2015 Conference USA football season

The 2015 Conference USA football season was part of the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season and played from August 2015 through January 2016. The 2015 football season marked the 21st season of the Conference USA's existence and 20th of football competition; although C-USA was established in 1995, it did not begin football competition until 1996.

2015 Conference USA football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	September 3, 2015 through December 26, 2015
Number of teams	13
TV partner(s)	Fox Sports, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, American Sports Network
2016 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Vernon Butler (Louisiana Tech)
Picked by	Carolina Panthers, 30th overall
Regular season
Season MVP	QB Brandon Doughty, WKU
East champions	Western Kentucky
West champions	Southern Miss
Championship Game
Champions	Western Kentucky
Runners-up	Southern Miss
Finals MVP	QB Brandon Doughty, WKU

2015 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					7	–	6
Marshall		6	–	2					10	–	3
FIU		3	–	5					5	–	7
Old Dominion		3	–	5					5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					3	–	9
Charlotte*		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Southern Miss x		7	–	1					9	–	5
Louisiana Tech		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTSA		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		3	–	5					5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					5	–	7
North Texas		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS As of January 12, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll

Membership

Main article: 2010–13 Conference USA realignment

The Charlotte 49ers were a transitional Division I FBS member, joining from the FCS Atlantic 10 Conference. They replaced UAB in the East division for the 2015 season.

East Division	West Division
Charlotte	Louisiana Tech
Florida Atlantic	North Texas
FIU	Rice
Marshall	Southern Miss
Middle Tennessee	UTEP
Old Dominion	UTSA
Western Kentucky