2015 Nepal blockade, Background, Geography and China
Immediately after the press release, all the border crossings in Nepal witnessed unusual stoppage of goods and transportation vehicles from India to Nepal, even though much of the border crossings, apart from the ones in Province 2 had not witnessed substantial border obstructions.


2015 Nepal blockade, Background, Geography and China
The blockade has caused the only international airport to deny foreign carriers fuel, contributing to isolating the landlocked nation from the outside world at a time when the country is still reeling from ongoing landslides blocking border trade with China following the devastating 2015 Nepal earthquake. Meanwhile, none of the $4 billion of internationally donated quake relief funds to the Nepali government have been dispersed to survivors even after many months, causing anger among Nepalis and international agencies alike.


2015 Nepal blockade, Background, Geography and China
The Nepali government decided to stop providing fuel to private automobiles including public transport and taxis for few days at the beginning so as to distribute the fuel to government and prioritized sector. Some 2,000 factories are shut down as of 1 October. The Nepal Oil Corporation alleged and sued Indian Oil Corporation for not allowing the majority of trucks to enter Nepal. The unofficial "Indian Blockade" forced Nepalese to ride bicycles and also carpooling.


2015 Nepal blockade, Background, Geography and China
The Nepal oil corporation is the only state-owned company which imports and distributes petroleum in Nepal. It does not have enough facility to store petroleum for even over weeks use. So the public was angry for not getting petrol, diesel, cooking gas (LPG), kerosene from the state oil corporation although they stood in line for days. The government of Nepal had imposed a rule to provide fuel to the public as well as private transportation on the basis of odd and even number plate system.


2015 Nepal blockade, Background, Geography and China
Although this system was imposed the taxi drivers and private vehicle owners faced huge problems to stand their vehicles in line for two-three days or more but still not getting required fuel. The oil black marketeers saw this as a big opportunity and started bringing fuel from the border points with India and selling it in Kathmandu and other places for threefold prices. For instance, before the Madhesi blockade, a price of a liter of petrol in Kathmandu was Rupees 104 whereas, after the blockade, the public was forced to buy petrol from the black marketeers paying Rupees 300 to 450 for a liter.


2015 Nepal blockade, Background, Geography and China
The government of Nepal failed to ease this fuel crisis and could not bring petroleum from China on time although it signed an agreement to buy one third of Nepal's petroleum requirement from the northern neighbor. This agreement was seen as a cornerstone for Nepal to end the full dependency on only one country for petroleum imports. The common Nepalese were hopeful to get fuel from the northern neighbor. The other Nepal-China border point, Tatopani in Sindhupalchowk district is not functional after the Nepal earthquake 2015 because of serious damages and obstructions. China had also donated 1.3 million liters of petrol to Nepal after the fuel crisis through the Kerung border point.


2015 Nepal blockade, Background, Geography and China
The Nepali government spoke of airlifting fuel and essential supplies when the talk with the Indian side was not fruitful. India was repeatedly saying to solve the issue with the Madheshi people because they are the ones who were blocking the border points and disrupting supplies. The Indian trucks cannot go to Nepal because of the insecurity as the Terai part of Nepal was facing strikes from the period before the Nepal's new constitution was declared. Some reports also came in Nepali media that the Madheshi protesters were sitting on the Indian land and throwing stones at Nepal.


2015 Nepal blockade, Background, Geography and China
The government of Nepal was also unable to convey true message to the International communities about the problem in Nepal at a time when some Nepali scholars were asking the government to Internationalize the issue as India had moved back from the Nepal India friendship treaty and violated the various International trade, transit and commerce laws. While in Kathmandu, the government had asked for International help to solve the fuel crisis which was hitting the Nepalese life very hard. Nepal government started selling firewood in Kathmandu because there were acute shortage of cooking gas (liquified petroleum gas) that households were buying electrical induction cookers. As Nepal faces big energy problems and power cuts, using induction cookers would not be a permanent alternative to cooking gas.


2015 Nepal blockade, Background, Geography and China
The Government of India denied imposing a blockade, stating that the truck drivers coming from India were not entering Nepal due to safety concerns resulting from the violent protests. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated that the border obstructions were a result of "unrest, protests, and demonstrations on the Nepalese side, by sections of their population." The Government of Nepal contested India's claim, stating that there were no major security concerns that would prevent the trucks from entering Nepal. Nepal's spokesperson Laxmi Prasad Dhakal argued that the Madheshi protests had been happening since past few months, and Indian trucks had been entering Nepal until 23 September without any problems.


2015 Nepal blockade, Background, Geography and China
On 1 October, Indian minister Sushma Swaraj officially denied Nepal's accusations. India's spokesperson Vikas Swarup pointed out that India had sent 4,310 trucks to the border, where they had been stranded. He argued that from there onwards, it was Nepal's responsibility to ensure that the trucks entered Nepal safely. On the other hand, it is reported that the vehicles weren't allowed to enter Nepal by the Indian side thus resulting in long queues of Nepalese trucks stranded for days Inside the Indian border. The Indian Oil Corporation reportedly refused to fill the Nepalese trucks following instructions from higher authorities.


2015 Nepal blockade, Background, Geography and China
On 6 October, the Madheshi-centric Nepal Sadbhawana Party criticized the Nepali media reports blaming the blockade on India. Its President Rajendra Mahato stated that the blockade had been done by the Madheshi people and that India had nothing to do with it. The Indians alleged that the Maoists, who dominate the Nepali politics, were promoting a false propaganda against India.


2015 Nepal blockade, Background, Geography and China
An editorial in the Nepali Times has claimed the Indian blockade is no longer about the Madhes and the constitution, but rather that India also seems to be opposed to KP Oli replacing Sushil Koirala as prime minister, and has a whole host of demands on security and other issues that we haven’t even heard about.


2015 Nepal blockade, Background, Geography and China
On 28 October, the Nepal Oil Corporation and PetroChina signed an agreement to import fuel from China, the first fuel agreement ever between the two nations. China also pledged to donate 1,300,000 L (290,000 imp gal; 340,000 US gal) of fuel to Nepal. Nepal is planning to import a third of its fuel from China.


2015 Nepal blockade, Cascading shortages
Nearly all sectors of the economy have taken a severe hit, from tourism to transport to domestic factories to agriculture. The once vigorous construction industry had already come to a standstill before the blockade due to quake fears, new enforcement of building code, and monsoon issues, most reconstruction work has been put off until after the monsoon. Tourism, a mainstay of hard currency, already saw 40% cancellation post-quake, since then new advisories from Germany to US have been issued due to Madhesi related issues., many restaurants remain closed in tourist zones and transport remains at best a hack.


2015 Nepal blockade, Cascading shortages
Basic goods, mostly imported from India, remain in short supply. Some 14 Nepali pharmaceutical factories remain shut, causing widespread shortages in medicine, including for infectious diseases like Tuberculosis which do not respect borders, some 90 percent of raw and packaging materials usually enter from Birgunj customs point (India). People have resorted to illegal imports of medicines from India, putting patients at risk. The most acute shortages of medicines in Kathmandu are for Intensive Care Unit such as high blood pressure, diabetes, anesthesia, injectable antibiotics, and hyperbaric oxygen.


2015 Nepal blockade, Cascading shortages
In more remote areas zero supplies of medicines have come within 2 months, resulting in complete lack of medicines including vaccines and Oxygen. Rice paddy production was already forecast to shrink by 18-20 percent due to several factors.


2015 Nepal blockade, Cascading shortages
The poor South Asian monsoon and chemical fertilizer shortage, improper seeds from post-quake international donations not suited to climate account for some 10% of the expected crop (half of the crop failure), however due to the fuel crisis the figure is expected to worsen sharply as machinery and fertilizer are affected, manpower is limited due to mass overseas migration of young males, disproportionately leaving elderly and children behind to tend to farms. To provide heat, people have been increasing turning to electric heaters, causing increasing  on electricity transmission and supply, with some 530 transformers having already exploded as of December.


2015 Nepal blockade, Cascading shortages, Humanitarian crisis
More than 3 million children under the age of 5 in Nepal are at risk of death or disease during the harsh winter months due to a severe shortage of fuel, food, medicines and vaccines.—UNICEF media press release, 30 November 2015


2015 Nepal blockade, Cascading shortages, Humanitarian crisis
As issue of post-quake vulnerability became lost in the increasingly vocal information war between Kathmandu and New Delhi, a major humanitarian crisis has erupted at a time when international agencies are stretched very thin due to El Nino related  as well as exploding conflict in Syria, Yemen, and their spawned refugee crises. UNICEF has followed with a warning echoing US embassy statements about the looming humanitarian disaster, citing 3 million children at risk of disease and death in Nepal alone. On a separate note, while governments focus on immediate needs and politics, misanthropes take advantage of the situation, in particular Human trafficking; some 400 girls who have entered India from Nepal have gone missing.


2015 Nepal blockade, Overseas protests against blockade
Nepalese residing in the UK demonstrated against the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 10 Downing Street, London during his visit on 12 November 2015. The demonstrators included ex-military families (the so-called "Gurkha Regiment" and "non-Gurkhas"), Sikh extremists and various other individuals dissatisfied with the Indian Prime Minister.


2015 Nepal blockade, Overseas protests against blockade
Some reports claimed that as soon as Modi arrived back in Delhi, he ordered an assessment of the power which the Nepali people have in Great Britain and other places overseas On 17 November, the "Non-Resident Nepali Association USA" protested against what they refer to as the Indian Government's so-called "economic blockade of Nepal" in front of United Nations Headquarters in New York. Also on 30 November, another branch of the same "non-resident Nepali" group protested in front of India's embassy in Washington, D.C.


