2015 Central Arkansas Bears football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record7–4 (7–2 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNathan Brown (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Stewart (2nd season)
Home stadiumEstes Stadium
2015 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by second-year head coach Steve Campbell and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 7–2 in Southland play to finish in a tie for second place. They were not invited to the FCS Playoffs.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmat Samford*
ESPN3L 16–456,259
September 126:30 pmat Oklahoma State*
FSN, FCS AtlanticL 8–3256,262
September 266:00 pmat Northwestern State
ESPN3W 49–2110,725
October 36:00 pmAbilene Christian
ESPN3W 42–149,427
October 102:30 pmat Houston Baptist
ASNW 43–72,217
October 176:00 pmNo. 15 McNeese State
ESPN3L 13–2810,527
October 246:00 pmat Lamar
ESPN3W 35–176,476
October 317:00 pmSoutheastern Louisianadagger
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
ESPN3W 21–167,427
November 73:00 pmStephen F. Austin
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
ASNW 36–246,157
November 143:00 pmat Nicholls State
SLDNW 34–315,002
November 215:00 pmNo. 10 Sam Houston State
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
SLDNL 13–425,117
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

@ Samford

Central Arkansas at Samford
1 234Total
Bears 7 603 16
• Bulldogs 7 21314 45
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Seibert Stadium
    Homewood, AL
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:37
  • Game attendance: 6,259
  • Game weather: 86°F • NW 6 • Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
15:48Central ArkansasDominique Thomas 29 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 1:297–0
15:03SamfordKarel Hamilton 55 yard pass from Michael Eubank (Anthony Pistelli kick), Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 0:387–7
210:56SamfordVaquan Small 35 yard pass from Michael Eubank (Anthony Pistelli kick), Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:247–14
29:09SamfordDenzel Williams 49 yard run (Anthony Pistelli kick), Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 0:397–21
26:24Central ArkansasJace Denker 26 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:4010–21
21:18SamfordKelvin McKnight 66 yard pass from Michael Eubank (Anthony Pistelli kick), Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:4010–28
20:00Central ArkansasMatt Cummins 50 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 1:1213–28
34:55SamfordAnthony Pistelli 21 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 3:3613–31
413:33Central ArkansasJace Denker 34 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 2:1216–31
412:41SamfordK'rondis Larry 54 yard run (Anthony Pistelli kick), Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 0:4716–38
49:13SamfordDenzel Williams 16 yard pass from Michael Eubank (Anthony Pistelli kick), Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:4516–45

@ Oklahoma State

Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Bears 0 080 8
• Cowboys 10 01012 32
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Boone Pickens Stadium
    Stillwater, OK
  • Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 56,262
  • Game weather: 77°F • ESE 7 • Clear and comfortable
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • Television network: FSN, FCS Atlantic
Sources:
Scoring summary
17:44Oklahoma StateBen Grogan 31 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:390–3
14:17Oklahoma StateChris Carson 21 yard run (Ben Grogan kick), Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:260–10
312:23Oklahoma StateDavid Glidden 67 yard pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan kick), Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:490–17
38:08Central ArkansasDesmond Smith 39 yard pass from Taylor Reed (Taylor Reed pass to Zach Gougler for two-point conv.), Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:158–17
33:30Oklahoma StateBen Grogan 22 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:388–20
414:53Oklahoma StateDavid Glidden 31 yard pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan kick blocked), Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 0:478–26
410:56Oklahoma StateJeremy Seaton 6 yard pass from J. W. Walsh (Ben Grogan kick blocked), Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:398–32

