2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

American college football season

2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football

MAC West Division champion

MAC Championship Game, L 21–26 vs. Miami (OH)

New Mexico Bowl, L 11–48 vs. San Diego State

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

* Jim McElwain (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Charlie Frye (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Robb Akey (1st season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Kelly/Shorts Stadium

Uniform

Seasons

<- 2018

2020 ->

2019 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Miami (OH) x$  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 6  |
Ohio |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Buffalo |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Kent State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Bowling Green |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Akron |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 12  |
West Division
Central Michigan x  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 6  |
Western Michigan |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Ball State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Northern Illinois |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Toledo |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Eastern Michigan |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Championship: Miami 26, Central Michigan 21

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

The 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-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.

## Offseason

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### Coaching changes

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The 2018 team finished the season going 1–11, the worst season in program history; head coach John Bonamego was fired on November 23 following the team's regular season finale.[1] On December 2, the university announced that Michigan wide receivers coach Jim McElwain had been hired as the program's 29th head coach.[2][3] Prior to his time at Michigan, McElwain also served as the head coach for Colorado State and Florida.

## Preseason

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### MAC media poll

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The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Chippewas predicted to finish in sixth place in the West Division.[4]

West Division

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
1 | Toledo | 127 (15)
2 | Western Michigan | 112 (5)
3 | Northern Illinois | 103 (3)
4 | Eastern Michigan | 83
5 | Ball State | 43
6 | Central Michigan | 36 (1)
MAC Championship Game

Rank  | Team  | Votes
1 | Ohio | 13
2 | Toledo | 7
3 | Western Michigan | 2
4 | Northern Illinois | 1
Central Michigan | 1

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 29| 7:00 p.m.| Albany*|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| ESPN3| W 38–21| 12,207
September 7| 3:30 p.m.| at No. 17 Wisconsin*|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| BTN| L 0–61| 74,437
September 14| 3:00 p.m.| Akron|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| ESPN+| W 45–24| 18,641
September 21| 4:00 p.m.| at Miami (FL)*|

* Hard Rock Stadium
* Miami Gardens, FL

| ACCN| L 12–17| 49,997
September 28| 12:00 p.m.| at Western Michigan|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/Victory Cannon)

| CBSSN| L 15–31| 20,476
October 5| 3:30 p.m.| Eastern Michigan|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/Victory Cannon)

| ESPN+| W 42–16| 15,235
October 12| 3:00 p.m.| New Mexico State*|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| ESPN3| W 42–28| 15,764
October 19| 3:00 p.m.| at Bowling Green|

* Doyt Perry Stadium
* Bowling Green, OH

| ESPN3| W 38–20| 15,000
October 26| 3:30 p.m.| at Buffalo|

* UB Stadium
* Amherst, NY

| ESPN+| L 20–43| 14,850
November 2| 12:00 p.m.| Northern Illinois|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| CBSSN| W 48–10| 10,438
November 16| 3:30 p.m.| at Ball State|

* Scheumann Stadium
* Muncie, IN

| CBSSN| W 45–44| 7,249
November 29| 12:00 p.m.| Toledo|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| ESPNU| W 49–7| 9,101
December 7| 12:00 p.m.| vs. Miami (OH)|

* Ford Field
* Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)

| ESPN2| L 21–26| 22,427
December 21| 2:00 p.m.| vs. San Diego State*|

* Dreamstyle Stadium
* Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)

| ESPN| L 11–48| 18,823

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## Game summaries

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### Albany

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See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Great Danes  | 0  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 21
Chippewas | 7  | 17  | 7  | 7 | 38
Statistics | ALB | CMU

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First downs | 13 | 31
Total yards | 244 | 529
Rushing yards | 45 | 244
Passing yards | 199 | 285
Turnovers | 1 | 3
Time of possession | 23:22 | 36:38
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Albany | Passing | Jeff Undercuffer Jr. | 15/28, 199 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Karl Mofor | 16 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving | Juwan Green | 5 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD
Central Michigan | Passing | Quinten Dormady | 27/37, 285 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | Jonathan Ward | 22 rushes, 158 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Ty Scott | 5 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD

