2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Conference USA East Division C-USA 24 12–2 8–0 Jeff Brohm 2nd Tyson Helton 2nd Nick Holt 3rd Multiple 4–3 Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium C-USA championC-USA East Division championMiami Beach Bowl champion C-USA Championship Game W 45–28 vs. Southern Miss Miami Beach Bowl W 45–35 vs. South Florida 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.WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020. 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.Hilltoppers Announce 2015 Football Schedule and Season Ticket Plans http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020215aab.html Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics February 2, 2015 March 23, 2015 2015 AP Central September 3 Thursday 7:00 p.m. w y y Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN 14–12 30,307 September 10 Thursday 7:00 p.m. w Louisiana Tech Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY FS1 41–38 17,515 September 19 3:00 p.m. l y y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN ESPNews 35–38 44,823 September 26 2:30 p.m. w y Miami (OH) Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY CBSSN 56–14 20,320 October 3 2:30 p.m. w y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX FSN 49–10 20,124 October 10 11:00 a.m. w Middle Tennessee Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 100 Miles of Hate FSN 58–28 16,993 October 15 Thursday 6:30 p.m. w y North Texas Apogee Stadium Denton, TX CBSSN 55–28 10,155 October 24 6:00 p.m. l y y LSU 5 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU 20–48 101,561 October 31 11:00 a.m. w y Old Dominion Foreman Field Norfolk, VA FSN 55–30 20,118 November 7 11:00 a.m. w y Florida Atlantic Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY FSN 35–19 18,421 November 21 1:30 p.m. w y FIU FIU Stadium Miami, FL FCS 63–7 14,380 November 27 Friday 11:00 a.m. w Marshall Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY FS1 49–28 17,687 December 5 11:00 a.m. w Southern Miss Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY Conference USA Championship Game ESPN2 45–28 16,823 December 21 1:30 p.m. w y y 25 South Florida Marlins Park Miami, FL Miami Beach Bowl ESPN 45–35 21,712 2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/conf-usa/2015-western-kentucky-hilltoppers-football-schedule.php FB Schedules March 23, 2015 Rankings 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 9 RV NR RV NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR RV RV NR NR NR RV NR RV RV NR RV RV NR RV RV NR RV RV NR 25 RV NR 24 RV Game summaries At Vanderbilt Hilltoppers 0 0 7 7 Commodores 0 3 0 9 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 0 17 7 14 Hilltoppers 14 13 11 3 At Indiana Hilltoppers 7 21 0 7 Hoosiers 7 10 21 0 Miami (OH) RedHawks 0 7 0 7 Hilltoppers 21 28 0 7 At Rice Hilltoppers 21 14 0 14 Owls 3 7 0 0 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 7 7 7 7 Hilltoppers 28 24 3 3 100 Miles of Hate At North Texas Hilltoppers 14 20 14 7 Mean Green 0 14 0 14 At LSU Hilltoppers 0 7 6 7 #5 Tigers 7 7 20 14 At Old Dominion Hilltoppers 10 21 10 14 Monarchs 3 7 7 13 Florida Atlantic Owls 7 6 6 0 Hilltoppers 0 14 14 7 At Florida International Hilltoppers 21 14 21 7 Panthers 0 0 0 7 Marshall Thundering Herd 0 14 7 7 Hilltoppers 7 28 6 8 Southern Miss (C–USA Championship Game) Golden Eagles 7 14 7 0 Hilltoppers 7 14 10 14 South Florida (Miami Beach Bowl) #25 Hilltoppers 0 10 28 7 Bulls 7 7 7 14 2015 Miami Beach Bowl References Western Kentucky Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football seasons Category:Conference USA football champion seasons Category:Miami Beach Bowl champion seasons Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football Category:Long stubs with short prose