2018 Central Michigan Chippewas Season

The 2018 Central Michigan Chippewas represented Central Michigan University in the 2018 CFBHC Season. The team was coached by ImposterCauster after the 2nd game of the season and played its home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. They were a member of the West division of the MAC. 
After another coachless game, a loss to the New Mexico Lobos at home (coach Necrochaos was a no-show), the Chippewas hired ImposterCauster to lead the team. The program knocked off the Colorado State Rams by a score of 31-28 to secure Coach ImposterCauster's first win with the program. After two losses to two Power 5 teams, the Chippewas won their first two conference games against the Ball State Cardinals and the Kent State Golden Flashes. Central Michigan then endured a 3-game losing streak that saw two games end with a single-digit score difference. The Chippewas then captured two consecutive upset victories over the Toledo Rockets and South Florida Bulls, bringing the team to a school-record 5 wins.
In Week 16, the Chippewas defeated the Western Michigan Broncos by a score of 23-17, clinching the 6th win of the season and their first ever appearance in a bowl game, where they fell to the Arizona State Sun Devils by a score of 35-10.
Four players (plus one smile) earned conference recognition, winning various Player of the Week awards. Head Coach ImposterCauster was honored with Soluna's Admin Award at the end of the season for his work with various types of media.
== Schedule ==
===Regular Season===
Week	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result 	Record	Conference Record
1 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
2 	New Mexico 	- 	Mount Pleasant, MI	7-16 	0-1 	0-0
3 	at Colorado State 	- 	Fort Collins, CO 	31-28 	1-1 	0-0
4 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
5 	Baylor 	- 	Mount Pleasant, MI	L 7-24 	1-2 	0-0
6 	at Michigan 	- 	Ann Arbor, MI 	L 7-56 	1-3 	0-0
7 	at Ball State 	- 	Muncie, IN 	W 28-24	2-3 	1-0
8 	Kent State 	- 	Kent, OH 	W 33-21	3-3 	2-0
9 	at Buffalo 	- 	Amherst, NY 	L 28-30	3-4 	2-1
10 	at Eastern Michigan	- 	Ypsilanti, MI 	L 21-29	3-5 	2-2
11 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
12 	Northern Illinois 	- 	Mount Pleasant, MI	L 7-28 	3-6 	2-3
13 	at Toledo 	- 	Toledo, OH 	W 35-24	4-6 	3-3
14 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
15 	USF 	- 	Mount Pleasant, MI	W 34-28	5-6 	3-3
16 	Western Michigan 	- 	Mount Pleasant, MI	W 23-17	6-6 	4-3
===Post-season===
==Personnel==
===Key Personnel===
Name 	Position 	Season atCentral Michigan	Season in current role
ImposterCauster 	Head Coach 	1st 	1st
Walt Sutherland 	Quarterback 	1st 	1st
Stanley Carrillo 	Running Back 	3rd 	3rd
John Fay 	Inside Linebacker	3rd 	2nd
Horace Green 	Cornerback 	3rd 	3rd
Mordechai Hutchinson	Strong Safety 	3rd 	3rd
===Position key===
Back 	B 		Center 	C 		Cornerback 	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end 	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle 	DT		End 	E
Fullback 	FB		Guard 	G 		Halfback 	HB		Kicker 	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle 	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker 	LB
Long snapper 	LS		Punter 	P 		Punt returner 	PR		Quarterback 	QB
Running back 	RB		Safety 	S 		Tight end 	TE		Wide receiver 	WR
===Pre-Season Roster===
===Depth chart===
==Recruiting==
===High School===
===Junior College Transfers===
==Awards==
===All-MAC First Team===
* OG Mason Westbrook
* C Joseph Yarborough
* ILB John Fay
===All-MAC Second Team===
* QB Walt Sutherland
* WR Owen Lomax
* OG James Daniels
* CB Horace Green
===Various Accolades===
Walt Sutherland - QB
* MAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 3)
* MAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 8)
Justin Brunson - RB
* MAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Week 13)
Horace Green - CB
*MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 13)
Horace Green's smile - CB with the country's best smile
* MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 14)
James Bragg - K
* MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 3)