2015 Nepal blockade, Police action against the protesters
On 2 November, Nepalese police moved in to clear out the protesters in Birgunj. Despite police actions, the protesters managed to return and continue the blockade. Protesters attacked a Nepalese police station with petrol bombs and stones. In retaliation, the police opened fire, killing one person, Ashish Kumar Ram, who was later identified as an Indian citizen, which raised concerns over involvement of Indians in the Madhesh protests. Six Nepalese police officers were injured in the attack and more than 25 protesters and civilians were injured. Since then, a curfew has been imposed in Birgunj.


2015 Nepal blockade, Police action against the protesters
On 21 November, Nepalese police clashed with protesters led by Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha (SLMM) in the district of Saptari who were blocking vehicles from entering Nepal. Around 5,000 protesters were involved. Nepalese police shot and killed three protesters at Bhardaha, Rupani and Rajbiraj. Another protester was killed on 22 November in Rajbiraj. Afterwards, a curfew was imposed on all three towns. To complicate matters, Tharuhat protestors of Tharu descent, also Madhesis, have clashed with the Madhesi parties seeking their own separate state different from Madhesi parties in the Western Terai zone.


2015 Nepal blockade, Police action against the protesters
Separately, Federal Limbuwan State Council (FLSC), representing different ethnic groups (Mongoloids) than the Madhesis (Indo-Aryans), represents the most ancient of the indigenous groups of Nepal, who have historically had a large degree of autonomy in the Far East Terai. FLSC have been striking and enforcing vehicular bans on a separate region of the Terai for the entire time the Madhesis have been active doing the same; their demands overlap Madhesh demands and territories of states, both demands cannot be reconciled geographically. Madhesi parties have refrained from direct confrontation with FLSC.


2015 Nepal blockade, Police action against the protesters
FLSC and the Mongoloid voice of the nation been almost completely ignored by all Western and Indian media; they don't have the backing of India nor Kathmandu. Nevertheless, India perceives FLSC as a pro-Nepal force. FLSC has also accused Kathmandu of use of excessive brutal police forces just as the Madhesi parties have. KP Oli, Nepal's PM, issued a statement from Itahari (where FLSC is most active) in December 2015 that The government will not spare those who take the law in their hands..and air secessionist views, a veiled threat to FLSC actions.


2015 Nepal blockade, Indian border police action
On 25 November, Indian Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) border police shot four Madhesi Nepali youths at the border. According to Nepali officials, the youths were trying to bring food and fertilizer into Nepal, and the shooting took place at Bhantabari, Sunsari District on the Nepalese side of the border. The SSB denied this, stating that the shooting took place in the Indian territory facing Nepal's Haripur village. The SSB also claimed that the people shot at were smuggling prohibited materials, and attacked its personnel when stopped. Nepalese government quickly responded with 1 million rupees in compensation to 4 victims' families dispensed within 2 days.


2015 Nepal blockade, Attacks on Nepali media
In spite of an apparent agreement hashed out between India and Nepal, Madhesis stated their demands were still not met. Madhesi protesters have stepped up attacks against Nepali media outlets, with a Kathmandu Post media van torched on 28 December. India has also been stepping up its control of information in late December, with Sashastra Seema Bal wanting to install radio stations along the border. In Nepal there is the view that the Madhesi protestors are being used as a proxy for Indian actions.


2015 Nepal blockade, Resolution
India and Nepal seemed to have worked out their differences with passage of a constitutional amendment by Nepal, but Madhesi leaders remained defiant, along with other movements of separatists/autonomists. Nevertheless, Madhesis were the only movement with state support from India, but prominent Madhesi leader, Mahato, has backed down as of 4 February 2016.


2015 Nepal blockade, Resolution
On 29 March 2016, panic buying caused by worries about another fuel blockade hit Kathmandu, where long lines of motorists formed. The prime minister had just returned from a visit to China with a number of agreements signed that will reduce long term dependence on India. Nepal Oil Corporation reported normal fuel shipments but, even one and a half months after the embargo was lifted, domestic diesel and cooking gas deliveries have not returned to normal.


2015 Nepal blockade, Nepalese opinions
Nepalese political analyst Amit Dhakal stated that "Even a child can make out that it is a deliberate blockade." Kishor Bikram Malla, a student leader of the CPN (UML) party opined that "The new generation of Nepalese can go without fuel for months but we are not ready to bend before India." Similarly, Nepalese political analyst Kanak Mani Dixit contended that Prime Minister of India authorized S. Jaishankar on his conduct towards Nepal:


2015 Nepal blockade, Nepalese opinions
By all accounts, Jaishankar was uncouth, brash and imperial in his behaviour towards Nepal's politicians. It left no doubt in anybody's mind that the orders had come from the Prime Minister to act tough. Otherwise, Jaishankar is too sophisticated to resort to such things.


2015 Nepal blockade, Nepalese opinions
CPN (UML) has however denied any statement by the then PM KP Sharma Oli against India.


2015 Nepal blockade, International reactions
United Nations – On 11 November, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon reiterated his "concern over the obstruction of essential supplies on the Nepal-India border. Acute shortages in fuel supplies continue to impede planned deliveries to earthquake-affected villages in Nepal," said spokesman Stephane Dujarric. "The Secretary-General underlines Nepal's right of free transit, as a landlocked nation as well as for humanitarian reasons, and calls on all sides to lift the obstructions without further delay."


2015 Nepal blockade, International reactions
Bangladesh – On 18 October, Tofail Ahmed, Minister of Commerce, Bangladesh, urged an end to the blockade and commented that such blockades hit at agreements like the BBIN.


2015 Nepal blockade, International reactions
European Union – On 24 October, Jean Lambert, MEP and Chair of the European Parliament Delegation to South Asia, stated the unofficial 'blockade' at the Nepali border only serves to hurt the Nepali people who are still recovering from the devastating earthquakes earlier this year.


2015 Nepalese presidential election
Indirect presidential elections were held in Nepal on 28 October 2015. Bidhya Devi Bhandari of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was elected President, becoming Nepal's first female head of state.


2015 Nepalese presidential election, Results, President
For the presidential election, one candidate needed to gather 299 votes. 549 out of 596 eligible lawmakers cast their votes.


2015 Nepalese presidential election, Results, Vice-President
The Vice-presidential election took place three days after the presidential election. After Dayaram Kandel (Nepal Pariwar Dal) Attahar Kamal Musalman (independent) withdrew their candidacies, two candidates remained. 547 out of 596 eligible lawmakers cast their votes.


2015 Netball Superleague Grand Final
The 2015 Netball Superleague Grand Final featured Surrey Storm and Hertfordshire Mavericks. Having previously played each other in 2011 this was the second grand final featuring both teams. Mavericks won the 2011 encounter. This was also Surrey Storm's fourth grand final appearance in five years. Storm beat Hertfordshire Mavericks 56–39 to win their first Superleague title. Storm led from the first quarter and, with a dominant display in attack from Player of the Match, Pamela Cookey, they eventually pulled seventeen points clear of the Mavericks.


2015 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Match summary
Starting 7:GS Rachel DunnGA Pamela CookeyWA Tamsin Greenway C Bongiwe MsomiWD Kathryn Ainsworth GD Katy HollandGK Hannah Reid (c)


2015 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Match summary
Starting 7:GS Kadeen CorbinGA Louisa WatsonWA Sasha Corbin C Camilla BuchananWD Samantha MayGD Layla GuscothGK Naida Hutchinson


2015 Netball Superleague season
The 2015 Netball Superleague season saw Surrey Storm finish as champions for the first time after defeating Hertfordshire Mavericks in the grand final. Manchester Thunder finished top of the table following the regular season but they subsequently lost to Mavericks in the semi-finals. Thunder eventually finished third overall. Yorkshire Jets were the surprise team of the season, finishing third during the regular season and fourth overall. This was the first season in Superleague history that Team Bath did not qualify for the semi-finals.


2015 Netball Superleague season, Regular season
This season saw extra time introduced for drawn matches. If the scores were even after sixty minutes of play, matches were to continue into extra-time, consisting of two seven minute halves. If the sides are still tied following extra-time, the game will continue until a team has moved ahead of the other, by two clear goals.


2015 Netball Superleague season, Regular season, Final table
Manchester Thunder finished top of the table following the regular season. Surrey Storm finished second. Yorkshire Jets finished third after winning ten games, six points ahead of fourth placed Hertfordshire Mavericks. This was the first season in Superleague history that Team Bath did not qualify for the semi-finals.


2015 Netball World Cup
The Netball World Cup Sydney 2015 (NWC2015) was the 14th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, the premier competition in international netball. It was held from 7–16 August, in Sydney, Australia, which secured hosting rights after defeating a rival bid from Manchester, England. Matches were played at Allphones Arena and Netball Central. Sixteen nations competed at the championships, including the top six teams from the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore. After two rounds in which teams competed in pools of four, Australia, New Zealand, England and Jamaica contested the semi-finals. Australia defended its 2011 title against New Zealand by a narrow 58–55 victory. The final at Allphones Arena was attended by 16,752 people, a world record for any netball game. Malawian shooter Mwayi Kumwenda was the player of distinction.


2015 Netball World Cup, Organisation, Hosting rights
Bids to host the 2015 Netball World Cup were submitted to the International Netball Federation (INF) in 2010. The two candidate cities chosen were Manchester, England and Sydney, Australia. In March 2011, INF delegates convened in Singapore, host nation of the 2011 World Netball Championships, to consider both bids. At the end of the conference, Sydney was announced as the host city for the 2015 tournament.


