2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Ostrowsky (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Colby (3rd season)
Home stadiumKelly/Shorts Stadium
2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Akron xy 6–2  7–7 
Ohio 5–3  9–4 
Miami (OH) 4–4  5–7 
Buffalo 4–4  6–6 
Bowling Green 2–6  2–10 
Kent State 1–7  2–10 
West Division
Toledo xy$ 7–1  11–3 
Central Michigan 6–2  8–5 
Northern Illinois 6–2  8–5 
Western Michigan 4–4  6–6 
Eastern Michigan 3–5  5–7 
Ball State 0–8  2–10 
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach John Bonamego and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They received an invitation to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Wyoming.

Preseason

Central Michigan was picked to finish in fifth place in the MAC West Division in a preseason poll of league media.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Rhode Island*
ESPN3W 30–27 3OT16,311
September 93:00 p.m.at Kansas*
FSNW 45–2728,531
September 163:30 p.m.at Syracuse*
ACCN ExtraL 17–4133,004
September 233:30 p.m.Miami (OH)
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN3L 14–3117,193
September 301:00 p.m.at Boston College*
ACCN ExtraL 8–2827,036
October 72:00 p.m.at Ohio
ESPN3W 26–2323,570
October 143:30 p.m.Toledodagger
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN3L 10–3015,572
October 213:00 p.m.at Ball State
ESPN3W 56–915,850
November 18:00 p.m.at Western Michigan
ESPN2W 35–2811,776
November 88:00 p.m.Eastern Michigan
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
ESPNUW 42–309,700
November 147:00 p.m.at Kent State
ESPNUW 42–235,580
November 2412:00 p.m.Northern Illinois
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
CBSSNW 31–248,744
December 224:00 p.m.vs. Wyoming*
ESPNL 14–3716,512

[2]

Game summaries

Rhode Island

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Rams 0 0 7 14303 27
Chippewas 0 13 0 8306 30

At Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 24 7 14 45
Jayhawks 3 3 14 7 27

At Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 10 7 0 0 17
Orange 10 14 17 0 41

Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 14 14 3 0 31
Chippewas 0 14 0 0 14

At Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 2 6 0 0 8
Eagles 14 7 7 0 28

At Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 6 6 7 26
Bobcats 7 7 0 9 23

Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 7 10 0 13 30
Chippewas 0 0 3 7 10

At Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 21 7 21 56
Cardinals 3 3 3 0 9

At Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 0 7 21 35
Broncos 14 7 7 0 28

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

At Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 21 0 14 42
Golden Flashes 3 14 0 6 23

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 3 0 7 24
Chippewas 0 0 17 14 31

Vs. Wyoming–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 0 7 0 14
Cowboys 21 6 3 7 37

References

  1. ↑ "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll". cleveland.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ 2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football schedule 'FBSchedules.com'. Accessed April 14, 2017.
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