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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: Jim McElwain
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Central Michigan 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1896  
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1966
1967, 1968, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1990, 1994, 2006
2007, 2009
Division Championships
  2006, 2007, 2009, 2019
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 651-453-36
 Winning Pct. 59%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 651-453-36
 Winning Pct. 59%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 17
 Division Titles 4
 Conference Record 222-160-10
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 333-148-11
 Away Record 263-267-22
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 125
 Winning Seasons (#1) 81
 Losing Seasons (#1)34
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2009)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2018)
 10 Win Seasons 5
 Most Points Scored in a Game 80 (1920)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 487 (2007)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 82 (9/6/1997)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 517 (2007)
 Largest Margin of Victory 80 (1920)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 76 (9/6/1997)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 119 (11/6/2004)
 Last Shutout 9/17/2022
 Last Time Shutout 9/7/2019
 Shutouts All-Time 197
 Been Shutout All-Time 100
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 15 (10/8/1955-11/10/1956)
 Longest Losing  9 (9/20/1997-9/5/1998)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 4-9-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  24-27
 2010-19  56-71
 2000-09  60-63
 1990-99 54-53
 1980-89 67-37-4
 1970-79 80-27-3
 1960-69 51-44-1
 1950-59 68-25-1
 1940-49 41-29-2
 1930-39 49-28-3
 1920-29 49-18-12
Next Game
 11/5/2024 (Tue)  
vs. Bowling Green in a Conference Game
Last Time: Central Michigan lost 18-34 in 2022.
All-Time:
 Central Michigan vs. Bowling Green 4-11-0 26.7% 
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Central Connecticut State  66-10 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Florida International  16-52 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Illinois  9-30 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Ball State  37-34 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. San Diego State  22-21 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Ohio  25-27 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Eastern Michigan  34-38 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Miami Ohio  7-46 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Tue., Nov. 5  vs. Bowling Green  
 Tue., Nov. 12  @ Toledo  
 Tue., Nov. 19  vs. Western Michigan  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Northern Illinois  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record3-5
  Scoring216-258
  Conference Record1-1
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record0-4
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Miami Ohio 4-42-0
Ohio 5-32-0
Akron 2-71-2
Ball State 3-51-2
Bowling Green 4-41-1
Buffalo 5-41-1
Central Michigan 3-51-1
Eastern Michigan 5-41-2
Toledo 6-31-1
Western Michigan 4-41-1
Kent State 1-70-2
Northern Illinois 4-40-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Central Michigan & Eastern Michigan have played 102 games.
Central Michigan has won 64 games.
Eastern Michigan has won 32 games.
with 6 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-25
 10 or more 140-136
 20 or more  133-72
 30 or more 97-21
 40 or more 43-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 19-0
 10 or more 121-161
 20 or more 82-153
 30 or more 25-124
 40 or more 6-63
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.