2015 Netball World Cup, Organisation, Hosting rights
This is the second time that Sydney hosted the competition, and the third time in Australia. Sydney last hosted the event in 1991, where Australia won a closely contested final against New Zealand.


2015 Netball World Cup, Organisation, Venues
The 64 NWC2015 matches were played at Allphones Arena (formerly known as the "Sydney SuperDome" and "Acer Arena"), and Netball Central in Sydney Olympic Park. The venue was opened in 1999 for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, and is the largest indoor sports venue in the country. In 2004, a world-record crowd of 14,339 attended an international netball test match between Australia and New Zealand at Allphones Arena (then known as "Sydney SuperDome"). Netball Central, which is the home of Netball Central in NSW, was officially opened in 2015, and served as the training venue for all teams, as well as host 16 NWC2015 matches.


2015 Netball World Cup, Organisation, Broadcasters
This is a list of the broadcasters for the tournament in competing countries and regions.


2015 Netball World Cup, Umpires
Seventeen umpires from six countries officiated matches at the tournament.


2015 Netball World Cup, Teams, Qualification
Sixteen teams contested the 2015 tournament. The home nation automatically qualified, along with the next five highest-ranked teams from the 2011 World Netball Championships:


2015 Netball World Cup, Teams, Qualification
Qualification TournamentsThe remaining ten teams were determined by regional qualifying tournaments, with two teams selected from each of the five international netball regions; Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.


2015 Netball World Cup, Teams, Draw
There was no draw for the tournament, instead the 16 qualified teams were allocated into four pools (A, B, C and D) according to their INF World Rankings of 1 July 2014, as per following criteria:


2015 Netball World Cup, Teams, Draw
Australia (1)  New Zealand (2)  Barbados (9)  Trinidad and Tobago (10)


2015 Netball World Cup, Teams, Draw
Malawi (5)  South Africa (6)  Singapore (19)  Sri Lanka (24)


2015 Netball World Cup, Format
The 2015 tournament consisted of 64 matches played over ten days from 7–16 August. It included three stages – a preliminary pool stage, a qualifying pool stage, and a knockout series of semi-finals and finals. The 16 participating teams were initially divided into four pools (A, B, C and D) of four teams. During the preliminary pool stage, teams in each pool played each other once. In every pool match, two points were awarded to a winning team, while no points were given to a losing team.


2015 Netball World Cup, Format
The qualification round consisted of two First Eight pools (E and F), which were formed from two teams with the highest number of points in each of the preliminary matches pools, and two Second Eight pools (G and H), formed from the bottom two teams in each of the preliminary matches pools. In this stage, teams in each pool played each other once.


2015 Netball World Cup, Format
The two teams with the highest number of points in each of the two First Eight pools advanced to the semi-finals. The winners of the semifinals contested the final, while the losers played for the bronze medal (3rd place). The bottom two teams in each of these pools entered a knockout stage to determine fifth to eighth place. The teams from the two Second Eight pools are similarly divided, eventually entering two knockout stages for 9th to 12th place and 13th to 16th place.


2015 Netball World Cup, Semi-finals and medal matches
At the conclusion of qualifying pool play Australia, England, Jamaica and New Zealand advanced into the semi-finals. This was the fifth time in the last five tournaments that the world's top four ranked sides had reached the semi-final stage. New Zealand led England throughout the first semi-final, pulling away in the last fifteen minutes to post a 50 points to 39 win. In the other semi final Australia eased past Jamaica 67 to 56, outpointing them in three of the four-quarters.


2015 Netball World Cup, Semi-finals and medal matches
In the final Australia outplayed New Zealand in the first quarter to lead 16–7. Despite winning each of the next three-quarters New Zealand were unable to make up the difference. Australia extended their lead to 12 goals early in the second quarter, before New Zealand played their way back into the game. At half-time the score was 30 to 22 and at the start of the last quarter 43 to 37. With a minute remaining Australia led by just three goals, but were able to hold their nerve to record a 58 to 55 goal victory.


2015 Netball World Cup, Semi-finals and medal matches
The defensive work of captain Laura Geitz and Julie Corletto along with accurate goal shooting from Caitlin Bassett helped set up the Australian win. New Zealand goal attack Maria Tutaia said they were too complacent in the first quarter and could not handle the defensive pressure from Australia. Geitz praised her attackers for capitalising on every opportunity and also said that the "first quarter set us up nicely." The Australians shooters scored goals at a 91 percent success rate while their defenders held the New Zealanders to just 73 percent. Corletto retired after the game, ending a twelve-year career that includes 53 tests and three world titles. Australia has now won the World Cup three times in a row and eleven times in total. In the bronze medal match England beat Jamaica 66–44.


2015 Netherlands Women's Sevens
The 2015 Netherlands Women's Sevens was the third edition of the Netherlands Women's Sevens as part of the Women's World Series. It was held over the weekend of 22–23 May 2015 at NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam, as the sixth and final event of the 2014–15 series.


2015 Netherlands Women's Sevens, Format
The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets along with the top two third place teams. The rest of the teams go to the Bowl bracket.


2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by third–year head coach Brian Polian and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the inaugural Arizona Bowl where they defeated fellow Mountain West member Colorado State.


2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 2014 season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the West Division and lost the New Orleans Bowl by 3 to 16 against Louisiana–Lafayette.


2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days
The Mountain West media days were held on July 28–29, 2015, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.


2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Media poll
The preseason poll was released on July 28, 2015. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in third place in the MW West Division.


2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Preseason All–Mountain West Team
The Wolf Pack had two players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the defense and one from the specialists.


2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Game summaries, vs. Colorado State (Arizona Bowl)
The Wolf Pack and Rams are both members of the Mountain West Conference. However, they are in opposite divisions and did not play each other in the regular season in 2015. This is the first time teams from the same conference have met in a non-championship bowl game since the 1979 Orange Bowl.


2015 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2015 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of New Brunswick were held January 29 to February 1 at the Tri County Complex Arena in Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick. The winning Sylvie Robichaud team represented New Brunswick at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw and finished the round robin with a 4-7 record.


2015 New Caledonia Super Ligue
The New Caledonia Super Ligue 2015 season was the 42nd season of the FCF since its establishment in 1962. The champions were chosen to represent the New Caledonia Super Ligue in the 2017 OFC Champions League.


2015 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election of 2015 was called at the request of Premier Greg Selinger following the resignation of five members of his cabinet in protest of his leadership of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba. Selinger ran in the election, facing two challengers, but prevailed on the second ballot.


2015 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election, Rules
Candidates must pay an entry fee of $2,000 and submit a nomination form signed by at least 50 members of the party. The election is being conducted as a traditional delegated leadership convention with delegates being selected by each electoral district and affiliated trade union who will then attend the convention and vote in ballots until one candidate wins 50% + 1 of the vote. Union delegates are required to be members of the NDP and be a member of the local they represent.


2015 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election, Delegates
There are approximately 2,217 delegate spots. Manitoba's 57 NDP constituency associations may send up to 1,242 delegates chosen at constituency meetings. Trade unions are entitled to send up to 691 delegates. Another 200 delegates are automatic delegates, two each from each riding association with the rest being NDP MLAs, Members of Parliament and other party dignitaries.


2015 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election, Delegates
Union affiliates were having difficulty finding enough delegates to fill their delegations and were reportedly only able to fill 361 of 691 positions. Unions were allotted one delegate for every 100 members of the union. Each delegate must be a member of the NDP and of the local they were representing.


2015 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election, Declared candidates, Steve Ashton
MLA for Thompson (1981–present), Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation (2009–2014), Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (2006–2009), Minister of Water Stewardship (2003–2006), Minister of Labour and Immigration (2003), Minister of Conservation (2002–2003), Minister of Transportation and Government Services (2001–2002), Minister of Highways and Government Services (1999–2001). Runner-up in the 2009 leadership election.


2015 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election, Declared candidates, Theresa Oswald
MLA for Seine River (2003–present), Minister of Jobs and the Economy (2013–2014), Minister of Health (2006–2013), Minister of Healthy Living (2004–2006)


2015 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election, Declared candidates, Greg Selinger
MLA for St. Boniface (1999–present), Premier of Manitoba and party leader (2009–present), Minister of Finance (1999–2009).


2015 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election, Results, First ballot
Ashton eliminated. Releases his delegates, did not publicly endorse another candidate


2015 New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election
The 2015 New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election was held March 7, 2015, at the Sheraton Hotel in St. John's. The election was prompted by Lorraine Michael's announcement on January 6, 2015, that she would step down as leader of the party after a successor was chosen. All NDP members were able to cast ballots by phone or online between February 25 and March 5, 2015, or in person at the party's convention on March 7, 2015. The election was won by Earle McCurdy.


2015 New England Black Wolves season
The New England Black Wolves are a lacrosse team based in Uncasville, Connecticut playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2015 season is the debut season of the New England team after 28 years as the Philadelphia Wings.


2015 New England Black Wolves season, Regular season, Current standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2015 New England Black Wolves season, Transactions, Entry Draft
The 2014 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 22, 2014. The Black Wolves made the following selections:


2015 New England Patriots season
The 2015 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League, the 56th overall and the 16th under head coach Bill Belichick. The Patriots entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champions.


