2015 season
Pages in History from July 2015 to June 2016, oldest first.
A football season runs from July to June, so a January bowl game or a spring rule change sits with the season before it.
Every game The 2015 season, game by game
Each dot is a page. The space between dots is drawn to the real calendar.
- Oct 10, 2015Texas beats Oklahoma in the Red River rivalry game
Bob Stoops, Oklahoma head coach
I don’t buy that they weren’t ready to play. I don’t (think we came out flat). That’s an excuse. I didn’t feel that way.
- Nov 28, 2015Stanford beats Notre Dame on a field goal as time expires, and its coach says the game came down to making a play
David Shaw, Stanford head coach
And at some point, it was going to come down to making a play to win.
- Dec 6, 2015Georgia hires Alabama’s Kirby Smart, and Nick Saban calls him as good an assistant as he has had
Kirby Smart, Georgia head coach, hired from Alabama
It’s an honor and privilege to return home to the University of Georgia and my home state
the University of Georgia’s announcement, as published by NCAA.com
- Jan 2, 2016TCU comes back from 31-0 down to beat Oregon in the Alamo Bowl
Gary Patterson, TCU head coach
The key to the story is, you can’t look around and blame anybody else.
- Jan 11, 2016Alabama beats Clemson for the national title, and its coach explains the onside kick
Nick Saban, Alabama head coach
… felt like if we didn’t do something or take a chance to change the momentum of the game that we wouldn’t have a chance to win
Associated Press, via ESPN
- Apr 8, 2016The NCAA bans satellite camps, then lifts the ban later that month
Jim Harbaugh, Michigan head coach
Good news. It’s good for prospective student-athletes, fans, coaches and competition.
Said to the Associated Press, as reported by Bleacher Report
Topics from this season
Rivalry series
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