2015 Texas Revolution season
The Revolution played under the direction of head coach Devin Wyman. The team was led by first-year coach Wendell Davis from the start of the season until he was let go after four regular season games on March 30, 2014.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Season summary
The Revolution's announced schedule for the 2015 season was disrupted when the New Mexico Stars abruptly postponed their entry into the league on February 21, just one week before the season began. On March 3, the Albuquerque-based Duke City Gladiators were announced as a late entry into the league, partially replacing the Stars in the CIF schedule with a plan to play 11 games in 2015. The Gladiators' schedule has them visiting the Revolution twice, just as the Stars were supposed to, but replaces the road game originally scheduled at New Mexico with a visit to the Dodge City Law.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Off-field moves
The Revolution earned a 3–11 record and missed the playoffs in 2014 under first-year head coach Chris Williams. In mid-July 2014, team president Tommy Benizio gave Williams a vote of confidence, expressing a need for "consistency" and declaring "I completely believe in him." In late August 2014, the team released Williams and hired former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Wendell Davis as head coach and director of football operations. In late September 2014, the team announced the hiring of NFL veteran Larry Centers as running backs and linebackers coach.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Off-field moves
At the end of August 2014, the Texas Revolution announced it was leaving the Indoor Football League for the new Champions Indoor Football league. The team's 2015 schedule begins with a pre-season home game on February 27 and two regular season road games before the home opener on March 20. Team officials cited the new league's potential for both growth and stability as well as a flexible salary cap among the reasons for joining the CIF.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Off-field moves
On February 12, 2015, the team introduced former Revolution running back Jennifer Welter as their new linebackers and special teams coach. Welter is the first woman to coach in a men's professional football league.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Off-field moves
On March 30, 2015, the Revolution released head coach Wendell Davis and named defensive coordinator Devin Wyman as his replacement. The team cited the desire of general manager Tim Brown to "take a more active role with the coaching staff" as the reason for Davis' release. Two weeks later, Davis was named head coach of the San Angelo Bandits and his first game was a win over the Revolution.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Off-field moves
On April 3, 2015, the team added NFL veteran Terry Glenn to the coaching staff as offensive coordinator.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Roster moves, Off-season
Leading up to the 2015 season, D1 Sports Training in Dallas served as the team's new performance training facility. On October 4, 2014, the team held its first open tryout for players at D1. A second open tryout was held January 3, 2015, at the Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Roster moves, Off-season
On September 11, 2014, the team signed kicker Garrett Palmer. On September 23, the team announced that it had re-signed defensive lineman Jason Sutherland and offensive lineman DJ Brandel as well as signing defensive end Robert Williams Jr. On September 30, the Revolution signed fullback Keidrick Jackson and linebacker Rashad Washington while releasing offensive lineman Xavier Pete and defensive back C.J. Wilson. On October 1, the Revs announced that All-IFL cornerback/wide receiver Frankie Solomon Jr. had re-signed for the 2015 season.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Roster moves, Off-season
On October 6, the team signed offensive lineman Michael Wormley plus wide receivers Derrick Herman and DeMarcus Jenkins. On October 7, the Revolution signed defensive backs Brandon Henderson Sr. and Phillip Benning, offensive lineman Kameron Young, and quarterback Robert Kent Jr. On the same day, they released offensive lineman D.J. Brandel and running back Jordan Brown RB. On October 10, the team signed wide receivers/defensive backs Jeff Willis and A-Vel McLamb. On October 17, the Revolution signed running back Darius Fudge and linebacker Deamario Dixon.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Roster moves, Off-season
On October 27, the team signed defensive backs Emmanuel Souarin, Thailand Pierce, and Levar Hart, quarterback Luke Halpin, defensive lineman Jeremiah Fennell, and linebacker Grail Brewster. On November 4, the team signed offensive lineman Roy Richard plus wide receivers Joshua Reid and Brett Reece Jr. while releasing quarterback Damian Danning. On November 18, the Revolution signed defensive lineman Zane Brown and released defensive lineman Godwin Ubah. On December 10, the team signed offensive lineman Robert Griffin. On January 14, 2015, the team signed linebacker Roger Stewart LB while releasing defensive lineman Rodney Johnson.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Roster moves, Pre-season
As the final roster was being assembled prior to the team's pre-season game against the North Texas Crunch, the Revolution released linebacker Bryan Iwuji, defensive lineman E.J. Nduka, and wide receivers Derrick Herman, Garrett Tidwell, and Jahmal Coleman on February 23. On the same day, the team signed defensive end Jason Sutherland, defensive backs Brian Jackson and Anthony Webb, and running back Corey Austin RB. On February 24, the team signed defensive lineman Dustin Sherer plus wide receivers Ed Young and Will Cole Jr.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Awards and honors
Each week of the regular season, the CIF named league-wide Players of the Week in offensive, defensive, and special teams categories. For Week 4, the CIF named defensive linesman DeMario Dixon as the Defensive Player of the Week. For Week 5, the CIF named kick returner Frankie Solomon Jr. as the Special Teams Player of the Week. The league cited Solomon's 8 kickoff returns for 121 yards in the loss to the Dodge City Law among the factors for the honor. For Week 6, the CIF named wide receiver Brett Reese Jr. as the Offensive Player of the Week.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Awards and honors
For Week 8, the CIF named defensive lineman Robert Williams as the Defensive Player of the Week. For Week 9, the CIF named quarterback Robert Kent as the Offensive Player of the Week. For Week 12, the CIF named defensive lineman Taylor McCuller as the Defensive Player of the Week. For Week 13, the CIF again named quarterback Robert Kent]] as the Offensive Player of the Week.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Awards and honors
On June 6, the CIF announced the winners of its year-end awards. The Texas Revolution were honored for Dance Team of the Year and Community Relations of the Year, defensive lineman DeMario Dixon was named Defensive Player of the Year, and defensive lineman Robert Williams was named Rookie of the Year.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Schedule, Regular season
1 Rescheduled after the New Mexico Stars withdrew from the league on February 22, 2015.


2015 Texas Revolution season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated June 18, 201525 Active, 7 Inactive


2015 Texas Revolution season, Standings
x = clinched playoffs, y = clinched home playoffs, z = clinched top seed


2015 Texas Southern Tigers football team
The 2015 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Darrell Asberry and played their home games at a BBVA Compass Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 3–7, 2–7 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.


2015 Texas Southern Tigers football team
On November 29, Ashberry resigned. He finished at Texas Southern with a four-year record of 12–31.


2015 Texas Southern Tigers football team, Schedule
± College of Faith didn't meet NCAA accreditation guidelines and all stats and records from this game do not count.


2015 Texas State Bobcats football team
The 2015 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dennis Franchione and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas. The Bobcats were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place.