2015 New England Patriots season
After going 10–0 to begin the season, the Patriots' first loss came against the Denver Broncos in overtime in Week 12. They would go on to lose four of their last six games, ultimately finishing the regular season with a 12–4 record for the fourth straight year. In Week 14, the Patriots clinched their seventh straight AFC East division title. By this, the Patriots tied the 1979 Los Angeles Rams for most consecutive division titles. As the second seeded team in the AFC, they secured a first-round bye for the playoffs and home-field advantage for their first playoff game.


2015 New England Patriots season
In the divisional round of the playoffs, the Patriots defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 27–20 to advance to the AFC Championship for the fifth straight year, where they fell on the road to the eventual Super Bowl 50 champion Denver Broncos 20–18. The Carolina Panthers were also close to rematching the Patriots in the Super Bowl for the first time in 12 years.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
The Patriots played the Steelers on opening night, celebrating their Super Bowl victory from the season before.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
On the opening possession of the game, the Steelers drove all the way to the Patriots 26, but Josh Scobee missed a 44-yard field goal attempt. After the next two drives ended in punts, the Patriots engineered a 13 play, 90-yard marathon, lasting over seven minutes with Tom Brady hitting his go-to target Rob Gronkowski for a 16-yard touchdown and the early 7–0 lead. The Steelers once again drove deep into Patriots territory, but Scobee missed a 46-yard field goal wide right.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
The Patriots made the Steelers pay, driving 64 yards in 9 plays, scoring on Brady's 6-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski, increasing the lead to 14–0. The Steelers finally responded driving back to the 26, but this time Scobee was good from 44-yards away and the Patriots led 14–3 at halftime. The Patriots offense continued with their first half pace, producing a second half opening drive of nine plays, 80-yards, finishing with Brady throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass to new acquisition, tight end Scott Chandler, widening the Patriots lead to 21–3.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers countered with an 80-yard, 7 play drive, with Will Johnson scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run, and Ben Roethlisberger converting the two-point conversion on a pass to Markus Wheaton, trimming the deficit to 21–11. After a Patriots three-and-out, the Steelers marched 67 yards to the Patriots 1-yard line, but a penalty pushed them back to the 5 and DeAngelo Williams was stuffed for a loss bringing up 4th-down and Scobee converted the 24-yard field goal to make the score 21–14.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
The Patriots countered, aided by a 52-yard catch by Gronkowski, marching 79 yards in 7 plays, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown catch by Gronkowski, extending the lead the 28–14. Three possessions later, Roethlisberger was intercepted at the Patriots 7. After a Patriots punt, the Steelers raced 70 yards in 12 plays, scoring on an 11-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Brown with just :02 seconds left, trimming the deficit to 28–21. Gronkowski ended his superb night by falling on the subsequent Steelers onside kick attempt, ending the game.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw for a career second-best 466 yards, as he completed 38 of 59 pass attempts with three touchdown throws, as the Patriots were able to hold off a late Buffalo Bills rally thanks to their high-octane offense, giving the Patriots their first divisional win of the season.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
The match-up between the Bills and Patriots was highly anticipated in the week before the meeting. Both teams had won their first games of the new season and high expectations for the season ahead were falling on both teams, including the host team, who were led by new head coach and old Patriots' foe Rex Ryan (formerly of the New York Jets).


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
The Guinness Book of World Records was invited to Ralph Wilson Stadium to see if the Bills' fans could break the decibel record for crowd noise that was set at Arrowhead Stadium by Kansas City Chiefs' fans in the season prior (coincidentally in a game that the Patriots also featured in as the away team). In a heated game-day atmosphere, the Bills took the opening kickoff and drove the ball 80-yards in ten plays, with rookie running back Karlos Williams scoring on a 2-yard run.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
Two possessions later, the Patriots, aided by completions of 16 and 36 yards to Aaron Dobson and Gronkowski respectively, raced 62 yards in only 5 plays, with Julian Edelman catching an 8-yard touchdown pass from Brady. After another Bills three-and-out, aided by a 28-yard punt return to the Bills 27 by Danny Amendola coupled with an unnecessary roughness penalty on the Bills, the Patriots need just two plays to go 13 yards and score on a 6-yard touchdown run by Dion Lewis, taking a 14–7 lead.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
On the ensuing Bills' drive, Tyrod Taylor was intercepted by Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler, who returned it 9 yards to the Bills 30. The Patriots then marched 30 yards in just 5 plays, scoring on Brady's 6-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski, extending the lead to 21–7. After a Bills punt, from the Bills 48, Lewis caught a 6-yard pass, but was stripped by Paul Brown with Corey Graham returning it 29 yards to the Patriots 33, but an unnecessary roughness penalty moved them back to the 48.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
After being forced to punt, the Patriots drove to the Bills 48, but on 4th-and-1 Brady fired an incomplete pass. The Bills finally scored again, racing 48 yards in four penalty marred plays, scoring on a 9-yard touchdown pass to Charles Clay, trimming the deficit to 21–13, after a missed PAT. The Patriots drove to the Bills 28 on their next drive and Stephen Gostkowski converted a 46-yard field goal, increasing the lead to 24–13.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
The Bills advanced the ball to the 50-yard line on the next drive, but Taylor was intercepted by Harmon a deep pass intended for wide receiver Sammy Watkins with 16 seconds remaining in the half. Brady took a knee on the ensuing drive, with the Patriots going into the half leading 24–13. The Patriots drove 77 yards on the opening drive, all the way to the Bills 3-yard line, but were forced to settle for a 21-yard field goal by Gostkowski, making the score 27–13.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
After a Bills punt, the Patriots raced 83 yards in 9 plays, with Brady capping off the drive with a 22-yard touchdown pass to a diving Edelman, growing the lead to 34–13. After a Bills three-and-out, the Patriots drove to the Bills 32 and Gostkowski upping the lead to 37–13 on a 50-yard field goal.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
As the game entered the fourth quarter and with many Bills fans already heading for the exits, the Bills were finally able to establish rhythm with their offense, as Taylor led Buffalo on a 10-play, 80-yard drive, bombing a 32-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Robert Woods, with a failed two-point conversion, making the score 37–19. The Patriots drove to the Bills 41 on their next drive, but failed to convert. The Bills quickly capitalized, racing 59 yards in only 7 plays, with Taylor running in a 7-yard touchdown, with a missed two-point conversion, trimming the deficit to just 37–25.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
On the second play of the ensuing Patriots drive, Brady was strip-sacked by Jerry Hughes , with Preston Brown recovering for the Bills at midfield. It only took two plays to cover 50 yards, with Taylor finding Watkins for a 24-yard touchdown, making the score just 37-32 after being down 37–13. As had been the theme throughout the day, the Bills' defense was unable to keep Brady and the Patriots' offense from marching up-and-down the field, and on their final drive, New England drove to the Bills 8 and Gostkowski upped the lead to 40–32 on his 26-yard field goal.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
On the Bills' first play of the Bills next drive, Taylor was intercepted for the third time of the day, this time by cornerback Logan Ryan at the 50-yard line on a long pass intended for Watkins. Brady kneeled on the ensuing drive, securing the 40–32 win. The Bills' fans failed to set the Guinness World Record for loudest crowd noise.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
The Patriots set a new record for points scored against the Jaguars with 51 (breaking the previous record of 50 set by the prolific 1998 Minnesota Vikings).


