2024 Central Michigan Chippewas football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 4–8 (2–6 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Robb Akey (6th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Kelly/Shorts Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) y | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio y$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Ohio 38, Miami (OH) 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Chippewas were led by Jim McElwain in his sixth year as the head coach. The Chippewas played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. [1]
On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Central Michigan was picked to finish eighth in the conference. They received zero votes to win the MAC Championship. [2] [3]
MAC Coaches poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Miami | 119 (9) |
2 | Toledo | 109 (3) |
T3 | Bowling Green | 92 |
T3 | Northern Illinois | 92 |
5 | Ohio | 81 |
6 | Eastern Michigan | 64 |
7 | Western Michigan | 60 |
8 | Central Michigan | 59 |
9 | Ball State | 42 |
10 | Buffalo | 37 |
11 | Akron | 24 |
12 | Kent State | 13 |
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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1 | Miami | 10 |
2 | Toledo | 2 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut * | ESPN+ | W 66–10 | 18,055 | |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at FIU * | ESPN+ | L 16–52 | 17,852 | |
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Illinois * | Peacock | L 9–30 | 51,498 | |
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Ball State |
| ESPN+ | W 37–34 | 18,011 |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | San Diego State * |
| CBSSN | W 22–21 | 27,072 |
October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Ohio |
| ESPNU | L 25–27 | 22,437 |
October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+ | L 34–38 | 17,974 | |
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | ESPN+ | L 7–46 | 10,661 | |
November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Bowling Green |
| ESPN2 | L 13–23 | 7,832 |
November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Toledo | ESPNU | L 10–37 | 14,661 | |
November 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Western Michigan |
| ESPN2 | W 16–14 | 13,102 |
November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | CBSSN | L 16–24 | 5,843 | |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Devils (FCS) | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Chippewas | 14 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 66 |
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
Game information |
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Statistics | CCSU | CMU |
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First downs | 16 | 22 |
Total yards | 67–285 | 52–491 |
Rushing yards | 44–194 | 24–113 |
Passing yards | 91 | 378 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–23–1 | 21–28–0 |
Time of possession | 34:57 | 25:03 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Central Connecticut | Passing | Brady Olson | 12/20, 91 yards |
Rushing | Jadon Turner | 5 carries, 61 yards | |
Receiving | Michael Plaskon | 4 receptions, 44 yards | |
Central Michigan | Passing | Joe Labas | 18/24, 342 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Myles Bailey | 9 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Solomon Davis | 4 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chippewas | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
Panthers | 7 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 52 |
Game information |
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | CMU | FIU |
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First downs | 22 | 15 |
Total yards | 369 | 309 |
Rushing yards | 179 | 185 |
Passing yards | 190 | 124 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23-44-5 | 10-18-0 |
Time of possession | 34:18 | 25:42 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Central Michigan | Passing | Joe Labas | 151 yards, 2 TD, 5 INT |
Rushing | Myles Bailey | 54 yards | |
Receiving | Chris Parker | 55 yards, TD | |
FIU | Passing | Keyone Jenkins | 124 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Kejon Owens | 60 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Josiah Miamen | 54 yards |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Illinois –20 | 49.5 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chippewas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Fighting Illini | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
Game information |
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Statistics | CMU | ILL |
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First downs | 19 | 20 |
Total yards | 62–309 | 58–379 |
Rushing yards | 33–142 | 29–137 |
Passing yards | 167 | 242 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–29–1 | 19–29–0 |
Time of possession | 20:03 | 30:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Central Michigan | Passing | Joe Labas | 12/25, 125 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Myles Bailey | 6 carries, 49 yards | |
Receiving | Evan Boyd | 3 receptions, 38 yards | |
Illinois | Passing | Luke Altmyer | 19/29, 242 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Josh McCray | 8 carries, 54 yards | |
Receiving | Pat Bryant | 7 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Chippewas | 0 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 37 |
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Game information |
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Statistics | BALL | CMU |
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First downs | 27 | 18 |
Total yards | 431 | 527 |
Rushing yards | 146 | 335 |
Passing yards | 285 | 192 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 30-40-0 | 15-21-0 |
Time of possession | 36:39 | 23:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ball State | Passing | Kadin Semonza | 30/40, 285 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Braedon Sloan | 19 carries, 94 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Tanner Koziol | 9 receptions, 112 yards, TD | |
Central Michigan | Passing | Joe Labas | 14/20, 185 yards, TD |
Rushing | B.J. Harris | 8 carries, 151 yards | |
Receiving | Chris Parker | 5 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aztecs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Chippewas | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Game information |
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Statistics | SDSU | CMU |
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First downs | 21 | 26 |
Total yards | 364 | 452 |
Rushing yards | 118 | 154 |
Passing yards | 246 | 298 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14-23-0 | 25-46-1 |
