2015 Jacksonville Jaguars season
The 2015 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 21st in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Gus Bradley. The Jaguars improved on their 3–13 record in 2014, finishing with a 5–11 record and winning their most games in a season since 2011. While they improved upon their previous two seasons, the Jaguars were eliminated from playoff contention before their Week 16 loss to the New Orleans Saints when the Houston Texans defeated the Tennessee Titans earlier in the day.
2015 Jacksonville Jaguars season | |
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Owner | Shahid Khan |
General manager | David Caldwell |
Head coach | Gus Bradley |
Home field | EverBank Field |
Results | |
Record | 5–11 |
Division place | 3rd AFC South |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | WR Allen Robinson |
Uniform | |
Roster changes
Acquisitions
- S Sergio Brown, signed on March 11, 2015.[1]
- CB Davon House, signed on March 11, 2015.[1]
- DT Jared Odrick, signed on March 11, 2015.[1]
- OT Jermey Parnell, signed on March 11, 2015.[1]
- LB Dan Skuta, signed on March 11, 2015.[1]
- TE Julius Thomas, signed on March 11, 2015.[1]
- C Stefen Wisniewski, signed on April 18, 2015.
Departures
- CB Alan Ball, became free agent on March 10, 2015. Signed on March 27 by the Chicago Bears.
- CB Will Blackmon, released on February 26, 2015. Signed on March 10 by the Seattle Seahawks.
- LB Geno Hayes, became free agent on March 10, 2015.
- WR Cecil Shorts III, became free agent on March 10, 2015. Signed on March 16 by the Houston Texans.
- FB Will Taʻufoʻou, became free agent on March 10, 2015.
- LB J. T. Thomas, became free agent on March 10, 2015. Signed on March 10 by the New York Giants.
- RB Jordan Todman, became free agent on March 10, 2015. Signed on March 30 by the Carolina Panthers.
Trades
- K Josh Scobee, the Jaguars' all-time leading scorer, was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers on August 31, 2015 for the Steelers' sixth-round selection in the 2016 NFL Draft.[2]
Draft
2015 Jacksonville Jaguars draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Dante Fowler | Defensive end | Florida | |
2 | 36 | T. J. Yeldon | Running back | Alabama | |
3 | 67 | A. J. Cann | Guard | South Carolina | |
4 | 104 | James Sample | Safety | Louisville | |
5 | 139 | Rashad Greene | Wide receiver | Florida State | |
6 | 180 | Michael Bennett | Defensive tackle | Ohio State | |
7 | 220 | Neal Sterling | Wide receiver | Monmouth | |
7 | 229 | Ben Koyack | Tight end | Virginia | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Notes
- The Jaguars traded their fourth-round selection (No. 103 overall) to the New York Jets for the Jets' No. 104, and No. 229 overall draft picks.
- Fowler tore his ACL on the first day of mini-camp and missed the entirety of his rookie season.[3][4]
Undrafted rookie free agents
The following is a list of notable rookie free agents signed by the Jaguars after the 2015 NFL Draft:
Player | Position | College | Status |
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Thurston Armbrister | Linebacker | Miami (FL) | Made 53-man roster |
Corey Grant | Running back | Auburn | Made 53-man roster |
Nick Marshall | Cornerback | Auburn | Made 53-man roster |
Chris Reed | Guard | Minnesota State–Mankato | Made practice squad |
Todd Thomas | Linebacker | Pittsburgh | Made practice squad |
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 23–21 | 1–0 | EverBank Field | Recap |
2 | August 22 | at New York Giants | L 12–22 | 1–1 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 28 | Detroit Lions | L 17–22 | 1–2 | EverBank Field | Recap |
4 | September 3 | at Washington Redskins | W 17–16 | 2–2 | FedExField | Recap |
Regular season
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | ||
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1 | September 13 | Carolina Panthers | L 9–20 | 0–1 | EverBank Field | Recap | ||
2 | September 20 | Miami Dolphins | W 23–20 | 1–1 | EverBank Field | Recap | ||
3 | September 27 | at New England Patriots | L 17–51 | 1–2 | Gillette Stadium | Recap | ||
4 | October 4 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 13–16 (OT) | 1–3 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap | ||
5 | October 11 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 31–38 | 1–4 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap | ||
6 | October 18 | Houston Texans | L 20–31 | 1–5 | EverBank Field | Recap | ||
7 | October 25 | Buffalo Bills | W 34–31 | 2–5 | Wembley Stadium (London, England) | Recap | ||
8 | Bye | |||||||
9 | November 8 | at New York Jets | L 23–28 | 2–6 | MetLife Stadium | Recap | ||
10 | November 15 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 22–20 | 3–6 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap | ||
11 | November 19 | Tennessee Titans | W 19–13 | 4–6 | EverBank Field | Recap | ||
12 | November 29 | San Diego Chargers | L 25–31 | 4–7 | EverBank Field | Recap | ||
13 | December 6 | at Tennessee Titans | L 39–42 | 4–8 | Nissan Stadium | Recap | ||
14 | December 13 | Indianapolis Colts | W 51–16 | 5–8 | EverBank Field | Recap | ||
15 | December 20 | Atlanta Falcons | L 17–23 | 5–9 | EverBank Field | Recap | ||
16 | December 27 | at New Orleans Saints | L 27–38 | 5–10 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap | ||
17 | January 3 | at Houston Texans | L 6–30 | 5–11 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
