2015 Jacksonville Jaguars season
OwnerShahid Khan
General managerDavid Caldwell
Head coachGus Bradley
Home fieldEverBank Field
Results
Record5–11
Division place3rd AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Allen Robinson
Uniform

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.

Roster changes

Notable transactions

Acquisitions

Departures

Trades

Draft

2015 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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:

PlayerPositionCollegeStatus
Thurston ArmbristerLinebackerMiami (FL)Made 53-man roster
Corey GrantRunning backAuburnMade 53-man roster
Nick MarshallCornerbackAuburnMade 53-man roster
Chris ReedGuardMinnesota State–MankatoMade practice squad
Todd ThomasLinebackerPittsburghMade practice squad

Staff

2015 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
Front office
  • Owner – Shahid Khan
  • President – Mark Lamping
  • General Manager – David Caldwell
  • Special Assistant to the General Manager – John Idzik, Jr
  • Director of Football Administration – Tim Walsh
  • Director of Player Personnel – Chris Polian
  • Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Andy Dengler
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Chris Driggers
  • Director of College Scouting – Kyle O'Brien
  • Assistant Director of College Scouting – Paul Roell
  • Director of Player Development and Youth Football – Marcus Pollard
  • Assistant to the Head Coach and Administrator of Coaching Operations – ElizaBeth Mayers

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Gus Bradley
  • Assistant head coach/offensive line – Doug Marrone
  • Assistant to the head coach – Tyler Wolf

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Bob Babich
  • Run game coordinator/defensive line – Todd Wash
  • Linebackers – Robert Saleh
  • Assistant linebackers – Scottie Hazelton
  • Defensive backs – DeWayne Walker
  • Assistant defensive backs – Mike Rutenberg
  • Defensive assistant – Aaron Whitecotton
  • Defensive quality control – Dan Shamash

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning coordinator – Tom Myslinski
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Cedric Scott
  • Strength and conditioning associate – Alex Hampton
  • Strength and conditioning associate – Jess Langvardt

Final roster

2015 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 13 inactive, 10 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
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
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.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week One: Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 3 7 7320
Jaguars 3 6 009

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Two: Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 10 7020
Jaguars 10 10 0323

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 3: at New England Patriots

Week Three: Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 3 7717
Patriots 10 10 171451

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 4: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Four: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Jaguars 3 10 00013
Colts 3 7 03316

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 5: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Five: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 14 10731
Buccaneers 3 17 11738

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Game information

Week 6: vs. Houston Texans

Week Six: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 7 3 02131
Jaguars 0 7 7620

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
Game information

Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

NFL International Series

Week Seven: Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 3 10 01831
Jaguars 0 27 0734

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

Game information

Week 9: at New York Jets

Week Nine: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 3 7 31023
Jets 14 0 7728

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 10: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Ten: Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 3 3922
Ravens 0 14 0620

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
Game information

Week 11: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Eleven: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 3 3 7013
Jaguars 0 6 31019

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 12: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Twelve: San Diego Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 21 3731
Jaguars 6 3 31325

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 59,477
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 13: at Tennessee Titans

Week Thirteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 12 72039
Titans 7 14 02142

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Fourteen: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 3 10 3016
Jaguars 3 6 212151

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
Game information

Week 15: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Fifteen: Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 10 0623
Jaguars 0 3 14017

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 16: at New Orleans Saints

Week Sixteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 6 13827
Saints 14 10 7738

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: December 27
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/3:05 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,064
  • Referee: Ron Torbert
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 17: at Houston Texans

Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 3 306
Texans 3 17 01030

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
Game information

Standings

Division

AFC South
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

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
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]
  1. 1 2 3 Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based
    on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against
    the same four teams was 2–3.
  2. 1 2 Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative
    record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2.
  3. 1 2 Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory.
  4. 1 2 Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory.
  5. 1 2 Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.
  6. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
  2. ↑ DiRocco, Mike. "Jaguars trade kicker Josh Scobee to Steelers". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Wilhalme, Matt (May 8, 2015). "Video: Jaguars first-rounder Dante Fowler tears ACL in practice". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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