2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record11–4 (7–2 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhil Longo (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorMike Collins (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrad Sherrod (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State $^   9 0     10 1  
No. 3 Sam Houston State ^   7 2     11 4  
Central Arkansas   7 2     7 4  
Incarnate Word *   5 4     6 5  
Lamar   4 5     5 6  
Northwestern State   4 5     4 7  
Stephen F. Austin   4 5     4 7  
SE Louisiana   3 6     4 7  
Abilene Christian *   3 6     3 8  
Nicholls State   3 6     3 8  
Houston Baptist   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS poll

The 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats were led by second-year head coach K. C. Keeler and played their home games at Bowers Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 11–4 overall and 7–2 in Southland play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Southern Utah, McNeese State, and Colgate to advance to the Semifinals, where they lost to Jacksonville State. The 2015 season marked the Bearkats' 100th season of football.