2015 Marian Knights football team

2015 Marian Knights football
2015 Marian Knights football
NAIA national champion
NAIA National Championship Game, W 31–14 vs. Southern Oregon
Conference	Mid-States Football Association
	Mideast League
Record	12–2 (5–1 MSFA)
Head coach	Mark Henninger (3rd season);
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 Marian Knights football team was an American football team that represented Marian University as a member of the Mid-States Football Association during the 2015 NAIA football season. In their third season under head coach Mark Henninger, the Knights compiled a 12–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Southern Oregon, 31–14, in the NAIA National Championship Game.^[1]

Mideast League

Record12–2 (5–1 MSFA)

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2015 Mid-States Football Association standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mideast League
No. 4 Saint Francis (IN) x^	6	–	0	11	–	1
No. 1 Marian (IN) ^	5	–	1	12	–	2
Taylor	4	–	2	7	–	3
Concordia (MI)	2	–	4	5	–	6
Siena Heights	2	–	4	4	–	6
Lindenwood–Belleville	2	–	4	4	–	6
Missouri Baptist	0	–	6	0	–	10
Midwest League
No. 18 St. Francis (IL) x	4	–	1	8	–	3
No. 12 Saint Xavier x^	4	–	1	7	–	4
No. 20 St. Ambrose	3	–	2	8	–	2
Robert Morris (IL)	3	–	2	6	–	4
Olivet Nazarene	1	–	4	3	–	8
Trinity International	0	–	5	2	–	9

x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	at Saint Xavier (IL)*	Chicago, IL	W 45–13	1,500	^[2]
September 12	Indianapolis*	Indianapolis, IN	W 28–22	5,105	^[3]
September 19	at Robert Morris (IL)*	Arlington Heights, IL	L 21–30	457	^[4]
September 26	Missouri Baptist	Indianapolis, IN	W 76–0	3,409	^[5]
October 3	St. Francis (IN)	Indianapolis, IN	L 42–45	2,712	^[6]
October 10	at Taylor	Upland, IN	W 36–23	4,307	^[7]
October 17	at Lindenwood-Belleville	Belleville, IL	W 69–13	259	^[8]
October 31	at Concordia (MI)	Ann Arbor, MI	W 44–0	850	^[9]^[10]
November 7	St. Francis (IL)	Indianapolis, IN	W 28–0	2,483	^[11]
November 14	Siena Heights	Indianapolis, IN	W 45–17	2,341	^[12]
November 21	Campbellsville	Indianapolis, IN	W 44–7	1,347	^[13]
November 28	at Grand View (IA)	Des Moines, IA (NAIA quarterfinal)	W 30–3	1,031	^[14]^[15]
December 5	at Saint Francis (IN)	Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA semifinal)	W 45–14	3,377	^[16]
December 19	vs. Southern Oregon	Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	W 31–14	3,500	^[17]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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