2023 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

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2023 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Central Michigan Chippewas logo.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Paul Petrino (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Robb Akey (5th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons
  2022
2024  
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Miami (OH) xy$  7 1   11 3  
Ohio  6 2   10 3  
Bowling Green  5 3   7 6  
Buffalo  3 5   3 9  
Akron  1 7   2 10  
Kent State  0 8   1 11  
West Division
Toledo xy  8 0   11 3  
Northern Illinois  5 3   7 6  
Eastern Michigan  4 4   6 7  
Central Michigan  3 5   5 7  
Ball State  3 5   4 8  
Western Michigan  3 5   4 8  
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

The 2023 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jim McElwain and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). [1] [2] They finished the season 5–7 and 3–5 in conference play [3]

Contents

The Central Michigan Chippewas football team drew an average home attendance of 16,350 in 2023.

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Central Michigan was picked to finish fourth in the West. [4]

East
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Ohio63 (9)
2Miami52 (2)
3Buffalo51 (1)
4Bowling Green35
5Akron26
6Kent State19
West
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Toledo66 (11)
2Eastern Michigan55 (1)
3Northern Illinois38
4Central Michigan37
5Ball State27
6Western Michigan23
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
RankTeamVotes
1Toledo7
2Ohio4
3Buffalo1

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 7:00 p.m. at Michigan State * FS1 L 7–31 73,216
September 9 1:30 p.m. No. 11 New Hampshire *(FCS) ESPN+ W 45–42 17,302
September 16 2:30 p.m. at No. 9 Notre Dame * Peacock L 17–41 77,622
September 23 5:00 p.m. at South Alabama * ESPN+ W 34–30 18,369
September 30 1:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan
ESPN+ W 26–2328,323
October 7 2:00 p.m. at Buffalo ESPN+ L 13–3712,093
October 14 3:30 p.m. Akron Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN+ W 17–1017,886
October 21 3:30 p.m. at Ball State ESPN+ L 17–24 15,171
October 31 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPNU W 37–31 9,625
November 7 7:00 p.m. at Western Michigan ESPNU L 28–38 17,841
November 15 7:00 p.m. at Ohio ESPNU L 20–34 14,736
November 24 12:00 p.m. Toledo
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPNU L 17–32 8,612
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[5] [6]

Game summaries

at Michigan State

Pregame lineOver/under
MSU -14.545.5
Central Michigan Chippewas (0–0) at Michigan State Spartans (0–0) – Game Summary
Quarter1234Total
Chippewas07007
Spartans01071431

at Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September  1st
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST/4:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Wind: 4 mph S, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 73,216
  • Referee: Gregory Blum
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
  • Sources [7]
Game information
Second quarter
  • (06:55) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 47-yard field goal MSU 3–0; 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:22
  • (01:51) CMU TD: Chris Parker 12-yard pass from Bert Emanuel Jr. (Tristan Mattson kick) CMU 7–3; 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:20
  • (00:48) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 2-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick ) MSU 10–7; 7 plays, 84 yards, 0:57
Third quarter
  • (02:41) MSU TD: Jalen Berger 12-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 17–7 MSU; 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:50
Fourth quarter
  • (13:26) MSU TD: Tyrell Henry 10-yard pass from Noah Kim (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 24–7; 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:24
  • (09:05) MSU TD: Maliq Carr 8-yard pass from Noah Kim (Stephen Rusnak kick) MSU 31–7; 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:22
StatisticsCentral MichiganMichigan State
First downs1920
Plays–yards67–21964–406
Rushes–yards41–12325–127
Passing yards96279
Passing: compattint12–24–118–32–0
Time of possession34:2625:34
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central MichiganPassing Bert Emanuel Jr. 11/17, 87 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingBert Emanuel Jr.17 carries, 41 yards
ReceivingMitchel Collier3 receptions, 30 yards
Michigan StatePassing Noah Kim 18/31, 279 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nathan Carter 18 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJaron Glover3 receptions, 75 yards

No. 11 New Hampshire (FCS)

New Hampshire Wildcats (1-0) at Central Michigan Chippewas (0–1) - Game Summary
Quarter1234Total
Wildcats71471442
Chippewas72171045

