1943 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 1943 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Ron Finch, the Chippewas compiled a 2–3 record, were shut out in all three losses, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 69 to 20. The team was held to 20 points on offense in a pair of victories over Alma College (13–6 and 7–0). The three losses were to Western Michigan (0–19), Alma (0–8), and Bowling Green (0–36).^[1][2]

1943 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–3
Head coach	Ron Finch (7th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan State Normal			–					2	–	0	–	0
DePauw			–					5	–	0	–	1
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					9	–	1	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					7	–	2	–	1
Western Michigan			–					4	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green			–					5	–	3	–	1
Marquette			–					3	–	4	–	1
Central Michigan			–					2	–	3	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					4	–	6	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	6	–	0
Wayne			–					0	–	3	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Central Michigan ranked 178th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 45.6.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 11	Alma	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 13–6
September 18	Western Michigan	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	L 0–19
September 25	at Alma	Alma, MI	L 0–8
October 2	at Bowling Green	Bowling Green, OH	L 0–36	[4]
October 9	at Alma	Alma, MI	W 7–0

References

1. "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
2. "Central Michigan Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Bee-Gees Jolt Central Mich". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 3, 1943. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.