@ Northwestern State

Central Arkansas at Northwestern State
1 234Total
• Bears 18 10147 49
Demons 0 777 21
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 10,725
  • Game weather: 87°F • NNE 7 • Mostly Sunny
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
110:17Central ArkansasAlex Deason 47 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 4:433–0
16:32Central ArkansasDesmond Smith 16 yard pass from Taylor Reed (Scott Matiaha run for two-point conv.), Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:0111–0
12:47Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 1 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:3218–0
210:12Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 3 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:4325–0
24:31Central ArkansasJace Denker 22 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:5428–0
21:28Northwestern StateEd Eagan 6 yard pass from J.D. Almond (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:5728–7
310:05Central ArkansasJacquez McMillian 45 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:1935–7
48:12Northwestern StateDe'Mar Llorens 4 yard run (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:5335–14
45:17Central ArkansasJatavious Wilson 42 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 1 play, 42 yards, 0:0842–14
412:19Central ArkansasBlake Gardner 22 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:1449–14
48:35Northwestern StateEd Eagan 28 yard pass from J.D. Almond (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:3849–21

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 707 14
• Bears 18 1437 42
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 9,427
  • Referee: D. Lewis
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
113:35Central ArkansasDominique Thomas 1 yard run (Hayden Hildebrand run for two-point conv.), Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:258–0
17:08Central ArkansasJace Denker 27 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 5:3311–0
10:02Central ArkansasHayden Hildebrand 53 yard pass complete to Jatavious Wilson (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:4418–0
211:44Central ArkansasHayden Hildebrand 23 yard pass complete to Justin Dickey (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:0125–0
25:07Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 4 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 4:5832–0
22:07Abilene ChristianParker McKenzie 10 yard pass complete to Cody Ennis (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:5232–7
34:18Central ArkansasJace Denker 22 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:3535–7
414:54Central ArkansasJatavious Wilson 13 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:4742–7
411:01Abilene ChristianParker McKenzie 3 yard pass complete to Cedric Gilbert (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:4842–14

@ Houston Baptist

Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
• Bears 13 13710 43
Huskies 0 700 7
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 2,217
  • Game weather: 86°F • NNE 7 • Sunny
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:
Scoring summary
18:22Central ArkansasDominique Thomas 6 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Cody Dauksch two-point conv. intercepted), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:316–0
11:58Central ArkansasBrandon Cox 93 yard punt return (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 6:1813–0
212:18Central ArkansasDominique Thomas 3 yard run (Jace Denker kick failed), Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:3019–0
22:26Houston BaptistRicardo Barnett 18 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:3019–7
21:01Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 6 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:2526–7
37:53Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 11 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:5133–7
411:05Central ArkansasRoman Gordon 12 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:4540–7
41:04Central ArkansasJace Denker 22 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 7:1143–7

McNeese State

McNeese State at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
• #15 Cowboys 0 0721 28
Bears 0 3100 13
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 10,527
  • Game weather: 66°F • Clear
  • Referee: K. Boitman
Sources:
Scoring summary
23:13Central ArkansasJace Denker 42 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:433–0
312:22McNeese StateDaniel Sams 5 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:083–7
36:42Central ArkansasDominique Thomas 1 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:3210–7
33:13Central ArkansasJace Denker 44 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:0813–7
414:50McNeese StateWallace Scott 45 yard fumble return (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 2:1613–14
49:47McNeese StateRyan Ross 10 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:2413–21
46:56McNeese StateDaniel Sams 2 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:5613–28

@ Lamar

Central Arkansas at Lamar
1 234Total
• Bears 15 677 35
Cardinals 0 3140 17
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 6,476
  • Game weather: 74°F • Rain
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker
Sources:[1]
Scoring summary
14:50Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 1 yard run (Scott Matiaha run for two-point conv.), Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:378–0
10:50Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 14 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:5315–0
27:59LamarAlex Ball 23 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:0215–3
21:46Central ArkansasJace Denker 21 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 6:0618–3
20:00Central ArkansasJace Denker 21 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:0421–3
312:38Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 56 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:0228–3
312:28LamarKade Harrington 65 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:1028–10
31:44LamarKade Harrington 50 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 5 play, 80 yards, 1:5028–17
412:38Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 19 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:4435–17

