# 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State* | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPNU | L 13–24 | 19,717 |
| September 12 | 3:00 p.m. | Monmouth* | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | W 31–10 | 21,092 |
| September 19 | 12:30 p.m. | at Syracuse* | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN | L 27–30 $^{OT}$ | 27,949 |
| September 26 | Noon | at No. 2 Michigan State* | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | BTN | L 10–30 | 75,218 |
| October 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | W 29–19 | 17,380 |
| October 10 | Noon | at Western Michigan | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI (rivalry) | ASN | L 39–41 | 20,201 |
| October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | W 51–14 | 14,301 |
| October 24 | 3:00 p.m. | at Ball State | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPN3 | W 23–21 | 10,025 |
| October 31 | 2:00 p.m. | at Akron | InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH | ESPN3 | W 14–6 | 18,981 |
| November 10 | 8:00 p.m. | Toledo | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN2 | L 23–28 | 13,490 |
| November 18 | 8:00 p.m. | at Kent State | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPNU | W 27–14 | 8,742 |
| November 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) | ESPN3 | W 35–28 | 8,049 |
| December 28 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Minnesota* | Ford FieldDetroit, MI (Quick Lane Bowl) | ESPN2 | L 14–21 | 34,217 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Oklahoma State

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

### Monmouth

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

### At Syracuse

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

### At Michigan State

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

### Northern Illinois

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

### At Western Michigan

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

### Buffalo

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

### At Ball State

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

### At Akron

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

### Toledo

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

### At Kent State

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

### Eastern Michigan

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

### Minnesota–Quick Lane Bowl

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