2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
17 June 2015: The fixture list for the 2015–16 Premier League is released. Newcastle United will start their season on 9 August 2015 with a home match against Southampton kicking off at 13:30.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
1 July 2015: The club confirm Macaulay Gillesphey, Tom Heardman, Liam Smith and Jamie Sterry have signed their first pro contracts, Davide Santon joins Inter Milan for £2.8 million and Remie Streete joins Port Vale on a free transfer.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
2 July 2015: Head Coach Steve McClaren confirms the arrival of new coaching staff members. Paul Simpson and Ian Cathro are appointed as assistant coaches, Alessandro Schoenmaker is appointed as a fitness coach and Steve Black joins in a consultancy role.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
6 July 2015: Adam Campbell joins Notts County on a free transfer after being released by the club.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
7 July 2015: Sammy Ameobi signs a two-year contract extension, committing him to the club until June 2017. He also joins Cardiff City on a season-long loan for the 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
11 July 2015: Georginio Wijnaldum joins the club from PSV for £14.5m on a 5-year contract.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
21 July 2015: Newcastle United announce the signing of Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrović from Belgian side Anderlecht on a five-year deal.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
27 July 2015: Ryan Taylor joins Hull City on a free transfer after being released by the club.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
28 July 2015: Adam Armstrong has joined Coventry City on a youth loan until 16 January 2016.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
29 July 2015: Freddie Woodman has joined Crawley Town on a youth loan until 3 January 2016.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
30 July 2015: Newcastle announce a signing Chancel Mbemba who has joined on a five-year deal.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
31 July 2015: Newcastle announce their squad numbers for 2015–16 season and Andy Woodman leaves for Crystal Palace.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
4 August 2015: Simon Smith is appointed as Newcastle United goalkeeping coach to replace Andy Woodman who went to Crystal Palace.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
6 August 2015: Newcastle United sign Ivan Toney on a long-term deal from Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee. Former goalkeeper Jak Alnwick joins League One side Port Vale on a short-term deal. Fabricio Coloccini has signed a one-year extension to his contract which will keep him at St. James' Park until the end of the 2016/17 season, with the option of a further year.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
7 August 2015: Shane Ferguson signs for Millwall on a 93-day emergency loan deal.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
19 August 2015: Newcastle sign French winger Florian Thauvin from Marseille on a five-year deal, believed to be worth £12m. Rémy Cabella will go out on loan.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
21 August 2015: Midfielder Mehdi Abeid joined Greek club Panathinaikos for an undisclosed fee.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
1 September 2015: Olivier Kemen has joined Lyon on a Undisclosed deal. Shane Ferguson extends his loan spell to 9 January 2016. Former Newcastle Midfielder Jonás Gutiérrez has signed for Deportivo La Coruña on a free transfer. Haris Vučkić joins Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
11 October 2015: Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman is recalled from Crawley Town as Tim Krul is out for the whole season with a knee injury.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
29 October 2015: Mike Williamson has joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on a one-month loan deal.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
10 November 2015: Ivan Toney has joined Barnsley on a youth loan deal.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
17 November 2015: Gaël Bigirimana has returned to Coventry City on an emergency loan deal. Mike Williamson has extended his loan deal to 16 January 2016.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
1 December 2015: Mike Williamson has been recalled from his loan deal due to Jamaal Lascelles injury.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
8 December 2015: Ivan Toney has extended his loan deal to 9 January 2016.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
23 December 2015: Ivan Toney was recalled from his loan deal due to Papiss Cissé injury.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
5 January 2016: Gaël Bigirimana has extended his loan deal until 24 January.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
11 January 2016: Newcastle have confirmed the signing of Henri Saivet on a five-and-a-half deal.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
12 January 2016: Shane Ferguson extends his loan spell to 23 January 2016. Newcastle have confirmed the signing of Jonjo Shelvey on a five-and-a-half deal.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
14 January 2016: Adam Armstrong and Gaël Bigirimana have both extended their loan deals until the End of Season.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
26 January 2016: Shane Ferguson has made his loan deal to a permanent deal.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
27 January 2016: Newcastle have confirmed the signing of Andros Townsend on a five-and-a-half deal.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
29 January 2016: Mike Williamson rejoins Wolverhampton Wanderers on a permanent deal. Ľubomír Šatka joins York City on a one-month loan deal.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
31 January 2016: Florian Thauvin has signed for Marseille until the End of Season.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
1 February 2016: Newcastle have signed Seydou Doumbia on a loan deal until the End of Season.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
29 February 2016: Ľubomír Šatka has extended his loan deal until the End of Season.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
2 March 2016: Eleven players are given schoolboy contracts prior to the 2016–17 season: Thomas Allan, Kieren Aplin, Lewis Cass, Isaac Gamblin, Lewis Gibson, Matty Longstaff, Jack Robson, Kurtis Russell, Ollie Walters, Kelland Watts and Adam Wilson.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
11 March 2016: Managing Director Lee Charnley announced that manager Steve McClaren had been sacked as Newcastle United manager. A few hours later Steve McClaren was replaced by Rafael Benítez and joined at the club with Fabio Pecchia, Francisco de Míguel Moreno and Antonio Gómez Pérez who are all Coaches.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
24 March 2016: Ivan Toney has rejoined Barnsley on a youth loan deal.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
5 May 2016: Gabriel Obertan and Sylvain Marveaux left the club by mutual consent.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season overview
11 May 2016: Newcastle United were relegated to the Football League Championship as rivals Sunderland won 3–0 against Everton.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Club, Coaching staff
The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2015–16 season consists of the following:


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Youth team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Friendlies
On 4 June 2015, Newcastle United announced their pre-season schedule which included a tour of the United States.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
The fixtures for the 2015–16 season were released on 17 June 2015.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The FA Cup First Round Draw was made on 26 October 2015. Newcastle United had a bye in the First and Second Round, and entered the competition at the Third Round stage.


2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
The Capital One Cup First Round Draw was made on 16 June 2015. Newcastle United had a bye in the First Round, and entered the competition at the Second Round.


2015–16 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in League Two and 63rd season in the Football League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. It was their 95th season of league football and 27th since reforming in 1989. They finished the season in 22nd place. The club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy, reaching Round 3 of the FA Cup for the first time since 1986.


2015–16 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season Review, League
Former England Manager Terry Butcher had been announced as manager in April, but his tenure lasted a mere ten games. During that spell County recorded only one win and seven losses, and lay rooted at the foot of the table. His replacement John Sheridan was announced on 2 October. Sheridan managed to get county out of the relegation places and up to 20th in the table by 12 January 2016 when he was poached by former club Oldham Athletic.


2015–16 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season Review, League
He had enjoyed a ten-match unbeaten run between mid-20 October and 1 December, with an overall record of five wins, five defeats and seven draws from 17 games in charge. After three defeats and a draw in his last four games he left with County just three points above the relegation zone. Assistant manager Warren Feeney was announced as manager on 15 January. Feeney's tenure started with a win at York City, but he only managed another five wins in the rest of the season.


2015–16 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season Review, League
County had risen as high as 17th in the table following the 3–0 win at Portsmouth and 0–0 draw home to Hartlepool United, but a disastrous spell of six straight defeats left them in 22nd place 11 points clear of relegation with 12 left to play for. A 1–1 draw with  Oxford United combined with York's win at Portsmouth put County nine points ahead with nine to play for, but with an 11 superior goal difference. Any relegation doubts were extinguished by Newport's 1–1 draw at Luton. However the bad results continued for the remainder of the season and into the next, which ultimately cost Feeny his job. Newport lost the last two games of this season and failed to score a single goal, finishing in 22nd place.


