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: Herb Deromedi Conference: Mid-American-
1979 Season Highlights
Herb Deromedi enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Central Michigan.
The Chippewas won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Western Michigan
10
0
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Bowling Green State
24
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Miami Ohio
19
18
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Ohio
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Northern Illinois
31
11
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Ball State
31
30
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Kent
44
21
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Toledo
7
7
T
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Eastern Michigan
37
14
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @ Northwestern State
28
0
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
San Jose State
34
32
W
1979 Season Totals
Record 10-0
-1
Points Scored 291
Scoring Average 26.5
Points Allowed 133
Defense Average 12.1
Opponents Record 44-40
Conference Record 8-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 5-0
-1
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Mid-American 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.