Previous season
The Chippewas finished the 2016 season 6–7, 3–5 to finish in fifth place in the MAC West. They received an invitation to the Miami Beach Bowl where they were blown out by Tulsa 55–10.
Preseason
Central Michigan was picked to finish in fifth place in the MAC West Division in a preseason poll of league media.[1]
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 31 |
7:00 p.m. |
Rhode Island* |
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI |
ESPN3 |
W 30–27 3OT |
16,311 |
September 9 |
3:00 p.m. |
at Kansas* |
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
FSN |
W 45–27 |
28,531 |
September 16 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Syracuse* |
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY |
ACCN Extra |
L 17–41 |
33,004 |
September 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
Miami (OH) |
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI |
ESPN3 |
L 14–31 |
17,193 |
September 30 |
1:00 p.m. |
at Boston College* |
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA |
ACCN Extra |
L 8–28 |
27,036 |
October 7 |
2:00 p.m. |
at Ohio |
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH |
ESPN3 |
W 26–23 |
23,570 |
October 14 |
3:30 p.m. |
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Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI |
ESPN3 |
L 10–30 |
15,572 |
October 21 |
3:00 p.m. |
at Ball State |
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN |
ESPN3 |
W 56–9 |
15,850 |
November 1 |
8:00 p.m. |
at Western Michigan |
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/Victory Cannon) |
ESPN2 |
W 35–28 |
11,776 |
November 8 |
8:00 p.m. |
Eastern Michigan |
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) |
ESPNU |
W 42–30 |
9,700 |
November 14 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Kent State |
Dix Stadium • Kent, OH |
ESPNU |
W 42–23 |
5,580 |
November 24 |
12:00 p.m. |
Northern Illinois |
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI |
CBSSN |
W 31–24 |
8,744 |
December 22 |
4:00 p.m. |
vs. Wyoming* |
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) |
ESPN |
L 14–37 |
16,512 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Game summaries
Rhode Island
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT |
Total |
Rams |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
27 |
Chippewas |
0 |
13 |
0 |
8 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
30 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
at Kansas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Chippewas |
0 |
24 |
7 |
14 |
45 |
Jayhawks |
3 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–2 |
2007 |
KAN, 52–7 |
at Syracuse
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Chippewas |
10 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
Orange |
10 |
14 |
17 |
0 |
41 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–3 |
1999 |
SYR, 47–7 |
Miami (OH)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
RedHawks |
14 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
31 |
Chippewas |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
13–13–1 |
2016 |
MIA, 37–17 |
at Boston College
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Chippewas |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Eagles |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–3 |
2002 |
BC, 43–0 |
at Ohio
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Chippewas |
7 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
26 |
Bobcats |
7 |
7 |
0 |
9 |
23 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
24–5–2 |
2016 |
CMU, 27–20 |
Toledo
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rockets |
7 |
10 |
0 |
13 |
30 |
Chippewas |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
18–24–3 |
2016 |
TOL, 31–17 |
at Ball State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Chippewas |
7 |
21 |
7 |
21 |
56 |
Cardinals |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
24–24–1 |
2016 |
CMU, 24–21 |
at Western Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Chippewas |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
35 |
Broncos |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
37–48–2 |
2016 |
WMU, 49–10 |
In an increasingly heavy downpour in Kalamazoo, the Chips avenged their 49-10 loss to the Broncos the year before. During the battle between the two bitter in-state rivals, the Chippewas fell behind 28-14 in the 3rd quarter. The Chips then staged a dramatic comeback in the 4th quarter, scoring 21 unanswered points, capped off by Shane Morris’ 77 yard touchdown pass to Corey Willis with 2:37 left in the game to defeat the Broncos for the first time since 2013 by a score of 35-28.
Eastern Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Eagles |
7 |
10 |
0 |
13 |
30 |
Chippewas |
14 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
59–29–6 |
2016 |
EMU, 26–21 |
at Kent State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Chippewas |
7 |
21 |
0 |
14 |
42 |
Golden Flashes |
3 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
23 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
23–11 |
2016 |
KENT, 27–24 |
Northern Illinois
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
14 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
Chippewas |
0 |
0 |
17 |
14 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
28–23–1 |
2016 |
CMU, 34–283OT |
vs. Wyoming–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Chippewas |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
Cowboys |
21 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
37 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–1 |
2002 |
CMU, 32–20 |
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