2015 Shepherd Rams football team

2015 Shepherd Rams football
NCAA Division II Championship finalist
MEC champion
ConferenceMountain East Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 2
Record13–1 (10–0 MEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorErnie McCook (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorJosh Kline (7th season)
Home stadiumRam Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Mountain East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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.