2015 Alabama State Hornets football team

American college football season

2015 Alabama State Hornets football

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	6–5 (5–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Brian Jenkins (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Orlando (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Lou West (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ted Daisher (1st season)
Home stadium	New ASU Stadium
Seasons← 2014 2016 →

2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Alcorn State xy$	7	–	2	9	–	4
Alabama State *	5	–	4	6	–	5
Alabama A&M	3	–	6	3	–	8
Jackson State	3	–	6	3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	8	1	–	10
West Division
No. 24 Grambling State xy	9	–	0	9	–	3
Prairie View A&M	8	–	1	8	–	2
Southern	6	–	3	6	–	5
Texas Southern	2	–	7	3	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	8	2	–	9
Championship: Alcorn State 49, Grambling State 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Brian Jenkins, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing second in the SWAC East Division. Alabama State played home games at New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	6:00 pm	at Tennessee State*	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	OVCDN	L 14–24	20,055
September 12	6:00 pm	Alcorn State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		L 14–31	8,380
September 19	6:00 pm	Grambling State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL (Prince Hall Masons Americanism Football Classic)		L 10–34	10,277
September 26	6:00 pm	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS		W 45–15	4,026
October 1	6:30 pm	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	ESPNU	W 41–23	2,827
October 10	6:00 pm	Southern	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		L 34–45	11,580
October 15	6:30 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	ESPNU	W 31–24	3,783
October 31	2:30 pm	vs. Alabama A&M	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	ESPN3	W 35–20	63,874
November 7	6:00 pm	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 17–12	1,649
November 14	2:00 pm	Prairie View A&M	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		L 13–38	6,011
November 21	2:00 pm	Miles*	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		W 26–7	15,201
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Venues	Cramton Bowl (1923–2012) New ASU Stadium (2012–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Alabama A&M: Magic City Classic Tuskegee: Turkey Day Classic
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912–1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919–1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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