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-
1953 Season Highlights
Bill Kelly enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Central Michigan.
The Chippewas won the Interstate Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
1953 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Northern Iowa
34
20
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Western Michigan
21
0
W
Fri., Oct. 2 vs. Eastern Illinois
33
6
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Great Lakes NTS (IL)
16
39
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @ Southern Illinois
19
6
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Western Illinois
13
6
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @ Illinois State
29
19
W
Fri., Nov. 6 vs.
Northern Illinois
46
0
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Eastern Michigan
33
33
T
1953 Season Totals
Record 7-1
-1
Points Scored 244
Scoring Average 27.1
Points Allowed 129
Defense Average 14.3
Opponents Record 9-15
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 2-1
-1
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1953 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1953 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
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.