2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-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.

2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football
MAC West Division champion
MAC Championship Game, L 21–26 vs. Miami (OH)
New Mexico Bowl, L 11–48 vs. San Diego State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	8–6 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Jim McElwain (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Frye (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Robb Akey (1st season)
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) x$		6	–	2					8	–	6
Ohio		5	–	3					7	–	6
Buffalo		5	–	3					8	–	5
Kent State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Bowling Green		2	–	6					3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Central Michigan x		6	–	2					8	–	6
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Northern Illinois		4	–	4					5	–	7
Toledo		3	–	5					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5					6	–	7
Championship: Miami 26, Central Michigan 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Preseason

MAC media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Chippewas predicted to finish in sixth place in the West Division.^[1]

West Division Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Toledo 127 (15) 2 Western Michigan 112 (5) 3 Northern Illinois 103 (3) 4 Eastern Michigan 83 5 Ball State 43 6 Central Michigan 36 (1)

MAC Championship Game Rank Team Votes 1 Ohio 13 2 Toledo 7 3 Western Michigan 2 4 Northern Illinois 1 Central Michigan 1

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Albany*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 38–21	12,207
September 7	3:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	L 0–61	74,437
September 14	3:00 p.m.	Akron	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	W 45–24	18,641
September 21	4:00 p.m.	at Miami (FL)*	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN	L 12–17	49,997
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/Victory Cannon)	CBSSN	L 15–31	20,476
October 5	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/Victory Cannon)	ESPN+	W 42–16	15,235
October 12	3:00 p.m.	New Mexico State*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 42–28	15,764
October 19	3:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 38–20	15,000
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN+	L 20–43	14,850
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	CBSSN	W 48–10	10,438
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	CBSSN	W 45–44	7,249
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	W 49–7	9,101
December 7	12:00 p.m.	vs. Miami (OH)	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 21–26	22,427
December 21	2:00 p.m.	vs. San Diego State*	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	L 11–48	18,823
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	7	7	7	21
Chippewas	7	17	7	7	38

See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team

At Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	0	0	0	0
No. 17 Badgers	16	28	10	7	61

See also: 2019 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	10	0	14	24
Chippewas	3	24	3	15	45

See also: 2019 Akron Zips football team

At Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	2	3	7	12
Hurricanes	7	0	7	3	17

See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team

At Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	0	0	15	15
Broncos	10	7	7	7	31

See also: 2019 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	7	6	16
Chippewas	7	14	14	7	42

See also: 2019 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	14	0	7	28
Chippewas	14	14	6	8	42

See also: 2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team

At Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	14	7	10	38
Falcons	7	0	7	6	20

See also: 2019 Bowling Green Falcons football team

At Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	7	0	6	20
Bulls	3	27	3	10	43

See also: 2019 Buffalo Bulls football team

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	7	0	0	10
Chippewas	21	17	0	10	48

See also: 2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

At Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	3	8	20	14	45
Cardinals	3	24	14	3	44

See also: 2019 Ball State Cardinals football team

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	7	0	0	7
Chippewas	14	21	7	7	49

See also: 2019 Toledo Rockets football team

Vs. Miami (OH)–MAC Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	3	7	9	26
Chippewas	0	14	0	7	21

See also: 2019 Miami Redhawks football team and 2019 MAC Championship Game

Vs. San Diego State (New Mexico Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	3	0	8	0	11
Aztecs	7	13	21	7	48

See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team and 2019 New Mexico Bowl

References

1. "MAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
2. 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football schedule 'FBSchedules.com'. Accessed March 8, 2019.