2020 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–3 (3–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Frye (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRobb Akey (2nd season)
Home stadiumKelly/Shorts Stadium
Uniform
2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 25 Buffalo xy  5 0   6 1  
Kent State  3 1   3 1  
Ohio  2 1   2 1  
Miami (OH)  2 1   2 1  
Akron  1 5   1 5  
Bowling Green  0 5   0 5  
West Division
No. 23 Ball State xy$  5 1   7 1  
Western Michigan  4 2   4 2  
Toledo  4 2   4 2  
Central Michigan  3 3   3 3  
Eastern Michigan  2 4   2 4  
Northern Illinois  0 6   0 6  
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-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.

Schedule

Central Michigan had games scheduled against Nebraska and Northwestern, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
November 47:00 p.m.OhioESPNW 30–27757
November 118:00 p.m.at Northern IllinoisESPNUW 40–10419
November 187:00 p.m.Western Michigan
ESPN2L 44–520
November 274:00 p.m.at Eastern MichiganCBSSNW 31–23300
December 55:30 p.m.Ball State
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPNUL 20–450
December 123:00 p.m.at ToledoESPN3L 23–240

[3]

Game summaries

Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 13 7 0 27
Chippewas 14 6 7 3 30

At Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 2 17 14 40
Huskies 0 0 0 10 10

Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 14 17 14 7 52
Chippewas 14 0 16 14 44

At Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 6 0 0 25 31
Eagles 7 10 3 3 23

Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 10 14 14 7 45
Chippewas 0 7 7 6 20

At Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 3 13 0 23
Rockets 10 7 0 7 24

References

  1. Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  2. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "2020 Central Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.


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