# Blue/Red indicates the International Series game in London.
Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Jaguars | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: September 13
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), 0% chance of rain
- Game attendance: 60,733
- Referee: Ron Torbert
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Jaguars | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: September 20
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C), 0% chance of rain
- Game attendance: 65,443
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 3: at New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Patriots | 10 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 51 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: September 27
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), clear and cool
- Game attendance: 66,829
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 4: at Indianapolis Colts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Jaguars | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Colts | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: October 4
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), partly cloudy — retractable roof open
- Game attendance: 65,609
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 5: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Buccaneers | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 38 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- Date: October 11
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 58,490
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 6: vs. Houston Texans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: October 18
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), 0% chance of rain
- Game attendance: 58,085
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 3 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 31 |
Jaguars | 0 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
at Wembley Stadium, London, England
- Date: October 25
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. GMT/9:30 a.m. EDT
- Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), sunny intervals
- Game attendance: 84,021
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (Yahoo! Screen, WJAX-TV): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Jamie Erdahl
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 9: at New York Jets
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
Jets | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: November 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 78,160
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 10: at Baltimore Ravens
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
Ravens | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: November 15
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 70,837
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots and Chris Fischer
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 11: vs. Tennessee Titans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Jaguars | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: November 19
- Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 60,121
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 12: vs. San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Jaguars | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 25 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
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Week 13: at Tennessee Titans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 39 |
Titans | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: December 6
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 57,355
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (CBS): Brian Anderson and Chris Simms
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Jaguars | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 51 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 13
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 62,372
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 15: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 20
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 64,016
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, David Diehl and Kristina Pink
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 16: at New Orleans Saints
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 27 |
Saints | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
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Week 17: at Houston Texans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Texans | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: January 3, 2016
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 71,899
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game Book
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Standings
Division
AFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(4) Houston Texans | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | 339 | 313 | W3 |
Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–6 | 333 | 408 | W2 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 376 | 448 | L3 |
Tennessee Titans | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 1–11 | 299 | 423 | L4 |
Conference
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division Leaders | |||||||||||
1[lower-alpha 1] | Denver Broncos | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .500 | .479 | W2 |
2[lower-alpha 1] | New England Patriots | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .473 | .448 | L2 |
3[lower-alpha 1] | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .477 | .406 | W1 |
4 | Houston Texans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .496 | .410 | W3 |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .496 | .432 | W10 |
6[lower-alpha 2] | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .504 | .463 | W1 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7[lower-alpha 2] | New York Jets | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .441 | .388 | L1 |
8[lower-alpha 3] | Buffalo Bills | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .508 | .438 | W2 |
9[lower-alpha 3] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .500 | .406 | W2 |
10 | Oakland Raiders | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .512 | .366 | L1 |
11 | Miami Dolphins | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .469 | .469 | W2 |
12[lower-alpha 4] | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .473 | .375 | L3 |
13[lower-alpha 4] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .508 | .425 | L1 |
14 | San Diego Chargers | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 0–6 | 3–9 | .527 | .328 | L2 |
15[lower-alpha 5] | Cleveland Browns | North | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .531 | .271 | L3 |
16[lower-alpha 5] | Tennessee Titans | South | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 1–11 | .492 | .375 | L4 |
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 6] | |||||||||||
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References
- Oehser, John. "'15 free agency: Thomas, Odrick, Parnell, Skuta, House, Brown finalize deals". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- DiRocco, Mike. "Jaguars trade kicker Josh Scobee to Steelers". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- Payne, Marissa (May 8, 2015). "Jaguars first-round pick Dante Fowler reportedly out for season after injuring knee". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- Wilhalme, Matt (May 8, 2015). "Video: Jaguars first-rounder Dante Fowler tears ACL in practice". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2015.