2015–16 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season Review, Cup
In the first round of the League Cup, Newport travelled to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Despite taking the lead in the 6th minute, the scores were level by the 15th, with County eventually losing 2–1 due to a 58th-minute Wolves penalty.


2015–16 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season Review, Cup
In the League Trophy Newport were home to Swindon Town. With the game finishing 1–1 it entered a penalty shootout. With Aaron Collins missing the seventh penalty and Will Randall scoring his, Swindon went through 7–6.


2015–16 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season Review, Cup
In the FA Cup, County were drawn away in the first round to Conference North qualifiers Brackley Town. Newport were leading 2–1 in stoppage time, until former County player Curtis McDonald headed home a 95th-minute equaliser to force a replay. That game was won 4–1 to set up a second round game with fellow League Two side Barnet. Newport recorded a 1–0 victory at The Hive to progress to the third round for the first time since 1986.


2015–16 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season Review, Cup
The third-round game at home to Championship side Blackburn Rovers started in the worst possible way for County with Rovers taking the lead thanks to an 8th-minute penalty. Mark Byrne equalised for County from 25 yards on 30 minutes to leave the scores 1–1 at half time. With 15 minutes remaining in the game Jordan Rhodes scored the winner for Rovers to send them into the 4th round.


2015–16 Newport County A.F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 20 May 2015, Newport County announced their first four friendlies against Undy, Port Talbot Town, Bath City and Eastleigh. A fifth against Weston-super-Mare was added on 21 May. On 11 July 2015, Newport County added a trip to Torquay United.


2015–16 Newport County A.F.C. season, Competitions, Football League Trophy
On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott.


2015–16 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by third year head coach Chris Casey, played their home games at the Gallagher Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 5–15 in MAAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC Tournament to Canisius.


2015–16 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball team represents Niagara University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by first year head coach Jada Pierce, play their home games at the Gallagher Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 5–15 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Quinnipiac.


2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by twelfth year head coach J. P. Piper, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a record of 11–23, 6–12 to finish in a three-way tie for 9th place in conference. They beat McNeese State in the first round of the Southland Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Sam Houston State.


2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
On March 29, head coach J. P. Piper was fired. He finished at Nicholls State with a 12 year record of 132–224.


2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team, Preseason
The Colonels were picked to finish eleventh (11th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.


2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by eighth year head coach DoBee Plaisance, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–19, 8–10 in Southland play to in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Women's Tournament to Sam Houston State.


2015–16 Niedersachsenliga
The 2015–16 season of the Niedersachsenliga, the highest association football league in the German state of Lower Saxony, was the eighth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system.


2015–16 Niedersachsenliga
The season began on 7 August 2015 and finished on 22 May 2016, interrupted by a winter break from 20 December to 7 February.


2015–16 Niedersachsenliga, 2015–16 standings
The 2015–16 season saw five new clubs in the league, VfL Bückeburg, SVG Göttingen, Heeslinger SC and TuS Lingen, all four promoted from the Landesligas, while FT Braunschweig was relegated from the Regionalliga Nord.


2015–16 Niedersachsenliga, 2015–16 standings
Of the Niedersachsenliga teams only Lupo Martini Wolfsburg and Germania Egestorf applied for a Regionalliga licence for the 2016–17 season, with the Northern German Football Association deciding on 9 May 2016 to grant all applicants a licence.


2015–16 Niedersachsenliga, Promotion play-off
Promotion play-off were to be held at the end of the season to the Regionalliga Nord. The runners-up of the Niedersachsenliga and the champions or, in Hamburg's case, the only team applying for a licence, of the Bremen-Liga, Oberliga Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein-Liga played each other for two more spot in the Regionalliga. In the promotion round each team met the other just once with the two highest-placed teams in the final table promoted:


2015–16 Niger Premier League
The 2015–16 Niger Premier League season is the top level of football competition in Niger. It began on 25 December 2015 and concluded on 1 August 2016.


2015–16 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by third year coach Robert Jones, played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 12–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to South Carolina State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Columbia.


2015–16 North American winter
The 2015–16 North American winter was not as frigid across North America and the United States (especially the East Coast) as compared to the 2013–14 and 2014–15 winters. This was mainly due to a strong El Niño, which caused generally warmer-then-average conditions. However, despite the warmth, significant weather systems still occurred, including a snowstorm and flash flooding in Texas at the end of December and a large tornado outbreak at the end of February. The main event of the winter season, by far and large, was when a crippling and historic blizzard struck the Northeast in late January, dumping up to 3 feet (36 in; 91 cm) of snow in and around the metropolitan areas.


