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-
1988 Season Highlights
Herb Deromedi enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Central Michigan.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 @
Kentucky
7
18
L
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Akron
27
16
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Montana State
48
10
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Kent
31
7
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Eastern Michigan
20
6
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Bowling Green State
21
3
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Ball State
20
27
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Western Michigan
24
42
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Ohio
42
10
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Toledo
13
20
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Miami Ohio
34
17
W
1988 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 287
Scoring Average 26.1
Points Allowed 176
Defense Average 16.0
Opponents Record 43-42
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-3
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.