2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Bahamas Bowl, L 48−49 vs. Western Kentucky
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Dan Enos (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Morris Watts (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tumpkin (5th season)
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons ←  2013 2015  →

2014 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x		5	–	3					8	–	6
Ohio		4	–	4					6	–	6
Buffalo		3	–	4					5	–	6
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
UMass		3	–	5					3	–	9
Miami (OH)		2	–	6					2	–	10
Kent State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Western Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Enos and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the inaugural Bahamas Bowl where they lost to Western Kentucky.

On January 22, 2015, head coach Dan Enos resigned to take the offensive coordinator position at Arkansas. ^[1] He finished at CMU with a record of 26–36.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 pm	Chattanooga *	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 20–16	15,793
September 6	12:00 pm	at Purdue *	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNews	W 38–17	36,410
September 13	12:00 pm	Syracuse *	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	L 3–40	25,531
September 20	3:30 pm	at Kansas *	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 10–24	34,822
September 27	7:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 28–42	18,087
October 4	3:30 pm	Ohio	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 28–10	18,223
October 11	5:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	W 34–17	20,122
October 18	3:30 pm	Ball State	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 29–32	13,337
October 25	3:30 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 20–14	18,052
November 1	1:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 38–7	19,613
November 15	1:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 34-27	7,689
November 22	1:00 pm	Western Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 20–32	17,265
December 24	11:00 am	vs. Western Kentucky *	Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl)	ESPN	L 48–49	13,667
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	3	13	0	0	16
Chippewas	0	7	13	0	20

See also: 2014 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	14	7	7	10	38
Boilermakers	0	7	3	7	17

See also: 2014 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	17	16	7	40
Chippewas	3	0	0	0	3

See also: 2014 Syracuse Orange football team

At Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	3	7	0	10
Jayhawks	7	0	3	14	24

See also: 2014 Kansas Jayhawks football team

At Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	0	14	7	28
Rockets	6	14	14	8	42

See also: 2014 Toledo Rockets football team

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	3	0	7	10
Chippewas	14	0	7	7	28

See also: 2014 Ohio Bobcats football team

At Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	14	7	10	3	34
Huskies	7	0	10	0	17

See also: 2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	13	13	3	3	32
Chippewas	7	7	7	8	29

See also: 2014 Ball State Cardinals football team

At Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	7	0	6	20
Bulls	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2014 Buffalo Bulls football team

At Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	14	17	0	7	38
Eagles	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2014 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	13	7	7	27
Chippewas	7	6	14	7	34

See also: 2014 Miami RedHawks football team

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	22	3	7	32
Chippewas	14	3	0	3	20

See also: 2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Western Kentucky–Bahamas Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	7	0	34	48
Hilltoppers	21	21	7	0	49

See also: 2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team and 2014 Bahamas Bowl

References

1. "Central Michigan coach Dan Enos resigns to become offensive coordinator at Arkansas". January 22, 2015.
2. "2014 Central Michigan Chippewas Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 12, 2014.