2015–16 North American winter
While there is no well-agreed-upon date used to indicate the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, there are two definitions of winter which may be used. Based on the astronomical definition, winter begins at the winter solstice, which in 2015 occurred late on December 21, and ends at the March equinox, which in 2016 occurred on March 20. Based on the meteorological definition, the first day of winter is December 1 and the last day February 29. Both definitions involve a period of approximately three months, with some variability. Winter is often defined by meteorologists to be the three calendar months with the lowest average temperatures. Since both definitions span the calendar year, it is possible to have a winter storm in two different years.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal forecasts
On October 15, 2015, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center issued its U.S. Winter Outlook. The presence of a strong El Niño event was expected to affect weather and climate patterns by influencing the position of the Pacific jet stream. According to CPC deputy director Mike Halpert at the time of the outlook, "A strong El Niño is in place and should exert a strong influence over our weather this winter" and "While temperature and precipitation impacts associated with El Niño are favored, El Niño is not the only player.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal forecasts
Cold-air outbreaks and snow storms will likely occur at times this winter. However, the frequency, number and intensity of these events cannot be predicted on a seasonal timescale." Other oscillations anticipated to have some effect on winter in the United States were the Arctic oscillation and the Madden–Julian oscillation. The precipitation outlook indicated an elevated likelihood of above-average levels precipitation from central and southern California to Texas and Florida and northward to southern parts of New England.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal forecasts
Above-average precipitation was also favored in southeastern Alaska, with below-average levels of precipitation favored in central and western Alaska, parts of the Northwestern U.S. and northern Rocky Mountain states, and areas in the vicinity of the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. The temperature outlook favored below-average temperatures in the southern Plains and Southeastern United States. Above-average temperatures were most favored across the West and the northern half of the contiguous United States and Alaska and Hawaii.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal forecasts
The drought outlook anticipated improvement in conditions in central and southern California by the end of January 2016, noting the possibility of additional alleviation of drought conditions in February and March. The outlook favored the removal of drought across large parts of the Southwestern U.S., with additional lessening or elimination of drought conditions likely in the southern Plains. Drought conditions were expected to persist across the Pacific Northwest and northern Rocky Mountains, with development likely in Hawaii and areas in the vicinity of the northern Great Lakes region.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal forecasts
On November 30, 2015, Environment Canada issued its winter outlook for December, January, and February, as part of their monthly climate outlooks. Above-average temperatures were favoured throughout most of Canada, with the exception of northern Quebec and the southern tip of Baffin Island; areas that were considered the most likely to see above normal temperatures included the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, the Maritime provinces, southern Newfoundland, central Quebec and Ontario, and northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan; in those areas, the probability of above-normal temperatures was over 80%.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal forecasts
The areas where below-normal temperatures were favoured included extreme northern areas of Quebec and Labrador, along with southern parts of Baffin Island. Above average precipitation was favoured in the Lower Mainland of B.C., New Brunswick, northern Quebec, northern Newfoundland, the Northwest Territories, and western Nunavut. Below-average precipitation was favoured on the south-eastern tip of Baffin Island and a small area just north of Lake Superior.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
The winter of 2015–16 was quite unusual and historic in terms of winter weather. First, around the end of November near Black Friday, a crippling ice storm hit the Southern and Central Plains with as much as 1.5 inches (38 mm) of ice accumulation in some areas, knocking out power to over 100,000 residents. In December, two winter storms impacted the Great Lakes, with the latter one being a bit farther to the west, both brought roughly a foot of snow in some locations.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
Normally, in this area, this is not common, but the strong El Niño may have been a contributor to this. Following that, the nation had one of the warmest Decembers on record, with New York City being as warm as 70 °F on Christmas Eve (December 24). A strong tornado outbreak also occurred from December 23–25, which a very similar event had occurred the year before, just weaker. After this system passed, a larger storm complex moved through the same areas impacted by the ice storm from Black Friday 2015.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
This storm brought blizzard conditions to parts of Texas and New Mexico, with areas reaching up to close to 2 feet of snow in parts of Texas, which is a rare event in that state. For comparison, the last time this has occurred (or near the same areas), was in 2011 during the Groundhog Day blizzard.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
The month of January 2016 was variable in its weather patterns. Following the warm trend in December, an early cold snap brought close-to-average temperatures to the East Coast, at the same time a storm complex was moving through the Northeast, and due to the fresh batch of cold air, it was able to produce some snow on the back side of it. At the opposite end of the spectrum, the West Coast was receiving needed rainfall to help during its long-time drought. This brief period of relief soon ended.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
After that, around January 16–17, a potent storm system moved up the East Coast, bringing the first snowfall of the season to areas like Philadelphia and New York City. A few days later, an Alberta clipper moved through the central United States, producing a swath of snow from Illinois to North Carolina. This small system was then proceeded and eclipsed by a crippling and historic blizzard just days later on January 22–23. Cities like Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City were buried with 1–2.5 feet (12–30 in) of snow, breaking numerous records.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
In February, the historic weather events continued, as another snowstorm kicked off the month with a swath of snow from Colorado to Michigan. Snow accumulations ranged from 8–14 inches (20–36 cm), along with winds up to 45 mph (72 km/h). After the storm system passed, its cold front transformed into another potent snowstorm for the East Coast, with snowfall amounts up to 8 inches. From there, another winter storm occurred as a nor'easter, bringing more snow to New England on February 8.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
Shortly thereafter, the coldest air of the season froze parts of the Northeast on February 14, with temperatures dipping to as low as 0 °F (−18 °C), shattering many record low temperatures. The cold lingered into Presidents Day as another winter storm began to take shape. This set the stage for more snow in the Northeast. Snowfall ranged anywhere from 4–6 inches (10–15 cm) in the Northeast, to 12–18 inches (30–46 cm) in the Appalachians.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
What was interesting about the weather pattern for this system, was the 24-hour weather difference, for example, at 2:00 pm EDT on February 15, New York City reported snow with temperatures in the 30s, and a day later, reported temperatures in the mid-50s and thunderstorms on February 16. The system departed by February 17. A week later around February 22–24, another winter storm formed and eventually produced the second-largest tornado outbreak ever recorded in February. The storm complex produced as much as 59 confirmed tornadoes, with 4 of them being rated an EF3, including areas which don't normally see tornadoes that strong. The massive system moved out of the United States by February 25.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
March was quite extreme. Around March 10, an area of low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere dove into Mexico, where it stalled for a few days, and caused some extreme and record-breaking weather events from March 7–10. Parts of the South were inundated with days of heavy rain, with areas receiving more than 18 inches of rain, leading to historic flash flooding. At the same time, record-breaking temperatures pushed into the Northeast, with some areas reaching into the low 80s (which broke the record for earliest 80 degree day on record).


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
The storm system also produced snow in Mexico, which rarely receives it at all. Around the spring equinox, winter was still not done. A weak nor'easter formed on March 20, and tracked up the East Coast later that day, producing a swath of snow up to 10 inches in some spots. The nor'easter was predicted to be stronger than what was actually observed, but due to computer models, direction of the low pressure, and amount of cold air present made it difficult to precisely time the storm out.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
The storm then went on to enter the Arctic Ocean where it explosively deepened to a minimum of 949 millibars (28.0 inHg) on March 23. That same day, another winter storm began to produce blizzard conditions in the High Plains, and dropped up to 30 inches (76 cm) of snow in parts of the High Plains and the Great Lakes through March 23–25, along with bringing a significant ice storm to parts of New England, with accumulations of 0.25–0.75 inches (6.4–19.1 mm) of ice in some areas.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
Even though winter was officially over, it felt like winter somewhat in the Northeast. An unusual cold blast occurred at the beginning of April, bringing temperatures 10–15 °F (−12 – −9 °C) below average in the afflicted areas. It was cold enough for snow in parts of New England, and as a result, several Alberta clippers began to track their way to the East Coast. The first clipper brought mainly high winds and snow showers to much of the Northeast early on April 3, with mainly high wind warnings being issued.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
This system moved off rather quickly and immediately began undergoing bombogenesis, with its pressure dropping to 984 millibars (29.1 inHg) by 12 UTC, less than 3 hours after the centre had moved off the coast. It then went to further deepen to a peak of 954 millibars (28.2 inHg) late on April 4. The next clipper system was weaker, but brought a swath of accumulating snow to the southeastern parts of New England. It later moved off late that night.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
A third clipper system began to edge its way into the Great Lakes on April 6, and brought the risk for wildfires as well. It moved into Canada while transitioning into a storm complex on April 7. A fourth system then moved across nearly the same areas from April 8–9, bringing even more spring snow to the Mid-Atlantic states. This system actually intensified into a small nor'easter on April 9, and brought 1–3 inches (2.5–7.6 cm) of wet snow from the Ohio Valley into the Northeast. It moved off later that night, but brought some more cold air with it.


