View source for 2015 JAFA Division I football season

{{Infobox college football season
| type = JAFA
| year = 2015
| image =
| image_caption =
| number_of_teams = 
| preseason_ap = 
| regular_season = August 28, 2015 – December 13, 2015
| number_of_bowls = 
| bowl_start = 
| bowl_end = 
| championship_system = 
| championship_bowl = [[2016 Koshien Bowl]]
| championship_location = [[Koshien Stadium]]<br />[[Nishinomiya]], [[Japan]]
| champions = TBD
}}
The '''2015 Japan college football season''', play of [[college football]] in [[Japan]] organized by the [[Japan American Football Association]] (JAFA) at the Division I level, began on August 28, 2015, with the regular season ending December 13, 2015 with the [[2015 Koshien Bowl]].  The winner will advance to the [[Rice Bowl]] to play the champion of the [[X-League (Japan)|X-League]].

==Conference standings==
{| cellpadding="5"
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{CFB Standings Start|editlink=no|2015 Hokkaido American Football Association Division 1 football standings}}
{{CFB Standings Entry | [[2015 Hokkaido Big Green football team|Hokkaido]]|5|0|5|0}}
{{CFB Standings Entry | [[2015 Hokkai Gakuen Golden Bears football team|Hokkai Gakuen]]|3|2|3|2}}
{{CFB Standings Entry | [[2015 Obihiro Cowboys football team|Obihiro]]|2|3|2|3}}
{{CFB Standings Entry | [[2015 Sapporo Cubs football team|Sapporo]]|2|3|2|3}}
{{CFB Standings Entry | [[2015 Sapporo Gakuin Crimson Knights football team|Sapporo Gakuin]]|1|4|1|4}}
{{CFB Standings Entry | [[2015 Hokusei Gakuen Pirates football team|Hokusei Gakuen]]|1|4|1|4}}
{{CFB Standings End |BCS-champ=|BCS-at-large=|co-champions=|special-note=  |date=November 9, 2015|poll=
}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2015 Kansai Collegiate American Football League Division 1 football standings}}
|}

==Conference summaries==
'''Note:''' Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Conference
!Champion
!Record
!<small>Offensive Player of the Year</small>
!<small>Defensive Player of the Year</small>
!<small>Coach of the Year</small>
|-
| [[Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association|Chushikoku]]
| [[Hiroshima University|Hiroshima]]
| 3–0
| Taniguchi MotoYu (QB, Hiroshima)
| Haraguchi Takashi (DL, Hiroshima)
| 
|-
| [[Hokkaido American Football Association|Hokkaido]]
| [[Hokkaido University|Hokkaido]]
| 5–0
| Kosei Ito (RB, Hokkaido)<ref>{{cite web|title=Hokkaido League Awards|publisher=Hokkaido American Football Association|url=http://hokkaido-afa.com/college.html|accessdate=December 1, 2015}}</ref>
| 
| 
|-
| [[Hokuriku Collegiate American Football League|Hokuriku]]
| [[Fukui Prefectural University|Fukui Prefectural]]
| 4–0
|
|
| 
|-
| [[Kansai Collegiate American Football League|Kansai]]
| [[Ritsumeikan Panthers football|Ritsumeikan]]
| 7–0
| 西村七斗 (RB, Ritsumeikan)<ref>{{cite web|title=2015関西学生リーグDiv.1表彰選手／BEST11|publisher=Kansai Collegiate American Football League|url=http://www.kansai-football.jp/wp/?p=1399|accessdate=December 1, 2015}}</ref>
| 仲里広章 (DL, Ritsumeikan)<ref>{{cite web|title=2015関西学生リーグDiv.1表彰選手／BEST11|publisher=Kansai Collegiate American Football League|url=http://www.kansai-football.jp/wp/?p=1399|accessdate=December 1, 2015}}</ref>
| 
|-
| [[Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association|Kantoh]]
| [[Waseda University|Waseda]]
| 6–1
|
| 
| 
|-
|[[Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association|Kyūshū]]
| [[Seinan Gakuin University|Seinan Gakuin]]
| 5–0
| 
| 
|-
| [[Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association|Tohoku]]
| [[Tohoku University|Tohoku]]
| 4–0
| 
| 
| 
|-
| [[Tokai Collegiate American Football Association|Tokai]]
| [[Meijo University|Meijo]]
| 5–0
| 
| 
| 
|}

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==Playoff bracket==
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| RD2='''Second Round'''
| RD3='''Quarterfinals'''
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}}

==Postseason Bowls==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!Date
!Game
!Site
!TV
!Radio
!Teams
!Affiliations
!Results
|-
|rowspan=3 style=white-space:nowrap|December 6
|[[2015 Tokyo Bowl|Tokyo Bowl]]
|[[Fujitsu Stadium]]<br>[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|
|
|[[Kwansei Gakuin Fighters football|Kwansei Gakuin]]<br>[[Nihon Phoenix football|Nihon]]
|[[Kansai Collegiate American Football League]]<br>[[Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association]]
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.american-football-japan.com American Football in Japan]
*[http://www.americanfootball.jp Japan American Football Association] (Japanese)
*[http://www.nfljapan.com/japan/university/result/ NFL Japan Standings] (Japanese)
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[[Category:2015 in American football]]


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