# 2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 pm | at Samford* | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | ESPN3 | L 16–45 | 6,259 |
| September 12 | 6:30 pm | at Oklahoma State* | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FSN, FCS Atlantic | L 8–32 | 56,262 |
| September 26 | 6:00 pm | at Northwestern State | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA | ESPN3 | W 49–21 | 10,725 |
| October 3 | 6:00 pm | Abilene Christian | Estes StadiumConway, AR | ESPN3 | W 42–14 | 9,427 |
| October 10 | 2:30 pm | at Houston Baptist | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | ASN | W 43–7 | 2,217 |
| October 17 | 6:00 pm | No. 15 McNeese State | Estes StadiumConway, AR (Red Beans and Rice Bowl) | ESPN3 | L 13–28 | 10,527 |
| October 24 | 6:00 pm | at Lamar | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN3 | W 35–17 | 6,476 |
| October 31 | 7:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | Estes StadiumConway, AR | ESPN3 | W 21–16 | 7,427 |
| November 7 | 3:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | Estes StadiumConway, AR | ASN | W 36–24 | 6,157 |
| November 14 | 3:00 pm | at Nicholls State | John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | SLDN | W 34–31 | 5,002 |
| November 21 | 5:00 pm | No. 10 Sam Houston State | Estes StadiumConway, AR | SLDN | L 13–42 | 5,117 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### @ Samford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| • Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 45 |

### @ Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| • Cowboys | 10 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 32 |

### @ Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bears | 18 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Demons | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Abilene Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Bears | 18 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 42 |

### @ Houston Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bears | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 43 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #15 Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| Bears | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |

### @ Lamar

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bears | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |

### Southeastern Louisiana (homecoming)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| • Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### Stephen F. Austin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| • Bears | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 36 |

### @ Nicholls

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bears | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Colonels | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |

### Sam Houston State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #10 Bearkats | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Bears | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| Coaches | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | |