2015 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

American college football season

2015 Central Michigan Chippewas football

MAC West Division co-champion
Quick Lane Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Minnesota
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–6 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	John Bonamego (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Morris Watts (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Colby (1st season)
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons← 2014 2016 →

2015 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$	7	–	1	10	–	4
Ohio	5	–	3	8	–	5
Akron	5	–	3	8	–	5
Buffalo	3	–	5	5	–	7
Kent State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Miami (OH)	2	–	6	3	–	9
UMass	2	–	6	3	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy	6	–	2	8	–	6
Western Michigan x	6	–	2	8	–	5
Toledo x	6	–	2	10	–	2
Central Michigan x	6	–	2	7	–	6
Ball State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Eastern Michigan	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2015 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach John Bonamego and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a four-way tie for the West Division title. However, due to losses to Western Michigan and Toledo, two other teams to finish 6–2 in the West Division, they did not represent the West Division in the MAC Championship Game. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they were defeated by Minnesota.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	L 13–24	19,717
September 12	3:00 p.m.	Monmouth*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 31–10	21,092
September 19	12:30 p.m.	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 27–30	27,949
September 26	Noon	at No. 2 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 10–30	75,218
October 3	3:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 29–19	17,380
October 10	Noon	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/Victory Cannon)	ASN	L 39–41	20,201
October 17	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 51–14	14,301
October 24	3:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 23–21	10,025
October 31	2:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 14–6	18,981
November 10	8:00 p.m.	Toledo	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN2	L 23–28	13,490
November 18	8:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPNU	W 27–14	8,742
November 27	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN3	W 35–28	8,049
December 28	5:00 p.m.	vs. Minnesota*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Quick Lane Bowl)	ESPN2	L 14–21	34,217
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	7	7	7	24
Chippewas	3	3	7	0	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	3	7	0	10
Chippewas	7	24	0	0	31

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chippewas	3	7	7	7	3	27
Orange	10	14	0	0	6	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	7	3	0	10
Spartans	7	10	0	13	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	10	0	3	6	19
Chippewas	3	0	23	3	29

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	9	3	20	39
Broncos	10	17	7	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	0	0	7	14
Chippewas	14	23	7	7	51

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	10	0	7	6	23
Cardinals	7	7	0	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	7	7	0	14
Zips	0	6	0	0	6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	14	7	0	7	28
Chippewas	0	10	7	6	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	17	3	7	0	27
Golden Flashes	0	14	0	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	14	7	0	28
Chippewas	0	7	28	0	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	7	0	7	14
Golden Gophers	3	7	3	8	21

v t e Central Michigan Chippewas football
Venues	Kelly/Shorts Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan: Michigan MAC Trophy
Culture & lore	Chippewa Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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