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


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team
The 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Tim Tadlock in his 3rd season at Texas Tech.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team, Previous Season
In 2014, the Red Raiders finished the season 4th in the Big 12 with a record of 45–21, 14–10 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in the first round. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and were placed in the Coral Gables regional, along with host Miami (FL), Columbia, and Bethune-Cookman. In their first game, the Red Raiders defeated Columbia, 3–2, and advanced to the next leg, where they defeated Miami (FL), 3–0.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team, Previous Season
In the regional final, Texas Tech was again matched up with Miami, and dropped the first game by a score of 1–2 in 10 innings. In the second game, the Red Raiders rebounded to beat the Hurricanes 4–0 and advanced to the Super Regional. As hosts of the Super Regional, the Red Raiders defeated College of Charleston in two games, both by a score of 1–0, to advance to their first ever College World Series.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team, Previous Season
In the College World Series, Texas Tech was eliminated quickly, after only two games, losing first to conference opponent TCU, 2–3, then to Ole Miss, 1–2. They finished the season with a record of 45–21.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team, Season, February
Texas Tech opened its season with a four-game series against West Coast Conference foe San Francisco. In the opening game of the series on February 13, the Red Raiders rebounded from an early 0–3 deficit, but scored six runs in the third inning, powering their way to a 9–7 Opening Day victory.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the Big 12 Conference. Kliff Kingsbury led the Red Raiders in his third season as the program's fifteenth head coach. The Red Raiders played their home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium. They finished the season 7–6 and 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in 7th. They were invited to the Texas Bowl where they lost to LSU.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
As of the conclusion of the 2020 season, this is the last season the Red Raiders finished with a winning record.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Previous season
The 2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team finished the regular season 4–8, 2–7 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. Their two conference wins against wins were against Kansas and Iowa State.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Schedule
Texas Tech announced their 2015 football schedule on November 19, 2014. The 2015 schedule consisted of 6 home, 5 away games, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Red Raiders hosted Big 12 foes Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, and TCU and traveled to Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia. Texas Tech played Baylor in Arlington, Texas at the AT&T Stadium for the 74th meeting of their rivalry.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Schedule
The Red Raiders hosted two non conference games against in–state rivals Sam Houston State and UTEP and traveled to their other non conference foe Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR. Texas Tech met the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville for the first time since 1990.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Sam Houston State
The Texas Tech Red Raiders played their 1,000th game overall against #3 FCS Sam Houston State. Despite defensive problems throughout the game, the Red Raiders held on to beat the Bearkats 59–45. A Jakeem Grant 94 yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the 2nd quarter was the first time since the 2013 Holiday Bowl that the Red Raiders returned a kick for a touchdown.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, UTEP
In the annual Celebrate Cotton Game, Texas Tech's offense took off, compiling over 650 yards, to beat the Miners 69–20. With the win, the Red Raiders started a season 2–0 for the 11th year in a row. After giving up 637 yards a week prior against the Bearkats, the Tech defense only gave up 414 yards against the Miners.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Arkansas
The Red Raiders traveled to Fayetteville for the first time since 1990 to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks. After both teams tying 21–21 at the half, the Tech defense held the Razorbacks to only a field goal in the second half, with Tech adding on two touchdowns. After losing 28–49 the previous season, Texas Tech defeated Arkansas 35–24 giving the Red Raiders their 8th overall win against the Razorbacks. With the win, Texas Tech improved to 3–0 on the season. Despite only having the ball for 23:17, the Tech offense outgained the Razorbacks with 486 yards, versus Arkansas's 424.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, TCU
After the TCU defense caused a 3-and-out for the Tech offense, the TCU offense scored on their first drive following a Trevone Boykin 9 yard pass to Josh Doctson. After trailing for the first time of the 2015 season, Tech quickly responded (in just 70 seconds) on their next drive to tie the game 7–7 with a 1-yard rush from DeAndré Washington. Momentum slowed for the Red Raiders following a high snap that went over the head of Patrick Mahomes that resulted in a safety. The Horned Frogs scored on their next possession to extend their lead 16–7. On the following kickoff, Jakeem Grant returned the kick to the 50 yard line, giving some momentum for Tech. With Washington's 20 yard touchdown run, the Red Raiders closed back in on the Horned Frogs to trail 16–14 late in the first quarter.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, TCU
Early in the second quarter, the Tech special teams blocked a Jaden Oberkrom field goal attempt. A ruffing the passer penalty helped keep the drive alive for the Red Raiders, who capped it off with a 45-yard pass from Mahomes to Grant for a touchdown. With the touchdown, the Red Raiders took their first lead of the day with 13:22 left in the first half. With both teams punting on their next possessions, TCU settled for a 42-yard field goal from Oberkrom to trail 19–21 with 9:46 left in the half.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, TCU
On a 3rd and long, TCU retook the lead with Boykin connecting with Doctson for 52 yards for a touchdown. On a 4th and 1, Mahomes ran 4 yards for touchdown, with Tech retaking the lead with 3:26 left in the half. With 0:15 left in the half, another lead change occurred with a 4-yard pass from Boykin to Doctson. At the half, TCU lead Texas Tech 33–28.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, TCU
Receiving the ball to start out the second half, TCU marched down the field. After a touchdown call was overturned upon further review, the Horned Frogs sent out their field goal unit. However, on the 25 yard attempt Oberkrom missed with the ball going wide right. The mistakes continued for TCU 2 plays later as a defensive pass interference gave the Red Raiders 15 yards following a deep pass that went incomplete. After a 3rd down play within the red zone, TCU committed an unnecessary roughness penalty that gave the Red Raiders another opportunity to score.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, TCU
Following the penalty, Texas Tech scored with a 2-yard run from Washington to take a 35–33 lead with 6:28 left in the 3rd. With 2:53 left in the 3rd, Green ran 7 yards for a touchdown to give TCU a 40–35 lead. TCU received their 3rd 15 yard penalty following a sideline interference call. With a false start penalty against Tech, the Red Raiders faced a 3rd and 17. On the following play, Grant fumbled the ball and recovered it. However, he failed to make the 1st down and Tech settled for a field goal instead. With Clayton Hatfield's 37 yard field goal, Tech trailed TCU 38–40 with 0:44 left in the 3rd.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, TCU
On 4th and 2 in the 4th quarter, Mahomes ran to gain the 1st down, Tech's first successful 4th down conversion for the day. A few plays later TCU committed yet another foul, giving Tech a 1st down. 2 plays later Tech found the end zone with a 1-yard run from Washington to give the Red Raiders a 45–40 lead with 10:53 left to play. TCU reclaimed the lead with a Kyle Hicks 21 yard run. With the 2 point conversion, TCU lead 48–45 with 8:22 left to play.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, TCU
Receiving the ball, Tech started at their own 10 yard line following a penalty. Tech ended the drive with a 50-yard touchdown pass from Mahomes to Stockton. With Hatfield's kick Tech lead the Horned Frogs 52–58 with 5:55 left to play. TCU was penalized yet again on their first play following the kickoff due to a delay of game. The Texas Tech defense forced a 3-and-out for TCU, who punted the ball on 4th and 8. Going 3-and-out on their next possession, Tech punted the ball back to TCU on 4th and 4 with nearly 3 minutes left to play. With 0:23 left to play, TCU scored a touchdown following a tipped ball to take a 55–52 lead. Despite another 15 yard penalty against TCU, Tech fell to the Horned Frogs 55–52 and dropped to 3–1.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Iowa State
In the first quarter Patrick Mahomes connected with Jakeem Grant for a 75-yard touchdown pass. This play is the longest from scrimmage for the Red Raiders of the 2015 season. The Red Raiders set a school record with 776 yards on offense with a 66–31 win over the Cyclones.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Kansas
Problems on special teams affected both the Jayhawks and Red Raiders during the first half. Kansas kicker Nick Barlotta missed a field goal from 22 yards, with Tech scoring on the ensuing drive, extending their lead to 20–0. Kicking for the extra point, Clayton Hatfield's kick was blocked. Closing out the first half, the Jayhawks called in kicker Matthew Wyman to make a 34-yard field goal, who also missed. At halftime, Texas Tech led Kansas 20–0.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Kansas
Receiving the ball to start the 2nd half, Tech was forced to punt. With the punt, the Red Raiders failed to score on either of their opening possessions for the first time of the 2015 season. Kansas fumbled the ball at the Tech 49 on their next possession. On the ensuing drive on 4th and 23, Clayton Hatfield missed a 48-yard field goal. After failing to get on the board in the first half, Kansas scored on a Darious Crawley 10 yard pass from Ryan Willis.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Kansas
With Wyman missing the extra point, the Jayhawks trailed the Red Raiders 6–20 with 5:39 left in the 3rd. After a Tech fumble, Kansas defender Kans Smithson recovered it 89 yards for a touchdown. An illegal block in the back called the return to the Tech 33. On 4th and 2 from the Tech 25, Willis connected with Tre' Parmalee for a touchdown to trail 12–23. With Barlotta making the extra point, Kansas trailed Texas Tech 13–23 with 10:32 left to play.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Kansas
On 2nd and 10 from their own 7-yard line, Willis fumbled the ball in his own endzone, with two Tech defenders getting a hold of the ball. The ball popped out of both defenders' hands with Kansas's De'Andre Mann recovering the ball. On the next play, Willis's pass was intercepted by Jah'Shawn Johnson, who returned it 27 yards for a touchdown. With Hatfield's kick good, the Red Raiders extended their lead to 30–20.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Kansas
In a game that was expected to be a blowout, Texas Tech beat Kansas 30–20. With the win, the Red Raiders improved to 5–2 and the Jayhawks fell to 0–6.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
Texas Tech punted the ball on their first two possessions, with OU punting on their first possession as well. The Sooners struck first with a Joe Mixon 11 yard run for a touchdown. With Austin Seibert making the extra point, OU took a 7–0 lead. The next play for the Red Raiders ended with a Patrick Mahomes interception that was caught by Eric Striker and returned for 33 yards. The Sooners capitalized on the interception with a Samaje Perine 3 yard rush for a touchdown.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
With Seibert's kick good, OU extended their lead to 14–0 with 6:39 left in the 1st. On 4th and goal at the Oklahoma 1, the Red Raiders found the endzone, but an offensive pass-interference penalty negated the touchdown. Backed up to the Oklahoma 16, the Red Raiders settled for a 34-yard field goal from Clayton Hatfield. With the kick good, Tech trailed OU 3–14 with 1:42 left in the 1st.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
Oklahoma scored early in the 2nd quarter with their 3rd rushing touchdown of the day, extending their lead to 21–3. At the Tech 39, OU receiver Dominque Alexander fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Tech defender Jah'Shawn Johnson, who returned it to the Oklahoma 29 yard line. The fumble recovery set up a touchdown for the Red Raiders, their first of the day. On the next possession for the Sooners, a Baker Mayfield pass was intercepted by Justis Nelson, who returned it for 45 yards.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
Once again, the Red Raiders capitalized on an OU turnover, with a DeAndré Washington 13 yard rush for a touchdown. With Hatfield's kick good, the Red Raiders trailed the Sooners 17–21 with 7:05 left in the half. After Texas Tech scored 14 unanswered points off of turnovers, Oklahoma responded with their 4th rushing touchdown of the day, with Perine going 10 yards. With Seibert making the extra point, the Sooners extended their lead to 28–17 with 3:31 left in the half.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
On their first play on their next possession, Tech turned the ball over after a Mahomes pass was deflected and recovered by Oklahoma's Frank Shannon. On 4th and 5th from the Tech 15, Seibert was brought on to attempt a 32-yard field goal. Seibert's kick was no good, going wide left. To close out the first half, Mahomes's pass was intercepted in the endzone. OU's offense took the knee, closing out the half with a 28–17 lead.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
The Sooners got their first passing touchdown of the day to start out the 2nd half. Mayfield connected with Mark Andrews for a 13-yard touchdown reception, extending OU's lead to 35–17 with Seibert's kick. Tech marched down to the Oklahoma 10 yard line on their next possession, but had to settle for a Hatfield 28 yard field goal. With the kick good, the Red Raiders trailed the Sooners 20–35 with 9:16 left in the 3rd. OU scored on their next possession with another rushing touchdown from Perine.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
With Seibert's kick good, OU gained their largest lead of the day with 22 points. Tech answered back with a 1-yard rush from Mahomes for a touchdown. With Hatfield's kick good, the Red Raiders trailed the Sooners 27–42 with 4:50 left in the 3rd. Once again, the Sooners scored on their next possession to extend their lead to 49–27. Down by 22, the Red Raiders ended the 3rd quarter from their own 36, looking for a comeback win.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
The Red Raiders started out the 4th quarter with Washington rushing 14 yards to the 50 yard line, breaking a tackle in the process. A penalty against the Red Raiders pushed them back to their own 45. Mahomes was sacked on the ensuing play, going into 3rd and 31. The Red Raiders went for it on 4th down and 11, turning it over on downs after Mahomes was sacked again. Both teams finished the game with their respective backup quarterbacks: Trevor Knight for Oklahoma and Davis Webb for Texas Tech. The Red Raiders fell to the Sooners 27–63 in their first game of the 2015 season where they failed to score at least 30 points.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
The Red Raiders received the ball first, quickly scoring with a Patrick Mahomes 42 yard pass to Justin Stockton for a touchdown. Tech originally went for a 2-point conversion, but the pass fell incomplete; however, a defensive pass-interference call against Oklahoma State gave the Red Raiders another chance. Settling for a Clayton Hatfield PAT, Texas Tech took an early 7–0 lead in just under a minute. On their next possession, the Red Raiders were pinned against their own endzone with the ball on their 3-yard line.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
Mahomes connected with Jakeem Grant, who took the ball all the way to OSU's 7-yard line. Tech scored with another Mahomes pass to Stockton to extend their lead to 14–0 with 9:34 left in the 1st. A Mason Rudolph pass was intercepted by Dakota Allen, which led to a 42-yard field goal from Hatfield. Oklahoma State got their first score of the day with a 19-yard pass from Austin Hays to Blake Jarwin. With Ben Gorgan making the extra point, the Cowboys trailed 7–17 with 4:25 left in the 1st. On the ensuing kickoff, Grant took the ball and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown. With Hatfield's kick good, the Red Raiders extended their lead to 24–7. After a high scoring first quarter (a combined 38 points), Texas Tech led Oklahoma State 24–14.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
Tech scored early in the 2nd quarter, with Mahomes connecting with Grant for a 12-yard touchdown reception. With Hatfield's kick good, the Red Raiders extended their lead to 31–14 with 11:35 left in the half. Midway through the 2nd quarter, Texas Tech defender Jah'Shawn Johnson was ejected from the game following a controversial targeting penalty. The Cowboys scored another touchdown with a Raymond Taylor 4 yard run, trailing 21–31 with 8:14 left in the half. At halftime, the Red Raiders led the Cowboys 38–28. Oklahoma State's offense took off late in the 3rd quarter, gaining their first lead of the day with a 28-yard touchdown run from Raymond Taylor. In the end, the Red Raiders fell to the Cowboys 53–70.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
With the win, the Red Raiders broke a two-game losing streak against the Wildcats and became bowl eligible for the first time since the 2013 season. In the third quarter, kicker Clayton Hatfield made a season long 48 yard field goal.