2015–16 North American winter, Seasonal summary
Finally, the cold air retreated out of the region by April 11–12, as warm air began to surge back in. However, winter made one last comeback during the weekend of April 16–17, as an upper-level low stalled in the West, producing a major snowstorm that affected the High Plains and Rocky Mountains in areas near the Denver metropolitan area, dumping up to 4 feet (48 in) of heavy snow, which led to power outages. The storm also produced record rainfall of up to 20 inches (51 cm), leading to severe flash floods. The system moved slowly eastward, as a developing Omega Block pattern was expected to bring extreme relief to the cold stricken Midwest and East Coast.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Late November ice storm
Around Black Friday of 2015, a major ice storm occurred in the Southern Central Plains, with areas receiving up to 1 inch (25 mm) of the frozen precipitation. Residents in the areas were without powers for days, if not weeks. The storm also brought snow to parts of the Midwest, with accumulations up to 1 foot (30 cm) of snow. Historic rainfall also fell too, breaking numerous records.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Late November ice storm
On November 25, an area of low pressure system moved through the West and central Midwest, dropping snow of up to 1 foot (30 cm), and also brought the first cold blast of the winter season. At the same time, incoming moisture from weakening Hurricane Sandra in the East Pacific was starting to streak through Mexico into the southwestern United States. Interacting with the low pressure area, this combined to produce a plume of precipitation from ice to rain from southern Texas into Minnesota, due to high pressure situated off Maine keeping the Northeast dry for the holiday.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Late November ice storm
While causing a potent ice storm on its cold side, on the warm sector of the system, severe floods occurred as well, with areas like McKinney in Texas receiving up to 10.53 inches (26.7 cm) of rain over a 4-day period, causing major flooding. Some areas even broke their records for yearly rainfall totals from this system, due to the axis of moisture shooting into Canada.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Post-Christmas storm complex
Two days after Christmas, a large storm complex with snow, severe weather and heavy rainfall impacted the Southern Plains and southern Rocky Mountains, including all or parts of the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. The system spawned tornadoes over central and eastern Texas and Oklahoma, while bringing blizzard conditions to the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, most areas in New Mexico, and southern Colorado. The main area of low pressure moved northeast from the southern Plains to the eastern Great Lakes, while a secondary low pressure system formed east of the Delmarva Peninsula on December 29. After impacting New Mexico and the Texas panhandle with record snowfall, the storm system left a swath of snow and ice accumulation from western Oklahoma to Michigan. On December 29, the storm system brought a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to New York State and New England.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Post-Christmas storm complex
On December 26, 2015, it affected parts of the Texas Panhandle and resulted in the formation of tornadoes in the Dallas area, including an EF4 which struck the Garland area that evening.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Post-Christmas storm complex
On December 27, the same storm left 40 cm (15in.) of snow on the Southern part of the province of Quebec (Canada) with temperatures reaching -30C (-32F) as a daytime high, and -45C (-48F) low. Adding up the windchill brought temperatures below the -45C mark for daytime highs and below -50C for the low.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Late January blizzard
A crippling and historic blizzard occurred from January 22–23 in the Mid-Atlantic states. The storm was given various unofficial names, including Winter Storm Jonas, Blizzard of 2016, and Snowzilla among others. The highest reported snowfall was 40 inches (100 cm) in Glengary, West Virginia. Locations in five states exceeded 30 inches of snow. The storm dropped 18 inches of snow in Washington, D.C., 22 inches in Philadelphia, 26 inches in Baltimore, 30.5 inches in New York City. States of emergency were declared in Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, New York, and Washington, D.C.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Late January blizzard
The storm also caused coastal flooding in Delaware and New Jersey. Cape May, New Jersey set a record high water level at 8.98 feet, higher than the 8.90 feet seen during Hurricane Sandy. High winds led to blizzard conditions in many areas. Sustained winds of 59 miles per hour (95 km/h) with gust of 72 mph were recorded in Delaware. 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) gusts were also recorded in Massachusetts.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Early February winter storm
A trailing low pressure system to the previous weeks' blizzard had developed offshore California on January 29. The low and accompanying precipitation moved onshore the next day. At the time blizzard conditions were expected. The storm moved eastward into the Great Plains where tremendous snowfall occurred. On February 1, another area of low pressure led to severe weather across the Southeastern United States. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, including a large EF2 tornado. After the storm had passed, the cold front associated with it stalled over the East Coast late on February 4.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Early February winter storm
A new low pressure developed off North Carolina that night and started to track up the coast. It impacted areas already hit hard by the previous blizzard about two weeks prior, and caused messy travel along Interstate 95 (Northeast). The storm brought a quick but moderate-to-heavy burst of steady snow, with some areas in New England receiving up to 1 foot (0.30 m).


2015–16 North American winter, Events, February nor'easter
On February 7, an elongated area of low pressure developed offshore to the west of Florida. While moving inland, it produced a decent dose of rainfall to the Sunshine State as it moved to the northeast. Later the same day, it moved offshore into the Atlantic Ocean and began to undergo bombogenesis, its pressure dropping from 1,004 millibars (29.6 inHg) at 7 a.m. EST February 7 to 979 millibars (28.9 inHg) at 1 a.m. EST February 8.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, February nor'easter
As it did so, it also began to transition into a nor'easter, as rainbands began to impact the eastern edges of North Carolina and South Carolina. There was some cold air aloft, allowing for a few areas of wet snow to develop further inland. As the cyclone continued to strengthen, it started to achieve the conditions of a bomb cyclone. Furthermore, the system started to form an eye compared to that of a typical Category 1 hurricane, however this was short-lived and dissolved a few hours later.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, February nor'easter
Snowbands began to impact New England early in the morning of February 8, with some bands reaching up to snowfall rates of an inch per hour, especially near the coast. The outermost bands did not reach New Jersey and New York City, due to the nor'easter being far offshore. The storm continued to deepen for a few more hours before reaching its peak intensity of 976 millibars (28.8 inHg). The system then continued to weaken as it moved northward, before finally merging with another low pressure system on February 10 to the south of it which had also exited from the East Coast.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Mid-February cold wave
During mid-February, record-breaking cold temperatures swung across the Northeast United States and southeastern Canada. On 13 February 2016, Whiteface Mountain underwent a record windchill of -114 degrees Fahrenheit while in Boston, Massachusetts, the temperature dropped to −9 °F (−23 °C), the coldest since 1957. The windchill descended to −36 °F (−38 °C), surpassing the previous record by 6 degrees Fahrenheit. In Toronto, Ontario, the NBA All-Star Weekend took place in temperatures of −26 °C (−15 °F) and wind chills near −40 °C (−40 °F), causing some players and visitors to complain about the cold. The recorded temperatures were the coldest recorded since a very similar cold wave impacted the region exactly a year prior.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Late February tornado outbreak
On February 23, a low-pressure area developed near the east end of Texas and began to track northeastwards into the Mid-Atlantic States in the early hours of February 24. During this period, it also began to interact with some cold air on the back side of it, producing snow and ice in parts of the Ohio Valley, dumping as much as 17.0 inches (43 cm) of snow. At the same time, ahead of the cold front, severe thunderstorms developed ahead of it, which would eventually lead to the second largest tornado outbreak of the month of February.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, March extreme weather events
On March 7, an area of low pressure system from the Pineapple Express moved ashore in California as part of the pattern change that allowed the Golden State to receive much-needed rain. Late that evening, it dove into Mexico where it became detached from the main jet stream. It then stalled for a few days and caused some extreme weather events, such as record-breaking heat in the Northeast, with areas achieving their earliest 80 °F day on record, which was the result of high pressure off the coast of Florida. It also caused historic floods in the South as well.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, March extreme weather events
Areas in Louisiana picked up to over 15 inches (38 cm) of rain, setting numerous records and triggering multiple flash floods from the extreme rainfall. The highest rainfall report was 23.22 inches (59.0 cm) near Monroe in Louisiana. The historic events also caused rare snow in Mexico, which rarely receives snow at all.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Late March blizzard
On March 21, an area of low pressure moved ashore on the West Coast, with a limited amount of moisture available. Because of this precipitation was originally isolated. As it moved eastward on March 22 it started to intensify and as such snowfall began to become widespread. The storm also began to transition into an extratropical cyclone, achieving a peak of 989 millibars (29.2 inHg) two times on March 23. Blizzard warnings were issued for areas around Denver due to the strong winds accompanying the system along with snowfall.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Late March blizzard
Parts of Interstate 80 were shut down due to the extreme winter weather conditions. Ahead of its cold front, thunderstorms began to fire up, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado watch. A squall line later developed out of this as more storms began to fire up and move eastwards, with the severe weather threat shifting more to the east towards the East Coast. The system also brought ice accumulations from 0.25–0.75 inches (6.4–19.1 mm) from the Midwest into New England. It then rapidly weakened and moved offshore late on March 25, dissipating the next day.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Early April clippers and cold wave
In the beginning of April, an unusual blast of cold air rushed into the Northeast, bringing temperatures 10–30 °F below average for most of the area. Some areas even broke records for lowest April low temperatures. This was paired with a series of Alberta clippers moving through the Great Lakes through the weekend of April 2–3. The first clipper brought mainly high winds with it, knocking out power to a few thousand. This clipper then moved off the East Coast the same day and immediately began strengthening, its pressure dropping to 984 millibars (29.1 inHg) early on April 3, then further deepening to 954 millibars (28.2 inHg) on April 5.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Early April clippers and cold wave
The next clipper system was weaker than the previous one, alias only reaching a peak of 997 millibars (29.4 inHg) early on April 3, however, gained enough characteristics to become a full-fledged winter storm. Moving fairly quickly, this snowmaker began to drop snow near the Great Lakes at its peak intensity, and as it neared the Northeast, snow began to spread eastward. Early on April 4, light to moderate snow had reached Boston, with locally heavier snowfall rates at times, which made visibility low.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Early April clippers and cold wave
By mid-day, rainfall began to fire up along the clipper's cold front, spreading into New York City and New Jersey. It began to accelerate at the same time, moving off the coast late the same day. Total snowfall accumulations from this system ranged from 2–6 inches (5.1–15.2 cm), in a swath extending from the Great Lakes into southeastern New England. A third system began plowing into the same areas on April 5–6, bringing more snow to the Great Lakes, and also the risk of wildfires in the Southwest.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Early April clippers and cold wave
This clipper transitioned into a storm complex early on April 7, and brought heavy rain to parts of the New York metropolitan area. It lingered into early April 8 before finally retreating into Canada. A fourth clipper system reached the Mid-Atlantic states by the weekend of April 9–10, and brought both cold temperatures with it, and a swath of accumulating snow of 3–6 inches (7.6–15.2 cm) from the Ohio Valley into the southern parts of New Jersey. As it approached the coastline, it began to transition into a small nor'easter.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Early April clippers and cold wave
Because of temperatures being at or just above freezing, pockets of wet snow broke out in central New Jersey, with only accumulations on grassy surfaces, but areas further to the south picked up to 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm). The system moved offshore late by April 9, but brought some more cold temperatures behind it, setting more record lows.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Early April clippers and cold wave
The cold wave finally lifted out of the Northeastern United States by April 12, due to an imminent pattern change that would allow warm air to surge back into the region.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Mid-April storm complex
On April 13, an area of disturbed weather associated with the jet stream moved ashore on the West Coast. Moving slowly it dived into the High Plains and Rocky Mountains during the course of the day on April 14.


