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: Butch Jones Conference: Mid-American-West
2009 Season Highlights
Butch Jones enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Central Michigan.
The Chippewas won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
The Chippewas won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
2009 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Arizona
6
19
L
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Michigan State
29
27
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Alcorn State
48
0
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Akron
48
21
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Buffalo
20
13
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Eastern Michigan
56
8
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Western Michigan
34
23
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Bowling Green State
24
10
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Boston College
10
31
L
Wed., Nov. 11 vs.
Toledo
56
28
W
Wed., Nov. 18 @
Ball State
35
3
W
Fri., Nov. 27 vs.
Northern Illinois
45
31
W
Fri., Dec. 4 vs.
Ohio
20
10
W
@ Detroit, MI
Wed., Jan. 6
Troy
44
41
W
@ Mobile, AL
GMAC Bowl Bowl
2009 Season Totals
Record 12-2
Points Scored 475
Scoring Average 33.9
Points Allowed 265
Defense Average 18.9
Opponents Record 67-84
Conference Record 8-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-2
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
23 12-2
AP
24 12-2
USA Today
2009 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2009 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.