2015 Mid-American Conference football season

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2015 Mid-American Conference football season
Mid-American Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I FBS
Sport Football
DurationSeptember 2015 – December 2015
Number of teams13
Regular season
Season MVP Matt Johnson
Eastern Division champions Bowling Green Falcons
  Eastern Division runners-up Ohio Bobcats
Western Division champions Northern Illinois Huskies
  Western Division runners-up Toledo Rockets
MAC Championship Game
Champions Bowling Green Falcons
Football seasons
←  2014
2016  →
2015 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Bowling Green x$  7 –1   10 –4  
Ohio  5 –3   8 –5  
Akron  5 –3   8 –5  
Buffalo  3 –5   5 –7  
Kent State  2 –6   3 –9  
Miami (OH)  2 –6   3 –9  
UMass  2 –6   3 –9  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy  6 –2   8 –6  
Western Michigan x  6 –2   8 –5  
Toledo x  6 –2   10 –2  
Central Michigan x  6 –2   7 –6  
Ball State  2 –6   3 –9  
Eastern Michigan  0 –8   1 –11  
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

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

Contents

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, 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

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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. [2]

NOTE: All times are local

BowlDateTimeMAC team (Record)Opponent (Record)SiteTVResultAttendance
2015 Camellia Bowl Dec 195:30 PM Ohio (8–4) Appalachian St. (10–2) Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL ESPNL 29–3121,395
2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Dec 223:30 PM Akron (7–5) Utah State (6–6) Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPNW 23–2118,876
2015 Boca Raton Bowl Dec 227:00 PM Toledo (9–2)#24 Temple (10–3) FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPNW 32–1725,908
2015 Poinsettia Bowl Dec 234:30 PM Northern Illinois (8–5) Boise State (8–4) Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA ESPNL 7–5521,501
2015 GoDaddy Bowl Dec 238:00 PM Bowling Green (10–3) Georgia Southern (8–4) Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPNL 27–5828,656
2015 Bahamas Bowl Dec 24Noon Western Michigan (7–5) Middle Tennessee (7–5) Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas ESPNW 45–3113,123
2015 Quick Lane Bowl Dec 285:00 PM Central Michigan (7–5) Minnesota (5–7) Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN2L 14–2134,217

[3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "MAC Announces 2015 All-MAC Football Teams and Post Season Awards".
  2. ↑ "MAC Football 2015 Season Notes".
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Bowl games, final rankings released". December 6, 2015.
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