# 2015 Mid-American Conference football season

The 2015 Mid-American Conference football season is the 70th season of college football play for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and is part of the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season

## 2015 MAC Specialty Award Winners

Coach of the Year: Matt Campbell, Toledo Freshman of the Year: RB Jamauri Bogan, Western Michigan Offensive Player of the Year: QB Matt Johnson, Bowling Green Defensive Player of the Year: LB Jatavis Brown, Akron Special Teams Player of the Year: KR Aregeros Turner, Northern Illinois Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner: QB Matt Johnson, Bowling Green

## All Conference Teams

2015 All-MAC First Team Offense Quarterback – Matt Johnson, Bowling Green Offensive Linemen – Storm Norton, Toledo Offensive Linemen – Andrew Ness, Northern Illinois Offensive Lineman – Willie Beavers, Western Michigan Offensive Linemen – Nick Beamish, Central Michigan Offensive Linemen – Aidan Conlon, Northern Illinois Tight End – Matt Weiser, Buffalo Wide Receiver – Roger Lewis, Bowling Green Wide Receiver – Corey Davis, Western Michigan Wide Receiver – Tajae Sharpe, UMass Wide Receiver – Daniel Braverman, Western Michigan Running Back – Joel Bouagnon, Northern Illinois Running Back – Travis Greene, Bowling Green Placekicker – Christian Hagan, Northern Illinois
2015 All-MAC First Team Defense Outside Linebacker – Jatavis Brown, Akron Outside Linebacker – Sean Wiggins, Ball State Inside Linebacker – Boomer Mays, Northern Illinois Inside Linebacker – Austin Valdez, Bowling Green Down Lineman – Orion Jones, Toledo Down Lineman – Perez Ford, Northern Illinois Down Lineman – Joshua Posley, Ball State Down Lineman – Terence Waugh, Kent State Defensive Back – Shawun Lurry, Northern Illinois Defensive Back – Nate Holley, Kent State Defensive Back – Cheatham Norrils, Toledo Defensive Back – Demetrius Monday, Kent State Punter – Joe Davidson, Bowling Green
2015 All-MAC First Team Specialists Kickoff Return Specialist – Aregeros Turner, Northern Illinois Punt Return Specialist – Corey Jones, Toledo
2015 All-MAC Second Team Offense Quarterback – Cooper Rush, Central Michigan Offensive Lineman – Alex Huettel, Bowling Green Offensive Lineman – Jacob Richard, Ball State Offensive Lineman – Levon Myers, Northern Illinois Offensive Lineman – Jacob Bennett, Bowling Green Offensive Lineman – John Kling, Buffalo Tight End – Ben McCord, Central Michigan Wide Receiver – Jordan Williams-Lambert, Ball State Wide Receiver – Kenny Golladay, Northern Illinois Wide Receiver – Gehrig Dieter, Bowling Green Wide Receiver – Alonzo Russell, Toledo Running Back – Kareem Hunt, Toledo Running Back – Terry Swanson, Toledo Placekicker – Brian Eavey, Central Michigan
2015 All-MAC Second Team Defense Outside Linebacker – Trent Greene, Bowling Green Outside Linebacker – Brandon Berry, Buffalo Inside Linebacker – Great Ibe, Eastern Michigan Inside Linebacker – Jovan Santos-Knox, UMass Down Lineman – Allen Covington, Toledo Down Lineman – Blake Serpa, Central Michigan Down Lineman – Bryson Albright, Miami Down Lineman – Cody Grice, Akron Defensive Back – Darius Phillips, Western Michigan Defensive Back – Kavon Frazier, Central Michigan Defensive Back – Ian Wells, Ohio Defensive Back – Ronald Zamort, Western Michigan Punter – Anthony Melchiori, Kent State
2015 All-MAC Second Team Specialists Kickoff Return Specialist – Darius Phillips, Western Michigan Punt Return Specialist – Trey Dudley-Giles, UMass
2015 All-MAC Third Team Offense Quarterback – Zach Terrell, Western Michigan Offensive Lineman – Taylor Moton, Western Michigan Offensive Lineman – Ramadan Ahmeti, Central Michigan Offensive Lineman – Mike McQueen, Ohio Offensive Lineman – Lucas Powell, Ohio Offensive Lineman – Isaiah Williams, Akron Tight End – Rodney Mills, UMass Wide Receiver – Jesse Kroll, Central Michigan Wide Receiver – Ronnie Moore, Bowling Green Wide Receiver – Sebastian Smith, Ohio Wide Receiver – KeVonn Mabon, Ball State Running Back – Jamauri Bogan, Western Michigan Running Back – Darius Jackson, Eastern Michigan Placekicker – Andrew Haldeman, Western Michigan
2015 All-MAC Third Team Defense Outside Linebacker – Okezie Alozie, Buffalo Outside Linebacker – Trey Seals, UMass Inside Linebacker – Matt Dellinger, Kent State Inside Linebacker – Quentin Poling, Ohio Down Lineman – Jamal Marcus, Akron Down Lineman – Rodney Coe, Akron Down Lineman – JT Jones, Miami Down Lineman – Trent Voss, Toledo Defensive Back – Asantay Brown, Western Michigan Defensive Back – Marlon Moore, Northern Illinois Defensive Back – Boise Ross, Buffalo Defensive Back – DeJuan Rogers, Toledo Punter – Logan Laurent, UMass
2015 All-MAC Third Team Specialists Kickoff Return Specialist – KeVonn Mabon, Ball State Punt Return Specialist – Ryan Burbrink, Bowling Green

## Bowl games

Seven MAC programs received invitations to bowl games for the 2015 season. This matches the MAC's record number of bowl invitations in a single season, a record which was established in the 2012 bowl season.
NOTE: All times are local
| Bowl | Date | Time | MAC team (Record) | Opponent (Record) | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 2015 Camellia Bowl | Dec 19 | 5:30 p.m. | Ohio (8–4) | Appalachian St. (10–2) | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | ESPN | L 29–31 | 21,395 |
| 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Dec 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Akron (7–5) | Utah State (6–6) | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | W 23–21 | 18,876 |
| 2015 Boca Raton Bowl | Dec 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Toledo (9–2) | #24 Temple (10–3) | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN | W 32–17 | 25,908 |
| 2015 Poinsettia Bowl | Dec 23 | 4:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois (8–5) | Boise State (8–4) | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA | ESPN | L 7–55 | 21,501 |
| 2015 GoDaddy Bowl | Dec 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Bowling Green (10–3) | Georgia Southern (8–4) | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN | L 27–58 | 28,656 |
| 2015 Bahamas Bowl | Dec 24 | Noon | Western Michigan (7–5) | Middle Tennessee (7–5) | Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas | ESPN | W 45–31 | 13,123 |
| 2015 Quick Lane Bowl | Dec 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Central Michigan (7–5) | Minnesota (5–7) | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | ESPN2 | L 14–21 | 34,217 |