2015–16 North American winter, Events, Mid-April storm complex
The upper-level low associated began to stall in the area and became cut off from the jet stream, while simultaneously producing a major snowstorm in the Rocky Mountains (with up to as much as 4 feet (48 in) of snowfall reported) and areas around the Denver metropolitan area and soaked the Central Plains and areas to the south with heavy rain (up to 20 inches (51 cm) of rainfall was reported early on April 18), flooding, severe thunderstorms, and possibly tornadoes. Multiple rescue efforts had to be made in southeastern Texas early on April 18, due to the extremely heavy rainfall and flooding. The upper low gradually moved out of the region by April 19, alas at a very slow rate.


2015–16 North American winter, Records
This is a list of records broken in North America during the 2015–16 winter.


2015–16 North Caledonian Football League
The 2015–16 North Caledonian Football League will be competed for by six clubs playing ten matches each. Golspie Sutherland were the defending champions. Invergordon returned to the league following a two-year absence. Sutherland United withdrew from the league prior to the start of the season.


2015–16 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
The 2015–16 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Cy Alexander. Alexander resigned as head on January 26, 2016. Assistant coach Jay Joyner took over on interim basis. They played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 7–9 record in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost to Coppin State in the first round of the MEAC Tournament.


2015–16 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
On March 7, the interim tag was removed and Joyner was named head coach.


2015–16 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Aggies finished the season 9-23, 6-10 in MEAC play to finish in tenth place. On July 10, 2015, it was announced that Jamal Brown was hired as an assistant coach.


2015–16 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team
The 2015–16 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventh year head coach LeVelle Moton, played their home games at the McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They defeated Howard in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Norfolk State.


2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who was in his 13th season as UNC's men's basketball head coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. North Carolina finished the season with a 33–7 record, 14–4 to win the ACC regular season championship. The Tar Heels defeated Virginia to win the ACC Tournament.


2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #1 seed. There, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast, Providence, Indiana, and Notre Dame to earn a trip to the Final Four, the school's 19th trip to the Final Four. In a matchup against fellow ACC foe, Syracuse, the Tar Heels won easily to advance to the National Championship against Villanova. North Carolina, despite a circus shot by Marcus Paige to tie the game at 74 with less than five seconds remaining, lost on a last second three pointer by Kris Jenkins.


2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tar Heels finished the 2014–15 season 26–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Harvard and Arkansas before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to eventual National Runner-Up Wisconsin.


2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
The 2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by thirtieth year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, play their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Pittsburgh.


2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team
The 2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Men's Basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by tenth year head coach Brian Jones and played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 10–8 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Southern Utah and Idaho State to advance to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament where they lost to Weber State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UC Irvine.


2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team, Previous season
North Dakota finished the season 8–22, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Big Sky Tournament.


2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season
The 2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Fighting Hawks were led by first-year head coach Brad Berry, replacing Dave Hakstol who became head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. His assistant coaches were Dane Jackson, Matt Shaw, and Karl Goehring. The Fighting Hawks played their home games in Ralph Engelstad Arena and competed in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.


2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season
UND finished the regular season with a 28–5–3 record, winning the NCHC regular season title. Seeded first in the NCHC Tournament, the Fighting Hawks swept the first-round series with Colorado College, before losing to Minnesota–Duluth in the semifinals. UND entered the NCAA Tournament as the 3rd overall seed, and top seed in the Midwest Regional. In the first round, they defeated Northeastern, and topped Big Ten champion Michigan in the regional final. At the Frozen Four in Tampa, UND defeated conference foe and West Regional champion Denver on a Nick Schmaltz goal with 56 seconds remaining in regulation. The Fighting Hawks faced Quinnipiac in the final, and easily won 5–1 to claim the school's 8th national championship and first since 2000.


2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team
The 2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represents the University of North Dakota during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by fourth year head coach Travis Brewster and play their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a 3 way tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Idaho State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where defeated New Mexico in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Big Sky member Weber State.


2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey season
The UND Fighting Hawks women's hockey team represented the University of North Dakota in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2015–16 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
The 2015–16 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by second year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Arena, due to renovations at the Bison Sports Arena, and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 20–13, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in fifth place. They defeated IUPUI and IPFW to advance to the championship game of The Summit League Tournament where they lost to South Dakota State. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2015–16 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team
The 2015–16 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball represent North Dakota State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led second year head by Maren Walseth, play their home games at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse with 2 games at Scheels Arena, due to renovations at the Bison Sports Arena, and are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 7–22, 2–14 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for The Summit League Women's Tournament.


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
The 2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ospreys were led by seventh-year head coach Matthew Driscoll and played their home games at UNF Arena on the university's campus in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun).


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
For the second year in a row, the Ospreys won the A-Sun regular season championship. They finished the season 22–12, 10–4 in A-Sun play. Guard Dallas Moore was named A-Sun Player of the Year, the first such award for a North Florida player. Driscoll and his staff were named A-Sun Coaching Staff of the Year for the second year in a row.


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
As the No.1 seed in the Atlantic Sun Tournament, they advanced to the semifinals where they were upset at home by Florida Gulf Coast. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Ospreys received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a No. 7 seed, the Ospreys hosted the No. 2 seed Florida in the first round, where they fell 97–68.


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
The Ospreys made the most three point shots (402) out of all NCAA Division I teams in the 2015–16 season, earning them the nickname "Birds of Trey".


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team, Previous season
The Ospreys finished the 2014–15 season with a program-best overall record of 23–12, and a 12–2 record in conference play. They won the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time. As a No. 16 seed in the South Region, they were defeated 81–77 by fellow No. 16 seed Robert Morris in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio.


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team, Preseason
Before the season, Driscoll agreed to a four-year contract extension to remain the team's head coach through 2022.


