American college football season
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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State* | | 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* | | ACCN | L 27–30 OT | 27,949 |
| September 26 | Noon | at No. 2 Michigan State* | | 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 | | 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 | | ESPN3 | W 23–21 | 10,025 |
| October 31 | 2:00 p.m. | at Akron | | 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 | | 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* | | 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]
|
|
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 |
At Western Michigan
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|
|
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 |
Minnesota–Quick Lane Bowl
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|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Chippewas
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
| Golden Gophers
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
8 |
21 |
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