2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Texas
The Longhorns and Red Raiders completely shut each other out during the first quarter, with Texas getting the first points with a 32-yard field goal from Nick Rose. On the next drive, Texas Tech scored a touchdown after a Patrick Mahomes pass was intercepted by the Longhorns, before being knocked out of the defender's hands and being recovered by Jakeem Grant. Grant returned the ball into the end zone for the game's first touchdown. With Clayton Hatfield's kick good, the Red Raiders took a 7–3 lead early in the 2nd quarter. Hatfield made a career long 51 yard field goal midway through the 2nd quarter to extend Texas Tech's lead to 10–3. Kliff Kingsbury got his first win over Texas as the Red Raiders' head coach, beating the Longhorns 48–45.


2015 Texas pool party incident
The 2015 Texas pool party incident, also known as the "McKinney pool party", was a civil disturbance that occurred on June 5, 2015, at a pool party in McKinney, Texas, United States.


2015 Texas pool party incident
While responding to 911 calls that reported the trespassing of dozens of individuals on private property, a McKinney police officer, corporal Eric Casebolt, was video-recorded violently restraining Dajerria Becton, a 15-year-old black girl wearing a swimsuit. He later drew his handgun on unarmed teen witnesses during the same incident.


2015 Texas pool party incident
Brandon Brooks filmed the encounter and posted the video on YouTube. Within hours, millions of people had seen it.


2015 Texas pool party incident
Casebolt was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation and he resigned within days. The incident sparked protests in McKinney involving hundreds of people. A grand jury declined to indict the officer.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Incident
On June 5, 2015, police were called to a pool party and cookout at Craig Ranch North, an upper middle class neighborhood in McKinney, TX.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Incident
Tatyana and Aryana Rhodes, African-American teens and neighborhood residents, had invited friends to the event to celebrate the end of the school year. Rhodes's mother, LaShauna Burks, told WFAA the party was approved by the neighborhood Homeowners Association (HoA); however, the HoA denied her claim.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Incident
Benét Embry, an attendee and resident, witnessed "a teenage party get way out of control." Another witness, Sean Toon, told security guards that teens were "jumping the fence." Neighborhood security was called to remove those accused of trespassing.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Incident
Attendee Miles Jai Thomas told HuffPost that the security guard "started making up rules to keep [African-American partygoers] out." While events were unfolding, a white woman made racist comments towards attendees. Tatyana Rhodes and the woman had an altercation. Police were called to the scene as it started to escalate.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Incident
Although the original Facebook statement by the McKinney Police Department has been deleted, Snopes cited the post:


2015 Texas pool party incident, Incident
On June 5, 2015 at approximately 7:15 p.m., officers from the McKinney Police Department responded to a disturbance at the Craig Ranch North Community Pool. The initial call came in as a disturbance involving multiple juveniles at the location, who do not live in the area or have permission to be there, refusing to leave. McKinney Police received several additional calls related to this incident advising that juveniles were now actively fighting. First responding officers encountered a large crowd that refused to comply with police commands. Nine additional units responded to the scene. Officers were eventually able to gain control of the situation.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Incident
After being asked to disperse from the pool, Becton told police corporal Eric Casebolt she needed to find her glasses. Texas Monthly describes the video footage:


2015 Texas pool party incident, Incident
Moments later, [Becton is] thrown to the ground and grabbed by the hair. When two boys approach, [Casebolt] pulls his gun on them, leading the girl to scream. When she does so, he grabs her again by the back of the head and slams her face-first to the ground, at which point he holds her down by planting his knee on her back as she cries, “I’m not fighting you.”


2015 Texas pool party incident, Incident
Casebolt held his gun in a "low ready" position as those attempting to intervene retreated. One teen, Adrian Martin, was arrested after appearing to lunge at the officer. Martin says he was attempting to comfort Becton, his brother's classmate; a friend bumped into Martin and made his actions seem aggressive.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Incident
After Casebolt pointed his gun, Martin ran away because he feared that he might be shot by police. He was the only person taken into custody after the incident. Charges were later dropped and Martin did not sue the McKinney Police Department.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Incident
The entire event was captured on a cell phone camera by a teenager who lived in the neighborhood.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Aftermath
Casebolt, a McKinney Police Department officer who served in the department for ten years and received the McKinney Patrolman of the Year award for 2008, was placed on administrative leave after the video went viral; he subsequently resigned.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Aftermath
According to his lawyer, Jane Bishkin, Casebolt's work that day prior to the pool incident had taken "an emotional toll." He had dealt with one uncompleted suicide attempt and another unusually disturbing completed suicide before arriving at Craig Ranch North. Bishkin noted that the officer was apologetic for his actions, but denied that they were racially motivated. He acknowledged that he "let his emotions get the better of him." According to Bishkin, a white woman was also detained during the incident.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Aftermath
Gawker submitted a Public Information Act request for Casebolt's records and emails concerning his conduct. A McKinney attorney claimed the request would cost over $79,000. Gawker viewed this exorbitant amount as a "deliberate attempt to conceal information" and challenged the fee. A spokesperson for the city later called the estimate "erroneous" and "inaccurate," promising to provide an updated estimate.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Aftermath
Tatyana Rhodes faced difficulty finding venues after the June 5 incident. The venue that was to be the site of the next party in the series received a number of threatening and harassing phone calls.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Aftermath, Reaction
On June 8, 2015, about 800 protesters marched through McKinney demanding Casebolt's firing. They walked from a school to the swimming pools where the incident unfolded. Many of the protesters accused the officers involved of being racist. Some demonstrators held signs reading "My skin color is not a crime" and "Don't tread on our kids."


2015 Texas pool party incident, Aftermath, Reaction
McKinney Police Chief Greg Conley said that the officer's actions were "indefensible" and did not reflect on the department's high standard of action. Conley stated that the officer was "out of control" during the incident. The police department also said they had started an investigation.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Aftermath, Criminal proceedings
None of the individuals accused of trespassing were charged with a crime.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Aftermath, Criminal proceedings
Collin County prosecutors ordered the Texas Rangers to conduct an independent investigation. On January 11, 2016, the Texas Rangers concluded their investigation and returned it to the Collin County District Attorney’s Office for further handling.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Aftermath, Criminal proceedings
On June 23, 2016, a grand jury declined to indict Casebolt, closing the criminal case against him.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Aftermath, Civil suit
On January 4, 2017, Dajerria Becton and her legal guardian, Shashona Becton, filed a civil suit against Casebolt, the McKinney Police Department, and the city of McKinney, TX. The suit sought damages of $5 million dollars for the officer's use of excessive force and holding Dajerria Becton without probable cause, thus violating her constitutional rights.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Aftermath, Civil suit
This was the second suit brought against Casebolt involving race. In 2008, he was sued by Robert Earl Brown. Brown, an African-American man, alleged the officer of "racial profiling and excessive force". Brown's suit against Casebolt was dismissed in 2009.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Aftermath, Civil suit
The Becton family was represented by attorney Kim T. Cole, a graduate of Howard University School of Law. In 2018, the case was settled for $184,850. According to The Dallas Morning News, Becton received $148,850 and the remaining $36,000 was divided among six other teens involved in the incident.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Aftermath, Civil suit
To celebrate the lawsuit's settlement and high school graduation, Cole planned to throw a "fabulous" pool party for Dajerria Becton and others detained at the Craig Ranch North community pool in 2015. She hoped it would "offer some healing and mark the start of a new chapter" of the teens' lives.