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
After forcing the Jaguars to punt, the Patriots 64 yards in just 5 plays, taking less than two minutes, to score on an 8-yard touchdown run by Lewis. The Jaguars moved the ball well on their next drive, reaching the Patriots 46, but on 3rd-and-12, Jabaal Sheard sacked Blake Bortles for a 6-yard loss, forcing Jacksonville to punt. The Patriots drove to the Jaguars 32 on their next drive, but a pass interference penalty moved the Patriots back to the 42, ultimately settling for a 45-yard field goal.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars then began a marathon 17 play, 58-yard drive, taking 8:24 off the clock, and converting four third-and-longs, but could only settle for a 40-yard field goal by Jason Myers. The Patriots countered, marching 78 yards in 14 plays to the Jacksonville 2-yard line, but the Jags defense held and the Patriots settled for a 20-yard field goal, increasing their lead to 13–3. The Jaguars drove to the Patriots 45 on their next drive, but McCourty intercepted the pass at the Patriots 16 and returned it 27 yards to the Patriots 43.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
The Patriots raced 57 yards in just 8 plays and 1:29, scoring on 1-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola, increasing the lead to 20–3. Bortles took a knee and the game went to halftime with the Patriots up 20–3. The Patriots drove to the Jaguars 21 on the opening drive of the second half, but on 3rd-and-13, Brady was sacked for a 7-yard loss by Ryan Davis and Gostkowski kicked a 45-yard field goal, increasing the lead to 23–3. After a Jacksonville three-and-out, the Patriots had one of the strangest scoring "drives" in NFL history.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Gronkowski was flagged for offensive pass interference pushing the ball five yards back to the Patriots 33. On the very next play, Brady attempted a deep pass to Aaron Dobson that fell incomplete, but Jacksonville was flagged for pass interference moving the ball to the Jaguars 25. Again, on the very next play, Brady was intercepted by Davon House who returned the ball 82 yards to the Patriots 26, however, the Jags were called for pass interference again, moving the ball to the 1-yard line.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
On the very next play, LeGarrette Blount ran it in for a touchdown and a 30-3 Patriots lead. The Jaguars finally struck for a touchdown on their next drive as Blake Bortles hit Allen Hurns for a 59-yard touchdown pass to end the 80-yard drive. The Patriots were relentless, though. Following Jacksonville's touchdown, the Patriots matched with one of their own. Midway through the 7 play, 80-yard drive, a horse-collar tackle at the end of a 17-yard Blount run moved the ball to the Jaguars 15.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Two plays later Brady hit rookie receiver Keshawn Martin on a 13-yard touchdown pass, increasing the lead to 37–10. After forcing the Jaguars into a turnover on downs, the Patriots didn't skip a beat marching 24 yards, needing only 5 plays, with Blount rushing for a 1-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter making the score an embarrassing 44–10.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Following a Jaguars three-and-out, the Patriots took a page from the Jaguars playbook slowly moving 58 yards in 17 plays, taking 9:47 off the clock, scoring on another 1-yard touchdown run by Blount, blowing the lid off with a 51–10 score. Bortles commanded an 80-yard drive, hitting tight end Clay Harbor for a 6-yard touchdown. Jimmy Garoppolo took two knees and the game was over.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
The Patriots won the turnover battle 1–0, dominated in total yards 471–293, more than doubled their first down total at 35–15, and held the ball for almost 10 minutes longer. With the win the Patriots improved to 3-0 and showed the damage their offense can do.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys
Instead of the Tony Romo vs Tom Brady match-up, Brandon Weeden started due to Romo's broken collarbone he suffered in Week 2.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys
After the first three possessions of the game ended in punts, Amendola set the Patriots up with good field position with a 25-yard punt return to the Cowboys 45. After a 14-yard screen pass to Lewis to the 31, a 7-yard sack by Greg Hardy pushed the Patriots back to the 38, and they ultimately settled for a 49-yard field goal by Gostkowski. The Cowboys replied, driving to the Patriots 33 and Dan Bailey tied the game with a 51-yard field goal.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys
Midway through the second quarter, the Patriots raced 55 yards in just over two minutes, scoring the first touchdown of the game on a 1-yard touchdown run by Brady, taking a 10–3 lead. The next three possessions of the game ended in punts, but with 0:53 seconds left in the half, the Patriots reached the Cowboys 39, and Gostkowski made the longest field-goal of his career, a 57-yarder, upping the lead to 13–3 at halftime. Brady was sacked five times in the first half.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys
The Patriots increased their lead, stringing together a 9 play, 80-yard drive, scoring on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Lewis, increasing the lead to 20–3. The Cowboys countered, marching 75-yards in 15 plays to the Patriots 7, and trimmed the deficit to 20–6 on a 23-yard field goal. The Patriots struck again on their next drive, driving 80 yards in just 5 plays, scoring on a 59-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Edelman, widening the lead to 27–6.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys
On the Cowboys next drive, after a 6-yard gain by Jason Witten to the Cowboys 43, he was stripped by Collins with Jonathan Freeny returning it to the Patriots 36. The Patriots turned the ball over on downs when Blount was tackled for no gain on 4th-and-1. The Cowboys drove to the Patriots 46 and Ryan intercepted Weeden at the Patriots 22, returning it 25 yards to the Patriots 47. The Patriots reached the Cowboys 16 and Gostkowski increased the lead to 30–6 on a 34-yard field goal. The Cowboys drove all the way to the Patriots 6, but turned the ball over on downs again. Once again Garoppolo took two knees and the game was over.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: at Indianapolis Colts
For the third consecutive season the Patriots faced Andrew Luck and the Colts, with Luck looking to beat the Patriots for the first time in his career.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: at Indianapolis Colts
The Colts overcame their inability to finish off drives like in years past, marching on a 13-play, 89-yard drive, draining 7:44 off the clock and scoring a 5-yard touchdown pass from Luck to Donte Moncrief for an early 7–0 lead. The Patriots answered, going 80 yards in 10 plays, with Brady finding Edelman for a 12-yard touchdown pass, tying the game 7-7. Afte a Colts three-and-out, the Patriots drove to Colts 22 and Gostkowski made a 39-yard field goal. After another Colts punt, Mike Adams intercepted Brady and returned it 14 yards for a touchdown.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: at Indianapolis Colts
The Colts bizarrely tried an onside kick, but the Patriots recovered at their own 35. It took just four plays to score, with Blount busting off a 38-yard touchdown run, giving the Patriots a 17–14 lead early in the second quarter. The Colts countered yet again, though. Stringing together a 10 play, 80-yard drive, scoring on 3-yard touchdown pass from Luck to T. Y. Hilton, giving the Colts the lead again 21–17. The Patriots drove to the Colts 7 and Brady hit Chandler for a 7-yard touchdown, but the play was nullified on a pass interference call on Chandler.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: at Indianapolis Colts
Gostkowski kicked a 35-yard field goal on the next play, giving the Colts a 21–20 lead at halftime. The Patriots took the first drive of the second half, driving 80 yards in 7 plays, scoring on Brady's 25-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski, giving the Patriots the lead again 27–21. Four possessions later, the Colts reached the Patriots 37 and attempted a trick play which would come to be known as the Colts Catastrophe; on fourth down, Indianapolis attempted a fake punt that resulted in a tackle for loss. The Patriots declined an illegal formation penalty on the play.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: at Indianapolis Colts
Taking over at the Colts 35, the Patriots needed just 6 plays, scoring on an 11-yard screen pass from Brady to Blount, increasing their lead to 34-21 a few plays into the fourth quarter. Several possessions later, the Colts drove to the Patriots 38, but turned the ball over on downs again. However, the Colts forced a quick three-and-out, and raced 85 yard in 8 plays, scoring on Luck's 18-yard touchdown pass to Whalen, with a missed extra point from Adam Vinatieri, keeping the score 34–27 with just 1:19 left. Gronkowski recovered the Colts onside kick attempt and Brady took two knees to end the game. This was the Patriots sixth straight win in the series. The game lead tied or changed five times by halfway through the third quarter.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: vs. New York Jets
On the Jets' second play of the game, Ryan Fitzpatrick was strip-sacked by Jones with Hightower recovering at the Jets 19. The Patriots didn't gain a single yard, but Gostkowski gave the Patriots the lead on a 38-yard field goal. The Jets countered with a 15 play drive all the way to the Patriots 2-yard line, but were forced to settle for a 20-yard field goal by Nick Folk.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: vs. New York Jets
After a Patriots punt, the Jets strung together a 14 play, 83-yard drive scoring on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Jeremy Kerley, giving the Jets a 10–3 lead in the second quarter. A few possessions later, the Patriots marched 47 yards, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run by Brady on 4th-and-Goal, tying the game. After a Jets punt, Edelman gave the Patriots a good start with a 17-yard return to the Patriots 41.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: vs. New York Jets
The Patriots drove to the Jets 20, but an 8-yard sack by Calvin Pace forced the Patriots to settle for a 47-yard field goal, giving the Patriots a 13–10 lead at halftime. After Amendola returned the opening kickoff 28 yards to the Jets 29, the Patriots drove all the way to the Jets 6, but were forced to settle for another field goal, increasing the lead to 16–10. The Jets countered with a 13 play, 80-yard drive, taking seven minutes off the clock, scoring on a 9-yard pass to Chris Ivory, giving the Jets a 17–16 lead.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: vs. New York Jets
After a Patriots punt, the Jets drove all the way to the Jets 12, but settled for a 30-yard field goal by Folk, increasing their lead to 20-16 a few minutes into the fourth quarter. The Patriots countered with a 10 play, 80-yard march, scoring on an 8-yard touchdown pass to Amendola, retaking the lead 23–20. After the Jets punted, the Patriots scored again, with Brady's 15-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski widening their lead to 30–20 with just 1:13 remaining.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: vs. New York Jets
The Jets drove to the Patriots 37 and Folk trimmed the deficit to 30–23 with a 55-yard field goal with just 0:18 seconds left. Brandon Marshall recovered the onside kick at the Patriots 49 with 14 seconds left, giving the Jets a chance to tie game. After a 12-yard catch by Eric Decker, Marshall was flagged for a false start, allowing the clock to run out and end the game.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 8: vs. Miami Dolphins
The Patriots took the opening kickoff and after mostly short completions and Blount runs, Brady hit Gronkowski for a 47-yard touchdown pass for an early 7–0 lead. Ryan Allen's 35-yard punt stuck the Dolphins at their own -1. On third-and-10, Ryan Tannehill was sacked by for a safety and a 9-0 Patriots lead.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: at New York Giants
