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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