2015 Marian Knights football team

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

2015 Mid-States Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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]

Schedule

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

References

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