2015 California Vulcans football team

American college football season

2015 California Vulcans football

Conference	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	8–3 (5–2 PSAC)
Head coach	Mike Kellar (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chad Salisbury (7th season)
Home stadium	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
Seasons← 20142016 →

2015 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East
West Chester xy	6	–	1	7	–	4
Shippensburg	5	–	2	8	–	3
Bloomsburg	5	–	2	7	–	4
Kutztown	5	–	2	7	–	4
East Stroudsburg	4	–	3	6	–	5
Lock Haven	2	–	5	2	–	9
Millersville	1	–	6	2	–	9
Cheyney	0	–	7	0	–	11
West
No. 7 Slippery Rock xy$^	6	–	1	11	–	1
No. 19 IUP x^	6	–	1	9	–	2
California (PA)	5	–	2	8	–	3
Clarion	4	–	3	7	–	4
Gannon	3	–	4	6	–	5
Mercyhurst	2	–	5	5	–	6
Seton Hill	2	–	5	3	–	8
Edinboro	0	–	7	0	–	11
Championship: Slippery Rock 61, West Chester 12
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2015 California Vulcans football team represented California University of Pennsylvania during the 2015 NCAA Division II football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 p.m.	at Virginia State*	Rogers Stadium Ettrick, VA	W 35–16	4,000
September 12	1:00 p.m.	Bloomsburg*	Adamson Stadium California, PA	L 13–20	2,366
September 19	1:00 p.m.	Shippensburg*	Adamson Stadium California, PA	W 34–26	2,707
September 26	12:00 p.m.	at Edinboro	Sox Harrison Stadium Edinboro, PA	W 37–30	1,913
October 3	1:00 p.m.	Seton Hill	Adamson Stadium California, PA	W 38–34	1,526
October 10	2:00 p.m.	at Slippery Rock	Mihalik–Thompson Stadium Slippery Rock, PA	L 21–56	9,643
October 17	6:00 p.m.	at IUP	Miller Stadium Indiana, PA (Coal Bowl)	L 15–20	2,473
October 24	3:00 p.m.	No. 25 Clarion	Adamson Stadium California, PA	W 42–28	3,286
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at Gannon	McConnell Family Stadium Erie, PA	W 42–21	1,154
November 7	1:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst	Adamson Stadium California, PA	W 31–21	1,793
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at Lock Haven*	Hubert Jack Stadium Lock Haven, PA	W 56–24	946
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Virginia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cal U Vulcans	14	14	7	0	35
VSU Trojans	0	9	0	7	16

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Cal U	VSU
1	14:45	1	50	0:07	Cal U	K. Scott 50-yard touchdown reception from J. Harris, W. Brazill kick good	7	0
1	7:15	2	87	1:07	Cal U	G. Brown 90-yard touchdown reception from J. Harris, W. Brazill kick good	14	0
2	14:48	3	90	1:01	Cal U	G. Brown 87-yard touchdown reception from J. Harris, W. Brazill kick good	21	0
2	11:35	8	80	3:13	VSU	T. Ayres 20-yard touchdown reception from W. Stubblefield, 2-point pass failed	21	6
2	10:29	3	63	1:02	Cal U	J. Franklin 3-yard touchdown run, W. Brazill kick good	28	6
2	0:00	5	32	2:11	VSU	23-yard field goal by M. Hillquist	28	9
3	3:37	13	89	6:19	Cal U	L. Smorey 31-yard touchdown reception from J. Harris, W. Brazill kick good	35	9
4	0:45	4	60	1:00	VSU	W. Stubblefield 27-yard touchdown reception from T. Ayres, M. Hillquist kick good	35	16
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							35	16

Statistics	Cal U	VSU
First downs	14	24
Total yards	476	334
Rushes–yards	32–89	37–70
Passing yards	387	264
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–14–0	16–28–1
Time of possession	25:10	34:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal U	Passing	J. Harris	12/14, 387 yds, 4 TD
	Rushing	J. Franklin III	12 car, 53 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	G. Brown	4 rec, 203 yds, 2 TD
VSU	Passing	T. Ayres	15/26, 244 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	K. Bellamy	14 car, 32 yds
	Receiving	W. Stubblefield	4 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD

Bloomsburg

	1	2	3	4	Total
BU Huskies	0	3	10	7	20
Cal U Vulcans	7	6	0	0	13

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	BU	Cal U
1	3:36	10	91	4:15	Cal U	J. Franklin 3-yard touchdown run, W. Brazill kick good	0	7
2	8:49	13	59	6:27	Cal U	37-yard field goal by W. Brazill	0	10
2	2:53	5	25	1:11	Cal U	33-yard field goal by W. Brazill	0	13
2	0:51	8	61	1:55	BU	35-yard field goal by T. Smith	3	13
3	9:02	13	50	5:52	BU	38-yard field goal by T. Smith	6	13
3	2:42	9	41	4:45	BU	T. Kelly 1-yard touchdown run, T. Smith kick good	13	13
4	2:40	7	45	4:00	BU	L. Elliott 24-yard touchdown run, T. Smith kick good	20	13
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							20	13

Statistics	BU	Cal U
First downs	20	17
Total yards	326	358
Rushes–yards	55–255	29–95
Passing yards	71	263
Passing: Comp-Att-Int	10–24–1	17–33–3
Time of possession	37:07	22:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BU	Passing	T. Kelly	10/24, 71 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	L. Elliott Jr.	26 car, 166 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	C. Hoffman	4 rec, 38 yds
Cal U	Passing	J. Harris	17/33, 263 yds, 3 INT
	Rushing	J. Franklin III	14 car, 77 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	G. Brown	4 rec, 63 yds

Shippensburg

	1	2	3	4	Total
SU Red Raiders	7	3	13	3	26
Cal U Vulcans	7	27	0	0	34

At Edinboro

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cal U Vulcans	13	3	14	7	37
EU Fighting Scots	2	7	14	7	30

Seton Hill

	1	2	3	4	Total
SHU Griffins	7	14	10	3	34
Cal U Vulcans	3	0	21	14	38

At Slippery Rock

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cal U Vulcans	7	0	0	14	21
SRU The Rock	14	21	14	7	56

At IUP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cal U Vulcans	9	0	0	6	15
IUP Crimson Hawks	7	6	7	0	20

No. 25 Clarion

	1	2	3	4	Total
CU Golden Eagles	7	7	0	14	28
Cal U Vulcans	21	7	14	0	42

At Gannon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cal U Vulcans	21	14	0	7	42
GU Golden Knights	0	7	7	7	21

Mercyhurst

	1	2	3	4	Total
MU Lakers	0	0	7	14	21
Cal U Vulcans	10	7	7	7	31

At Lock Haven

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cal U Vulcans	14	21	14	7	56
LHU Bald Eagles	10	7	7	0	24

References

"Box Score: California (PA) at Virginia State". calvulcans.com. California University of Pennsylvania. September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
"Box Score: Bloomsburg at California (PA)". calvulcans.com. California University of Pennsylvania. September 12, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
"Box Score: Shippensburg at California (PA)". calvulcans.com. California University of Pennsylvania. September 19, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
"Box Score: California (PA) at Edinboro". calvulcans.com. California University of Pennsylvania. September 26, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
"Box Score: Seton Hill at California (PA)". calvulcans.com. California University of Pennsylvania. October 3, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
"Box Score: California (PA) at Slippery Rock". calvulcans.com. California University of Pennsylvania. October 10, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
"Box Score: California (PA) at Indiana (PA)". calvulcans.com. California University of Pennsylvania. October 17, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
"Box Score: Clarion at California (PA)". calvulcans.com. California University of Pennsylvania. October 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
"Box Score: California (PA) at Gannon". calvulcans.com. California University of Pennsylvania. October 31, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
"Box Score: Mercyhurst at California (PA)". calvulcans.com. California University of Pennsylvania. November 7, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
"Box Score: California (PA) at Lock Haven". calvulcans.com. California University of Pennsylvania. October 31, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2018.

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