The Patriots opened the game with a 14 play, 80-yard drive, converting three third-downs and taking eight-and-a-half minutes off the clock, scoring on a one-yard touchdown pass to Chandler. The Giants needed just 51 seconds to score. After a 4-yard run by Rashad Jennings, Eli Manning hit Odell Beckham Jr. on 87-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown. After both teams went three-and-out, the Patriots drove all the way to the Giants 8, but on 3rd-and-4 Brady was sacked by Craig Dahl for a 5-yard loss and Gostkowski gave the Patriots the lead with a 31-yard field goal.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: at New York Giants
On the ensuing drive, the Giants drove all the way to the Patriots 16, but Manning was strip-sacked by Chandler Jones with Justin Coleman recovering at the Patriots 16. After a Patriots three-and-out, the Giants drove all the way to the Patriots 11, but settled for a 29-yard field goal by Josh Brown, tying the game 10-10. After a Patriots punt, the Giants engineered a 7 play, 74-yard drive, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown pass to Dwayne Harris, giving the Giants a 17–10 lead with 13 seconds left in the half.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: at New York Giants
Brady took a knee and the game went to halftime. The Giants took the opening kick of the second half and marched 60 yards to the Patriots 20 and Brown extended the Giants lead to 20–10 on a 38-yard field goal. Later, after forcing the Giant to a three-and-out, Amendola returned the punt 82 yards to the Giants 7. Three plays later, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run by Blount, trimming the deficit to 20–17. The Giants countered, driving all the way to the Patriots 35 with Brown draining a 53-yard field goal increasing the lead to 23–17.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: at New York Giants
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Brady was strip-sacked by Jasper Brinkley with Markus Kuhn returning it 8 yards to the Patriots 31. Ninkovich sacked Manning for a 13-yard loss on the first play and the Patriots forced the Giants to a three-and-out. Starting at their own 14, two completions moved the Patriots to the 24. On the next play, Brady hit Gronk on a 76-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown, giving the Patriots a 24–23 lead. After a Giants three-and-out, facing a 3rd-and-4, Brady hit LaFell on a 54-yard bomb to the Giants 15.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: at New York Giants
Four plays later, Blount scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, but the play was nullified by a holding penalty on David Andrews. Three plays later, Brady was intercepted at the Giants 1 by Trumaine McBride who returned it 2 yards to the 3. The Giants drove to the Patriots 5 and Manning hit Beckham for the go-ahead touchdown, but after official review, it was ruled that he stepped out of bounds before becoming a runner, and it was ruled an incomplete pass. After an incomplete pass, Manning was sacked for a 6-yard loss.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: at New York Giants
Brown kicked a 29-yard field goal, giving the Giants a 26–24 lead with 1:47 remaining in the game. On the very first play, Brady was seemingly intercepted by Landon Collins on a deep pass attempt for Aaron Dobson, but Collins didn't maintain control and it was ruled an incomplete pass. After two straight incomplete passes, Brady hit Amendola for a 12-yard gain on 4th-and-10. The Patriots drove to the Giants 36, and Gostkowski made the 54-yard field goal after the kick seemed to be sailing right, giving the Patriots a 27–26 lead with 1 second left.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: at New York Giants
The Giants tried a lateral on the ensuing kick, but Beckham was knocked out of bounds at the Giants 11 and the Patriots escaped, keeping their undefeated season alive. With the win, the Patriots improved to 9-0 for the first time since their undefeated regular season of 2007, and snapped their three-game losing streak against the Giants dating back to Super Bowl XLII. With a Bengals loss to the Texans the same week, the Patriots remained the only undefeated team in the AFC.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills
With the win, the Patriots improved to 10–0, and clinched their 13th consecutive 10 win season.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 12: at Denver Broncos
With their first loss, the Patriots fell to 10–1, and their hopes of repeating the undefeated regular season of 2007 ended.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 12: at Denver Broncos
The loss left the Carolina Panthers as the only unbeaten team in the league.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
In a game that the Patriots were expected to dominate, the Eagles pulled a massive upset. Tom Brady would throw 2 costly interceptions in this game, one of them a pick 6 returned 100 yards by Malcolm Jenkins. The Pats would trail as big as 35–14 over 80% of the way through the game, and Brady tried to lead them back, but he couldn't, as Philadelphia's defense forced a turnover on downs to end the game.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
With the loss, New England fell to 10–2. This would be the Patriots' first loss to the Eagles (preseason notwithstanding) since Tom Brady took over as the starting quarterback in 2001.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: at Houston Texans
After the first three possessions of the game ended in punts, the Patriots struck first. Midway through the first quarter, Brady hit Gronk for a 45-yard catch-and-run to the Patriots 7. Two plays later, Brady threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to LaFell, but the play was nullified by an illegal formation penalty, pushing the ball back to the 11. Two plays later Brady threw a two-yard touchdown pass to Keyshawn Martin, which counted, and the Patriots led 7–0.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: at Houston Texans
The Texans reached the Patriots 20 on their ensuing drive, but were forced to settle for a 38-yard field goal by Nick Novak. The Patriots answered by reaching the Texans 25, but their stiff defense forced the Patriots to settle for a 43-yard field goal by Gostkowski. The Texans responded with a second straight field goal, this one a 45-yarder. After both teams traded punts, the Patriots took advantage of great field position (the Texans 41) and increased their lead to 17–6 with Brady's 1-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski with just 0:14 seconds left in the half.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: at Houston Texans
The Patriots took the opening kickoff of the second half, and, despite only reaching the Texans 31, Gostkowski was good from 49 yards away, and the Patriots led 20–6. The Patriots forced another punt, but Martin muffed it with recovering at the Patriots 21. However, the Patriots stout defense only allowed 6 yards and the Texans turned the ball over on downs. Early in the fourth quarter, Sheard stripped Brian Hoyer with Malcolm Brown recovering at the Texans 7. Three plays later, James White scored on a two-yard touchdown run, putting the game out of reach.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: at Houston Texans
The Texans did nothing on their final two drives and the Patriots won the game. With the win, the Patriots improved to 11–2, and they clinched the AFC East title for a seventh straight season after the Giants defeated the Dolphins the following Monday night. Their seventh straight division title tied the Rams franchise for the most consecutive division titles won by one team in NFL history.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Tennessee Titans
After a Titans three-and-out, the Patriots put together an 11 play, 79-yard drive, with Brady hitting Gronkowski on a 5-yard touchdown pass. Three possessions later, Akiem Hicks returned a Marcus Mariota fumble 14 yards for a touchdown, increasing the Patriots lead to 14–0. After another Titans punt, Amendola fumbled with Cody Riggs recovering at the Patriots 26. The Titans could only reach the Patriots 21, but Ryan Succop got the Titans on the board with a 49-yard field goal. Keshawn Martin returned the ensuing kick 75 yards to the Titans 30.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Tennessee Titans
Two plays later, Brady hit White for a 30-yard touchdown, widening the lead to 21–3. Zach Mettenberger replaced Mariota on the next drive, and the Titans drove to the Patriots 38, but on 4th-and-1, Antonio Andrews stuffed for no gain. The Patriots drove to the Titans 25 and Gostkowski increased the lead to 24–3 on a 43-yard field goal. Amendola returned the ensuing punt 22 yards to the Patriots 45. The Patriots drove to the Titans 30, but Gostkowski missed the 48-yard field goal wide right, keeping the score 24–3 at halftime.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Tennessee Titans
After the Patriots punted, aid by an 18-yard punt return by Harry Douglas, the Titans drove 59 yards in 7 plays, with Mettenberger finding Delanie Walker for a 7-yard touchdown, trimming the deficit to 24–10. The Patriots responded by driving to the Titans 20, and Gostkowski was good from 38 yards away. Three possessions later, the Titans reached the Patriots 36, but Mettenberger was intercepted by Butler at the 2. After a Patriots three-and-out, Mettenberger hit Walker again for a 57-yard touchdown pass, with a missed extra point, making the score just 27–16.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Tennessee Titans
The Patriots drove to the Titans 23, and Gostkowski upped the score to 30–16 with his 41-yard field goal. The Titans drove to the Patriots 48, but Mettenberger was intercepted by Collins who returned it 51 yards to the Titans 16. Four plays later, Gostkowski hit a 32-yarder, making the score 33–16. The Titans ran out the rest of the clock to end the game. With the win, the Patriots improved to 12–2, and they clinched a first-round bye following the Broncos' loss to the Steelers later that night.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 16: at New York Jets
This game is well known for the controversial coin toss to begin overtime. During the toss, New England would win the toss after choosing heads. However, they would choose to kick off to the Jets instead of receiving the ball. Captain Matthew Slater would shortly after get confused, and asked if the Patriots, because they won the toss, could also elect which way to kick. Clete Blakeman, the referee of the game, responded by saying that New England had elected to kick. The Jets would get the ball first, and the coin flip gaffe would bite the Patriots, as the Jets won after scoring first on their first possession.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17: at Miami Dolphins
Just days before Week 17, the Patriots acquired running back Steven Jackson, who was known for his tenure with the St. Louis Rams. The acquisition of Jackson sought to help with the team's injury-laden running game. However, his New England debut was ruined as he rushed for 35 yards and the Patriots ended up losing 20–10. This would be the Patriots' last road loss until Week 14 of the 2017 season, also in Miami.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (5) Kansas City Chiefs
The Patriots would beat the Chiefs, who came into this game having won 10 in a row to end the regular season, and a playoff game at Houston the previous week. The game was a shootout, as both quarterbacks played well. The Patriots would lead for most of the game. The Chiefs would try to come back later on to try to tie it, but the Patriots would win 27–20.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (5) Kansas City Chiefs
With the win, New England advanced to its 6th straight AFC Championship game, and faced Denver for the second time in 3 seasons.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Championship: at (1) Denver Broncos
Denver would lead the entire game, as their number 1 ranked defense held Tom Brady and New England's number 1 ranked offense to only 18 points. In the closing minutes of the game, the Patriots would score with only 18 seconds left in regulation on a drive where Brady exclusively targeted Gronkowski; however, during the 2-point conversion, Brady attempted to hit Edelman over the middle while Gronkowski was open and his pass was intercepted. The Patriots would then attempt an onside kick, but were unsuccessful in their attempt and the Broncos won 20–18, advancing to Super Bowl 50. This would be the last encounter between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning as Manning would retire the following season. Manning ultimately ended his career with a 3–1 record against Brady in AFC Championship games.


