2015 Hampden–Sydney Tigers football team

2015 Hampden–Sydney Tigers football
Conference	Old Dominion Athletic Conference
2015 record	5–2 (3–1 ODAC)
Head coach	Marty Favret (16th year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Wes Dodson (9th year)
Base defense	3-3-5
Home stadium	Everett Stadium (Capacity: 1,850)
Uniform

2015 ODAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#16 Washington & Lee		7	–	0					10	–	0
#24 Guilford		6	–	1					9	–	1
Emory & Henry		4	–	3					6	–	4
Hampden–Sydney		4	–	3					6	–	4
Randolph–Macon		3	–	4					4	–	6
Bridgewater (VA)		2	–	5					4	–	6
Shenandoah		1	–	6					4	–	6
Catholic		1	–	6					3	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

Fulton Field at Hampden–Sydney

The 2015 Hampden–Sydney Tigers football team represent Hampden–Sydney College in the 2015 NCAA Division III football season. It is the Tigers' 121st overall, the 40th as a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The team is led by Marty Favret, in his sixteenth year as head coach, and plays its home games at Lewis C. Everett Stadium in Death Valley, Hampden–Sydney, Virginia.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Hampden–Sydney	Alma mater
Marty Favret	Head coach	16th	Catholic (1984)
Wes Dodson	Defensive Coordinator	9th	Western Michigan (2002)
Zeke Traylor	Offensive Line	8th	Hampden–Sydney (2006)
Nick Goins	Linebackers	3rd	Hanover (2001)
Joey Partin	Tight Ends/H-Backs	2nd	Hampden–Sydney (2013)
Joe Freeland	Defensive Line	4th	Bridgewater (1980)
Penn Stephenson	Defensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator	2nd	Hampden–Sydney (2010)
Joey Kernan	Wide Receivers	1st	Hampden–Sydney (2014)
Jacob Hodges	Defensive Secondary	1st	Virginia (2012)
Reference: 2015 Hampden–Sydney Tigers football coaching staff

