2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began on August 29, 2015, and concluded with the 2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game played on January 9, 2016, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State won its fifth consecutive title, defeating Jacksonville State, 37-10.

FCS team wins over FBS teams
(FCS rankings from the STATS poll)

September 4: No. 20 Fordham 37, Army 35 September 5: North Dakota 24, Wyoming 13 September 5: Portland State 24, Washington St 17 September 5: No. 16 South Dakota State 41, Kansas 38 September 19: Furman 16, UCF 15 September 26: No. 9 James Madison 48, SMU 45 October 3: No. 18 Liberty 41, Georgia State 33 October 10: No. 25 Portland State 66, North Texas 7 (NOTE: This was the largest victory margin ever by an FCS team over an FBS team. Portland State also became the first FCS team to defeat two FBS teams in the same season since North Dakota State in 2007). November 21: No. 25 The Citadel 23, South Carolina 22

Other conference winners
Note: Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games.

Abstentions

 * Ivy League – Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn
 * Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T
 * Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alcorn State

NCAA Division I playoff bracket
* Home team  † Overtime   Winner

Updated stadiums
Home facilities for the two new FCS programs in the 2015 season:
 * East Tennessee State played at Kermit Tipton Stadium, located on the campus of Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee.
 * Kennesaw State played on campus at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, capacity 8,318 (planned expansion to over 10,000).

Preseason and in-season
This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2015. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2015, see 2014 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes.