Central Michigan·Mid-American

2015 — The 2015 Season

Central Michigan's 2015 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final result Bowl season Lost the Quick Lane Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -1.9 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L vs Okla St 13-24 W vs Monmouth 31-10 L @ Syracuse 27-30 L @ Mich St 10-30 W vs Nort Ill 29-19 L @ West Mic 39-41 W vs Buffalo 51-14 W @ Ball Sta 23-21 W @ Akron 14-6 L vs Toledo 23-28 W @ Kent Sta 27-14 W vs East Mic 35-28 L @ Minnes 14-21 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2015.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Central Michigan 51, Buffalo 14. A 37-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Central Michigan 10, Michigan State 30. A 20-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Central Michigan fell to Minnesota 14-21 in the postseason.

"Fire Up Chips"
— Central Michigan fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What it meant

2015 is a middle chapter for Central Michigan — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.