1979 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

American college football season

1979 Central Michigan Chippewas football

MAC champion

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Record| 10–0–1 (8–0–1 MAC)
Head coach|

* Herb Deromedi (2nd season)

MVP| Gary Hogeboom
Home stadium| Perry Shorts Stadium

Seasons

<- 1978

1980 ->

1979 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Central Michigan $  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 1
Toledo | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Western Michigan | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Ball State | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Ohio | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Northern Illinois | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Miami (OH) | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Bowling Green | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Eastern Michigan | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 1
Kent State | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

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The 1979 Central Michigan Chippewas football team was an American football team that represented Central Michigan University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Herb Deromedi, the Chippewas compiled a 10–0–1 record, won the Mid-American Conference championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 291 to 133.[1][2] The team played its home games in Perry Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,[3] with attendance of 101,705 in five home games.[4]

The team's statistical leaders were Gary Hogeboom with 1,404 passing yards, Willie Todd with 1,003 rushing yards, and Mike Ball with 457 receiving yards.[5] Hogeboom was selected as the team's most valuable player and as the MAC Offensive Player of the Year.[6] Seven Central Michigan players (OT Marty Smallbone, WR Mike Ball, RB Willie Todd, QB Gary Hogeboom, DT Bill White, DB Robert Jackson, and LB Tim Hollandsworth) received first-team All-MAC honors.[7]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 8|  Western Michigan |

* Perry Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)

| W 10–0| 21,980| [8]
September 22| at Bowling Green|

* Doyt Perry Stadium
* Bowling Green, OH

| W 24–0| |
September 29|  Miami (OH)|

* Perry Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| W 19–18| 24,348| [9]
October 6|  Ohio|

* Perry Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| W 26–0| | [10]
October 13|  Northern Illinois|

* Perry Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| W 31–11| 20,327| [11]
October 20| at Ball State|

* Ball State Stadium
* Muncie, IN

| W 31–30| 12,713| [12]
October 27| at Kent State|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| W 44–21| | [13]
November 3| at Toledo|

* Glass Bowl
* Toledo, OH

| T 7–7| 25,570| [14]
November 10|  Eastern Michigan |

* Perry Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)

| W 37–14| 19,889| [15]
November 17| at Northwestern State *|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA

| W 28–0| 6,700| [16]
November 24| at San Jose State *|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 34–32| 10,424| [17]

* *Non-conference game

## Roster[edit]

1979 Central Michigan Chippewas football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `3` | Kevin Northup | Jr
G | `67` | Tony Vitale | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB | `57` | Ray Bentley | Fr
S | `23` | Robert Jackson | Jr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `2` | Novo Bojovic | Fr

Head coach

* Herb Deromedi

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1979 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
2. ^ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 112. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
3. ^ "Football Facilities". Central Michigan University. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 87.
5. ^ "1979 Central Michigan Chippewas Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
6. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 91, 95.
7. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 92.
8. ^ "CMU stops Broncos, 10-0". Detroit Free Press. September 9, 1979. p. 5E - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Nothing Pleasant In Mt. Pleasant: Miami Falls, 19-18". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 30, 1979. p. C5 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Central superb in 26-0 rout of Ohio U." Detroit Free Press. October 7, 1979. p. 3F - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "CMU's defense stops Huskies, 31-11". The Lansing State Journal. October 14, 1979. pp. C1, C7 - via Newspapers.coma.
12. ^ "Last-Second Field Goal Lifts MAC-Leading Chips Over Cards". The Muncie Star. October 21, 1979. pp. 1C, 2C - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Central has biggest scoring day, 44-21". Detroit Free Press. October 28, 1979. p. 3F - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "CMU ties Toledo, 7-7". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 1979. pp. 1F, 8F - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "Unbeaten Central wraps up first MAC crown, 37-14". Detroit Free Press. November 11, 1979. p. 6F - via Newspapers.com.
16. ^ "Northwestern routed by rugged Chippewas". The Times (Shreveport). November 18, 1979. p. 4D - via Newspapers.com.
17. ^ "CMU puts finishing touch on undefeated season, 34-32". Detroit Free Press. November 25, 1979. p. 7F - via Newspapers.com.

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Central Michigan Chippewas football

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* Kelly/Shorts Stadium (1972–present)

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* Bowl games
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* Chippewa Marching Band

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Mid-American Conference football champions

* Cincinnati (1947)
* Miami (OH) (1948)
* Cincinnati (1949)
* Miami (OH) (1950)
* Cincinnati (1951)
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* Ohio (1953)
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* Ohio & Toledo (1967)
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* Miami (OH) (2019)
* Ball State (2020)
* Northern Illinois (2021)
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* Miami (OH) (2023)

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