2008 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

American college football season

2008 Central Michigan Chippewas football

Motor City Bowl, L 21–24 vs. Florida Atlantic

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Division| West Division
Record| 8–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach|

* Butch Jones (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Mike Bajakian (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Tim Banks (2nd season)
Home stadium| Kelly/Shorts Stadium

Seasons

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2008 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Buffalo x$  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 6  |
Bowling Green |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Temple |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Ohio |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Akron |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Kent State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Miami (OH) |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
West Division
Ball State x  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
Central Michigan |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Western Michigan |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Northern Illinois |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Toledo |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Eastern Michigan |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

The 2008 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Central Michigan competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Chippewas were led by second-year head coach Butch Jones.

Central Michigan finished the regular season with an 8–4 overall record and 6–2 in conference play, which was good enough for second place in the MAC West. The team received a second straight bid to the Motor City Bowl,[1] where they faced the Florida Atlantic Owls led by head coach Howard Schnellenberger. The two teams were tied throughout the third quarter until the Owls pulled away. Central Michigan quarterback Dan LeFevour led a touchdown drive in the final three minutes, but an onside kick attempt failed, and the Chippewas lost, 24–21.[2]

## Schedule

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August 28| 7:00 pm| No. 18 (FCS) Eastern Illinois*|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| | W 31–12| 19,732| [3]
September 6| 3:30 pm| at No. 2 Georgia*|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| FSN| L 17–56| 92,746|
September 13| 2:00 pm| at Ohio|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| | W 28–31| 18,268|
September 20| 12:00 pm| at Purdue*|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| BTN| L 25–32| 57,101|
September 27| 4:00 pm| Buffalo|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| | W 27–25| 21,032|
October 11| 4:00 pm| Temple|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| ESPN+| W 24–14| 22,114|
October 18| 12:00 pm| Western Michigan|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| ESPN+| W 38–28| 30,302|
October 25| 12:00 pm| at Toledo|

* Glass Bowl
* Toledo, OH

| ESPN+| W 24–23| 21,422|
November 1| 12:00 pm| at Indiana*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| BTN| W 37–34| 26,140|
November 12| 8:00 pm| at Northern Illinois|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| ESPN2| W 33–30 OT| 13,543|
November 19| 7:00 pm| No. 14 Ball State|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| ESPN2| L 24–31| 20,114|
November 28| 12:00 pm| at Eastern Michigan|

* Rynearson Stadium
* Ypsilanti, MI

| | L 52–56| 26,188|
December 26| 7:30 pm| vs. Florida Atlantic*|

* Ford Field
* Detroit, MI (Motor City Bowl)

| ESPN| L 21–24| 41,399|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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1. ^ Central Michigan 2008 Schedule/Results, ESPN, retrieved June 26, 2009.
2. ^ Smith's 307 yards, two TDs lead Owls past Central Michigan, ESPN, December 26, 2008.
3. ^ "Ex-Maroon leads CMU in opener". Herald and Review. Associated Press. August 29, 2008. p. B2. Retrieved December 4, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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