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American college football season
The 2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA . Led by second year head coach Jeff Brohm , they played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky . They finished the season 12–2, 8–0 in C-USA play to be champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the Conference USA Football Championship Game where they defeated Southern Miss to win their first ever C-USA championship. They were invited to the Miami Beach Bowl where they defeated South Florida . They led the NCAA in Passing Efficiency, tied the school record for victories and were also ranked in the FBS AP Top 25 for the first time in program history.
Schedule
Western Kentucky announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Hilltoppers will host CUSA foes Florida Atlantic , Louisiana Tech , Marshall , and Middle Tennessee , and will travel to Florida International (FIU) , North Texas , Old Dominion , and Rice .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 7:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt * SECN W 14–12 30,307 September 10 7:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech FS1 W 41–38 17,515 September 19 3:00 p.m. at Indiana * ESPNews L 35–38 44,823 September 26 2:30 p.m. Miami (OH) *Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY CBSSN W 56–14 20,320 October 3 2:30 p.m. at Rice FSN W 49–10 20,124 October 10 11:00 a.m. Middle Tennessee FSN W 58–28 16,993 October 15 6:30 p.m. at North Texas CBSSN W 55–28 10,155 October 24 6:00 p.m. at No. 5 LSU * ESPNU L 20–48 101,561 October 31 11:00 a.m. at Old Dominion FSN W 55–30 20,118 November 7 11:00 a.m. Florida Atlantic Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY FSN W 35–19 18,421 November 21 1:30 p.m. at FIU FCS W 63–7 14,380 November 27 11:00 a.m. Marshall Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY FS1 W 49–28 17,687 December 5 11:00 a.m. Southern Miss ESPN2 W 45–28 16,823 December 21 1:30 p.m. vs. South Florida * No. 25 ESPN W 45–35 21,712 *Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Rankings
Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV RV — — — RV RV — — RV RV RV RV 25 24 Coaches — — RV — — — — RV — RV RV RV RV RV RV RV CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
Game summaries
At Vanderbilt
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
0
0
7
7
14
Commodores
0
3
0
9
12
Louisiana Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
17
7
14
38
Hilltoppers
14
13
11
3
41
At Indiana
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
7
21
0
7
35
Hoosiers
7
10
21
0
38
Miami (OH)
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
0
7
0
7
14
Hilltoppers
21
28
0
7
56
At Rice
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
21
14
0
14
49
Owls
3
7
0
0
10
Middle Tennessee
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
7
7
7
7
28
Hilltoppers
28
24
3
3
58
Further information: 100 Miles of Hate
At North Texas
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
14
20
14
7
55
Mean Green
0
14
0
14
28
At LSU
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
0
7
6
7
20
#5 Tigers
7
7
20
14
48
At Old Dominion
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
10
21
10
14
55
Monarchs
3
7
7
13
30
Florida Atlantic
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
7
6
6
0
19
Hilltoppers
0
14
14
7
35
At Florida International
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
21
14
21
7
63
Panthers
0
0
0
7
7
Marshall
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
0
14
7
7
28
Hilltoppers
7
28
6
8
49
Southern Miss (C–USA Championship Game)
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
7
14
7
0
28
Hilltoppers
7
14
10
14
45
South Florida (Miami Beach Bowl)
1
2
3
4
Total
#25 Hilltoppers
0
10
28
7
45
Bulls
7
7
7
14
35
See also: 2015 Miami Beach Bowl
References
WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
"Hilltoppers Announce 2015 Football Schedule and Season Ticket Plans" (Press release). Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015."2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
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