# 2015 California Vulcans football team

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 StadiumEttrick, VA | W 35–16 | 4,000 |
| September 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Bloomsburg* | Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA | L 13–20 | 2,366 |
| September 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Shippensburg* | Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA | W 34–26 | 2,707 |
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Edinboro | Sox Harrison StadiumEdinboro, PA | W 37–30 | 1,913 |
| October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Seton Hill | Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA | W 38–34 | 1,526 |
| October 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at Slippery Rock | Mihalik–Thompson StadiumSlippery Rock, PA | L 21–56 | 9,643 |
| October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at IUP | Miller StadiumIndiana, PA (Coal Bowl) | L 15–20 | 2,473 |
| October 24 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 25 Clarion | Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA | W 42–28 | 3,286 |
| October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at Gannon | McConnell Family StadiumErie, PA | W 42–21 | 1,154 |
| November 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Mercyhurst | Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA | W 31–21 | 1,793 |
| November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Lock Haven* | Hubert Jack StadiumLock Haven, PA | W 56–24 | 946 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll 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 | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | 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 |
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| 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 |
| Cal U | Rushing | J. Franklin III | 12 car, 53 yds, 1 TD |
| Cal U | Receiving | G. Brown | 4 rec, 203 yds, 2 TD |
| VSU | Passing | T. Ayres | 15/26, 244 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| VSU | Rushing | K. Bellamy | 14 car, 32 yds |
| VSU | 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 | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | 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 |
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| 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 |
| BU | Rushing | L. Elliott Jr. | 26 car, 166 yds, 1 TD |
| BU | Receiving | C. Hoffman | 4 rec, 38 yds |
| Cal U | Passing | J. Harris | 17/33, 263 yds, 3 INT |
| Cal U | Rushing | J. Franklin III | 14 car, 77 yds, 1 TD |
| Cal U | 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 |