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Central Michigan Football Team History


Central Michigan Chippewas
Central Michigan University
 Mount Pleasant, MI
Founded: 1892
Stadium: Kelly-Shorts Stadium
Capacity: 30,087
Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: Bill Kelly
Conference: Interstate Collegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024
1959 Season Highlights
 Bill Kelly enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Central Michigan.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Bolling AFB (DC)  13   19   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Western Michigan  21   15   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  @ Drake  41   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Western Illinois  20   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Illinois State  22   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Eastern Michigan  21   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Northern Illinois  29   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Northern Michigan  20   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Eastern Illinois  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Southern Illinois  20   51   L       
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored233
  Scoring Average23.3
  Points Allowed155
  Defense Average15.5
  Opponents Record12-14
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-2
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1959 Interstate Collegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Central Michigan 7-3233155   Bill Kelly
Eastern Michigan 1-750217   Fred Trosko

1959 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1959 All Interstate Collegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.