2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football
2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football
MAC champion; MAC West Division champion; GMAC Bowl champion
MAC Championship Game, W 20–10 vs. Ohio
GMAC Bowl, W 44–41 2OT vs. Troy
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 23
Record	12–2 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach	Butch Jones (3rd season; regular season); Steve Stripling (interim; bowl game);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bajakian (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Banks (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
Temple x	7	–	1	9	–	4
Bowling Green	6	–	2	7	–	6
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Buffalo	3	–	5	5	–	7
Akron	2	–	6	3	–	9
Miami (OH)	1	–	7	1	–	11
West Division
No. 23 Central Michigan x$	8	–	0	12	–	2
Northern Illinois	5	–	3	7	–	6
Western Michigan	4	–	4	5	–	7
Toledo	3	–	5	5	–	7
Ball State	2	–	6	2	–	10
Eastern Michigan	0	–	8	0	–	12
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Central Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. The team was coached by Butch Jones and played their home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The Chippewas finished the regular season 10–2 and 8–0 in conference play, beat Ohio in the 2009 MAC Championship Game to win the MAC title and were invited to the GMAC Bowl where they defeated Sun Belt Champion Troy 44–41 in double overtime.

At the end of the season, Jones departed Central Michigan to become the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati. Steve Stripling, the defensive ends coach, became interim head coach and coached the GMAC bowl.^[1]

Before the season

Recruiting

College recruiting information (2009)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Justice Akuezue DE	Ann Arbor, MI	Huron HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	4.5	Jul 30, 2008
Justice Akuezue DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Deja Alexander WR	Jacksonville, FL	First Coast HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Jan 20, 2009
Deja Alexander WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Shamari Benton DB	Birmingham, MI	Brother Rice HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	4.4	Oct 19, 2008
Shamari Benton DB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Galen Clemons LB	Northampton, PA	Northampton Area SHS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	4.7	Feb 3, 2009
Galen Clemons LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Jon Czerwienski OL	Roseville, MI	Fraser HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	-	Jul 27, 2008
Jon Czerwienski OL	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Leron Eaddy DB	Clarksville, MD	River Hill HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.57	Jul 1, 2008
Leron Eaddy DB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Jeff Fantuzzi OL	Macomb, MI	Dakota HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	276 lb (125 kg)	5.1	Jul 29, 2008
Jeff Fantuzzi OL	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Adam Fenton LB	Birmingham, MI	Ernest W. Seaholm HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	4.7	Jul 7, 2008
Adam Fenton LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Eric Fisher OL	Rochester Hills, MI	Stoney Creek HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	-	Jul 29, 2008
Eric Fisher OL	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Jarrett Fleming WR	South Bend, IN	Washington HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	-	Jul 28, 2008
Jarrett Fleming WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Bobby James TE	Hobart, IN	Hobart HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.65	Jul 23, 2008
Bobby James TE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Jason Johnson DB	Durand, MI	Durand Area HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	-	Jul 11, 2008
Jason Johnson DB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65
Aaron Kaczmarski DE	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	-	Jun 27, 2008
Aaron Kaczmarski DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Ronnie Kennedy ATH	Lauderhill, FL	Plantation HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	147 lb (67 kg)	-	Jan 29, 2009
Ronnie Kennedy ATH	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Dominic Mainello OL	Covington, KY	Beechwood HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.9	Jul 29, 2008
Dominic Mainello OL	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Aaron McCord DT	Detroit, MI	Crockett Vocational Tech	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	-	Jul 29, 2008
Aaron McCord DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Davon Muse RB	Baltimore, MD	Paul Laurence Dunbar HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	-	Jan 22, 2009
Davon Muse RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Cody Pettit DE	Hamler, OH	Patrick Henry HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.88	Jul 17, 2008
Cody Pettit DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Tim Phillips ATH	Louisville, KY	Trinity HS	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	4.45	Jul 11, 2008
Tim Phillips ATH	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Evan Ray DB	Detroit, MI	Finney HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5	Aug 25, 2008
Evan Ray DB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Malek Redd RB	Clarksville, MD	River Hill HS	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	-	Jun 25, 2008
Malek Redd RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Caesar Rodriguez DE	Miami, FL	Christopher Columbus HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.8	Jan 20, 2009
Caesar Rodriguez DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Adam Schneid OL	Avon Lake, OH	Avon Lake HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	5.22	Jul 10, 2008
Adam Schneid OL	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67
Will Schwarz LB	Troy, MI	Troy HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	-	Aug 19, 2008
Will Schwarz LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
D.J. Scott ATH	Frederick, MD	Gov Thomas Johnson HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	4.47	Jul 28, 2008
D.J. Scott ATH	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Alex Smith LB	Barrington, IL	Barrington HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	-	Oct 23, 2008
Alex Smith LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Zurlon Tipton RB	Sterling Heights, MI	Parkway Christian	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.48	Jul 28, 2008
Zurlon Tipton RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
A.J. Westendorp QB	Holland, MI	Holland Christian HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.72	Feb 2, 2009
A.J. Westendorp QB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Cody Wilson WR	Rochester Hills, MI	Rochester Adams HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	-	Jun 18, 2008
Cody Wilson WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Kyle Zelinsky LB	Bartlett, IL	Bartlett HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2008
Kyle Zelinsky LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings:
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Central Michigan Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 21, 2009. "Scout.com: Football Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved August 21, 2009. "Central Michigan Football Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 21, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 21, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 21, 2009.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	10:00 p.m.	at Arizona*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		L 6–19	51,683^[2]
September 12	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan State*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	W 29–27	76,221^[3]
September 19	3:30 p.m.	Alcorn State*		Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		W 48–0	18,323^[4]
September 26	3:30 p.m.	Akron		Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	FSO	W 48–21	20,032^[5]
October 3	3:30 p.m.	at Buffalo		UB Stadium Buffalo, NY		W 20–13	18,092^[6]
October 10	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan		Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN Plus	W 56–8	26,730^[7]
October 17	3:30 p.m.	at Western Michigan		Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy, WMU–CMU Rivalry Trophy)	FSD+^[8]	W 34–23	27,896^[9]
October 24	12:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green		Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN Plus	W 24–10	10,042^[10]
October 31	3:30 p.m.	at Boston College*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPNU	L 10–31	34,128^[11]
November 11	8:00 p.m.	Toledo		Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN2	W 56–28	18,310^[12]
November 18	8:00 p.m.	at Ball State		Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN2	W 35–3	5,736^[13]
November 27	1:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois		Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	W 45–31	15,113^[14]
December 4	8:00 p.m.	vs. Ohio		Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 20–10	23,714^[15]
January 6	7:00 p.m.	vs. Troy*	No. 25	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl)	ESPN	W 44–41 ^2OT	34,486^[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	25	23
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24
Harris	Not released				—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Roster