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team, Preseason
The Ospreys were picked as preseason favorites to retain their A-Sun Conference title by coaches and media. Multiple players received preseason all-conference honors, including guard/forward Beau Beech who was named A-Sun Preseason Player of the Year.


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team, Schedule and results, November
The Ospreys carried their previous season's momentum right into their first game by earning a road upset of Illinois by a score of 93–81. In a game that UNF never trailed, the Ospreys set a program record (at the time) for three-point-shots made with 17. It was the program's second victory over a Big Ten Conference opponent, with the first coming in December 2014 at Purdue. In their home opener, the Ospreys blew out Texas–Rio Grande Valley, 106–84. For the second straight game they connected on 17 three-point-shots, tying the program record.


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team, Schedule and results, November
They improved to 2–0 for the first time since the 2005–06 season. It was just the third time UNF has reached 100 points since joining Division I. Guard Dallas Moore recorded his second straight double-double and became UNF's 11th player to score 1,000 career points. On November 18, coach Matthew Driscoll surpassed Matt Kilcullen to become the winningest coach in program history with a 98–69 win over crosstown rival and NAIA member Edward Waters. With the win, UNF started the season 3–0 for the first time since the 1994–95 season when they were members of Division II. Over the next two games, the Ospreys trailed at halftime by only two points at Louisville and one point at Saint Louis, however, they went on to lose those games by margins of 28 and 13 respectively. They won three consecutive games to finish November with a record of 6–2.


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team, Schedule and results, December
On December 2, Moore and Beech each scored 31 points (a career high for Beech) in a 108–119 loss at LSU. The Ospreys led 56–48 at halftime, but 43 points by freshman phenom Ben Simmons proved too much for UNF to handle. The Ospreys once again set a program record for three-point-shots made with 19. In their next game, they trailed at Dayton by only three points at halftime, but lost by a margin of 15. On December 12 against Coastal Georgia, the Ospreys scored the most points in program history with a 117–71 victory. In December, North Florida swept a four-game home stand to extend their winning streak at UNF Arena to 14 games, a program record. The Ospreys then lost two in a row at Arkansas and at VCU to close out the month of December.


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team, Schedule and results, January
On January 2, the Ospreys won at Eastern Michigan, 82–77, to finish their non-conference schedule with a record of 11–6. In the game, senior forward Demarcus Daniels set the program record for career blocks with 146. Their 11 wins marked the most non-conference victories in program history. On January 9, the Ospreys defeated crosstown rival Jacksonville for the fifth time in a row in the River City Rumble. On January 16, the Ospreys defeated Kennesaw State, 93–78, despite trailing by 14 points in the first half.


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team, Schedule and results, January
In the game, guard Beau Beech scored a career high 33 points, and UNF extended its home winning streak to 17 games. On January 24 in a win at NJIT, the Ospreys made a program record 20 three-point-shots, a record that was broken or tied four times in the 2015–16 season.


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team, Schedule and results, February
The Ospreys had improved to 7–0 in conference play until losing at home to Stetson on February 1. The loss snapped an 18-game home winning streak. The Ospreys lost the following three games, all on the road, to fall into a three-way tie for first place in the A-Sun at  7–4. They snapped their losing streak by defeating NJIT at home, 107–71 on February 18. On February 20, the Ospreys clinched at least a share of the Atlantic Sun regular season title by defeating USC Upstate, 81–78. They secured the regular season championship and No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Sun Tournament with a win at crosstown rival Jacksonville.


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team, Schedule and results, March
The Ospreys began their quest to win back-to-back Atlantic Sun Tournament titles by defeating USC Upstate in the quarterfinals, 92–69. However, they were blown-out by 33 points in the semifinals by Florida Gulf Coast. Their 56 points were the fewest they scored in any game this season. Due to renovations at the O'Connell Center, the 7-seed Ospreys hosted the 2-seed Florida Gators in the first round of the 2016 National Invitation Tournament, where they fell 97–68 in front of 6,011 fans at the UNF Arena.


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team
The 2015–16 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by first year head coach Darrick Gibbs, play their games at UNF Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 3–11 in A-Sun play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to USC Upstate.


2015–16 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road games were shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.


2015–16 North Superleague
The 2015–16 North Superleague is the fifteenth staging of the North Superleague, the highest tier of league competition in the North Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The season began on 11 August 2015. The winners of this competition are eligible to enter the 2016–17 Scottish Cup


2015–16 North Superleague
Banks O' Dee won the championship on 14 May 2016, to claim their third North Superleague title.


2015–16 North Superleague, Member clubs for the 2015–16 season
North First Division (East) champions Bridge of Don Thistle replaced the relegated New Elgin. North First Division (West) champions Grantown were refused promotion due to ground criteria. Runners-up Dufftown were eventually promoted after defeating Cruden Bay, 7–1 in a play-off match.


2015–16 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
The 2015–16 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by fourth-year head coach Tony Benford, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 12–20, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA Tournament to WKU.


2015–16 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team, Previous season
The Mean Green finished the 2014–15 season 14–17, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to Rice.


2015–16 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team
The 2015–16 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team represents the University of North Texas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by first year head coach Jalie Mitchell, play their home games UNT Coliseum, also known as The Super Pit, and were third year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 11–19, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in thirteenth place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Old Dominion.


2015–16 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team, Roster
Bobby Brasel (Texas–Permian Basin) Aisha Stewart (Catawba College) Kasondra Foreman (North Texas)


2015–16 North West Counties Football League
The 2015–16 North West Counties Football League season was the 34th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Premier Division and Division One.


2015–16 North West Counties Football League, Premier Division, League table, Promotion criteria
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:


2015–16 North West Counties Football League, Premier Division, Stadia and Locations
Sources for this subsection:  and the websites of the participating clubs


2015–16 North West Counties Football League, Division One
One further club had changed its name since the previous season:


2015–16 North West Counties Football League, Division One, Stadia & Locations
Sources for this section:  and the websites of the participating clubs


2015–16 North West Counties Football League, League Challenge Cup
Also called the  Cup for sponsorship reasons. Sources for this section:


2015–16 North West Counties Football League, League Challenge Cup, First Round
Bacup Borough and Rochdale Town received byes to the second round. Premier Division teams exempt to the second round.


2015–16 North West Counties Football League, League Challenge Cup, Third Round
Ties played 28 November, with four delayed by bad weather.


2015–16 North West Counties Football League, First Division Trophy
Also called the  First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons. Source for this section:


2015–16 North West Counties Football League, First Division Trophy, First Round
Each of the remaining Division One clubs received a bye to the second round.


2015–16 North West Counties Football League, First Division Trophy, Second Round
Ties played 6 and 7 November, with two delayed due to bad weather


2015–16 North West Counties Football League, First Division Trophy, Quarter Finals
One tie played 20 February, with three delayed due to bad weather


2015–16 North West Counties Football League, First Division Trophy, Quarter Finals
* Litherland REMYCA disqualified for fielding an ineligible player** Irlam disqualified for fielding an ineligible player*** Played at Stockport


2015–16 Northampton Town F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Northampton Town's 119th season of existence and their seventh consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season ran from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Northampton Town F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 8 May 2015, Northampton Town announced they would face Worthing and Burgess Hill Town in a pre-season friendly. On 15 May 2015, Northampton Town confirmed they would kick-off pre-season against Northampton Sileby Rangers. On 19 May 2015, Northampton Town announced Derby County will visit in pre-season. On 12 June 2015, Northampton Town announced they will visit Sheffield.


2015–16 Northampton Town F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2015–16 Northampton Town F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made, Northampton Town were drawn at away against Coventry City.


2015–16 Northampton Town F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Northampton Town were drawn at home against Blackpool.