2015 Texas pool party incident, Aftermath, Civil suit
Per Cole's interview with TeenVogue, Dajerria Becton planned to start a business with her settlement and pursue a career in dentistry.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak
Preceded by more than a week of heavy rain, a slow-moving storm system dropped tremendous precipitation across much of Texas and Oklahoma during the nights of May 24–26, 2015, triggering record-breaking floods. Additionally, many areas reported tornado activity and lightning. Particularly hard hit were areas along the Blanco River in Hays County, Texas, where entire blocks of homes were leveled. On the morning of May 26, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for southwest Harris County (which includes the city of Houston) and northeast Fort Bend County. The system also produced deadly tornadoes in parts of Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis
According to Bob Henson from Wunderground, inflow of low-level moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and the combination of very slow moving large-scale storm systems set the stage for the floods. He added,"Upper-level winds were largely aligned with the low-level frontal zone, an ideal setup for “thunderstorm training” (successive downpours over the same area). In addition, rains were concentrated by several mesoscale convective vortices, small-scale centers of low-pressure that developed along the frontal bands, in some cases resembling mini-tropical cyclones." The stationary trough during May is linked to both the El Niño and amplified midlatitude short-wave train.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding
On May 14, 2015, prior to extensive flooding beginning around May 24, flash flood warnings were issued for counties in South East Texas. At least 31 people were killed, including 27 in Texas and 4 in Oklahoma, and another 11 remain missing.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding, Texas
Flooding along the Wichita River prompted evacuations of 390 homes in Wichita Falls. Projections from the National Weather Service indicated that the river would reach a record crest of 25.5 ft (7.8 m) on May 26. Up to 100,000 customers were without power.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding, Texas
Wichita Falls and Corpus Christi broke their previous records for all-time wettest month. Many parts in northern Texas recorded over 20 in (510 mm) of rain.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding, Texas
A 25-foot-by-25-foot sinkhole near a runway at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport caused the closure of the runway for a few hours.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding, Texas
Also on May 25, historic flooding along Shoal Creek inundated House Park in Austin, Texas damaging the turf among other things and forcing the Austin Aztex to search for a temporary home.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding, Texas, Houston
More than 500 water rescues were carried out by firefighters, which involved for the most part stranded motorists. At least 2,500 vehicles were abandoned, when drivers had to seek higher grounds.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding, Texas, Houston
During the overnight of May 25–26, nearly 11 in (280 mm) of rain fell near Houston, setting off further flash floods. Two people drowned after being trapped in their cars while a third was later found in bayou. A fourth person lost their life when an evacuation boat capsized during the morning of May 26. On May 26, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, estimated up to 4,000 properties with significant damage.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding, Texas, Blanco River
During the overnight of May 24–25, more than 12 in (300 mm) fell along the watershed of the Blanco River. In just a few short hours, the river rose from roughly 5 ft (1.5 m) to a crest just over 41 ft (12 m), well over the 13 ft (4.0 m) flood-stage, near Wimberley. This broke the river's all-time peak of 32 ft (9.8 m) set in 1929. Tremendous flash flooding ensued as a result, with areas of Hays County being particularly hard hit.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding, Texas, Blanco River
Entire blocks of homes in Wimberley were swept away by a "tidal wave of water" with officials reporting 350–400 residences destroyed in the town alone. For the first time, the river covered portions of Interstate 35, shutting down traffic for hours. Large trees and debris were deposited across the roadway.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding, Texas, Blanco River
One person in San Marcos, Texas was confirmed dead. Thirteen people were carried away when the home they were in was swept downstream. Residents reported seeing it being destroyed after striking a bridge. One occupant was recovered with significant injuries while the other twelve remain missing. At least 1,200 people have been left homeless along the river.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding, Oklahoma
On May 23, flash flooding along Highway 20 near Claremore claimed the life of a firefighter attempting to rescue people in an apartment complex. He was pulled into a storm drain obscured by the rising waters and carried hundreds of yards away. A fellow firefighter attempting to save him was pulled in as well but managed to escape. The day also saw some roads submerged in as much as 9 inches (230 mm) of water, and thousands of OG&E customers experienced power outages as a result of the flooding in Oklahoma City and Del City.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding, Oklahoma
A station Oklahoma City recorded 19.48 inches (495 mm) of rainfall in May 2015, which made it the all-time wettest month on record. Records date back to 1890.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding, Oklahoma
From May 1 to May 25, 122 tornado warnings were reported by the National Weather Service in Oklahoma, more than in the same period


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding, Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation reported on May 26 that a number of highways were closed because of high water or damage from previous flooding.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Flooding, Louisiana
Flooding in Ruston, Louisiana on 18 May caused an eleven-year-old boy to drown in a submerged car along Colvin Creek.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Response
On May 24, voluntary evacuations were extended to include 2,177 homes near the Wichita River. On May 25, near Houston, about 400 homes were placed under mandatory evacuation orders downstream from the Louis Creek Dam.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Response
On May 25, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency for 24 counties as a result of the ongoing disaster, and called the floods the biggest in Texas history. On May 26, President Barack Obama announced federal resources to help affected areas in Texas, and signed a disaster declaration for Oklahoma. Houston Mayor Annise Parker declared a local state of disaster for the city of Houston on May 26.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Response
On May 26, Governor Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency for all 77 counties in Oklahoma.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Climate change
A study by Utah State University  analyzed the pathway in which anthropogenic global warming contributed to the persistent precipitation in May 2015: Warming in the tropical Pacific acted to strengthen the teleconnection toward North America, modification of  that deepened the stationary trough west of Texas, and  increasing moisture supply from the Gulf of Mexico. Attribution analysis indicated a significant increase in the El Niño-induced precipitation anomalies over Texas and Oklahoma when increases in the anthropogenic greenhouse gases were taken into account.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Climate change
Studies by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography found for Texas that precipitation totals have increased 10 percent in the last century, but mostly in eastern Texas, with more frequent, severe and longer drought conditions in west Texas.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Climate change
The report Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios for the U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA) from 2013 by NOAA, projects that parts of Texas, and parts of the Great Plains region can expect up to 30% (High emissions scenario based on CMIP3 and NARCCAP models) increase in extreme precipitation days by midcentury. This definition is based on days receiving more than one inch of rainfall.


2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, Climate change
A study from April 2015 concluded that about 18% of the moderate daily precipitation extremes over land are attributable to observed temperature increase since the Industrial Revolution and that this primarily results from human influence.


2015 Thai Division 1 League
2015 Thai League Division 1 (known as Yamaha League-1 for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the Thai Premier League. A total of 20 teams competed in the league this season.


2015 Thai Division 1 League, Teams, Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 Thai Division 1 League, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per TPL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.


2015 Thai Division 1 League, Attendances
Updated to games played on 12 December 2015Source: Notes:† Teams played previous season in Division 2


2015 Thai FA Cup
The Chang FA Cup 2015 (Thai: ช้าง เอฟเอคัพ) is the 20th season of Thailand knockout football competition. The tournament is organized by the Football Association of Thailand.


2015 Thai FA Cup
The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the  2016 AFC Champions League Play-off.


2015 Thai FA Cup, Results, Qualification round
Qualification round for teams currently playing in the 2015 Thai Division 1 League, Regional League Division 2 and Other CUP level. Qualification round was held 4 March 2015.


2015 Thai FA Cup, Results, First round
First round for teams currently playing in the 2015 Thai Division 1 League, Regional League Division 2 and Other CUP level. The First round was held 24 June 2015.


2015 Thai FA Cup Final
The 2015 Thai FA Cup Final was the final match of the 2015 Thai FA Cup, the 20th season of a Thailand's football tournament organised by Football Association of Thailand. It was played at the Supachalasai Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on 26 December 2015, between SCG Muangthong United a big team from the metropolitan region and Buriram United a big team from the northeastern region of Thailand.


2015 Thai FA Cup Final, Road to the final
In their semi-finals, SCG Muangthong United beat Army United 2–1. In the same way, Buriram United beat Chainat Hornbill 2–0 and qualified to the final.


2015 Thai FA Cup Final, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; TPL: Clubs from Thai Premier League; D1: Clubs from Thai Division 1 League; D2: Clubs from Regional League Division 2).


2015 Thai FA Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees: Haruhiro Otsuka (Japan) Ryo Hirama (Japan)Fourth official:Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)


2015 Thai League Cup
The Thai League Cup is a knock-out football tournament played in Thai sport. Some games are played as a single match, others are played as two-legged contests. The 2015 Thai League Cup kicked off on   31 January 2015 . The Thai League Cup has been readmitted back into Thai football after a 10-year absence. The Thai League Cup is sponsored by Toyota thus naming it Toyota League Cup. The prize money for this prestigious award is said to be around 5 million baht and the runners-up would net 1 million baht.


2015 Thai League Cup
The prize money is not the only benefit of this cup, the team winning the fair play spot will get a Hilux Vigo. The MVP of the competition will get a Toyota Camry Hybrid Car. The winner of the cup will earn the right to participate on a cup competition in Japan.


2015 Thai League Cup
This was the first edition of the competition and the qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the Regional League Division 2.