2009 Central Michigan Chippewas roster

Wide Receivers

1 Kito Poblah - Junior
4 Jahleel Addae - Freshman
7 Bryan Anderson - Senior
10 Ronnie Kennedy - Freshman
11 Cornelius Gallon - Sophomore
11 Cody Wilson - Freshman
25 Sean Skergan - Junior
27 Antonio Brown - Junior
35 Jordan McConnell - Freshman
80 Cedric Fraser - Sophomore
81 Jerry Harris - Sophomore
83 Reggie Brown - Freshman
84 Deja Alexander - Freshman
85 Matt Torres - Junior
87 Jeremy Wilson - Sophomore
88 Valtorrey Showers - Freshman
89 Connor Odykirk - Freshman

Offensive Line

Zach Wiersma - Freshman
58 Anthony Quinn - Junior
63 Colin Miller - Junior
64 Allen Ollenburger - Senior
65 Darren Keyton - Freshman
66 Jeff Maddux - Junior
67 Mike Repovz - Freshman
68 Richard Hayes - Freshman
69 Nick Reynolds - Freshman
70 Adam Schneid - Freshman
71 Matt Kanitz - Freshman
73 Jake Olson - Freshman
74 Jeff Fantuzzi - Freshman
76 Todd Johnson - Senior
77 Jon Czerwienski - Freshman
78 Rocky Weaver - Sophomore
79 Eric Fisher - Freshman

Tight Ends

84 Jacob Johnson - Freshman
Charlie Hoch - Freshman
82 David Blackburn - Sophomore
86 Bobby James - Freshman

Quarterbacks

8 Ryan Radcliff - Freshman
13 Dan LeFevour - Senior
16 Derek Rifenbury - Sophomore
18 A.J. Westendorp - Freshman

Fullbacks

39 Tyler Reed - Junior
47 James Falls - Sophomore

Running Backs

5 Tim Phillips - Freshman
6 Paris Cotton - Sophomore
2 Bryan Schroeder - Sophomore
20 Malek Redd - Freshman
29 Carl Volny - Junior
34 Zurlon Tipton - Freshman

