The 2015 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach P. J. Fleck and played their home games at Waldo Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
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Game summaries
Ball State WMU defeated Ball State 54–7 in a mid-week MACtion game nationally televised on CBS Sports Network. In the game, the Broncos gained a school-record 711 yards of total offense. Western Michigan with a 5–0 in conference games were in first place in the West Division.
Awards Conference Players of the Week Four WMU football players have won five conference player of the week awards. Sophomore kickoff returner Darius Phillips has won two, and redshirt freshman running back Jamauri Bogan, sophomore linebacker Robert Spillane and junior quarterback Zach Terrell have each won one.
Jamauri Bogan Bogan won the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week award for Week 7. He ran the ball nine times for 135 yards and two touchdowns in a 49–14 win over Ohio. In the game, WMU as a team rushed for 430 yards, with 404 of those coming in the second half.
Darius Phillips Phillips was named MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 1 and 6. In Week 1, he returned four kickoffs for 185 yards, including a touchdown on a 100-yard kick off return in a loss to No. 5 Michigan State University. In Week 6. Phillips had two kick returns for 101 yards in WMU's 41–39 victory over rival Central Michigan.
Robert Spillane Spillane was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week for Week 8. Spillane had 9 total tackles and 3 for loss (including 1 sacks) in a 35–13 win over Miami (Ohio).
Zach Terrell Zach Terrell was named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for Week 9. He was 17 of 23 passing for 252 yards and ran for a team-high 71 yards in a 58–28 win over Eastern Michigan. He also rushed for one touchdown. The 71 yards rushing were a career-high.
Coaching staff The following table lists the team's coaching staff.
Name Position Year at WMU Alma mater P. J. Fleck Head coach 3rd Northern Illinois (2004) Kirk Ciarrocca Offensive coordinator 3rd Temple (1990) Ed Pinkham Defensive coordinator, Defensive backs 3rd Allegheny (1975) Brian Callahan Offensive line 3rd Eastern Illinois (1992) Mike Hart Running backs 2nd Michigan (2008) Bill Kenney Tight ends, Offensive tackles 3rd Norwich (1982) Tim McGarigle Linebackers 4th Northwestern (2006) Vinson Reynolds Defensive line 3rd Northern Illinois (2004) Matt Simon Wide receivers 2nd Northern Illinois (2004) Rob Wenger Special teams, Defensive ends 3rd Colgate (2008)
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