2015 Thai League Cup, 1st Qualification Round, Northern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2015 Thai Division 2 League Northern Region


2015 Thai League Cup, 1st Qualification Round, North Eastern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2015 Thai Division 2 League North Eastern Region


2015 Thai League Cup, 1st Qualification Round, Central & Eastern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2015 Thai Division 2 League Central & Eastern Region


2015 Thai League Cup, 1st Qualification Round, Central & Western Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2015 Thai Division 2 League Central & Western Region


2015 Thai League Cup, 1st Qualification Round, Bangkok & field Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2015 Thai Division 2 League Bangkok & field Region


2015 Thai League Cup, 1st Qualification Round, Southern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2015 Thai Division 2 League Southern Region


2015 Thai League Cup, 2nd Qualification Round, Northern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2015 Thai Division 2 League Northern Region


2015 Thai League Cup, 2nd Qualification Round, North Eastern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2015 Thai Division 2 League North Eastern Region


2015 Thai League Cup, 2nd Qualification Round, Central & Eastern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2015 Thai Division 2 League Central & Eastern Region


2015 Thai League Cup, 2nd Qualification Round, Central & Western Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2015 Thai Division 2 League Central & Western Region


2015 Thai League Cup, 2nd Qualification Round, Bangkok & field Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2015 Thai Division 2 League Bangkok & field Region


2015 Thai League Cup, 2nd Qualification Round, Southern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2015 Thai Division 2 League Southern Region


2015 Thai Premier League
The 2015 Thai Premier League (also known as Toyota Thai Premier League due to the sponsorship from Toyota) was the 19th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams competed in the league. The season began on 14 February and finished on 13 December.


2015 Thai Premier League
Buriram United were the defending champions, having won their Thai Premier League title the previous season. Nakhon Ratchasima, Saraburi and Navy entered as the three promoted teams.


2015 Thai Premier League, Teams
A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2014 season and three promoted from the 2014 Thai Division 1 League.


2015 Thai Premier League, Teams
Police United, PTT Rayong, Songkhla United, Air Force Central and GSE Samut Songkhram were relegated to the 2015 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2014 season. They were replaced by the best three teams from the 2014 Thai Division 1 League champions Nakhon Ratchasima, runners-up Saraburi and third place Navy.


2015 Thai Premier League, Teams, Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 Thai Premier League, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per TPL team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.


2015 Thai Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Player of the Year
The Player of the Year was awarded to  Diogo (Buriram United).


2015 Thai Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Coach of the Year
The Coach of the Year was awarded to  Alexandre Gama  (Buriram United).


2015 Thai Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Golden Boot
The Golden Boot of the Year was awarded to  Diogo  (Buriram United).


2015 Thai Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Fair Play
The Fair Play of the Year was awarded to Army United.


2015 Thai Premier League, Attendance
Updated to games played on 13 December 2015Source: Notes:†Teams played previous season in Division 1


2015 Thailand National Games
The 44th Thailand National Games (Thai: การแข่งขันกีฬาแห่งชาติ ครั้งที่ 44 "นครสวรรค์เกมส์", also known as the 2015 National Games and the Nakhon Sawan Games) were held in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand from 12 to 21 December 2015. The opening ceremony, scheduled for 11 December, was postponed by Bike for Dad ปั่นเพื่อพ่อ, to 12 December. There were matches in 43 sports and 77 disciplines. The games were held in Nakhon Sawan Sport Center and Nakhon Sawan sport school. Nakhon Sawan also hosted the 28th national games in 1995.


2015 Thailand National Games, Marketing, Emblem
The red curve is for powerful success, the blue curve for the strength of the sport, the red circle is for knowledge of the sport, and the golden circle frame is a victory medal of competition. The emblem also has the face of a Yingge dancer.


2015 Thailand National Games, Marketing, Mascot
The mascot is a dragon named Xiao Long (Dragon, 小龙), xiaolong meaning dragon. The Chinese dragon has been long regarded as the creator of humanitarian law, building confidence, showing power and goodness, mettle, heroic effort and perseverance, morality, nobility, and mightiness like a god. The Chinese dragon does not give up until they accomplish what they want; other attributes are conscientious, absolute discretion, optimistic, ambitious, beautiful, friendly and intelligent.


2015 Thailand National Games, Torch relay
At the grand palace, General Surayud Chulanont gave the royal flame to Assistant Minister of Tourism and Sports and Nakhon Sawan and the National games and National Para Games Organizing Committee. The route of torch relay was around Nakhon Sawan Province.


2015 Thailand National Games, Ceremony, Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony started at 18:00 local time on December 12, 2015, at the Nakhon Sawan Province Central Stadium. It was attended by Minister of Tourism and Sports, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul. This ceremony presented 4 shows including:


2015 Thailand National Games, Ceremony, Closing Ceremony
The closing ceremony started at 18:00 local time on December 12, 2015, at the Nakhon Sawan Province Central Stadium. It was attended by Assistant Minister of Tourism and Sports, Chawani Thongroj. This ceremony presented 4 shows and handover of the Thai National Games flag to the Governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand, Sakol Wannapong.


2015 Thailand National Games, Medal tally
Suphanburi led the medal table for the third consecutive time. A total of 77 provinces won at least one medal, 67 provinces won at least one gold medal, 8 provinces won at least one silver medal and 2 provinces won at least one bronze medal.


2015 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold
The 2015 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold was the twentieth grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2015 BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. The tournament was held in Thunder Done, Muangthong Thani, Bangkok, Thailand September 29 – October 4, 2015 and had a total purse of $120,000.


2015 Thailand bolide
On September 7, 2015, at about 08:40 local time a bolide meteor appeared over Thailand and burned up approximately 100 km (62 mi) above the ground. The meteor briefly flared up producing a green and orange glow before disappearing without a sound of explosion and leaving a white smoke trail. The meteor was recorded by several dashcams during the morning rush hour in Bangkok, and sightings were also reported in Thai towns of Kanchanaburi and Nakhon Ratchasima. The meteor was visible for about four seconds before fading out. As of September 8, 2015 no strewn field has been found. The impact energy was the largest of 2015 at 3.9 kiloton. The last impact this large was on 23 August 2014 over the Southern Ocean.


2015 Thailand bolide, Identification
The object was initially believed to be FLOCK 1B-11 satellite which was due to burn in the atmosphere about that time or a crashing aircraft. However, because the object travelled in the direction opposite to the east–west axis of artificial satellites, it was identified by the Deputy Director of Thai National Astronomical Research Institute, Saran Poshyachinda, as "an asteroid" and as a meteor by the president of the Thai Astronomical Society Prapee Viraporn. The object was also identified as a meteor by the Chachoengsao Observatory astronomer Worawit Tanwutthibundit.


2015 Thailand bolide, Identification
Tanwutthibundit, who witnessed the event, estimated the object's speed at nearly 50 miles per second before disintegration. A similar explanation was suggested by the former member of Hubble Space Telescope team, Phil Plait, who said that "it was almost certainly a good-sized rock burning up in our atmosphere". According to Plait, the object may have had a steep angle of entry.


2015 Thailand bolide, Identification
Sound from the meteor was reported in three districts of Kanchanaburi Province: Thong Pha Phum, Sai Yok and Si Sawat. Governor of Kanchanaburi Province Wan-chai Osukhonthip ordered police and Sai Yok National Park rangers to search Wang Krachae and Bong Ti subdistricts in Sai Yok District for meteor debris.


2015 Thailand bolide, Identification
The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand gave a press release on 14 September, estimating that the meteor was about 3.5 metres in diameter with a mass of 66 tonnes, entering the atmosphere at 21 km/s and having maximum brightness at 29.3 km altitude. The impact energy was equivalent to 3.5 kilotonnes of TNT; its trajectory was 269.8 degrees, with an impact angle of 45.4 degrees. It also estimates that meteorite remnants may have fallen around the area of Sai Yok National Park.


2015 Thailand bolide, Other 2015 bolide events in Thailand
A previous bolide event was recorded in Thailand on March 2, 2015, and was also seen in Bangkok.


2015 Thailand bolide, Other 2015 bolide events in Thailand
On 2 November 2015, a dramatic green fireball lit up the night sky over Thailand as it streaked past and exploded.


2015 Thailand national football team results
This article details the fixtures and results of the Thailand national football team in 2015.


2015 Thailand national football team results, vs Singapore
Assistant referees:Palitha Hemathunga (Sri Lanka)Nguyen Vu Hai Phi (Vietnam)Fourth official:Nguyễn Hiền Triết (Vietnam)


2015 Thailand national football team results, vs Cameroon
Assistant referees:Palitha Hemathunga (Sri Lanka)Nguyen Vu Hai Phi (Vietnam)Fourth official:Nguyễn Hiền Triết (Vietnam)


2015 Thailand national football team results, vs Bahrain
Assistant referees:Nguyen Trung Hau (Vietnam)Nguyen Vu Hai Phi (Vietnam)Fourth official:Alongkorn Feemuechang (Thailand)


2015 Thailand national football team results, vs Chinese Taipei(1)
Assistant referees:Humoud Rhsr Alsahli (Kuwait)Ali Mesh Behzad (Kuwait)Fourth official:Jassim Mjmj Ahmad (Kuwait)


2015 Thailand national football team results, vs Afghanistan
Assistant referees:Nguyen Vu Hai Phi (Vietnam)Anuwat Feemuechang (Thailand)Fourth official:Sivakorn Pu-Udom  (Thailand)


2015 Thailand national football team results, vs Hong Kong
Assistant referees:Pham Manh Long (Vietnam)Kriangsak Keattisongkram (Thailand)Fourth official:Teetichai Nualjan  (Thailand)


2015 Thailand national football team results, vs Vietnam(2)
Assistant referees: Ibrahim Saleh (Bahrain) Nawaf Shaheen Moosa (Bahrain)Fourth official:Abdulaziz Yusuf Abdulaziz (Bahrain)


2015 Thalys train attack
On 21 August 2015, a man opened fire on a Thalys train on its way from Amsterdam to Paris. Four people were injured, including the assailant. French, American and British passengers confronted the attacker and subdued him when his rifle jammed. For their heroism, they received France's highest decoration, the Legion of Honour. The assailant, later identified as Ayoub El Khazzani, initially claimed to be only a robber, but later confessed that he had wanted to "kill Americans" as revenge for bombings in Syria.


