2015 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team

The 2015 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 2015 NCAA Division III football season. In their third year under head coach Vince Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a perfect 15–0 record, won the OAC championship, advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs, and defeated St. Thomas (MN), 49–35, in the national championship game.

2015 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion OAC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 49–35 vs. St. Thomas (MN)
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Ranking
D3Football.com	No. 1
Record	15–0 (9–0 OAC)
Head coach	Vince Kehres (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Geoff Dartt (3rd season)
Home stadium	Mount Union Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Mount Union $^		9	–	0					15	–	0
No. 22 John Carroll		7	–	2					8	–	2
No. 19 Ohio Northern ^		7	–	2					9	–	3
Baldwin Wallace		7	–	2					7	–	3
Heidelberg		5	–	4					5	–	5
Otterbein		4	–	5					4	–	6
Capital		3	–	6					3	–	7
Marietta		2	–	7					2	–	8
Muskingum		1	–	8					1	–	9
Wilmington (OH)		0	–	9					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com

The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Bethany*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 47–0	3,156	[1]
September 19	Muskingum	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 56–0	2,412	[2]
September 26	Marietta	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 61–0	1,531	[2]
October 3	Capital	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 62–7	1,840	[3]
October 10	Ohio Northern	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 51–7	2,863	[4]
October 17	at Heidelberg	Hoernemann Stadium Tiffin, OH	W 59–17	2,604	[5]
October 24	at Wilmington (OH)	Williams Stadium Wilmington, OH	W 69–0	2,100	[6]
October 31	Otterbein	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 55–0	3,128	[7]
November 7	Baldwin Wallace	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 41–0	3,742	[8]
November 14	at John Carroll	Don Shula Stadium University Heights, OH	W 36–3	4,156	[9]
November 21	St. Lawrence (NY)*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III first round)	W 55–23	1,245	[10]
November 28	Albright*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III second round)	W 66–7	1,258	[11]
December 5	Wesley (DE)*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III quarterfinals)	W 56–35	1,648	[12]
December 12	Wisconsin–Whitewater*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III semifinals)	W 36–6	6,147	[13]
December 18	vs. St. Thomas (MN)*	Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl)	W 49–35	5,343	[14][15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Football vs Bethany (W.Va.) on 9/5/2015 - Box Score". University of Mount Union.
2. "Football vs Muskingum on 9/19/2015 - Box Score". University of Mount Union.
3. "Football vs Capital on 10/3/2015 - Box Score". University of Mount Union.
4. "Football vs Ohio Northern on 10/10/2015 - Box Score". University of Mount Union.
5. "Football vs Heidelberg on 10/17/2015 - Box Score". University of Mount Union.
6. "Football vs Wilmington on 10/24/2015 - Box Score". University of Mount Union.
7. "Football vs Otterbein on 10/31/2015 - Box Score". University of Mount Union.
8. "Football vs Baldwin Wallace on 11/7/2015 - Box Score". University of Mount Union.
9. "Football vs John Carroll on 11/14/2015 - Box Score". University of Mount Union.
10. "Football vs St. Lawrence (N.Y.) on 11/21/2015 - Box Score". University of Mount Union.
11. "Football vs Albright (Pa.) on 11/28/2015 - Box Score". University of Mount Union.
12. "Football vs Wesley (Del.) on 12/5/2015 - Box Score". University of Mount Union.
13. "Football vs Wis.-Whitewater on 12/12/2015 - Box Score". University of Mount Union.
14. "Football vs St. Thomas (Minn.) on 12/18/2015 - Box Score". University of Mount Union.
15. "That hungry feeling". Star Tribune. December 19, 2015. pp. C1, C8 – via Newspapers.com.