2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

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2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Central Michigan Chippewas logo.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Chris Ostrowsky (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Greg Colby (3rd season)
Home stadium Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
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.

Contents

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 * ESPN3 W 30–27 3OT16,311
September 93:00 p.m.at Kansas * FSN W 45–2728,531
September 163:30 p.m.at Syracuse * ACCN Extra L 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. Toledo Dagger-14-plain.png
  • 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 ESPN2 W 35–2811,776
November 88:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
ESPNU W 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
CBSSN W 31–248,744
December 224:00 p.m.vs. Wyoming * ESPN L 14–3716,512
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Game summaries

Rhode Island

1234OT2OT3OTTotal
Rams0071430327
Chippewas0130830630

At Kansas

1234Total
Chippewas02471445
Jayhawks3314727

At Syracuse

1234Total
Chippewas1070017
Orange101417041

Miami (OH)

1234Total
RedHawks14143031
Chippewas0140014

At Boston College

1234Total
Chippewas26008
Eagles1477028

At Ohio

1234Total
Chippewas766726
Bobcats770923

Toledo

1234Total
Rockets71001330
Chippewas003710

At Ball State

1234Total
Chippewas72172156
Cardinals33309

At Western Michigan

1234Total
Chippewas7072135
Broncos1477028

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

1234Total
Eagles71001330
Chippewas14147742

At Kent State

1234Total
Chippewas72101442
Golden Flashes3140623

Northern Illinois

1234Total
Huskies1430724
Chippewas00171431

Vs. Wyoming–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

1234Total
Chippewas707014
Cowboys2163737

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.