2015 Thalys train attack, Attack
Thalys passenger train 9364 from Amsterdam to Paris crossed the Belgium border to France at approximately 17:45 CEST on 21 August 2015. A 25-year-old Moroccan man named Ayoub El Khazzani emerged from the lavatory room of car No. 12. He was shirtless and brandishing a  Draco carbine. In addition to the folding-stock carbine with a 30-round magazine, he was wearing a knapsack containing eight more loaded magazines, a 9mm Luger automatic pistol, a utility knife, and a bottle of gasoline.


2015 Thalys train attack, Attack
As El Khazzani exited the lavatory, he encountered 28-year-old Frenchman "Damien A." On seeing the shirtless and heavily armed Moroccan, Damien attempted to restrain the gunman, but was overpowered and fell to the floor. Seated nearby, American-born Frenchman Mark Moogalian (age 51) saw the scuffle, got up, and in the ensuing struggle wrested the rifle from El Khazzani. As Moogalian turned to move his wife out of harm's way, El Khazzani pulled out a concealed 9mm Luger pistol and shot Moogalian in the back, with the bullet passing through his lung and exiting via his neck. Moogalian fell to the floor and remained still, playing dead. El Khazzani retrieved his dropped carbine, walked to the passenger area and attempted to fire the weapon at the occupants of the car, but the weapon misfired.


2015 Thalys train attack, Attack
Sitting about 10 meters down the aisle from El Khazzani were three American friends, two of them off-duty members of the United States Armed Forces: 23-year-old Airman First Class Spencer Stone, 22-year-old Specialist Alek Skarlatos, and 23-year-old Anthony Sadler. Alarmed by the sound of the gunshot that injured Moogalian, and seeing the shirtless Moroccan with an assault rifle, Skarlatos cried out to his friends "Get him!" Stone moved first, running up the aisle, straight at the gun-wielding El Khazzani and putting him into a chokehold.


2015 Thalys train attack, Attack
El Khazzani dropped the carbine, but repeatedly cut Stone in the hand, head, and neck with the utility knife; Stone's thumb was nearly severed. Skarlatos seized the jammed rifle off the floor and began "muzzle-thumping" El Khazzani about the head, while Stone continued his choke-hold. El Khazzani fell unconscious. In a video taken in the immediate aftermath, an American voice can be heard exclaiming, "Dude, I tried to shoot him."


2015 Thalys train attack, Attack
British passenger Chris Norman (age 62) and a French train driver helped to hold El Khazzani down, and they used Norman's T-shirt to tie his arms behind his back. About his joining the struggle to subdue the shooter, Norman said, "I'm not going to be the guy who dies sitting down." "If you're going to die, try to do something about it."


2015 Thalys train attack, Attack
Skarlatos then swept the other cars for more gunmen with the assault rifle and pistol in hand. He noted that the assault rifle was jammed and the pistol was missing a magazine and had no rounds in the chamber; neither gun was fire-ready. Stone, a military-trained medic, tried to stop the severe bleeding from Moogalian's gunshot wound by wrapping his shirt around the injury. This proved ineffective, so he inserted two fingers into the neck wound and pushed down on an artery, which stopped the bleeding.


2015 Thalys train attack, Attack
The train was carrying 554 passengers and was passing Oignies in the Pas-de-Calais department when the attack took place, and it was rerouted to the station of Arras. Moogalian was airlifted to the University Hospital in Lille, while Stone was later treated for thumb and eye injuries and other wounds. The remaining passengers were taken to Arras, where they were searched and identified before being allowed to proceed to Paris.


2015 Thalys train attack, Assailant
Ayoub El Khazzani (born 3 September 1989, also spelled El-Khazzani and el-Qazzani) from Morocco was identified as the assailant by French and Spanish authorities; he had boarded the train in Brussels. He carried no identification but was identified by his fingerprints. He had resided in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, since 2014. He was originally from Tétouan in northern Morocco and moved to Spain in 2007, two years after his father had legalized his status there. He was an employee at the mobile phone operator firm Lycamobile for two months in early 2014 before having to leave due to not having the right work papers.


2015 Thalys train attack, Assailant
El Khazzani was known to French authorities and had been tagged with a fiche "S" (S file or security file), the highest warning level for French state security. He had been similarly profiled by Belgian, Spanish, and German authorities. He had reportedly lived in the Spanish cities of Madrid and Algeciras from 2007 to March 2014. During his time in Spain, he attracted the attention of authorities after making speeches defending jihad, attending a known radical mosque, and being involved in drug trafficking. He then moved to France, and the Spanish authorities informed the French of their suspicions. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said that he had moved to Belgium first in 2015. He had reportedly spent time between May and July in Syria before moving to France.


2015 Thalys train attack, Assailant, Motives and confession
El Khazzani initially told his lawyer that he was simply a homeless man who, while sleeping in a Brussels park, found a suitcase containing a rifle and pistol, and that he had no intention to massacre the passengers but planned to rob them so that he might eat. However, authorities said that his explanations became less plausible with each questioning and that he had eventually stopped talking to investigators.


2015 Thalys train attack, Assailant, Motives and confession
According to prosecutor François Molins, El Khazzani listened to a "YouTube audio file in which the individual exhorted his followers to raise arms and fight in the name of the prophet" and that his Internet browsing history showed "clear evidence of terrorist intent." Prosecutors discovered the files on his phone, which they say he listened to immediately prior to the attack.


2015 Thalys train attack, Assailant, Motives and confession
In December 2016, El Khazzani confessed to French courts that he was from Syria and had traveled to Europe for the express purpose of killing Americans in revenge for bombings in Syria. He told a French judge that "I'm a real jihadist, but we do not kill women and children. I am not a slaughterer. I am a noble fighter. I am a soldier." French authorities did not believe the claims by El Khazzani that he wasn't planning a mass killing in light of the nine fully loaded magazines he had brought on board in order to reload his weapon.


2015 Thalys train attack, Assailant, Possible source of weapons
French newspaper La Voix du Nord said that the gunman in the Thalys attack may have had connections to groups targeted by the Belgian counter-terror operation, and authorities investigated the link. One of the gunmen in the 2015 Île-de-France attacks, Amedy Coulibaly, had purchased automatic weapons and a rocket launcher from Belgian gangs, allegedly in a black market near Gare du Midi in Brussels, the station where El Khazzani boarded the train.


2015 Thalys train attack, Assailant, Legal proceedings
Preliminary charges were filed against El Khazzani on 25 August 2015 by the Paris prosecutor's office for attempted murder in connection with terrorism, possession of weapons in connection with terrorism, and participation in a terrorist conspiracy. He was remanded in custody. On November 16, 2020, he and three suspected accomplices were put on trial in a Paris court. Three others alleged to have facilitated the attack also await trial. They are Bilal Chatra from Algeria, Mohamed Bakkali and Redouane Sebbar. Their trial went forward in November 2020 and Spencer Stone and Alek Skarlatos were scheduled to testify, but Stone was hospitalized for undisclosed reasons and was unable to be called by the prosecution.


2015 Thalys train attack, Assailant, Legal proceedings
El Khazzani: The prosecutors got the convictions and the sentences they sought: for attempted murders and conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism, received life and lifetime deportation from France. El Khanazzi claimed at the trial that Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who led the terrorist cell which perpetrated the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks and had been dead for four years, had organized the train attack.


2015 Thalys train attack, Assailant, Legal proceedings
Bilal Chatra from Algeria got 27 years in prison with a lifetime ban from returning to French territory. It was found that he helped El Khazzani and Abdelhamid Abaaoud travel between Belgium and Syria. The court found the evidence supported that Chatra was in Brussels at the time of the attack, something Chatra had denied.


2015 Thalys train attack, Assailant, Legal proceedings
Mohamed Bakkali received 25 years in prison and a lifetime ban from returning to French territory. According to the prosecution, Bakkali had chauffeured a vehicle to Hungary and Germany to take Abaaoud and El Khazzani to an apartment in Brussels. During the court proceeding, he maintained his innocence. The judge said that the court did not find the protestations of innocence credible and added that police investigations had found many telephone calls proved that he was a close associate of the El Bakraoui brothers, who had killed themselves and victims in the 2016 Brussels suicide bombings.


2015 Thalys train attack, Assailant, Legal proceedings
Redouane El Amrani Ezzerrifi, a 28-year-old Moroccan, got 7 years in prison. He had aided three people to join the Islamic State in Syria and met Abdelhamid Abaaoud in 2014 and lived with him for a month in Turkey and four days in Athens where Abaaoud planned the attacks in Belgium.


2015 Thalys train attack, Involved passengers
The following passengers were noted by the press for their involvement in the incident:


2015 Thalys train attack, Involved passengers
Norman, Sadler, Skarlatos, and Stone were made Knights of the Legion of Honour (chevaliers de la Légion d'honneur) on 24 August by French president François Hollande. Moogalian was also made a Knight of the Legion of Honour on 13 September 2015, with Damien A. expected to be similarly honored at a later date; he reportedly received it in the post while preserving his anonymity. Norman, Sadler, and Skarlatos were also awarded the medal of the city of Arras.


2015 Thalys train attack, Involved passengers
In the United States, Sadler was also awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Valor. Skarlatos was awarded the Soldier's Medal, the highest medal awarded to Army personnel for actions outside of combat, while Stone was awarded the Airman's Medal and the Purple Heart. He was also meritoriously promoted two grades on 1 November to Staff Sergeant. Stone and Sadler also received the Civic Medal 1st class from the Prime Minister of Belgium.


