–	6
Indiana State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Youngstown State		3	–	5		5	–	6
South Dakota		3	–	5		5	–	6
Southern Illinois		2	–	6		3	–	8
Missouri State		0	–	8		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

2015 NEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Duquesne $^		5	–	1		8	–	4
Saint Francis (PA)		4	–	2		6	–	4
Sacred Heart		3	–	3		6	–	5
Bryant		3	–	3		5	–	6
Central Connecticut		3	–	3		4	–	7
Robert Morris		2	–	4		4	–	7
Wagner		1	–	5		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

2015 OVC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0		13	–	2
#25 Eastern Illinois ^		7	–	1		7	–	5
Tennessee–Martin		6	–	2		7	–	4
Eastern Kentucky		5	–	3		6	–	5
SE Missouri State		3	–	4		4	–	7
Tennessee Tech		3	–	5		4	–	7
Murray State		2	–	6		3	–	8
Tennessee State		1	–	6		4	–	6
Austin Peay		0	–	8		0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

2015 Patriot League football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#17 Colgate $^		6	–	0		9	–	5
#19 Fordham ^		5	–	1		9	–	3
Lehigh		4	–	2		6	–	5
Holy Cross		3	–	3		6	–	5
Georgetown		2	–	4		4	–	7
Bucknell		1	–	5		4	–	7
Lafayette		0	–	6		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level.

One team left the FCS to transition to FBS while two schools added football at the FCS level, all moves officially taking effect on July 1, 2015.

No FCS schools opened new stadiums for the 2015 season, however two new programs debuted in the season:

(FCS rankings from the STATS poll)

Note: Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games.

* Home team
† Overtime
Winner

This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2015. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2015, see 2014 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes.