2020 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

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.

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
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.

Schedule

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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

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Game summaries

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Ohio

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

At Northern Illinois

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

Western Michigan

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

At Eastern Michigan

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

Ball State

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

At Toledo

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

References

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  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.