2015 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Championship: at (1) Denver Broncos
With the loss, the Patriots ended their season with an overall record of 13–5.


2015 New England Revolution season
The 2015 New England Revolution season was the club's twentieth season of existence, and their twentieth in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. The club enters the season as the defending Eastern Conference champions.


2015 New England Revolution season
Outside of MLS regular season play, the club participated in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup.


2015 New England Revolution season, Review, Preseason, Off season Player Movement
Immediately after losing the 2014 MLS Cup Final, the New England Revolution began making roster moves to improve the team for 2015. On December 8, 2014, just a day after the Cup Final, the Revolution traded Dimitry Imbongo and Geoffrey Castillion to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for goalkeeper Joe Nasco.


2015 New England Revolution season, Review, Preseason, Off season Player Movement
On the same day, in preparation for the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft, the Revolution declined options on nine players, goalkeepers Larry Jackson, Joe Nasco and Luis Soffner, defender Jossimar Sanchez, midfielders Shalrie Joseph, Donnie Smith and Alec Sundly and forwards Andre Akpan and Tony Taylor, as well not extending a bona fide contract offer to defender Stephen McCarthy. The Revolution also completed trades with the two new franchises, New York City FC and Orlando City SC to ensure that Revolution Academy graduate Diego Fagundez was not selected in the Expansion Draft.


2015 New England Revolution season, Review, Preseason, Off season Player Movement
During the draft, New York City FC selected Patrick Mullins and Tony Taylor in the second and fifth rounds, respectively. On December 18, 2014 New England traded their fourth-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft to Toronto FC in exchange for midfielder Jeremy Hall and selected Tristan Bowen in the 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft. At the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, the Revolution traded their second-round pick to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Sean Okoli and used their own third-round pick to draft Cal State Fullerton forward Marc Fenelus. Midfielder Donnie Smith was re-signed by the club on January 23, staying with the team for a third year. 2013 starting forward Juan Agudelo on January 30.


2015 New England Revolution season, Player movement, In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.


2015 New England Revolution season, Tables, Results summary
Last updated: April 6, 2015Source: ResultsPld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2015 New England Revolution season, Kits
Like all Major League Soccer teams, the 2015 New England Revolution kits are produced by adidas. New England continue wearing the same home kits as in 2014, however the away kit, which was introduced at an event on March 3, broke from the traditional monochromatic white for away kits and featured a red shirt. United Healthcare continued their four-year relationship with the club as their jersey sponsor.


2015 New Forest District Council election
The 2015 New Forest District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of New Forest District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2015 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The 2015 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Colgate.


2015 New Jersey elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Jersey on November 3, 2015. Primary elections were held on June 2. The only state positions up in this election cycle were all 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly and one Senate special election in the 5th Legislative District. In addition to the State Legislative elections, numerous county offices and freeholders in addition to municipal offices were up for election. There were no statewide ballot questions this year though some counties and municipalities may have had a local question asked. Non -partisan local elections, some school board elections, and some fire district elections also happened throughout the year.


2015 New Jersey elections, State Legislature
The entire Senate is up in years ending in 1, 3, and 7; as there is no gubernatorial election coinciding with the years ending in 5 or 9 in this decade, the General Assembly races are the highest races listed on ballots for the first time since 1999. A very low turnout was expected due to the lack of Presidential, Congressional, or gubernatorial elections on the ballot this year. The predictions turned out to be true as the 22% turnout was the lowest percentage recorded in recent state history.


2015 New Jersey elections, State Legislature, Senate
One special election was held in the 5th Legislative District to fill the remaining term of Donald Norcross. Norcross resigned in November 2014 following his election to Congress. In December 2014, 5th District Democrats appointed former Assemblywoman Nilsa Cruz-Perez to the seat. Cruz-Perez was unopposed in the Democratic primary and faced no challengers in the special election. The Democratic Party holds a majority of seats in the Senate with 24 seats; the Republican Party holds 16 seats. The results of this election did not affect the standings of either party in the upper house.


2015 New Jersey elections, State Legislature, General Assembly
All 80 seats in the General Assembly were up for election this year. In each Legislative district, there are two people elected; the top two winners in the general election are the ones sent to the Assembly. Typically, the two members of each party run as a team in each election. In the 2013 election, Democrats captured 48 seats while the Republicans won 32 seats.


2015 New Jersey elections, State Legislature, General Assembly
At the time of the general election, there were two vacancies: One in the 5th District resulting from Democrat Angel Fuentes's resignation on June 30, 2015 and one in the 24th District resulting from Republican Alison Littell McHose's resignation on October 17, 2015. Ultimately four Democrats defeated four incumbent Republicans leading to the Democrats controlling 52 of 80 seats in the 2016–17 Assembly session, the highest percentage they held since 1979.


2015 New Jersey elections, State Legislature, General Assembly, Overall results
Summary of the November 3, 2015 New Jersey General Assembly election results:


2015 New Jersey elections, State Legislature, General Assembly, List of races
Incumbent Angel Fuentes originally ran in the Democratic primary but withdrew his candidacy in June 2015 when he became a deputy county clerk in Camden County. Fuentes and Marianne Holly Cass were replaced on the Democratic ballot by Arthur Barclay and Pat Jones and Ralph Williams was replaced by Keith Walker on the Republican ticket.


2015 New Jersey elections, State Legislature, General Assembly, List of races
Robert Esposito originally won a spot on the Republican ticket in the general election but was replaced on the ballot by Claire Gustafson.


2015 New Jersey elections, State Legislature, General Assembly, List of races
Anthony Washington originally won a spot on the Democratic ticket in the general election but was replaced on the ballot by Robert P. Kurzydlowski.


2015 New Jersey elections, State Legislature, General Assembly, List of races
On election night, the returns initially showed incumbent Republican Donna Simon ahead of Democrat Andrew Zwicker. That night, Zwicker delivered a concession speech though later returns that night put him ahead of Simon. After all provisional ballots were counted in the four counties comprising the district, Simon conceded on November 16. Zwicker becomes the first Democrat to ever represent the 16th legislative district.


2015 New Jersey elections, State Legislature, General Assembly, List of races
Reyes Ortega originally won a spot on the Republican ticket in the general election but was replaced on the ballot by Jesus Varela.


2015 New Jersey elections, State Legislature, General Assembly, List of races
Jimmy Esposito originally won a spot on the Democratic ticket in the general election but was replaced on the ballot by Lorna Phillipson.


2015 New Jersey elections, State Legislature, General Assembly, List of races
Louis Rodriguez originally won a spot on the Republican ticket in the general election but withdrew his candidacy from the general election due to a federal job.


2015 New Jersey elections, State Legislature, General Assembly, List of races
Anthony Cappola initially dropped out of the race on October 1 following the discovery of a controversial satirical book entitled Outrageous! written by Cappola. Bergen County Republicans picked attorney Fernando Alonso to replace Cappola on the ballot pending the allowance of the replacement candidate on the ballot. The Republicans unexpectedly dropped the effort to have the candidate replaced on October 13 and Cappola later announced his intention to continue in the race.


2015 New Mexico Bowl
The 2015 New Mexico Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 19, 2015 at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The tenth annual New Mexico Bowl, it pitted the University of New Mexico Lobos of the Mountain West Conference against the University of Arizona Wildcats of the Pac-12 Conference. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. The game started at 12:20 p.m. MST and aired on ESPN. Sponsored by clothing company Gildan Activewear, the game was officially known as the Gildan New Mexico Bowl.


2015 New Mexico Bowl, Team selection
The game featured the New Mexico Lobos against the Arizona Wildcats. It was the 67th overall meeting between these teams, with Arizona leading the series 43–20–3 before this game (both had previously been in-conference rivals in the Border Conference and the Western Athletic Conference before Arizona joined the Pacific-10 Conference (now the Pac-12 Conference) and New Mexico joined the Mountain West. The last meeting between these two teams was in 2008, when the Lobos beat the Wildcats 36–28 in Albuquerque.


2015 New Mexico Bowl, Team selection, Arizona Wildcats
Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez had led the Wildcats to bowl appearances in each of his four seasons with the school. Overall, Rodriguez entered with a 4–5 bowl record as the head coach at Arizona (2–1), Michigan (0–1) and West Virginia (2–3).


2015 New Mexico Bowl, Team selection, New Mexico Lobos
This was the first bowl appearance for the Lobos under fourth-year head coach Bob Davie, who had three previous bowl appearances as the head coach at Notre Dame. UNM entered 3–7–1 all time in bowl games, with their last appearance being a win in the 2007 New Mexico Bowl. The Lobos play their home games at the New Mexico Bowl site – University Stadium – and had a 5–2 record in 2015 at home.


2015 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by fourth-year head coach Bob Davie. They played their home games at University Stadium and were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Arizona.


2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team
The 2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third–year head coach Doug Martin and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Aggies were football–only members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 3–9 and 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a five way tie for fifth place.


2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team, Schedule
New Mexico State announced their 2015 football schedule on February 27, 2015. The 2015 schedule consists of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Aggies will host Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Georgia State, Idaho, and Troy, and will travel to Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas State.


2015 New Orleans Bowl
The 2015 New Orleans Bowl was a postseason American college football bowl game played on December 19, 2015 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 15th edition of the New Orleans Bowl featured the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs from Conference USA against the Arkansas State Red Wolves of the Sun Belt Conference. It began at 8:00 p.m. CST and air on ESPN. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concludes the 2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by freight shipping company R+L Carriers, it was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.


2015 New Orleans Bowl, Teams
The game featured the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs against the Arkansas State Red Wolves. It was the 38th overall meeting between the schools, with Louisiana Tech leading the series 25–12 before this game (both had previously been in-conference foes in the Southland Conference and Big West Conference before Louisiana Tech joined the Western Athletic Conference and later Conference USA and Arkansas State joined the Sun Belt). The last meeting between these two teams was in 1998, when the Bulldogs beat the Indians 69–21 in Jonesboro.


