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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: Ron Finch
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024
1937 Season Highlights
 Ron Finch enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Central Michigan.
 
1937 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Assumption College (Canada)  52   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Ferris St. (MI)  21   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Northern Michigan  32   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Wayne State  0   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Eastern Michigan  27   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Saint Marys (MI)  38   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Western Michigan  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Kalamazoo  30   0   W       
 
1937 Season Totals
  Record6-2
  Points Scored200
  Scoring Average25.0
  Points Allowed42
  Defense Average5.3
  Opponents Record10-5
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record4-0
1937 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1937 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 6-2-118764   J.O. Christian
San Jose State 11-2-127379   Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Pittsburgh 9-0-120334   Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Michigan State 8-211742Lost  0-6  Charles W. Bachman
West Virginia 8-1-118339Won  7-6  Dr. Marshall Little Sleepy Glenn
Army 7-217672   Garrison H. Gar Davidson
Central Michigan 6-220042   Ron Finch
Notre Dame 6-2-17749   Elmer F. Layden
Eastern Michigan 5-2-115659   Elton J. Rynearson
Penn State 5-3143114   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Syracuse 5-2-113257   Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Western Michigan 5-39265   Mitchell Gary
Boston College 4-4-110968   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Buffalo 4-48994   Jim Peele
Navy 4-4-115074   Lt. Harry J. Hank Hardwick
Massachusetts 1-7-144135   Elbert Carraway
Temple 3-2-43859   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
East Carolina 2-56578   J.D. Swede Alexander
Georgia Southern 2-958272   Crook Smith
Troy 2-6-236161   Albert Elmore
Jacksonville State 0-50185   T.B. Shotts

1937 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1937 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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