2015 Thalys train attack, Involved passengers
Sadler, Skarlatos, and Stone were naturalized as French citizens in an honorary ceremony at the Alliance française in Sacramento, California on January 31, 2019.


2015 Thalys train attack, Reactions, EU collaboration
Koen Geens, the Belgian justice minister, called for increased collaboration within the EU on arms trafficking. Geens said "I do not believe that these weapons are of Belgian origin" and "there are far too many illegal Kalashnikovs and [military surplus] arriving in Belgium from Eastern Europe." He called for more effective arms control outside the Schengen zone, and flagged increased police powers against weapons traffickers. On 29 August, ministers from France, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Switzerland met in Paris to discuss train security, including the possibility of using metal detectors for some international train passengers.


2015 Thalys train attack, Reactions, Security improvements
In response to the attack, the Belgian government decided to increase patrols of Belgian police at international train stations and to increase baggage checks. Belgian prime minister Charles Michel called for urgent talks with France, Germany and the Netherlands on increasing security on cross-border trains. The European Commission said that the Schengen treaty is non-negotiable, and that increased security checks cannot include border checks. European Union officials are now considering introducing metal detectors and body scans at all train stations, along with an increase in CCTV cameras inside trains.


2015 Thalys train attack, Investigations
Three different official investigations have been launched by governmental authorities, one in France, another in Spain, and the third in Belgium. In addition, Thalys International has launched their own internal investigation.


2015 Thalys train attack, Investigations, French and Spanish investigations
On 21 August, the anti-terrorist section of the French public prosecutor's office in Paris took over the investigation based on "the arms used, the events that unfolded, and the context."


2015 Thalys train attack, Investigations, French and Spanish investigations
In view of the gravity of the acts he was accused of, the suspect was placed in custody for a period which could be extended to 96 hours. According to the police, based on the modus operandi the attack resembled a terrorist attack.


2015 Thalys train attack, Investigations, French and Spanish investigations
A Spanish police spokesman said that the suspect's parents' house in Algeciras had been searched.


2015 Thalys train attack, Investigations, French and Spanish investigations
In the aftermath of the November 2015 attacks in Paris, it was reported that Abdelhamid Abaaoud was under investigation by French police as a possible link to the Thalys attack.


2015 Thalys train attack, Investigations, French and Spanish investigations
On 14 February 2018, French police arrested a Moroccan citizen in Paris who was suspected of involvement in the attack. The man was travelling from his home in Spain to Belgium at the time of his arrest.


2015 Thalys train attack, Investigations, Belgian investigation
A spokesman for the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office announced on 22 August that they had launched an investigation into the attempted attack. They consider that Belgium is involved due to the heavily armed perpetrator having boarded the train at Brussels-South railway station. In October 2017, Belgian police announced that after conducting six searches, they had charged two additional people identified as Mohamed Bakkali who was accused of leading a terrorist group and Youssef Siraj as being a group member involved in the attack. They were transported to France for prosecution.


2015 Thalys train attack, Investigations, Thalys investigation
At the initiative of the French National Railway's President, Guillaume Pepy, an internal investigation was launched by Thalys in order to shed light on the sequence of events during the attack.


2015 Thalys train attack, Investigations, Thalys investigation
On 18 September 2015, Thalys published an internal report about the assault.


2015 Thalys train attack, Investigations, Developments in 2019
A reconstruction of the attack was made at El Khazzani's request, in September 2019. He said that he let himself be captured as he felt unable to shoot his first target. He was acting under the orders of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the coordinator of the "Islamic State" group's cell that struck France and Belgium in 2015 and 2016. He was to attack American soldiers, but could not explain how he knew they were on the train, and who they were. As of 2019 four other men are under investigation in France, primarily Bilal Chatra and Redouane Sebbar.


2015 Thalys train attack, Investigations, Developments in 2019
Chatra is implicated as having played the role of people smuggler for El Khazzani and Abaaoud on their return journey from Syria amongst the flow of migrants. Sebbar is thought to have participated in the preparations for the shooting. Mohamed Bakkali is considered an essential logistician in the terrorist cell, and Youssef Siraj is accused of having housed El Khazzani in Brussels before the attack.


2015 Thalys train attack, Controversies, Actions of train crew
French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade, who was traveling in the last car before the rear engine, alleged that the train crew locked themselves in the engine car and did not come to the aid of passengers. He said they heard gunshots and screaming in the next car, after which several crew members rushed past them to the engine car, opened it with a key and locked themselves inside. He said the dozen passengers in his car banged on it and begged the crew to open it. He also said that when Sadler came into their car searching for blankets and a first aid kit for the wounded, Sadler also banged on the door of the engine car to no avail.


2015 Thalys train attack, Controversies, Actions of train crew
Anglade's claims were denied by the Thalys corporation and he later acknowledged that the two crew members who locked themselves in the engine car with a handful of passengers were not Thalys employees but contractors from a catering company. He added, "The French conductor and the other Thalys employee present in the coach where the assault took place showed ... heroic behavior."


2015 Thalys train attack, Controversies, Actions of train crew
Agnès Ogier, director-general of Thalys, defended the train employees, who she said "have fulfilled their duty" and were unaware the terrorist had been subdued. She also reported that a male employee took five or six passengers with him while seeking shelter.


2015 Thalys train attack, Controversies, Treatment of suspect
On 26 August, El Khazzani's lawyer, Me Mani Ayadi, criticised the treatment of his client during the latter's transfer to the courthouse, where a handcuffed El Khazzani was walked into the building blindfolded and barefoot. In response, a French official familiar with the case stated that the authorities followed standard security precautions, which dictate that suspects charged with terrorism and organized crime be blindfolded so they cannot later identify the officials escorting them. The official also said the accused refused to wear the shoes offered to him.


2015 Thalys train attack, Controversies, Treatment of suspect
On 1 September, the French public prosecutor's office issued a warning to television network i-Télé after its 25 August broadcast showing suspect El Khazzani arriving at the courthouse in handcuffs. It is illegal in France to publish images of people in handcuffs (prior to their conviction) without their consent, due to the presumption of innocence. i-Télé digitally blurred out El Khazzani's hands, but the prosecutor's office warned the network that this was insufficient, and criminal charges would be brought against it if this reoccurred.


2015 Thalys train attack, Film
In 2018, the event was dramatised as the film The 15:17 to Paris, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone and Alek Skarlatos playing themselves.


2015 Thanet District Council election
Elections to elect all members (councillors) of Thanet District Council were held on 7 May 2015, as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections taking place simultaneously with the 2015 General Election. Local UK Independence Party candidates won the council, becoming the governing group, the first time UKIP had won control of any type of local government unit above the level of a civil parish council, whether London Borough, Metropolitan Borough, Unitary Authority, Non-Metropolitan Borough or a District Council. The District has as its main towns the beach resort towns of Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs.


2015 Thanet District Council election, Results by ward
Listed below are the results in each of the 23 wards of Thanet District Council. Each ward elects 2 or 3 councilors, with the exception of Kingsgate ward, which only elects one member.


2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The 2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Mike Houston and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936. They finished the season 9–4, 6–1 in SoCon play to finish in a share for the SoCon title with Chattanooga. Due to their head to head loss to Chattanooga, they did not receive the SoCon's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. However, they received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Coastal Carolina in the first round before losing in the second round to Charleston Southern.


2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
On January 18, head coach Mike Houston resigned to become the head coach at James Madison. He finished at The Citadel with a two-year record of 14–11.


2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team, Before the season, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished 5–7 overall and 3–4 in the conference.


2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team, Before the season, Returning starters
Ten starters returned on offense, with only QB Aaron Miller lost to graduation.


2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team, Before the season, Outlook
The Bulldogs were picked to finish 7th in the 8 team Southern Conference. No players were named to national award watch lists or the preseason All-America teams, but OL Sam Frye and DL Mitchell Jeter were named to the preseason All-Conference first team.


2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team, Schedule
The Bulldogs will host Wofford for their traditional Parents' Day game on October 10, and resume the Military Classic of the South against VMI for Homecoming. They will also travel to visit Georgia Southern in their first matchup since the Eagles departed the Southern Conference to upgrade their program to the FBS level.


2015 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling
The 2015 Masters Grand Slam of Curling was held from October 27 to November 1 at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro, Nova Scotia. This was the second Grand Slam Grand Slam of the 2015–16 curling season.


2015 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling, Men, Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3).


2015 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling, Women, Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3).


2015 The National
The 2015 The National was held from November 11 to 15 at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa, Ontario. The National was the third Grand Slam event of the season for the men's and women's 2015–16 curling season.


2015 The National
Brad Gushue won his fourth Grand Slam title by defeating Reid Carruthers 7–2 in the men's final. Rachel Homan topped Tracy Fleury 5–4 in the women's final to also claim her fourth Slam title.


2015 The Princess Maha Chackri Sirindhon's Cup
The 2015 The Princess Maha Chackri Sirindhon's Cup was a stage race held in Thailand, with a UCI rating of 2.2, from 8 April to 10 April 2015. The race was won by Hong Kong's Meng Zhaojuan.


2015 The Women's Tour
The 2015 Aviva Women's Tour was the second staging of The Women's Tour, a women's stage race held in the United Kingdom. It ran from 17 to 21 June 2015 and had a UCI rating of 2.1. As in 2014, the race consisted of 5 stages and ran through southern and eastern England. The defending champion, Marianne Vos, was unable to participate due to injury. The winner of the first stage, Lizzie Armitstead, was unable to participate further in the race after she crashed crossing the finishing line, sustaining a sprained wrist and heavy bruising.