2015 New Orleans Bowl, Teams, Arkansas State Red Wolves
Sources told ESPN reporter Brett McMurphy that the Red Wolves had officially been invited to the game and accepted.


2015 New Orleans Bowl, Teams, Arkansas State Red Wolves
This was the Red Wolves' second trip to the New Orleans Bowl; they (at the time known as the Indians) had previously played in the 2005 game, losing to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles by a score of 31–19. Notably, that game was played at Cajun Field in nearby Lafayette because of damage to the Superdome done by Hurricane Katrina.


2015 New Orleans Bowl, Teams, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
This was the Bulldogs' second straight bowl appearance under third-year head coach Skip Holtz, following a 35–18 victory over Illinois in the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl. Holtz had a 3–3 career record in bowl games as head coach at Louisiana Tech, South Florida and East Carolina. The Louisiana Tech program entered 3–3–1 all-time in FBS bowl games.


2015 New Orleans Saints season
The 2015 season was the New Orleans Saints' 49th in the National Football League, their 40th playing home games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and their ninth under head coach Sean Payton. On November 16, 2015, the Saints hired Dennis Allen to replace fired defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. However, the Saints still missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Saints set a new league record for the most passing touchdowns allowed with 45.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hoping to avoid an 0-2 start the Saints met Tampa Bay, led by new quarterback Jameis Winston.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The defense struggled to stop Winston as his heroics stunned New Orleans' home crowd.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Drew Brees left the game with an injured shoulder. The Saints wound up losing the game, 26-19.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 3: at Carolina Panthers
This game marked the first game Drew Brees missed as a Saint due to injury. Luke McCown, playing in relief of Brees, played well, throwing for 310 yards, before trying to hit Brandin Cooks in the end zone with roughly a minute left in the game. Josh Norman made a diving interception to seal the Panthers win and the Saints 0-3 start.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys
In overtime, Drew Brees, who returned from an injured shoulder, nailed an 80-yard pass to C. J. Spiller for the game-winning touchdown. Brees now has 400 career touchdown passes. It was also the fastest regular season overtime in NFL history, with only 13 seconds being played before the touchdown.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys
This win would make the Lions the only winless team.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 5: at Philadelphia Eagles
The Saints returned to Philadelphia for their first meeting with the Eagles since their last second victory in the 2013 playoffs, but the Eagles would get their revenge in a blowout. With the loss, the Saints fell to 1-4.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons
The Saints would upset the undefeated Falcons on Thursday Night Football. With the win, the Saints improved to 2-4.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 7: at Indianapolis Colts
In a Super Bowl rematch between the teams, the Saints would lead 27-0 at one point. Indianapolis would make it 27-21, but New Orleans would hold on for the win. With the win, the Saints improved to 3-4.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. New York Giants
In a battle of passing offenses, Drew Brees threw a career-high 7 touchdown passes. The game was tied 49-49  late in the fourth quarter and the Saints returned a punt for 50 yards, good for the game-winning field goal to seal the Saints 52-49 victory.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans
New Orleans would lead 28-20 with 7 minutes left, but the Titans would go down the field to tie it at 28. The Titans would then win the game after Marcus Mariota won it with a touchdown to Anthony Fasano.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: at Washington Redskins
Traveling to Washington to take on the Redskins, Drew Brees and the Saints suffered a moment of embarrassment as they would go on to be blown out 47-14. Kirk Cousins threw a career-high four touchdowns in the blowout.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: at Washington Redskins
A day after, the Saints fired defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, replacing him with Dennis Allen, who would take over for Ryan for the remainder of the season.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Houston Texans
The Week 12 clash against the Houston Texans would be no better than how the previous game unfolded, with the Saints offense being held to only two field goals (failing to score a touchdown for the first time since Christmas Eve 2005) and Brees failing to throw a touchdown pass the entire game, snapping his 45 game streak of doing so.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Carolina Panthers
The Saints made history in this game, becoming the first team in NFL history to block an extra point and return it for two points under new NFL rules that took effect that season (prior to this season, NFL rules did not allow players to return a blocked extra point). Saints rookie Stephone Anthony was the one who returned it, with Kevin Williams blocking it. The Saints, unfortunately, would eventually lose in a shootout and dropped their record to 4-8.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The highlight of the game was Drew Brees passing Dan Marino for 4th on the league's all-time passing touchdowns list.


2015 New Orleans Saints season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons
With the win, the Saints ended their season 7-9 for the second straight season.


2015 New Orleans VooDoo season
The 2015 New Orleans VooDoo season was the ninth and final season and for the franchise in the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was coached by Dean Cokinos and played their home games at the Smoothie King Center. The team finished the regular season dead last in the league at 3–14-1, with one game cancelled and regarded officially as a tie, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for a third straight season. Following the season, the AFL, which had operated the team as owners since July 15, announced that the VooDoo would cease operations effective immediately.


2015 New Orleans VooDoo season, Schedule, Regular season
The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.


2015 New Orleans VooDoo season, Final roster
Rookies in italics updated July 28, 201523 Active, 21 Inactive


2015 New Politics Alliance for Democracy leadership election
The New Politics Alliance for Democracy held a leadership election on 8 February 2015. It was an election held in about six months since Kim Han-gil and Ahn Cheol-soo, who were NPAD's co-leaders, resigned on 31 July 2014.


2015 New Politics Alliance for Democracy leadership election, Results
The ratio of the results by sector was 45% for delegates, 30% for party members, 15% for opinion poll and 10% for non-voting members poll.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season
During the 2015 Dhivehi football season, New Radiant S.C. is competing in the inaugural season of the Dhivehi Premier League.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season
The 2015 season is New Radiant Sports Club's 36th year in existence as a football club. New Radiant also participate in the AFC Cup this season, qualifying directly for the group stage by finishing first in the 2014 Dhivehi League.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, December 2014
On 13 December 2014, New Radiant finalized the staff officials for their youth team to prepare for the 2015 FAM Youth Championship. Former player and assistant coach of New Radiant was appointed as the head coach of the youth team and former players Sobah Mohamed and Fareed Mohamed were appointed as the assistant coaches. Mohamed Hamdhaan was appointed as the manager and Irushan Ahmed as the assistant manager, while Niushad Ali as the goalkeeper coach and Assad Mohamed as the kit official.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, December 2014
New Radiant announced their first signing for the upcoming season Ashad Ali for two years from Maziya on 15 December 2014. He was given the number 9 shirt vacated after the retirement of club legend Ahmed Thoriq after the 2014 season. Chairman Ali Waheed described the signing of Ashad as, "This is the start of the next big thing".


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, December 2014
On 18 December 2014, it was announced that New Radiant was ranked 94 out of the list of 147 Asian clubs in the AFC Club Ranking. This is also the highest rank by a Maldivian football club.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, December 2014
On the same day, New Radiant former player Rilwan Waheed re-signs for New Radiant on a two years deal after being released from Maziya. He was given the number 8 jersey, being vacated after Shamweel Qasim left the club during the 2014 season.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, December 2014
New Radiant received a special recognition letter from the FIFA president Sepp Blatter on 21 December 2014. In the letter, Blatter highlighting the contribution the club has made to the develop of football in the Maldives and the achievements made in the domestic and international tournaments.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, December 2014
During the ceremony held in the Football Association of Maldives to receive the special recognition letter by the FIFA president Sepp Blatter, chairman Ali Waheed announced the extension of the contract of team head-coach Mika Lönnström until the end of the 2015 season.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, December 2014
On 25 December 2014, captain and goalkeeper Imran Mohamed departed New Radiant to join the rival Maziya, after a successful 3 years with the club having played 82 games and scoring 1 goal. He left after winning 3 Dhivehi Leagues, 3 President's Cups, 2 Charity Shields and one FA Cup.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, December 2014
On the following day, 26 December 2014, New Radiant announced the signing of Spain goalkeeper Pedro Marenco from Loyola Meralco Sparks. Along with Marenco, club also signed goalkeeper Mohamed Yamaan from Club AYL under a 2 years contract.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, December 2014
On 27 December 2014, New Radiant announced the signing of the former Club AYL Brazilian playmaker Everton Souza Santos. He claimed the number 11 jersey as Ali Fasir was handed number 7 worn by New Radiant legend Ali Ashfaq.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, December 2014
On 28 December 2014, New Radiant announced another signing of a Brazilian striker Rafael Betim Marti from Sport Clube União Torreense and he was handed the number 10 jersey worn by Mohamed Umair as Umair claimed the number 37.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, December 2014
On 29 December 2014, New Radiant appointed Ismail Wisham as the club's new General Secretary as Ahmed Thoriq resigns from his job after retirement from football.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, December 2014
Defender Mohamed Shifan signed a new 2-year extension on 30 December 2014.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, January 2015
On 3 January 2015, Akram Abdul Ghanee extended his contract to 2 years and two days later Mohamed Rasheed extended his contract to 5 years while Hamza Mohamed also signed a 5-year deal with the club on 8 January 2015.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, January 2015
On 10 January 2015, New Radiant announced that Mohamed Umair will captain the club for the 2015 season while Ali Fasir remains as the vice captain. Umair and Fasir were the vice captains of the 2014 season.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, January 2015
On 21 January 2015, New Radiant unveiled their new kits for the 2015 season.


2015 New Radiant S.C. season, Month by month review, January 2015
On 22 January 2015, New Radiant were defeated by 1–0 to PDRM FA in their first match of the 2015 People of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup; a friendly invitational pre-season tournament in Maldives. They were also beaten 3–1 by LionsXII on 24 January 2015 in the second match where Ahmed Niyaz scored the only goal.