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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-

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1896 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

Bill Kelly enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Central Michigan.

The Chippewas won the Interstate Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 15	@ Bradley	38	33	W
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Western Michigan	14	7	W
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Southern Illinois	32	13	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Northern Illinois	41	0	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Western Illinois	44	20	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Illinois State	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee	67	12	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Eastern Michigan	19	0	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Eastern Illinois	38	7	W

1956 Season Totals
Record	9-0
Points Scored	313
Scoring Average	34.8
Points Allowed	92
Defense Average	10.2
Opponents Record	7-19
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	5-0

1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1956 Interstate Collegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Central Michigan	9-0	313	92					Bill Kelly
Eastern Michigan	4-4	158	84					Fred Trosko

1956 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1956 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.