2015 Conference USA football season explained

2015 Conference USA football season
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League:NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport:Football
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Duration:September 3, 2015
through December 26, 2015
No Of Teams:13
Tv:Fox Sports, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, American Sports Network
Draft:2016 NFL Draft
Draft Link:2016 NFL Draft
Top Pick:Vernon Butler (Louisiana Tech)
Picked By:Carolina Panthers, 30th overall
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Champions
Mvp:QB Brandon Doughty, WKU
Conf1:East
Conf1 Champ:Western Kentucky
Conf2:West
Conf2 Champ:Southern Miss
Finals:Championship Game
Finals Link:2015 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Finals Champ:Western Kentucky
Finals Runner-Up:Southern Miss
Finals Mvp:QB Brandon Doughty, WKU
Seasonslistnames:Football
Prevseason Year:2014
Nextseason Year:2016

The 2015 Conference USA football season was part of the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season and played from August 2015 through January 2016. The 2015 football season marked the 21st season of the Conference USA's existence and 20th of football competition; although C-USA was established in 1995, it did not begin football competition until 1996.

Previous season

See main article: 2014 Conference USA football season. Marshall won the conference championship for the first time in the conference, defeating Louisiana Tech 26–23.[1]

Membership

See main article: 2010–13 Conference USA realignment. The Charlotte 49ers were a transitional Division I FBS member, joining from the FCS Atlantic 10 Conference. They replaced UAB in the East division for the 2015 season.

East Division West Division
Louisiana Tech
North Texas
Rice
Southern Miss
UTEP
UTSA

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Marshall Thundering Herd. ESPN. 2014-12-06. 2015-03-26.