Central Michigan Chippewas football

Central Michigan Chippewas
2024 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
First season1896; 128 years ago
Athletic directorAmy Folan
Head coachJim McElwain
6th season, 33–35 (.485)
StadiumKelly/Shorts Stadium
(capacity: 35,127)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationMount Pleasant, Michigan
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
All-time record651–454–36 (.586)
Bowl record4–9 (.308)
Claimed national titles1 (1974) (Division II)
Conference titles16
Division titles5
RivalriesWestern Michigan (rivalry)
Eastern Michigan (rivalry)
Current uniform
ColorsMaroon and gold[1]
   
Fight songThe Fighting Chippewa
Marching bandThe Marching Chippewas
WebsiteCMUChippewas.com

The Central Michigan Chippewas are a college football program in Division I FBS, representing Central Michigan University (CMU). CMU has the 24th highest overall winning percentage of programs playing in NCAA Division I.[2]

The Chippewas have played in six bowl games in the last nine years, most recently defeating Washington State in the 2021 Sun Bowl. CMU drew 60,624 fans in the 2007 Motor City Bowl. CMU has played a total of eighteen post-season games (conference championships and bowl games), winning seven.

  1. ^ "Graphic Identity Guidelines". Central Michigan University Brand Identity Standards (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Division I-A All-Time Winning Percentage". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.

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