Defensive Line

15 Sam Williams - Senior
47 Josh Allison - Sophomore
49 Daniel Jackson - Freshman
53 Aaron McCord - Freshman
54 Sean Murnane - Junior
55 Steve Winston - Freshman
56 Kashawn Fraser - Sophomore
60 Chris Reeves - Freshman
72 Cody Pettit - Freshman
75 Aaron Kaczmarski - Freshman
90 Galen Clemons - Freshman
94 John Williams - Sophomore
95 Larry Knight - Senior
97 Darryll Stinson - Freshman
98 Frank Zombo - Senior
99 Caesar Rodriguez - Freshman

Linebackers

17 Tim Brazzel - Senior
23 Derek Carter - Sophomore
26 Shamari Benton - Freshman
33 Mike Petrucci - Sophomore
41 Armond Staten - Sophomore
43 Nick Bellore - Junior
45 Landon Carter - Sophomore
46 Matt Berning - Junior
47 Kyle Zelinsky - Freshman
48 Will Schwarz - Freshman
50 Kevin Sweet - Freshman
51 Adam Fenton - Freshman
52 Alex Smith - Freshman
57 Jake Bentley - Freshman
59 Shane Torzy - Junior
69 Kyle Torzy - Freshman

Defensive Backs

9 Bobby Seay - Junior
10 Lorenzo White - Freshman
12 Eric Fraser - Senior
14 Tommy Mama - Senior
19 Josh Gordy - Senior
21 Gary Jackson - Sophomore
22 Vince Agnew - Junior
24 LaVarus Williams - Freshman
28 D.J. Scott - Freshman
30 Evan Ray - Freshman
31 Kirkston Edwards - Senior
38 Jason Johnson - Freshman
40 John Carr - Sophomore
42 Leron Eaddy - Freshman
44 Dannie Bolden - Sophomore

Punters

44 Jake Linklater - Freshman

Kickers

36 Andrew Aguila - Senior
37 Connor Gagnon - Freshman
96 Brett Hartmann - Junior
99 Richie Hogan - Freshman

Long Snappers

61 Brian Bennyhoff - Sophomore
92 Jake Ekkens - Junior
93 Chris Starkey - Junior

† Starter at position
* Injured, will not play in 2009

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at school
Butch Jones	Head coach	3rd
Mike Bajakian	Offensive coordinator	3rd
Tim Banks	Defensive coordinator Secondary coach	3rd
Zach Azzanni	Assistant head coach Wide receivers coach	3rd
Steve Stripling	Associate head coach – defense Defensive Ends coach	1st
Jeff Beckles	Running backs coach	3rd
Mark Elder	Linebackers coach	3rd
Max Glowacki	Recruiting coordinator Tight ends coach	3rd
Don Mahoney	Offensive line coach	3rd
Paul Volero	Special teams coordinator Defensive tackles coach	3rd

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Game summaries

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	0	0	6	6
Wildcats	6	7	3	3	19

Scoring summary

1st quarter

07:17 ARIZ Zendejas 36-yard field goal 3-0 ARIZ
00:00 ARIZ Zendejas 37-yard field goal 6-0 ARIZ

2nd quarter

08:20 ARIZ Grigsby 3-yard run (Zendejas kick) 13-0 ARIZ

3rd quarter

00:38 ARIZ Zendejas 37-yard field goal 16-0 ARIZ

4th quarter

12:21 CMU LeFevour 5-yard run (LeFevour rush failed) 16-6 ARIZ
08:45 ARIZ Zendejas 35-yard field goal 19-6 ARIZ

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	3	10	0	16	29
Spartans	10	7	3	7	27

Scoring summary

1st quarter

13:00 MSU Ray 1 Yd Run (Swenson Kick) 7-0 MSU
09:24 CMU Aguila 49 Yd field goal 7-3 MSU
03:13 MSU Swenson 39 Yd field goal 10-3 MSU

2nd quarter

13:16 CMU Aguila 31 Yd field goal 10-6 MSU
05:49 CMU Brown 6 Yd Pass From LeFevour (Aguila Kick) 13-10 CMU
04:16 MSU Gantt 16 Yd Pass From Nichol (Swenson Kick) 17-13 MSU

3rd quarter

02:33 MSU Swenson 32 Yd field goal 20-13 MSU

4th quarter

14:24 CMU Poblah 12 Yd Pass From LeFevour (Aguila Kick) 20-20
07:33 MSU Cunningham 7 Yd Pass From Cousins (Swenson Kick) 27-20 MSU
00:32 CMU Cotton 11 Yd Pass From LeFevour (Two-Point Conversion Failed) 27-26 MSU
00:03 CMU Aguila 42 Yd field goal 29-27 CMU

Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	0	0	0	0	0
Chippewas	10	24	14	0	48

Scoring summary

1st quarter

07:36 CMU Aguila 23-yard field goal CMU 3-0
05:56 CMU Brown 55-yard punt return (Aguila kick) CMU 10-0

2nd quarter

14:51 CMU LeFevour 10-yard run (Aguila kick) CMU 17-0
11:54 CMU Phillips 2-yard run (Aguila kick) CMU 24-0
09:12 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run (Aguila kick) CMU 31-0
05:06 CMU Aguila 32-yard field goal CMU 34-0

3rd quarter

14:00 CMU Volny 5-yard run (Aguila kick) CMU 41-0
00:59 CMU Volny 2-yard run (Hartmann kick) CMU 48-0

4th quarter

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	7	7	7	21
Chippewas	13	21	7	7	48

Scoring summary

1st quarter

7:11 CMU Wilson 27-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 0-7 CMU
5:21 CMU Poblah 4-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick failed) 0-13 CMU

2nd quarter

14:39 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run (Aguila kick) 0-20 CMU
9:59 AKRON Rodgers 10-yard run (Iveljic kick) 7-20 CMU
6:47 CMU LeFevour 2-yard run (Aguila kick) 7-27 CMU
1:02 CMU Brown 9-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 7-34 CMU

3rd quarter

8:42 AKRON Rodgers 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 14-34 CMU
3:40 CMU Brown 13-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 14-41 CMU

4th quarter

9:42 CMU Cotton 3-yard run (Aguila kick) 14-48 CMU
6:19 AKRON Tuzze 9-yard run (Iveljic kick) 21-48 CMU

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	6	7	0	20
Bulls	0	10	3	0	13

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	8	8
Chippewas	14	21	14	7	56

Scoring summary

1st quarter

08:51 CMU Brown 70-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 0-7 CMU
03:58 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run (Aguila kick) 0-14 CMU

2nd quarter

12:33 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run (Aguila kick) 0-21 CMU
02:51 CMU Brown 75-yard punt return (Aguila kick) 0-28 CMU
00:18 CMU Schroeder 11-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 0-35 CMU

3rd quarter

12:50 CMU Poblah 25-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 0-42 CMU
01:57 CMU LeFevour 5-yard run (Aguila kick) 0-49 CMU

4th quarter

11:25 EMU Welch 1-yard run (Gillett rush) 8-49 CMU
07:36 CMU Volny 3-yard run (Aguila kick) 8-56 CMU

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	10	17	0	7	34
Broncos	3	10	3	7	23

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	7	3	7	24
Falcons	0	10	0	0	10

Scoring summary

1st quarter

11:04 CMU Brown 4-yard run (Aguila kick) 7-0 CMU

2nd quarter

11:26 BGSU Barnes 24-yard pass from Sheehan (Norsic kick) 7-7
9:16 CMU Brown 29-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 14-7 CMU
0:06 BGSU Norsic 40-yard field goal 14-10 CMU

3rd quarter

11:34 CMU Aguila 38-yard field goal 17-10 CMU

4th quarter

10:02 CMU Anderson 9-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 24-10 CMU

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	3	0	7	10
Eagles	0	7	17	7	31

Scoring summary

2nd quarter

6:09 CMU Aguila 34-yard field goal 3-0 CMU
0:50 BC Harris 3-yard run (Aponavicius kick) 3-7 BC

3rd quarter

12:03 BC Gunnell 41-yard pass from Shinskie (Aponavicius kick) 3-14 BC
6:35 BC Harris 3-yard run (Aponavicius kick) 3-21 BC
1:44 BC Aponavicius 18-yard field goal 3-24 BC

4th quarter

5:00 BC Kuechly 28-yard interception return (Aponavicius kick) 3-31 BC
0:35 CMU Radcliff 11-yard run (Aguila kick) 10-31 BC

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	7	0	14	28
Chippewas	7	28	14	7	56

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	14	14	0	35
Cardinals	0	3	0	0	3

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	10	0	21	31
Chippewas	10	14	14	7	45

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	0	3	0	10
Chippewas	10	7	3	0	20

Troy

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Chippewas	3	6	10	15	7	3	44
Trojans	7	3	14	10	7	0	41

This was the first ever meeting between these two teams.

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v t e Central Michigan Chippewas football
Venues	Kelly/Shorts Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan: Michigan MAC Trophy
Culture & lore	Chippewa Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913–1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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