2015–16 Northampton Town F.C. season, Competitions, Football League Trophy
On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Cobblers will host Colchester United. On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Northampton were drawn away to Millwall.


2015–16 Northampton Town F.C. season, Awards, Club awards
At the end of the season, Northampton's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters, will see the players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season
The 2015–16 NEC men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2016 and will conclude in March with the 2016 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.


2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, All-NEC team
BK Ashe         Mount St. Mary's, Jr., G.Cane Broome Sacred Heart, So., G.    Dan Garvin      Bryant, Jr., F.          Rodney Pryor    Robert Morris, Sr., G.   Gregory Graves  Mount St. Mary's, Sr., F.


2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. All numbers are from time at current school.


2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season, NEC regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.


2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season, NEC regular season, Player of the week
Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named a player of the week and a freshman of the week each Monday.


2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, NEC Tournament
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed


2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
The 2015–16 NEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2016 and concluded in March with the 2016 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament.


2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season, Preseason, All-NEC team
Hannah Kimmel      Sacred HeartErika Livermore    Fairleigh DickinsonJasmine Nwajei     WagnerBreanna Rucker     BryantAnna Niki          Robert Morris


2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season, Head coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. All numbers are from time at current school.


2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season, Postseason, NEC Tournament
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed


2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by tenth year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington.


2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2014–15 season 23–12, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for the CAA regular season championship. They defeated Delaware, UNC Wilmington, and William & Mary to become champions of the CAA Tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, their first NCAA bid since 1991, where they lost in the Second Round to Notre Dame.


2015–16 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team represents the Northeastern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second year head coach Kelly Cole, play their home games at the Cabot Center with one game at Matthews Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 15–16, 9–9 CAA play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Towson.


2015–16 Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey season
The Northeastern Huskies represented Northeastern University in the Women's Hockey East Association during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The squad was captained by Patty Kazmaier Award winner Kendall Coyne.


2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by fourth year head coach Jack Murphy and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome, with one home game at the Rolle Activity Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 3–14 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament to Eastern Washington.


2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 23–15, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, Sacramento State, Kent State, and NJIT to advance to the CIT championship game where they lost to Evansville.


2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by fourth year head coach Sue Darling and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome and the Rolle Activity Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 2–16 in Big Sky to finish in a 3 way tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky Women's Tournament to Montana.


2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by sixth-year head coach B. J. Hill and played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Bears finished the season 10–21, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Portland State in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament.


2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
On April 21, 2016, the school fired head coach B. J. Hill amid an NCAA investigation into "serious and concerning" allegations of violations within the program. On May 1, the school hired Jeff Linder as head coach.


2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bears finished the 2014–15 season 15–15, 10–8 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament to Northern Arizona.


2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears are led by second year head coach Kamie Ethridge and played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–16, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky Women's Tournament to Idaho State.


2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League
The 2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 34th in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.


2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League
For the first time, a series of Division 1 play-offs will decide a third promotion winner to the Premier Division.


2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs.


2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:


2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League, League Cup
The 2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 34th season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.


2015–16 Northern Football League
The 2015–16 Northern Football League season was the 118th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


2015–16 Northern Football League, Division One
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


2015–16 Northern Football League, Division One
Only Bishop Auckland applied for promotion to Step 4. They would have needed to finish in the top three to achieve this.


2015–16 Northern Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fifth year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Western Michigan in the first round of the MAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Ohio. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to UC Santa Barbara.


2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Huskies finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Akron.


2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by first year head coach Lisa Carlsen, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 4–14 in MAC play and finished last place in the West division.


2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the 23–13, 11–7 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Panthers defeated Southern Illinois, Wichita State, and Evansville to win the Missouri Valley Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 11 seed, they defeated Texas in the first round to advance to the second round, where they lost to the Texas A&M Aggies in double overtime after suffering the greatest collapse in NCAA Tournament history, blowing a 12 point lead with 35 seconds left in regulation.


2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2014–15 season 31–4, 16–2 in MVC play to finish in second place. They defeated Bradley, Loyola–Chicago, and Illinois State to win the Missouri Valley Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the Tournament, they defeated Wyoming in the Second Round before losing in the Third Round to Louisville.


2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team will represent the University of Northern Iowa in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 15–3 in Missouri Valley League play to win the Missouri Valley Regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Missouri State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Nebraska and Drake in the first and second rounds before losing to South Dakota in the third round.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League
The 2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League is the third season of Northern Ireland's national football league running independently as the Northern Ireland Football League, consisting of the top three levels of the national league system, namely: the Premiership, Championship 1, and Championship 2. It is also the 115th season of Irish league football overall. The season began on 8 August 2015 and will conclude in May 2016.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League
Crusaders are the defending champions, after securing last season's title for the fifth time in the club's history on 18 April 2015 – their first title since the 1996–97 season.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League
Four clubs will be relegated out of the Northern Ireland Football League at the end of the season, as the national league system reduces in size to 36 clubs – three tiers of 12 clubs.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League, Play-offs, UEFA Europa League play-offs
A new method of Europa League qualification was introduced for this season. In the vast majority of seasons, the Irish Cup winners finish seventh or higher in the Premiership. In this scenario, the four remaining Premiership teams from the top seven that have not already qualified for Europe (the teams in positions 3–7 excluding either the Irish Cup winners or the third-placed team awarded the berth) will compete in a series of play-offs for the final place in the Europa League. The play-offs are seeded, with the two higher-placed qualifiers given home advantage when facing the two lower-placed qualifiers in the semi-finals. The two semi-final winners then meet in the final.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League, Play-offs, UEFA Europa League play-offs
If however, the Irish Cup winners finish lower than seventh in the league, all five Premiership teams that finish in third to seventh will qualify for the play-offs. This will require an additional quarter-final match to be played by the two lowest-placed qualifiers in sixth and seventh, with the winner joining the other three clubs in the semi-finals.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League, Play-offs, NIFL Premiership play-off
The club that finishes in 11th place in the Premiership will play the play-off qualifier from the 2015–16 NIFL Championship 1 over two legs for a place in next season's Premiership. The Premiership club will play the first leg away from home, with home advantage for the second leg.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League, Play-offs, NIFL Championship play-off
The club that finishes in 11th place in Championship 1 will play the Championship 2 runners-up over two legs for a place in the 2016–17 NIFL Championship – the inaugural season in which the Championship will hold senior status. The play-off losers will enter the 2016–17 NIFL Premier Intermediate League, which will replace Championship 2 and will remain intermediate. The 11th-placed Championship 1 club will play the first leg away from home, with home advantage for the second leg.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup
The 2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup (known as the JBE League Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 30th edition of Northern Ireland's football knock-out cup competition for national league clubs, and the third edition of the competition as the Northern Ireland Football League Cup. This season's League Cup was sponsored by JBE Mechanical Electrical, and was contested by the 40 clubs in the NIFL Premiership, NIFL Championship 1 and NIFL Championship 2. The number of participants fell by one this season following Ballymoney United's relegation from the 2014–15 NIFL Championship 2 to regional football. The competition began on 18 August 2015 with the first round, and concluded on 13 February 2016 with the final at Solitude.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup
For the third consecutive season Cliftonville were the defending champions, following their 3–2 win over Ballymena United in the 2015 final. This secured the trophy for the third consecutive season and the fourth time overall. This season they once again pulled off a successful defence of the Cup, defeating second-tier side Ards 3–0 in the final. In doing so, they became the first club ever to appear in, and win four consecutive League Cup finals. Ards reached the final for the first time in 21 years, and the third time overall.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup
This marked only the second occasion in the competition's history that a club from outside the top flight had reached the final, the first being Portadown (then of the second tier) in the 2009 final. Ards' previous final appearance had also been against Cliftonville, when they won the Cup 2–0 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in 1994–95.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Format and schedule
The competition was played in a straight knock-out format and was open to the 40 members of the NIFL Premiership, NIFL Championship 1 and NIFL Championship 2. The top 16 ranked clubs from last season received byes into the second round, which included the 12 members of the 2014–15 NIFL Premiership and the top four ranked clubs from the 2014–15 NIFL Championship. Of the remaining 24 Championship clubs, 16 of them entered the competition in the first round, with the other eight given byes into the second round. Replays were not used in the competition, with all matches using extra time and penalties to determine the winner if necessary.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Results
The league tier of each club at the time of entering the competition is listed in parentheses.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Results, First Round
The draw for the first round was made randomly and included 24 of the 28 NIFL Championship clubs, with the top four ranked clubs from the 2014–15 NIFL Championship not entering until the second round. 8 of the 24 Championship clubs received a bye into the second round, leaving the remaining 16 Championship clubs in the first round to play a total of eight ties. The draw took place on 6 August 2015, with the matches played on 18 August 2015. The eight clubs to receive byes were: Annagh United, Dergview, Dollingstown, Dundela, Limavady United, Lisburn Distillery, Lurgan Celtic and PSNI.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Results, Second Round
The second round draw was made on 22 August 2015, with the matches played on 1, 2 and 15 September 2015. The second round draw was made up of the remaining 32 clubs, with a seeding system in place for this round only. The 16 highest-ranked clubs from the 2014–15 league season were seeded, including the 12 members of the 2014–15 NIFL Premiership along with the top four clubs from the 2014–15 NIFL Championship. The eight winners from the first round matches and the eight clubs that received byes into the second round were unseeded.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Results, Second Round
Annagh UnitedBallyclare ComradesBanbridge TownDergviewDollingstownDundelaGlebe RangersKnockbredaLarneLimavady UnitedLisburn DistilleryLurgan CelticMoyola ParkNewington YCPSNISport & Leisure Swifts


