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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: Herb Deromedi
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Herb Deromedi enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Central Michigan.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  @ Pacific  3   10   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Northern Illinois  17   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Arkansas State  23   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Eastern Michigan  63   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Western Michigan  15   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Toledo  3   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Kent  24   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Ohio  38   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Miami Ohio  3   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Ball State  28   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Bowling Green State  6   3   W       
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored223
  Scoring Average20.3
  Points Allowed131
  Defense Average11.9
  Opponents Record41-47
  Conference Record7-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record4-2
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1981 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Toledo 9-3270170Won  27-258-121386  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Central Michigan 7-4223131 7-219795  Herb Deromedi
Miami Ohio 8-2-1199154 6-1-115288  Thomas Tom Reed
Western Michigan 6-5206170 5-4182146  Elliot Uzelac
Bowling Green 5-5-1155132 5-3-114884  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Ohio 5-6228257 5-4202219  Brian Burke
Kent State 4-7144172 3-6108138  Ed Chlebek
Ball State 4-7157218 2-6112156  Dwight Wallace
Northern Illinois 3-8160217   Bill Mallory
Eastern Michigan 0-1188338 0-974296  Mike Stock

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 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.