Roster

2015 Hampden–Sydney Tigers roster
Quarterbacks 4 Kyle Farlow – Senior 9 Neal Reynolds – Sophomore 11 Alec Cobb – Freshman 12 Edgar Moore – Junior 17 Bailey Tyner – Sophomore Running Backs 1 Kyree Koonce – Freshman 5 Christian Carter – Freshman 22 Mike DeMasi – Sophomore 28 Tyler Fowler – Senior 29 Jovan Burton – Junior 34 Jay Evans – Sophomore 43 Blake Henderson – Sophomore Wide Receivers 2 Cam Johnson – Sophomore 14 Tyler Doane – Sophomore 18 Michael Mey – Senior 20 Marshall Bagley – Senior 21 Owen Costello – Junior 23 Carter Cunningham – Junior 25 Jeff Rowell – Senior 31 Austin Perryman – Senior 80 Korbin Bordonie – Sophomore 82 Kyle Deivert – Senior 85 Cole Drennan – Senior Tight Ends 47 Patrick Kline – Sophomore 48 Alex Sefton – Senior 81 Aaron D'Amato – Freshman 83 Mel Savarese – Senior Offensive Line 53 P.J. Melnick – Senior 60 David Howell – Freshman 62 J.G. Jones – Junior 63 Hayes Donahue – Sophomore 64 Jake McCraw – Freshman 65 Scott McCombs – Sophomore 67 Zach Criswell – Sophomore		Offensive Line (Cont'd) 68 Jordan Parke – Junior 69 Franklin Markley – Junior 72 Todd Edstrom – Senior 73 Wesley Spencer – Sophomore 75 Daniel Fogleman – Junior 76 Connor Kearney – Junior 77 Harold Willis – Senior 79 Brian Mahan – Junior Defensive Line 27 Jake Edmonds – Sophomore 45 Tanner Ramey – Freshman 52 Joe Everette – Sophomore 55 Will Moore – Sophomore 56 Jack Barefoot – Freshman 69 Timmy Morris – Freshman 86 Hunter Wagnon – Junior 91 John Kline – Freshman 94 Cody Gray – Freshman 96 Kordell Strauss – Senior 97 Tyler Palmer – Senior 98 Ryan Jones – Junior 99 Patrick Dunegan – Freshman Defensive Ends 54 Benjamin Carson – Junior 92 Matthew Dirr – Sophomore 95 William Murray – Senior Cornerbacks 7 Brian Gwaltney – Freshman 8 Daniel Prescott – Freshman 15 Martin Owens – Senior 16 Sidney Henry – Senior 18 John Britt – Senior 19 Bo Gilbertson – Junior 24 Hunter Carr – Freshman 31 Ciaran Lewis – Freshman Linebackers 11 Ryan Maddox – Junior 26 Sam Brooks – Freshman		Linebackers (Cont'd) 28 Marcus Goodman – Junior 30 Bender Vaught – Freshman 33 Nick Browning – Junior 34 Jay Brooks – Senior 35 Henry O'Neal – Sophomore 41 Christian Wilder – Junior 42 Chad van Landingham – Freshman 46 Ethan Johnson – Sophomore 49 Austin Ellington – Freshman 48 James Evans – Sophomore 50 Nick Martin – Senior 57 Walker Smithson – Junior 58 Errol Alexander – Freshman Safeties 6 Kyler Vela – Sophomore 17 Jordan Beck – Sophomore 20 Isaiah Lee – Freshman 32 John Regan – Junior 36 Brad Sprouse – Freshman 38 A.J. Eubank – Senior 40 Jamal Woolridge – Junior 43 Austin Wallace – Freshman 44 Tyler Martin – Senior Free Safeties 3 Larry Haskins – Senior 9 Ryan Mallory – Freshman 10 Kendall Blankenship – Sophomore 37 Luke Roberts – Freshman Holders 39 Austin Seay – Junior 49 Dalton Lee – Senior Punter 90 Jordan Chalkley – Senior Kickers 19 Liam Hedge – Freshman 87 Will Estes – Senior 88 Thomas Cottrell – Freshman 89 Justin Cary – Sophomore
Reference: 2015 Hampden–Sydney Tigers football roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 PM	#10 Wabash*	Everett Stadium • Hampden–Sydney, VA (Gentlemen's Classic)	L 3–35	6,500
September 12	7:00 PM	at Christopher Newport*	Pomoco Stadium • Newport News, VA	W 24–9	3,419
September 19	1:00 PM	vs. Ferrum*	Dillon Stadium • Rocky Mount, VA[lower-alpha 1]	W 55–24	1,328
October 3	1:00 PM	vs. Catholic	Jefferson Forest High School • Forest, VA[lower-alpha 2]	W 38–21	750
October 10	1:00 PM	vs. Washington & Lee^Δ	Everett Stadium • Hampden–Sydney, VA	L 28–35	5,400
October 17	1:00 PM	at Emory & Henry	Fred Selfe Stadium • Emory, VA	W 31–28	6,411
October 24	1:00 PM	Shenandoah	Everett Stadium • Hampden–Sydney, VA	W 38–33	7,200
October 31	1:00 PM	Bridgewater^♩	Everett Stadium • Hampden–Sydney, VA
November 7	1:00 PM	at Guilford	Armfield Athletic Center • Greensboro, NC
November 14	1:00 PM	Randolph–Macon	Day Field • Ashland, VA (The Game)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^ΔHall of Fame Game. ^♩Family Weekend[3]. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule notes

1. Game location moved from Ferrum's W.B. Adams Stadium to C.I. (Cy) Dillon Stadium-Fred M. Brown Memorial Field in Rocky Mount, Virginia because of renovations at Adams Stadium.^[1]
2. Game location moved from Hampden–Sydney's natural grass field to Jefferson Forest High School's turf field due to the threat of heavy rains and winds from hurricane Joaquin.^[2]

Game notes

Wabash

Gentlemen's Classic

1 2 3 4 Total • #10 Wabash 7 14 7 7 35 Hampden–Sydney 3 0 0 0 3 Location: Hampden–Sydney, VA Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 6,500 Game weather: 82°, sunny, winds east 0 mph Referee: Pat Ryan Source:[4]