at Kelly/Shorts Stadium · Mt. Pleasant, MI

  • Date: September 9th
  • Game time: 1:30pm EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68°F, Wind: SW 3mph, Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 17,302
  • TV: ESPN+
  • box score
Game information
First quarter
  • 13:02 CMU - Bert Emanuel, Jr. 66 yd run (Tristan Mattson kick), (4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:58; UNH 0, CMU 7)
  • 06:58 UNH - Logan Tomlinson 8 yd pass from Max Brosmer (Nick Mazzie kick), (13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:05; UNH 7, CMU 7)
Second quarter
  • 14:23 CMU - Bert Emanuel, Jr. 5 yd run (Tristan Mattson kick), (5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 02:31; UNH 7, CMU 14)
  • 11:41 UNH - Dylan Laube 80 yd pass from Max Brosmer (Nick Mazzie kick), (1 play, 80 yards, TOP 00:11; UNH 14, CMU 14)
  • 11:24 CMU - Marion Lukes 86 yd kickoff return (Tristan Mattson kick), (UNH 14, CMU 21)
  • 05:10 CMU - Tyson Davis 31 yd pass from Bert Emanuel, Jr. (Tristan Mattson kick), (7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 03:29; UNH 14, CMU 28)
  • 01:10 UNH - Caleb Burke 21 yd pass from Max Brosmer (Nick Mazzie kick), (4 plays, 33 yards, TOP 00:21; UNH 21, CMU 28)
Third quarter
  • 07:13 CMU - Myles Bailey 1 yd run (Tristan Mattson kick), (10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 03:44; UNH 21, CMU 35)
  • 03:51 UNH - Myles Thomason 12 yd run (Nick Mazzie kick), (6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:22; UNH 28, CMU 35)
Forth quarter
  • 09:08 CMU - Jesse Prewitt III 32 yd pass from Bert Emanuel, Jr. (Tristan Mattson kick), (3 plays, 32 yards, TOP 00:48; UNH 28, CMU 42)
  • 05:58 UNH - Dylan Laube 2 yd run (Nick Mazzie kick), (9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:10; UNH 35, CMU 42)
  • 03:14 UNH - Dylan Laube 71 yd pass from Max Brosmer (Nick Mazzie kick), (1 play, 71 yards, TOP 00:12; UNH 42, CMU 42)
  • 00:00 CMU - Tristan Mattson 47 yd field goal, (13 plays, 43 yards, TOP 03:07; UNH 42, CMU 45)
StatisticsUNHCMU
First downs2419
Plays–yards66–53872–440
Rushes–yards14–4552–236
Passing yards493204
Passing: compattint32–52–18–20–2
Time of possession28:0231:49
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UNHPassing Max Brosmer 32/51, 493 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Dylan Laube 7 carries, 30 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingDylan Laube12 receptions, 295 yards, 2 TD
CMUPassingBert Emanuel, Jr.7/19, 193 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingMyles Bailey21 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingChris Parker3 receptions, 124 yards

at No. 9 Notre Dame

Central Michigan Chippewas (1–1) vs No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chippewas773017
No. 9 Fighting Irish147101041

at Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 77,622
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (Peacock): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:52) ND – Tobias Merriweather 75-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 2:03; Notre Dame 7–0)
  • (7:22) CMU – Myles Bailey 6-yard rush, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:30; Tied 7–7)
  • (2:13) ND – Audric Estimé 17-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:09; Notre Dame 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:17) ND – Chris Tyree 76-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:18; Notre Dame 21–7)
  • (0:17) CMU – Jase Bauer 1-yard rush, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:58; Notre Dame 21–14)
Third quarter
  • (11:36) ND – Sam Hartman 1-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:19; Notre Dame 28–14)
  • (1:59) CMU – Tristan Mattson 23-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:37; Notre Dame 28–17)
  • (0:30) ND – Spencer Shrader 50-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:29; Notre Dame 31–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:07) ND – Spencer Shrader 31-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:54; Notre Dame 34–17)
  • (5:45) ND – Holden Staes 4-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:51; Notre Dame 41–17)
StatisticsCMUND
First downs1423
Total yards268578
Rushes/yards34–13137–263
Passing yards137342
Passing: Comp–Att–Int10–20–017–28–0
Time of possession29:2730:33
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central MichiganPassing Jase Bauer 10/20, 137 yards
RushingMyles Bailey12 carries, 59 yards, TD
ReceivingJesse Prewitt III2 receptions, 59 yards
Notre DamePassing Sam Hartman 16/26, 330 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Audric Estimé 20 carries, 176 yards, TD
ReceivingTobias Merriweather3 receptions, 91 yards, TD

at South Alabama

Central Michigan Chippewas (1–2) at South Alabama Jaguars (2–1)
Quarter1234Total
Chippewas01371434
Jaguars14031330

at Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL

  • Date: September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: SW 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 18,369
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:02) USA – La'Damian Webb 3-yard run, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; South Alabama 7–0)
  • (4:23) USA – Caullin Lacy 35-yard pass from Carter Bradley, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:37; South Alabama 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:37) CMU – Jase Bauer 15-yard run, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:46; South Alabama 14–7)
  • (4:13) CMU – Jase Bauer 1-yard run (Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 7:41; South Alabama 14–13)
Third Quarter
  • (8:31) CMU – Jase Bauer 1-yard run, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:35; Central Michigan 20–14)
  • (0:53) USA – Diego Guajardo 32-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 5:45; Central Michigan 20–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:47) CMU – Jesse Prewitt III 70-yard pass from Jase Bauer, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:06; Central Michigan 27–17)
  • (13:27) USA – Caullin Lacy 72-yard pass from Carter Bradley (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20; Central Michigan 27–23)
  • (2:42) USA – La'Damian Webb 1-yard run, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:27; South Alabama 30–27)
  • (0:13) CMU – Jase Bauer 4-yard run, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:29; Central Michigan 34–30)
StatisticsCMUUSA
First downs1919
Total yards355405
Rushing yards88
Passing yards810
Passing: Comp–Att–Int20–31–017–27–0
Time of possession33:4426:16
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central MichiganPassingJase Bauer19/30, 224 yards, TD
RushingJase Bauer15 carries, 55 yards, 4 TD
ReceivingJesse Prewitt III10 receptions, 142 yards, TD
South AlabamaPassing Carter Bradley 17/27, 254 yards, 2 TD
Rushing La'Damian Webb 18 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Caullin Lacy 6 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD

Eastern Michigan

at Buffalo

Central Michigan Chippewas (3–2) at Buffalo Bulls (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chippewas070613
Bulls101314037

at University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, New York

  • Date: October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SW12 MPH
  • Game attendance: 12,093
  • Referee: Rich Edwards
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:15) BUF - Devin Grant 29 Yd Interception Return, Alex McNulty Kick (Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 0:47; Buffalo 7-0)
  • (3:10) BUF - Alex McNulty 19 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:46; Buffalo 10-0)
Second quarter
  • (10:57) CMU - Jesse Prewitt III 2 Yd pass from Jase Bauer, Tristan Mattson Kick (Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 7:13; Buffalo 10-7)
  • (5:00) BUF - Alex McNulty 44 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 5:48; Buffalo 13-7)
  • (1:48) BUF - Ron Cook Jr. 3 Yd Run, Alex McNulty Kick (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:28; Buffalo 20-7)
  • (0:00) BUF - Alex McNulty 48 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:05; Buffalo 23-7)
Third quarter
  • (13:16) BUF - Devin Grant 58 Yd Interception Return, Alex McNulty Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:44; Buffalo 30-7)
  • (9:19) BUF - Ron Cook Jr. 1 Yd Run, Alex McNulty Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:56; Buffalo 37-7)
Fourth quarter
  • (2:43) CMU - Tyson Davis 5 Yd pass from Jase Bauer, Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:38; Buffalo 37-13)
StatisticsCMUUB
First downs2118
Plays–yards7436067–355
Rushes–yards25–8035123
Passing yards280232
Passing: compattint2849–320–32–0
Time of possession27:4332:17
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central MichiganPassingJase Bauer28/49, 280 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingJase Bauer6 carries, 31 yards
ReceivingMarion Lukes7 receptions, 73 yards
BuffaloPassing Cole Snyder 20/32, 232 yards
RushingRon Cook11 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingBoobie Curry4 receptions, 74 yards

Akron

at Ball State

Northern Illinois

at Western Michigan

at Ohio

Central Michigan Chippewas (5-5) at Ohio Bobcats (7–3)
Quarter1234Total
Central Michigan077620
Ohio10714334

at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

  • Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C), Wind: SW 14mph
  • Game attendance: 14,736
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV announcers (ESPN2/ESPNU): Jason Ross, Dustin Fox
  • Pregame line: Ohio −11.5; O/U 48.5 •Recap box score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:49) OHIO - Gianni Spetic 39 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:56; Ohio 3-0)
  • (6:19) OHIO - Shane Bonner 21 Yd Interception Return, Gianni Spetic Kick (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:08; Ohio 10-0)
Second Quarter
  • (8:19) OHIO - O'Shaan Allison 1 Yd Run, Gianni Spetic Kick (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 4:38; Ohio 17-0)
  • (4:38) CMU - Tyson Davis 50 Yd pass from Jase Bauer, Tristan Mattson Kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:36; Ohio 17-7)
Third Quarter
  • (10:34) OHIO - Kurtis Rourke 16 Yd Run, Gianni Spetic Kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:20; Ohio 24-7)
  • (9:40) CMU - Chris Parker 62 Yd pass from Jase Bauer, Tristan Mattson Kick (Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:47; Ohio 24-14)
  • (4:11) OHIO - O'Shaan Allison 1 Yd Run, Gianni Spetic Kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:22; Ohio 31-14)
Forth Quarter
  • (14:18) CMU - Marion Lukes 14 Yd Run, Tristan Mattson PAT failed (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:48; Ohio 31-20)
  • (6:07) OHIO - Gianni Spetic 33 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:40; Ohio 34-20)
StatisticsCMUOHIO
First downs1321
Plays–yards54–31965–377
Rushes–yards33–16241–148
Passing yards157229
Passing: compattint10–21–116–24–0
Time of possession22:5137:09
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CMUPassingJase Bauer10/21, 157 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingMarion Lukes15 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingChris Parker1 reception, 62 yards, 1 TD
OHIOPassing Kurtis Rourke 15/23, 222 yards
RushingSieh Bangura21 carries, 126 yards
ReceivingMiles Cross3 receptions, 53 yards

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