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Results, Third Round
The 16 winners from the second round matches entered this round. With no seeding, the third round fixtures were determined by a random draw, and took place on 14 October 2015. Limavady United were the lowest-ranked club to reach the third round, as the last remaining representative from the third tier.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Results, Quarter-Finals
The 8 winners from the third round matches entered the quarter-finals. As the only two clubs from outside the top-flight to reach the quarter-finals, the two second-tier sides – Ards and Institute – were the lowest-ranked sides remaining in the competition.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Results, Semi-Finals
The 4 quarter-final winners entered this round. The semi-final draw took place on 21 November 2015, with the matches played on 15 December 2015. As the only club from outside the top-flight to reach the semi-finals, Ards were the lowest-ranked side remaining in the competition at this stage.


2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Results, Final
The final was played on 13 February 2016 at Solitude. Cliftonville became the first club ever to reach four consecutive League Cup finals, and the first club ever to win four consecutive Cups. Ards became only the second club from outside the top flight to reach the final in the competition's history, and the first since Portadown (who were in the second tier at the time) did so in 2008–09.


2015–16 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University (NKU) during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by first head coach John Brannen, played their home games at BB&T Arena and were first year members of the Horizon League. Due to their transition to Division I, the Norse were ineligible to participate in NCAA-operated postseason play, specifically the NCAA tournament and NIT, and will remain ineligible for those tournaments until the 2016–17 season. They finished the season 9–21, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to Milwaukee.


2015–16 Northern Premier League
The 2015–16 season is the 48th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the ninth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South. The League sponsors for 2015–16 are Evo-Stik.


2015–16 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup
The 2015–16 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, known as the 15–16 Integro Doodson League Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 46th season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in the Northern Premier League. It will be sponsored by Doodson Sport for a fifth consecutive season. 68 clubs from England will enter the competition, beginning with the Preliminary Round, and all ties will end will end after 90 minutes and conclude with penalties. Due to weather damage to pitches in late December, two ties were reversed.


2015–16 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup
The defending champions were Warrington Town, who defeated Farsley on penalties in the 2015 Final. Warrington Town were unable to defend their title as they were eliminated in the first round by Ramsbottom United.


2015–16 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Preliminary Round
Eight teams from the Northern Premier League Division One North or Northern Premier League Division One South have to compete in the Preliminary round to win a place in the competition proper. The draw for this round was made on 10 July 2015.


2015–16 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, First Round
Teams that were not in the preliminary round from Northern Premier League Division One North or Northern Premier League Division One South entered at this stage as well as teams from the Northern Premier League Premier Division, along with the winners from the preliminary round. The draw for this round was made on 10 July 2015.


2015–16 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Second Round
The 32 winners from the First Round were entered into the Second Round draw on 12 November 2015. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 30 November and 2 December.


2015–16 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Third Round
The 16 winners from the Second Round were entered into the Third Round draw on 20 January 2016. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 9  and 16 February.


2015–16 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Quarter-finals
The 8 winners from the Third Round were entered into the Quarter-final draw on 17 February 2016. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 1 and 15 March.


2015–16 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Semi-finals
The 4 winners from the Quarter-finals were entered into the Semi-final draw on 9 March 2016. The ties are originally scheduled to be played on 22 March and 26 April.


2015–16 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Final
The Challenge Cup Final was played at Throstle Nest, the home ground of Farsley Celtic. This was Scarborough Athletic's first final appearance (Scarborough  won in 1977) and the sixth final appearance for Marine (their most recent appearance was in 2003 where they defeated Gateshead).


2015–16 Northwestern State Demons basketball team
The 2015–16 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 17th year head coach Mike McConathy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a record of 8–20, 5–13 to finish 12th place in conference. As a result, they failed to qualify for the Southland Tournament.


2015–16 Northwestern State Demons basketball team, Previous season
The Demons were picked to finish second (2nd) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll receiving one first place vote in the coaches' poll and three first place votes in the SID poll. They finished the season 19–13, 13–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland Tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tennessee–Martin.


2015–16 Northwestern State Demons basketball team, Radio
Most games will be carried live on the Demon Sports Radio Network. There are three affiliates for the Demon Sports Radio Network.


2015–16 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team
The 2015–16 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demons, led by fourth year co-head coaches Brooke Stoehr and Scott Stoehr, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 13–5 in Southland play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Southland Women's Tournament to Sam Houston State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Lafayette.


2015–16 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team
On April 18, it was announced that the husband-wife coach, Brooke Stoehr & Scott Stoehr has resigned their positions and excepted the coaching job at Louisiana Tech. They finished at Northwestern State with a 4-year record of 71–58.


2015–16 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team, Media
Select Lady Demon basketball games can be listened to with a Northwestern feed at . Many opponents have an audio stream available to listen to the games live that aren't done on Demons Showcase. NSU TV will also broadcast most of the Lady Demons wins tape delayed.


2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third year head coach Chris Collins. They were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season 20–12, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Michigan in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.


2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2014–15 Season 15–17, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to Indiana.


2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team will represent Northwestern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eighth year head coach Joe McKeown, play their home games at the Welsh-Ryan Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 18–17, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to San Diego in the first round.


2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team, Roster
Sam Dixon (College of Wooster) Carrie Banks (Detroit) Shauna Green (Canisius)


2015–16 Norwegian First Division (ice hockey)
The 2015–16 First Division was the 26th season of Norway's second highest ice hockey league, First Division.


2015–16 Norwegian First Division (ice hockey)
The regular season began play on September 26, 2015, and was concluded on March 2, 2016.


2015–16 Norwegian First Division (ice hockey)
The promotional and relegation playoffs began March 10, and ended March 22, 2016.


2015–16 Norwegian First Division (ice hockey), Regular season, Standings
x – clinched promotional playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series