2015 Third Division Football Tournament
The 2015 Third Division Football Tournament is the first season under its current league division format. The season begins in June.


2015 Third Division Football Tournament, Structure and rule changes
Third division will be played for two stages according to the changes brought to the 2015 season.


2015 Third Division Football Tournament, Teams
A total of 10 teams will be entering into the final stage of the competition.


2015 Three Days of De Panne
The 2015 Three Days of De Panne (Dutch: Driedaagse De Panne–Koksijde) was the 39th edition of the Three Days of De Panne cycling stage race. It took place around De Panne in West Flanders in the week between Gent–Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders, beginning on 31 March and ending on 2 April. The race included four stages, two of which took place on the final day. It was rated as a 2.1 event in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The defending champion was Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Etixx–Quick-Step), who won the 2014 edition by seven seconds.


2015 Three Days of De Panne
The 2015 edition was won by Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha), who won the first three stages and came third in the final time trial. He also won the points classification. In second place was Stijn Devolder (Trek Factory Racing). Third was Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky), who won the individual time trial on the final day.


2015 Three Days of De Panne, Teams
25 teams were selected to take part in the 2015 Three Days of De Panne. 11 of these were UCI WorldTeams, 11 were UCI Professional Continental teams and the remaining 3 were Belgian UCI Continental teams.


2015 Three Days of De Panne, Route
The race included four stages: the first three of these were road stages, while the fourth was an individual time trial.


2015 Three Rivers District Council election
The 2015 Three Rivers District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Three Rivers District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.


2015 Thurrock Council election
The 2015 Thurrock Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England. This was on the same day as the general election and other local elections. Elections were held in 16 wards for seats that were last contested in 2011, to elect roughly one third of the council.


2015 Thurrock Council election
Following the election, the Labour minority administration continued in government.


2015 Thurrock Council election, Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


2015 Thurrock Council election, Results by ward
Each of the 16 wards elected one councillor for this election. Incumbent councillors are marked by an asterisk.


2015 Thurrock Council election, Results by ward, Chafford & North Stifford
Coxshall previously served as Councillor for the Corringham & Fobbing ward from 2011-2015.


2015 Tianjin Open
The 2015 Tianjin Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament, and part of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place in Tianjin, China between 12 and 18 October 2015.


2015 Tianjin Open, Points and prize money, Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money* per team


2015 Tianjin Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Tianjin Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2015 Tianjin Open – Doubles
Alla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Rodionova were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2015 Tianjin Open – Doubles
Xu Yifan and Zheng Saisai won the title, defeating Darija Jurak and Nicole Melichar in the final, 6–2, 3–6, [10–8].


2015 Tianjin Open – Singles
Alison Riske was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Tímea Babos.


2015 Tianjin Open – Singles
Agnieszka Radwańska won the title, defeating Danka Kovinić in the final, 6–1, 6–2.


2015 Tianjin Open – Singles
Nicole Vaidisova played her final WTA tournament here, losing as a qualifier in the first round.


2015 Tianjin explosions
On 12 August 2015, a series of explosions killed 173 people, according to official reports, and injured hundreds of others at a container storage station at the Port of Tianjin. The first two explosions occurred within 30 seconds of each other at the facility, which is located in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin, China. The second explosion was far larger and involved the detonation of about 800 tonnes of ammonium nitrate (approx. 256 tonnes TNT equivalent). Fires caused by the initial explosions continued to burn uncontrolled throughout the weekend, resulting in eight additional explosions on 15 August.


2015 Tianjin explosions
The cause of the explosions was not immediately known, but an investigation concluded in February 2016 that an overheated container of dry nitrocellulose was the cause of the initial explosion. The official casualty report was 173 deaths, 8 missing, and 798 non-fatal injuries. Of the 173 fatalities, 104 were firefighters.


2015 Tianjin explosions, Background
Tianjin Dongjiang Port Ruihai International Logistics (天津东疆保税港区瑞海国际物流有限公司), or Ruihai Logistics (瑞海物流), is a privately held logistics company established in 2011. It handles hazardous chemicals within the Port of Tianjin, such as flammable and corrosive substances, oxidizing agents, and toxic chemicals. The company, which employed 70, is designated by the Tianjin Maritime Safety Administration (天津海事局) as an approved agent for handling these hazardous chemicals at the port, and its operating license was renewed two months prior to the explosions. Its 46,000-square-metre (500,000 sq ft) site contains multiple warehouses for hazardous goods, a fire pump and a fire pond.


2015 Tianjin explosions, Background
The warehouse building, owned by Ruihai Logistics, is recorded in a 2014 government document as being a hazardous chemical storage facility for calcium carbide, sodium nitrate, and potassium nitrate. Safety regulations requiring that public buildings and facilities should be at least 1 kilometre away were not followed, and local inhabitants were unaware of the danger. The authorities stated that poor record keeping, damage to the office facilities and "major discrepancies" with customs meant that they were unable to identify the substances stored. State media revealed that Ruihai had only received its authorisation to handle dangerous chemicals less than two months earlier, meaning that it had been operating illegally from October 2014, when its temporary license had expired, to June 2015.


2015 Tianjin explosions, Explosions
The first reports of a fire at a warehouse in the Binhai New Area began coming in at around 22:50 local time (14:50 UTC) on 12 August. The first responders were unable to keep the fire from spreading. Firefighters who first arrived on the scene proceeded to douse the fire with water as they were unaware that dangerous chemicals were stored on the site, thereby setting in motion a series of more violent chemical reactions.


2015 Tianjin explosions, Explosions
At around 23:30 (15:30 UTC), the first explosion occurred and registered as a magnitude 2.3 earthquake, generating seismic shock-waves energetically equivalent to 2.9 tonnes of TNT. After 30 seconds, a second, much more powerful explosion occurred, causing most of the damage and injuries with shock-waves felt many kilometres away. The second explosion registered as a magnitude 2.9 earthquake and generated seismic shock-waves with energy equivalent to 21.9 tonnes of TNT. The resulting fireballs reached hundreds of meters in height. Around 23:40 (15:40 UTC) on 15 August, a series of eight smaller explosions occurred in the port as fire from the original blasts continued to spread. The total energy release was equivalent to 28 tonnes of TNT, or 100GJ.


2015 Tianjin explosions, Explosions
The explosion was large enough to be photographed by Himawari, a geostationary meteorological satellite operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Chinese scientists subsequently estimated that the second more powerful explosion involved the detonation of about 800 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, based on crater size and lethality radius (336 tons TNT equivalent, based on relative effectiveness factor of 0.42).


2015 Tianjin explosions, Explosions
One month after the explosion, official reports listed 173 deaths and 797 injuries. Media reported the area to be densely populated, with around 5,600 families living within 1.5 km radius of the plant, the closest being only 520 m away. Neither the developers nor the buyers were aware of the latent dangers of the activities at the nearby site; developers claimed also to be victims. According to the Tianjin government, more than 700 people were injured by the explosion, many with extensive injuries, mostly from burns and explosive blast injuries.


2015 Tianjin explosions, Explosions
Over a thousand firefighters were on scene, and 95 were killed. One surviving firefighter from his team, a 19-year-old named Zhou Ti (周倜), was found on the morning of 14 August. The death toll, which also included 11 police officers, was the worst in a single incident for Chinese front line responders since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.


2015 Tianjin explosions, Explosions, Damage
Photographs and videos showed extensive destruction in and around the warehouse compound, with an enormous crater at the blast site. The buildings of seven more surrounding logistics companies were destroyed, and large quantities of intermodal container stacks were toppled and thrown by the forces of the explosions. More than eight thousand new cars from Hyundai, Kia, Volkswagen, Renault, and Toyota, parked in lots located near the blast site, were largely burned as a result of the initial explosions. Multiple buildings surrounding the blast site were declared "structurally unsafe". In total, 304 buildings, 12,428 cars, and 7,533 intermodal containers were damaged. Beyond insurance, the cost to businesses of the break in the supply chain caused by the explosions was estimated at $9 billion, making it the third most expensive supply chain disruption of 2015.


2015 Tianjin explosions, Explosions, Damage
Apartment blocks 2 km (1.2 mi) from the site sustained shattered glass, loss of roof tiles and damage to ceilings – with 17,000 units being affected. Nearby Donghai Road Station suffered severe damage as a result of the explosions and was closed until 2016, as was the rest of Line 9 of the Tianjin Metro beginning on 13 August. A Japanese department store four kilometres away reported damage to walls and ceilings. The explosions also affected the National Supercomputing Center of Tianjin several kilometres away, knocking out windows and causing some internal ceilings to collapse; the center's supercomputer Tianhe-1A itself was not damaged.


2015 Tianjin explosions, Explosions, Cause
It is not known what chemicals were being stored at the site. In addition to vast quantities of sodium cyanide and calcium carbide, paperwork was discovered showing that 800 tonnes of ammonium nitrate and 500 tonnes of potassium nitrate were at the blast site. On 17 August, the deputy director of the public security bureau's fire department told CCTV:


2015 Tianjin explosions, Explosions, Cause
Over 40 kinds of hazardous chemicals [were stored on site]. As far as we know, there were ammonium nitrate and potassium nitrate. According to what we know so far, all together there should have been around 3,000 tonnes.


2015 Tianjin explosions, Explosions, Cause
Ammonium nitrate, which is predominantly used as an agricultural fertilizer, oxidizing agent in explosive compositions, and in manufacturing of other chemicals, has been inculpated in a number of other fatal industrial explosions. A fire department spokesman confirmed that firefighters had used water in combating the initial fire, which may have led to water being sprayed on calcium carbide, releasing the highly flammable gas acetylene. This would have provided the fuel source for reaction with the oxidizer, ammonium nitrate, thus triggering its detonation more readily.