Central Michigan Chippewas

The Central Michigan Chippewas, coached by johnkirk, are a collegiate football team playing in the Mid American Conference. The Chippewas play in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, MI and are a member of the West Division of the Mid American Conference
==History==
===2016 Season===
The 2016 season was the first season for the Central Michigan Chippewas. Under two different coaches, the Chippewas went 4-6, failing to make the postseason. 
===2017 Season===
The 2017 season went poorly for the Central Michigan Chippewas, as the team endured a 1-11 coachless season. Nechrochaos vowed to turn the program around after being hired as the coach in the offseason.
===2018 Season===
The 2018 season was a huge turnaround for the Central Michigan Chippewas. After losing the opening game, ImposterCauster was hired as head coach. The Chips went 6-5 from there on out to finish with a 6-6 record, making their first appearance in a bowl game. The team lost to the Arizona State Sun Devils by a score of 35-10, allowing the Chips to finish the year at 6-7 and 4-3 in the conference.
===2019 Season===
paperllamasunited, former head coach at Kent State, assumed the new lead of the program as heralded 2018 coach ImposterCauster departed for North Carolina State prior to the season. Following a 6-7 season, Paperllamasunited took over the head coach position of the Iowa Hawkeyes
===2020 Season===
johnkirk assumed the role for his first head coaching job. Central Michigan lost their 2020 home opener to Oregon State, which ended a multi-season losing streak for the Beavers.
== Season-by-Season Records ==
Coach(es) 	Year	Conference	Record	Record	Bowl 	Final CP Ranking
Coach(es) 	Year	Conference	Wins 	Losses	Bowl 	Final CP Ranking
Central Michigan Chippewas	 	 	 	 	 	
Eternal_Inferno 	2016	MAC 	3 	3 	- 	-
N/A 	2016	MAC 	1 	3 	- 	-
bigred23 	2016	MAC 	0 	1 	- 	-
N/A 	2017	MAC 	1 	11 	- 	-
N/A 	2018	MAC 	0 	1 	Lost New Mexico Bowl vs Arizona State Sun Devils, 10-35 	-
ImposterCauster 	2018	MAC 	6 	6 	Lost New Mexico Bowl vs Arizona State Sun Devils, 10-35 	-
paperllamasunited 	2019	MAC 	6 	7 	Lost Independence Bowl vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 28-41	-
johnkirk 	2020	MAC 	2 	10 	- 	-
Total 	17 	32 	 	 	 	
National Champions	Conference Champions	Bowl game berth
==Bowl History==
Central Michigan earned a spot in the 2018 New Mexico Bowl for their first ever postseason berth.
===By year===
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Season	Bowl 	Coach 	Opponent 	Result
2018 	New Mexico Bowl 	ImposterCauster 	Arizona State	L 10-35
2019 	Independence Bowl	paperllamasunited	Notre Dame 	L 28-41
2018 	 	Games: 2 	Wins: 0 	Losses: 2
===By game===
Bowl 	#	Appearances	Record
New Mexico Bowl 	1	2018 	0–1
Independence Bowl	1	2019 	0-1
==Notable Rivalries==
The Michigan MAC Trophy is a rivalry series between the Central Michigan Chippewas, the Western Michigan Broncos, and the Eastern Michigan Eagles that began in 2016. 
==Player History==
===Quarterbacks===
Players 	Years 	Record	Att	Comp	Yards	Pct 	TD	INT	Notes	Current
John Myers 	2016-2017	5-17 	264	504 	3,106	52.38%	19	15 	 	Undrafted
Walt Sutherland	2018-2019	6-7 	235	392 	3,074	59.94%	17	12 	 	Undrafted
===Team Captaincy===
Year	Offensive Captain 	Class	Stats	Defensive Captain 	Class	Stats
2019	QB Walt Sutherland	SR 	x 	SS Mordechai Hutchison	SR 	Stats
==Individual Award Winners==
===Players===
*MAC Offensive Player of the Week
:Walt Sutherland (2) - (Week 3, 2018), (Week 8, 2018)
:Justin Brunson - (Week 13)
*MAC Defensive Player of the Week
:Horace Green - (Week 13, 2018)
:Horace Green's smile - (Week 14, 2018)
*MAC Special Teams Player of the Week
:James Bragg - (Week 3, 2018)
==Record Against Opponents==
Team 	Total Games	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	Last Meeting
Eastern Michigan 	5 	2 	3 	 	2020 Week 8
Western Michigan 	4 	1 	3 	 	2019 Week 16
Ball State 	5 	2 	3 	 	2019 Week 7
Toledo 	4 	3 	1 	 	2019 Week 13
Northern Illinois	3 	0 	3 	 	2019 Week 12
Akron 	1 	1 	0 	 	2016 Week 3
Buffalo 	2 	0 	2 	 	2018 Week 9
Bowling Green 	2 	1 	1 	 	2017 Week 6
Miami (OH) 	3 	1 	2 	 	2019 Week 9
Kent State 	2 	2 	0 	 	2018 Week 8
Ohio 	2 	0 	2 	 	2019 Week 8
New Mexico 	2 	1 	1 	 	2018 Week 2
Louisville 	1 	0 	1 	 	2017 Week 2
TCU 	1 	0 	1 	 	2017 Week 3
Tulsa 	1 	0 	1 	 	2017 Week 4
Memphis 	1 	0 	1 	 	2017 Week 14
Colorado State 	1 	1 	0 	 	2018 Week 3
Baylor 	2 	0 	2 	 	2019 Week 5
Michigan 	1 	0 	1 	 	2018 Week 6
South Florida 	1 	1 	0 	 	2018 Week 15
Arizona State 	1 	0 	1 	 	2018 Week 17 (New Mexico Bowl)
Michigan State 	1 	0 	1 	 	2019 Week 2
Duke 	1 	0 	1 	 	2019 Week 6
Wyoming 	1 	1 	0 	 	2019 Week 3
Iowa 	1 	1 	0 	 	2019 Week 14
Notre Dame 	1 	0 	1 	 	2019 Week 17 (Independence Bowl)
Oregon State 	1 	0 	1 	 	2020 Week 1
==School Records==
Central Michigan Chippewas School Records
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