omaha opened 2015 with their worst start in franchise history at 0–5. on april 1, defensive coordinator demetrius ross opined that the beef's poor start was in part due to preparations beginning in january instead of october and that the coaches did not get to select the players that they wanted. the beef finished the 2015 season with a record of 1–11, their worst record in franchise history. the beef also finished in ninth place in the nine-team cif, marking the first time the beef ever finished last in a league. in their 11 losses, the beef lost by an average of 25.0 points per game, were last in the league in points with given up at 672 (56.0/game), points scored at 395 (32.9/game), and a turnover differential of –16.