2015 Robert Morris Colonials football team

2015 Robert Morris Colonials football
Conference	Northeast Conference
2015 record	4–7 (2–4 NEC)
Head coach	John Banaszak (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Darrin Hicks
Defensive coordinator	Scott Farison
Home stadium	Joe Walton Stadium (Capacity: 3,000)

2015 NEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Duquesne $^		5	–	1					8	–	4
Saint Francis (PA)		4	–	2					6	–	4
Sacred Heart		3	–	3					6	–	5
Bryant		3	–	3					5	–	6
Central Connecticut		3	–	3					4	–	7
Robert Morris		2	–	4					4	–	7
Wagner		1	–	5					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Robert Morris Colonials football team represents Robert Morris University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second year head coach John Banaszak and play their home games at Joe Walton Stadium. They are a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished with a record of 4–7, 2–4 in NEC play, to finish in sixth place.

Previous season

In 2014, Robert Morris finished with a record of 1–10, 1–5 in NEC play, to finish in sixth place. They failed to qualify for the FCS Playoffs.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:00 PM	Dayton*	Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA	NECFR	L 24–27	1,329
September 12	7:00 PM	at #17 Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	L 14–21 OT	16,622
September 19	3:00 PM	Notre Dame (OH)*	Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA	NECFR	W 35–24	2,164
September 26	6:00 PM	at #6 South Dakota State*	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	ESPN3	L 10–34	12,153
October 3	12:00 PM	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium • Staten Island, NY	NECFR	W 9–6	1,311
October 10	12:00 PM	Sacred Heart	Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA	ESPN3	L 13–26	1,142
October 24	6:00 PM	Duquesne	Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA		L 7–16	2,248
October 31	12:00 PM	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field • New Britain, CT	ESPN3	L 0–34	2,117
November 7	12:00 PM	East Tennessee State*	Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA		W 21–9	1,174
November 14	12:00 PM	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field • Loretto, PA		L 0–21	1,547
November 21	12:00 PM	Bryant	Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA		W 21–20	1,210
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	0	17	10	27
Colonials	0	10	0	14	24

See also: 2015 Dayton Flyers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–15	2014	DAY, 31–7

Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Colonials	7	0	0	7	0	14
#17 Penguins	0	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Notre Dame (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	24	0	0	24
Colonials	14	7	0	14	35

See also: Notre Dame Falcons

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	10	0	0	10
#6 Jackrabbits	7	13	7	7	34

See also: 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	3	3	3	9
Seahawks	3	3	0	0	6

See also: 2015 Wagner Seahawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–8	2014	WAG, 20–0

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	7	13	3	3	26
Colonials	0	6	7	0	13

See also: 2015 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–9	2014	SHU, 52–13

Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	0	6	3	7	16
Colonials	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2015 Duquesne Dukes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–9	2014	DUQ, 22–0

Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	0	0
Blue Devils	0	0	13	21	34

See also: 2015 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–5	2014	RMU, 27–24

East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	6	3	0	9
Colonials	0	7	0	14	21

See also: 2015 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	0	0
Red Flash	14	0	0	7	21

See also: 2015 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–5–1	2014	STFRA, 40–7

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	0	13	20
Colonials	14	0	7	0	21

See also: 2015 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–6	2014	BRY, 42–9