2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

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2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Central Michigan Chippewas logo.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record1–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Chris Ostrowsky (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Greg Colby (4th season)
Home stadium Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Buffalo x  7 1   10 4  
Miami (OH)  6 2   6 6  
Ohio  6 2   9 4  
Akron  2 6   4 8  
Bowling Green  2 6   3 9  
Kent State  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois x$  6 2   8 6  
Western Michigan  5 3   7 6  
Eastern Michigan  5 3   7 6  
Toledo  5 3   7 6  
Ball State  3 5   4 8  
Central Michigan  0 8   1 11  
Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-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 1–11, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

Contents

On November 23, following a loss to Toledo, head coach John Bonamego was fired. [1] He finished at Central Michigan with a four-year record of 22–29. On December 2, the school hired Michigan wide receivers coach Jim McElwain, who previously served as head coach at Colorado State and Florida. [2]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Wuerffel Trophy [3] Mitch StanitzekDLSR

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Chippewas predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division. [4]

West Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Northern Illinois133 (15)
2Toledo125 (7)
3Western Michigan87 (1)
4Eastern Michigan67
5Central Michigan58 (1)
6Ball State34

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:30 p.m.at Kentucky * ESPNU L 20–3549,138
September 83:00 p.m. Kansas * ESPN+ L 7–3118,127
September 153:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois ESPN+L 16–2412,354
September 223:00 p.m.No. 13 (FCS) Maine *
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN+W 17–516,474
September 2912:00 p.m.at No. 21 Michigan State * FS1 L 20–3173,752
October 612:00 p.m. Buffalo Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
CBSSN L 24–3414,044
October 133:00 p.m. Ball State
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN3 L 23–2410,255
October 203:30 p.m. Western Michigan
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
ESPN+L 10–3510,097
October 2712:00 p.m.at Akron ESPN3L 10–1717,582
November 312:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan ESPN3L 7–1713,468
November 103:00 p.m. Bowling Green
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN+L 13–248,041
November 2312:00 p.m.at Toledo ESPN3L 13–5115,521
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[5]

Game summaries

At Kentucky

1234Total
Chippewas3170020
Wildcats7147735

Kansas

1234Total
Jayhawks07141031
Chippewas00707

At Northern Illinois

1234Total
Chippewas037616
Huskies0147324

Maine

1234Total
No. 13 (FCS) Black Bears00325
Chippewas0100717

At Michigan State

1234Total
Chippewas3001720
No. 21 Spartans01714031

Buffalo

1234Total
Bulls71071034
Chippewas3014724

Ball State

1234Total
Cardinals0701724
Chippewas3170323

Western Michigan

1234Total
Broncos71401435
Chippewas0010010

At Akron

1234Total
Chippewas0010010
Zips7100017

At Eastern Michigan

1234Total
Chippewas07007
Eagles7001017

Bowling Green

1234Total
Falcons0017724
Chippewas760013

Toledo

1234Total
Chippewas0001313
Rockets1410131451

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
239 Sean Murphy-Bunting CB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6195 Xavier Crawford CB Houston Texans

References

  1. "Bonamego out as CMU coach after 1-11 season". November 24, 2018.
  2. "Central Michigan hiring Jim McElwain as coach". ESPN.com. December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. "NIU & Ohio Picked as Divisional Winners in 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll".
  5. 2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football schedule 'FBSchedules.com'. Accessed April 11, 2018.