Southeastern Louisiana (homecoming)

Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Lions 0 367 16
• Bears 7 707 21
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 7,427
  • Game weather: 60°F • Cloudy
  • Referee: M. Defee
Sources:[2]
Scoring summary
111:28Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 1 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:327–0
28:08Southeastern LouisianaJonathon Tatum 25 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:297–3
22:37Central ArkansasKirk Baugh 10 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:2514–3
312:06Southeastern LouisianaJonathon Tatum 38 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 2:4614–6
35:58Southeastern LouisianaJonathon Tatum 40 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:3114–9
414:18Central ArkansasDominique Thomas 45 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:1521–9
49:12Southeastern LouisianaJulius Maraclin 7 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:1821–16

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 13110 24
• Bears 10 7127 36
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:26
  • Game attendance: 6,157
  • Referee: M. Defee
Sources:
Scoring summary
16:30Central ArkansasJace Denker 32 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 6:173–0
14:42Central ArkansasJeff Anderson 55 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:1110–0
214:55Stephen F. AustinMason Juhl 33 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 4:4510–3
212:37Stephen F. AustinZach Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:1410–10
27:04Stephen F. AustinMason Juhl 27 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards, 1:5110–13
22:10Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 1 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 4:1717–13
312:34Stephen F. AustinMason Juhl 25 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:2117–16
33:28Stephen F. AustinJoshawa West 45 yard pass from Zach Conque (Zach Conque run for two-point conv.), Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:3417–24
32:24Central ArkansasJatavious Wilson 38 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick blocked), Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:0323–24
31:08Central ArkansasKelton Warren 37 yard run (two-point conv. failed), Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:1429–24
49:54Central ArkansasKelton Warren 21 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:2736–24

@ Nicholls

Central Arkansas at Nicholls
1 234Total
• Bears 3 14107 34
Colonels 0 10714 31
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 5,002
  • Game weather: 60°F • NE 4 • Clear
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • Television network: SLDN
Sources:
Scoring summary
10:11Central ArkansasJace Denker 30 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:433–0
210:32NichollsC.J. Bates 15 yard pass from Landry Klann (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:393–7
210:17Central ArkansasJatavious Wilson 22 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:0810–7
24:05NichollsFrancisco Condado 23 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:0110–10
22:37Central ArkansasJustin Dickey 27 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:1417–10
313:36NichollsC.J. Bates 9 yard pass from Landry Klann (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:4217–17
38:49Central ArkansasJace Denker 33 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 4:4120–17
37:39Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 6 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:0427–17
413:34Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 1 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 6:0534–17
410:22NichollsTerry Lucas 51 yard pass from Landry Klann (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:1134–24
46:13NichollsStephe LeBouef 17 yard pass from Landry Klann (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:3034–31

Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
• #10 Bearkats 14 2170 42
Bears 6 070 13
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 3,575
  • Referee: D. Alvarez
  • Television network: SLDN
Sources:
Scoring summary
112:20Central ArkansasJace Denker 45 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:223–0
111:01Sam Houston StateJalen Overstreet 13 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:113–7
16:49Central ArkansasJace Denker 35 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:056–7
12:39Sam Houston StateCorey Avery 45 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:076–14
210:09Sam Houston StateCorey Avery 3 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:106–21
21:37Sam Houston StateGerald Thomas 50 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:416–28
20:21Sam Houston StateLaDarius Brown 3 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:216–35
311:42Sam Houston StateJalen Overstreet 30 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 1:576–42
32:00Central ArkansasJatavious Wilson 28 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:1413–42

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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STATS FCSRV—————RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
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References

  1. ↑ "Central Arkansas (4–3 , 4–1) -VS- Lamar University (3–4 , 2–3)". Lamar Cardinals Athletics. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Southeastern LA (4–4, 3–3) -vs- Central Arkansas (5–3, 5–1)". University of Central Arkansas Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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