2019 Central Michigan Chippewas Season

The 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas represented Central Michigan University in the 2019 CFBHC Season. The team was coached by paperllamasunited 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 starting the season with a blowout home loss to Michigan State, the Chippewas faced an uphill battle in the 2019 Season. Despite playing P5 teams Baylor (who would go on to be ranked Top 15 nationally) and Duke close, CMU was 1-3 before opening MAC play. The Chips won 3 of their first 4 MAC games of the year, only losing in a blowout home game to Ohio. After losing again to Northern Illinois on the road, the Chips knocked off rival #20 Toledo and their coach deathcpo, dropping the Rockets out of the Coaches Poll. Central Michigan upset Iowa in the following week's game, clinching their second consecutive bowl eligibility. 
== Schedule ==
===Regular Season===
Week	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result 	Record	Conference Record
1 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
2 	#24 Michigan State 	- 	Mount Pleasant, MI	L 6-33 	0-1 	0-0
3 	at Wyoming 	- 	Laramie, WY 	W 14-7 	1-1 	0-0
4 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
5 	at #13 Baylor 	- 	Waco, TX 	L 9-14 	1-2 	0-0
6 	at Duke 	- 	Durham, NC 	L 19-22	1-3 	0-0
7 	Ball State 	- 	Mount Pleasant, MI	W 24-17	2-3 	1-0
8 	Ohio 	- 	Mount Pleasant, MI	L 7-34 	2-4 	1-1
9 	at Miami (OH) 	- 	Oxford, OH 	W 28-20	3-4 	2-1
10 	Eastern Michigan 	- 	Mount Pleasant, MI	W 38-14	4-4 	3-1
11 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
12 	at Northern Illinois	- 	DeKalb, IL 	L 14-28	4-5 	3-2
13 	#20 Toledo 	- 	Mount Pleasant, MI	W 24-21	5-5 	4-2
14 	Iowa 	- 	Mount Pleasant, MI	W 21-17	6-5 	4-2
15 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
16 	at Western Michigan 	- 	Kalamazoo, MI 	0-0 	6-5 	4-2
===Post-season===
==Personnel==
===Key Personnel===
Name 	Position 	Season atCentral Michigan	Season in current role
paperllamasunited 	Head Coach 	1st 	2nd
Walt Sutherland 	Quarterback 	2nd 	2nd
Justin Brunson 	Running Back 	5th 	1st
Nazir Tatum-Kimbrough	Defensive End	1st 	1st
Rory Bolin 	Defensive End	1st 	1st
A'Shawn Ellsion 	Cornerback 	1st 	1st
Mordechai Hutchinson 	Strong Safety	4th 	4th
===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===
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===Depth chart===
==Recruiting==
===High School===
===Junior College Transfers===
==Awards==
===All-MAC First Team===
===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)