2015 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2015 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West Division co-champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–6 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Cole (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJay Niemann (5th season)
MVPKenny Golladay, Boomer Mays
CaptainAidan Conlon, Paris Logan, Boomer Mays, Marlon Moore, Andrew Ness
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Rod Carey, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 8–6 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, finishing in a four-way tie for the MAC West Division title with Central Michigan, Toledo, and Western Michigan. Northern Illinois advance to the MAC Championship Game, where they lost to Bowling Green. The Huskies were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl, to the Poinsettia Bowl, where they were defeated by Boise State. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

The season marked the Huskies' eighth consecutive trip to a bowl game and their fourth consecutive bowl game loss.