### At No. 17 Wisconsin

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See also: 2019 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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Chippewas  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
No. 17 Badgers | 16  | 28  | 10  | 7 | 61
Statistics | CMU | WIS

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First downs | 3 | 37
Total yards | 58 | 599
Rushing yards | 15 | 199
Passing yards | 43 | 400
Turnovers | 1 | 1
Time of possession | 20:33 | 39:27
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Central Michigan | Passing | Quinten Dormady | 5/12, 36 yards, INT
Rushing | Tommy Lazzaro | 4 rushes, 11 yards
Receiving | Kalil Pimpleton | 3 receptions, 18 yards
Wisconsin | Passing | Jack Coan | 26/33, 363 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | Jonathan Taylor | 19 rushes, 102 yards, 3 TD
Receiving | Quintez Cephus | 6 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD

### Akron

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See also: 2019 Akron Zips football team

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Zips  | 0  | 10  | 0  | 14 | 24
Chippewas | 3  | 24  | 3  | 15 | 45
Statistics | AKR | CMU

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First downs | 16 | 21
Total yards | 326 | 533
Rushing yards | 42 | 189
Passing yards | 284 | 344
Turnovers | 2 | 1
Time of possession | 31:10 | 28:50
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Akron Zips | Passing | Kato Nelson | 25/41, 243 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing | Kato Nelson | 16 rushes, 28 yards
Receiving | Nate Stewart | 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD
Central Michigan | Passing | David Moore | 20/31, 316 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Kobe Lewis | 27 rushes, 146 yards, 3 TD
Receiving | Kalil Pimpleton | 7 receptions, 116 yards, TD

### At Miami (FL)

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See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team

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Chippewas  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 7 | 12
Hurricanes | 7  | 0  | 7  | 3 | 17
Statistics | CMU | MIA

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First downs | 21 | 16
Total yards | 248 | 301
Rushing yards | 31 | 51
Passing yards | 217 | 250
Turnovers | 3 | 1
Time of possession | 32:46 | 27:14
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Central Michigan | Passing | David Moore | 23/50, 217 yards, INT
Rushing | Kobe Lewis | 15 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving | Kalil Pimpleton | 11 receptions, 73 yards
Miami (FL) | Passing | Jarren Williams | 17/24, 250 yards, TD
Rushing | DeeJay Dallas | 14 rushes, 34 yards, TD
Receiving | Brevin Jordan | 3 receptions, 70 yards

### At Western Michigan

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See also: 2019 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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Chippewas  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 15 | 15
Broncos | 10  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 31
Statistics | CMU | WMU

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First downs | 31 | 22
Total yards | 437 | 432
Rushing yards | 107 | 188
Passing yards | 330 | 244
Turnovers | 3 | 1
Time of possession | 28:30 | 31:30
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Central Michigan | Passing | David Moore | 33/48, 330 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Jonathan Ward | 19 rushes, 107 yards
Receiving | Ty Scott | 6 receptions, 81 yards
Western Michigan | Passing | Jon Wassink | 18/29, 244 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | LeVante Bellamy | 25 rushes, 105 yards, TD
Receiving | Skyy Moore | 4 receptions, 67 yards

### Eastern Michigan

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See also: 2019 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

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Eagles  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 6 | 16
Chippewas | 7  | 14  | 14  | 7 | 42
Statistics | EMU | CMU

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First downs | 22 | 24
Total yards | 285 | 587
Rushing yards | 63 | 308
Passing yards | 222 | 279
Turnovers | 1 | 2
Time of possession | 27:48 | 32:12
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Eastern Michigan | Passing | Mike Glass III | 20/34, 207 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Willie Parker | 8 rushes, 29 yards
Receiving | Mathew Sexton | 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD
Central Michigan | Passing | David Moore | 15/24, 279 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Jonathan Ward | 12 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Kalil Pimpleton | 5 receptions, 112 yards, TD

