2015 Conference USA Football Championship Game

2015 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Southern Miss Golden Eagles WKU Hilltoppers (9–3) (10–2) 28 45 Head coach:  Todd Monken Head coach:  Jeff Brohm
1 2 3 4 Total Southern Miss 7 14 7 0 28 WKU 7 14 10 14 45
Date	December 5, 2015
Season	2015
Stadium	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
Location	Bowling Green, KY
MVP	QB Brandon Doughty (WKU)
Favorite	Western Kentucky by 7.5
Attendance	16,823
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2/TuneIn
Announcers	Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, and Shannon Spake (ESPN2) TJ Rives, Brad Hopkins (College Sports Now on TuneIn)

2015 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					7	–	6
Marshall		6	–	2					10	–	3
FIU		3	–	5					5	–	7
Old Dominion		3	–	5					5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					3	–	9
Charlotte*		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Southern Miss x		7	–	1					9	–	5
Louisiana Tech		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTSA		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		3	–	5					5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					5	–	7
North Texas		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS As of January 12, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Conference USA Football Championship Game determined the 2015 football champion of Conference USA (C-USA) and was held on December 5, 2015, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The game was hosted by Western Kentucky (WKU), winner of the conference's East division, and also featured Southern Miss, winner of the conference's West division. This was the 11th edition of the Conference USA Football Championship Game and was won by WKU, 45–28.[1]

Teams

West Division Champions

The winner of Southern Miss vs. Louisiana Tech on November 28 decided the West division champion. Southern Miss won 58–24.

East Division Champions

The winner of Marshall vs. Western Kentucky on November 27 decided the East division champion. WKU won 49–28.

References

1. "Southern Mississippi vs. Western Kentucky - Game Recap - December 5, 2015 - ESPN".