American college football season
2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football |
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C-USA champion C-USA East Division champion Miami Beach Bowl champion |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | East Division |
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Ranking |
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AP | No. 24 |
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Record | 12–2 (8–0 C-USA) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Tyson Helton (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
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Defensive coordinator | Nick Holt (3rd season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium |
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The 2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. Led by second year head coach Jeff Brohm, they played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They finished the season 12–2, 8–0 in C-USA play to be champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the Conference USA Football Championship Game where they defeated Southern Miss to win their first ever C-USA championship. They were invited to the Miami Beach Bowl where they defeated South Florida. They led the NCAA in Passing Efficiency, tied the school record for victories and were also ranked in the FBS AP Top 25 for the first time in program history.[1]
Schedule
Western Kentucky announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Hilltoppers will host CUSA foes Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, and Middle Tennessee, and will travel to Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Rice.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt* | | | SECN | W 14–12 | 30,307 |
September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | | | FS1 | W 41–38 | 17,515 |
September 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at Indiana* | | | ESPNews | L 35–38 | 44,823 |
September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | | - Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
- Bowling Green, KY
| CBSSN | W 56–14 | 20,320 |
October 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at Rice | | | FSN | W 49–10 | 20,124 |
October 10 | 11:00 a.m. | Middle Tennessee | | | FSN | W 58–28 | 16,993 |
October 15 | 6:30 p.m. | at North Texas | | | CBSSN | W 55–28 | 10,155 |
October 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 5 LSU* | | | ESPNU | L 20–48 | 101,561 |
October 31 | 11:00 a.m. | at Old Dominion | | | FSN | W 55–30 | 20,118 |
November 7 | 11:00 a.m. | Florida Atlantic | | - Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
- Bowling Green, KY
| FSN | W 35–19 | 18,421 |
November 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at FIU | | | FCS | W 63–7 | 14,380 |
November 27 | 11:00 a.m. | Marshall | | - Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
- Bowling Green, KY
| FS1 | W 49–28 | 17,687 |
December 5 | 11:00 a.m. | Southern Miss | | | ESPN2 | W 45–28 | 16,823 |
December 21 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. South Florida* | No. 25 | | ESPN | W 45–35 | 21,712 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 |
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Coaches | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Game summaries
At Vanderbilt
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Commodores | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Hilltoppers | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 41 |
At Indiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hilltoppers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Hoosiers | 7 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
Miami (OH)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
RedHawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Hilltoppers | 21 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 56 |
At Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hilltoppers | 21 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
Owls | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Hilltoppers | 28 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 58 |
At North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hilltoppers | 14 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
Mean Green | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
At LSU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hilltoppers | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
#5 Tigers | 7 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 48 |
At Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hilltoppers | 10 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 55 |
Monarchs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
Hilltoppers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
At Florida International
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hilltoppers | 21 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Hilltoppers | 7 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 49 |
Southern Miss (C–USA Championship Game)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Hilltoppers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
South Florida (Miami Beach Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#25 Hilltoppers | 0 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 45 |
Bulls | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
References
- ^ WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Hilltoppers Announce 2015 Football Schedule and Season Ticket Plans" (Press release). Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
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