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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 648-448-36
 Winning Pct. 59%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 648-448-36
 Winning Pct. 59%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 17
 Division Titles 4
 Conference Record 221-159-10
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 330-147-11
 Away Record 263-263-22
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 125
 Winning Seasons (#1) 81
 Losing Seasons (#1)33
 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  21-22
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
 Central Connecticut State in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Central Michigan and Central Connecticut State have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Central Connecticut State
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Florida International
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Illinois
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Ball State
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. San Diego State
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Ohio
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Eastern Michigan
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Miami Ohio
 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
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Akron 0-0
Ball State 0-0
Bowling Green 0-0
Buffalo 0-0
Central Michigan 0-0
Eastern Michigan 0-0
Kent State 0-0
Miami Ohio 0-0
Northern Illinois 0-0
Ohio 0-0
Toledo 0-0
Western Michigan 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Central Michigan & Eastern Michigan have played 101 games.
Central Michigan has won 64 games.
Eastern Michigan has won 31 games.
with 6 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-23
 10 or more 137-133
 20 or more  130-70
 30 or more 95-20
 40 or more 42-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 19-0
 10 or more 118-156
 20 or more 80-148
 30 or more 24-120
 40 or more 6-61
 
  
 
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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.