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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
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 619-420-36
 Winning Pct. 60%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 619-420-36
 Winning Pct. 60%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 17
 Division Titles 3
 Conference Record 200-142-10
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 312-139-11
 Away Record 253-245-22
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 125
 Winning Seasons (#1) 78
 Losing Seasons (#1)31
 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 11/23/2013
 Last Time Shutout 10/19/2002
 Shutouts All-Time 195
 Been Shutout All-Time 99
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 15 (10/8/1955-11/10/1956)
 Longest Losing  9 (9/20/1997-9/5/1998)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 3-8-0
 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  0-0
 2010-19  48-65
 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
 2024 
  in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Central Michigan and  have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
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 96 games.
Central Michigan has won 60 games.
Eastern Michigan has won 30 games.
with 6 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-21
 10 or more 108-107
 20 or more  102-58
 30 or more 71-17
 40 or more 30-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 16-0
 10 or more 92-128
 20 or more 60-123
 30 or more 18-99
 40 or more 4-53
 
  
 
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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).