2015 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

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.

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

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

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 OT	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 (rivalry)	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 (rivalry)	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]

Game summaries

Oklahoma State

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

See also: 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Monmouth

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

See also: 2015 Monmouth Hawks football team

At Syracuse

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

See also: 2015 Syracuse Orange football team

At Michigan State

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

See also: 2015 Michigan State Spartans football team

Northern Illinois

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

See also: 2015 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

At Western Michigan

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

See also: 2015 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Buffalo

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

See also: 2015 Buffalo Bulls football team

At Ball State

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

See also: 2015 Ball State Cardinals football team

At Akron

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

See also: 2015 Akron Zips football team

Toledo

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

See also: 2015 Toledo Rockets football team

At Kent State

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

See also: 2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Eastern Michigan

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

See also: 2015 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Minnesota–Quick Lane Bowl

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

See also: 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and 2015 Quick Lane Bowl