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-
1980 Season Highlights
Herb Deromedi enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Central Michigan.
The Chippewas won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Ball State
21
17
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Miami Ohio
15
14
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Illinois State
16
0
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Kent
21
6
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Toledo
14
10
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Ohio
9
24
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Northern Illinois
0
21
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Northwestern State
17
0
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Eastern Michigan
51
15
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Bowling Green State
32
10
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Western Michigan
22
10
W
1980 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 218
Scoring Average 19.8
Points Allowed 127
Defense Average 11.5
Opponents Record 36-40
Conference Record 7-2
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 3-2
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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.