Scoring summary 1 10:15 Hampden–Sydney Liam Hedge 22 yd field goal Hampden–Sydney 3–0 1 0:26 Wabash Mason Zurek 5 yd run. (Andrew Tutsie kick is good) Wabash 7–3 2 14:13 Wabash Connor Rice 2 yd run. (Andrew Tutsie kick is good) Wabash 14–3 2 1:23 Wabash Shamir Johnson 1 yd run. (Andrew Tutsie kick is good) Wabash 21–3 3 5:15 Wabash Mason Zurek 9 yd run. (Andrew Tutsie kick is good) Wabash 28–3 4 9:37 Wabash Michael Putko 5 yd run. (Andrew Tutsie kick is good) Wabash 35–3

Christopher Newport

1 2 3 4 Total • Hampden–Sydney 0 10 7 7 24 Christopher Newport 3 0 0 6 9 Location: Newport News, VA Game start: 7:00pm EST Game attendance: 3,419 Game weather: 73°, mostly cloudy, winds variable 3.5 mph Source:[5]

Scoring summary 1 6:35 Christopher Newport Dylan Curran 32 yd field goal Christopher Newport 3–3 2 7:17 Hampden–Sydney Liam Hedge 26 yd field goal 3–3 2 5:07 Hampden–Sydney Kyree Koonce 5 yd run. (Liam Hedge kick is good) Hampden–Sydney 10–3 3 10:19 Hampden–Sydney Kyree Koonce 14 yd pass from Edgar Moore. (Liam Hedge kick is good) Hampden–Sydney 17–3 4 6:12 Hampden–Sydney Edgar Moore 2 yd run. (Liam Hedge kick is good) Hampden–Sydney 24–3 4 0:38 Christopher Newport Taylor Loudan 15 yd pass from Tyler Quigley. (Dylan Curran kick failed) Hampden–Sydney 24–9

Ferrum

1 2 3 4 Total • Hampden–Sydney 13 21 14 7 55 Ferrum 10 7 0 7 24 Location: Rocky Mount, VA Game start: 1:00pm EST Game attendance: 1,328 Source:[6]

Catholic

1 2 3 4 Total Catholic 14 0 0 7 21 • Hampden–Sydney 7 14 10 7 38 Location: Forest, VA Game start: 1:00pm EST Game attendance: 750 Referee: Chip Bishop Source: [7]

Washington & Lee

1 2 3 4 Total • Washington & Lee 14 7 7 7 35 Hampden–Sydney 7 7 7 7 28 Location: Hampden–Sydney, VA Game start: 1:00pm EST Game attendance: 5,400 Source:[8]

Emory & Henry

1 2 3 4 Total • Hampden–Sydney 0 7 21 3 31 Emory & Henry 14 7 0 7 28 Location: Emory, VA Game start: 1:00pm EST Game attendance: 6,411 Game weather: Mid 50°s, clear, winds light from the West Referee: Ben Smith Source:[9]

Shenandoah

1 2 3 4 Total Shenandoah 7 13 0 13 33 • Hampden–Sydney 14 14 7 3 38 Location: Hampden–Sydney, VA Game start: 1:00pm EST Game attendance: 7,200 Referee: Jennings Custis Sources:

Bridgewater

1 2 Total Bridgewater 0 Hampden–Sydney 0 Location: Hampden–Sydney, VA Game start: 1:00pm EST Sources:

Guilford

1 2 Total Hampden–Sydney 0 Guilford 0 Location: Greensboro, NC Game start: 1:00pm EST Sources:

Randolph–Macon

The Game

1 2 Total Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 0 Location: Ashland, VA Game start: 1:00pm EST Sources:

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
D3Football.com	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	RV
AFCA Coaches	Not released			NR	NR	RV	NR	NR
BennetRank	42	47	43	41	40	41	49	50

References

1. "Ferrum is making the move to artificial turf". The Franklin News–Post. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
2. "Hampden-Sydney football game moved to Jefferson Forest". Richmond Times–Dispatch. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
3. "Hampden–Sydney Football Schedule". HSCAthletics. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
4. "Hampden–Sydney vs. Wabash Box Score". Hampden–Sydney Athletics. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
5. "Hampton–Sydney vs. Christopher Newport Box Score". D3football. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
6. "Hampden–Sydney vs Ferrum Box Score". D3football. September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
7. "Hampden–Sydney vs. Catholic Box Score". Hampden–Sydney Athletics. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
8. "Washington & Lee at. Hampden–Sydney Box Score". D3Football.com. October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
9. "Hampden–Sydney at Emory & Henry Box Score". D3Football.com. October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.