Time of possession | 24:33 | 35:27 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 14/23, 246 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 34 carries, 111 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Louis Brown IV | 8 receptions, 149 yards | |
Central Michigan | Passing | Joe Labas | 24/43, 275 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Marion Lukes | 16 carries, 76 yards | |
Receiving | Gavin Harris | 2 receptions, 66 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bobcats | 3 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Chippewas | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
Game information |
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Statistics | OHIO | CMU |
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First downs | 18 | 16 |
Total yards | 424 | 292 |
Rushing yards | 277 | 161 |
Passing yards | 147 | 131 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13-22-0 | 14-22-0 |
Time of possession | 29:31 | 30:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ohio | Passing | Parker Navarro | 13/22, 147 yards, TD |
Rushing | Parker Navarro | 14 carries, 176 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Chase Hendricks | 2 receptions, 74 yards | |
Central Michigan | Passing | Tyler Jefferson | 8/13, 95 yards |
Rushing | Marion Lukes | 20 carries, 110 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Chris Parker | 3 receptions, 33 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chippewas | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
Eagles | 10 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 38 |
at Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, MI
Game information |
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Statistics | CMU | EMU |
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First downs | 20 | 23 |
Total yards | 383 | 450 |
Rushing yards | 285 | 150 |
Passing yards | 98 | 300 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 5-12-0 | 17-38-1 |
Time of possession | 29:07 | 30:53 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Central Michigan | Passing | Bert Emanuel Jr. | 3/4, 92 yards, TD |
Rushing | Marion Lukes | 13 carries, 118 yards | |
Receiving | Solomon Davis | 1 reception, 48 yards | |
Eastern Michigan | Passing | Cole Snyder | 17/38, 300 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Delbert Mimms III | 21 carries, 90 yards | |
Receiving | Markus Allen | 7 receptions, 140 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chippewas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
RedHawks | 3 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 46 |
Game information |
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Statistics | CMU | M-OH |
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First downs | 12 | 19 |
Total yards | 168 | 518 |
Rushing yards | 106 | 277 |
Passing yards | 62 | 241 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7-17-1 | 15-25-0 |
Time of possession | 26:49 | 33:11 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Central Michigan | Passing | Tyler Jefferson | 7/17, 62 yards, INT |
Rushing | Tyler Jefferson | 8 carries, 37 yards | |
Receiving | Evan Boyd | 2 receptions, 21 yards | |
Miami (OH) | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 10/12, 165 yards, TD |
Rushing | Keyon Mozee | 15 carries, 120 yards | |
Receiving | Javon Tracy | 5 receptions, 118 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
Chippewas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
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Statistics | BGSU | CMU |
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First downs | 19 | 13 |
Total yards | 388 | 250 |
Rushing yards | 181 | 187 |
Passing yards | 207 | 63 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–30–0 | 6–14–0 |
Time of possession | 35:53 | 24:07 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Bowling Green | Passing | Connor Bazelak | 19/30, 207 yards, TD |
Rushing | Terion Stewart | 20 carries, 117 yards | |
Receiving | Harold Fannin Jr. | 7 receptions, 86 yards | |
Central Michigan | Passing | Jadyn Glasser | 5/7, 57 yards |
Rushing | Marion Lukes | 20 carries, 72 yards | |
Receiving | Chris Parker | 3 receptions, 25 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chippewas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Rockets | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
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Statistics | CMU | TOL |
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First downs | 16 | 19 |
Total yards | 236 | 299 |
Rushing yards | 86 | 159 |
Passing yards | 150 | 140 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–27–2 | 14–24–0 |
Time of possession | 32:49 | 27:11 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Central Michigan | Passing | Jadyn Glasser | 16/27, 150 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Marion Lukes | 19 carries, 80 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Chris Parker | 5 receptions, 52 yards | |
Toledo | Passing | Tucker Gleason | 13/23, 136 yards, TD |
Rushing | Tucker Gleason | 8 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jerjuan Newton | 3 receptions, 40 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Chippewas | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | WMU | CMU |
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First downs | 10 | 16 |
Total yards | 184 | 307 |
Rushing yards | 50 | 167 |
Passing yards | 134 | 140 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–26–0 | 8–17–1 |
Time of possession | 23:43 | 36:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Michigan | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 13/23, 126 yards |
Rushing | Jalen Buckley | 12 carries, 50 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kenneth Womack | 4 receptions, 47 yards | |
Central Michigan | Passing | Jadyn Glasser | 8/17, 140 yards, INT |
Rushing | Marion Lukes | 15 carries, 93 yards | |
Receiving | Solomon Davis | 3 receptions, 73 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chippewas | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Huskies | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | CMU | NIU |
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First downs | 15 | 22 |
Total yards | 204 | 332 |
Rushing yards | 112 | 163 |
Passing yards | 92 | 169 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12-25-1 | 19-30-0 |
Time of possession | 26:23 | 33:37 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Central Michigan | Passing | Jadyn Glasser | 12/25, 92 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Marion Lukes | 13 carries, 78 yards | |
Receiving | Jesse Prewitt III | 5 receptions, 37 yards, 2 TD | |
Northern Illinois | Passing | Ethan Hampton | 19/30, 169 yards |
Rushing | Telly Johnson Jr. | 20 carries, 84 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Trayvon Rudolph | 9 receptions, 97 yards |
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