### New Mexico State

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See also: 2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Aggies  | 7  | 14  | 0  | 7 | 28
Chippewas | 14  | 14  | 6  | 8 | 42
Statistics | NMSU | CMU

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First downs | 18 | 22
Total yards | 384 | 486
Rushing yards | 121 | 352
Passing yards | 263 | 134
Turnovers | 2 | 1
Time of possession | 24:59 | 35:01
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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New Mexico State | Passing | Josh Adkins | 24/40, 263 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing | Jason Huntley | 10 rushes, 67 yards, TD
Receiving | Tony Nicholson | 7 receptions, 86 yards
Central Michigan | Passing | Quinten Dormady | 14/24, 134 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Kobe Lewis | 23 rushes, 161 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Kalil Pimpleton | 6 receptions, 59 yards, TD

### At Bowling Green

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See also: 2019 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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Chippewas | 7  | 14  | 7  | 10 | 38
Falcons  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 6 | 20
Statistics | CMU | BGSU

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First downs | 26 | 19
Total yards | 553 | 344
Rushing yards | 254 | 178
Passing yards | 299 | 166
Turnovers | 2 | 3
Time of possession | 35:25 | 24:35
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Central Michigan | Passing | Quinten Dormady | 22/36, 295 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Jonathan Ward | 21 rushes, 130 yards, 3 TD
Receiving | JaCorey Sullivan | 8 receptions, 126 yards, TD
Bowling Green | Passing | Grant Loy | 13/29, 166 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing | Grant Loy | 18 rushes, 67 yards, TD
Receiving | Quintin Morris | 4 receptions, 69 yards

### At Buffalo

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See also: 2019 Buffalo Bulls football team

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Chippewas  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 6 | 20
Bulls | 3  | 27  | 3  | 10 | 43
Statistics | CMU | BUFF

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First downs |  |
Total yards |  |
Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Turnovers |  |
Time of possession |  |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Central Michigan | Passing |  |
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Buffalo | Passing |  |
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Receiving |  |

### Northern Illinois

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See also: 2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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Huskies  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 10
Chippewas | 21  | 17  | 0  | 10 | 48
Statistics | NIU | CMU

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First downs |  |
Total yards |  |
Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Turnovers |  |
Time of possession |  |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Northern Illinois | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Central Michigan | Passing |  |
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Receiving |  |

### At Ball State

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See also: 2019 Ball State Cardinals football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Chippewas | 3  | 8  | 20  | 14 | 45
Cardinals  | 3  | 24  | 14  | 3 | 44
Statistics | CMU | BALL

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First downs |  |
Total yards |  |
Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Turnovers |  |
Time of possession |  |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Central Michigan | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Ball State | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### Toledo

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See also: 2019 Toledo Rockets football team

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Rockets  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7
Chippewas | 14  | 21  | 7  | 7 | 49
Statistics | TOL | CMU

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First downs |  |
Total yards |  |
Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Turnovers |  |
Time of possession |  |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Toledo | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Central Michigan | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### Vs. Miami (OH)–MAC Championship Game

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See also: 2019 Miami RedHawks football team and 2019 MAC Championship Game

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RedHawks | 7  | 3  | 7  | 9 | 26
Chippewas  | 0  | 14  | 0  | 7 | 21
Statistics | MOH | CMU

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First downs | 15 | 20
Total yards | 272 | 355
Rushing yards | 76 | 99
Passing yards | 196 | 256
Turnovers | 0 | 1
Time of possession | 30:05 | 29:55
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Miami (OH) | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 14/27, 196 yards, TD
Rushing | Jaylon Bester | 20 rushes, 66 yards, TD
Receiving | Jack Sorenson | 8 receptions, 123 yards, TD
Central Michigan | Passing | Quinten Dormady | 26/41, 232 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Tommy Lazzaro | 6 rushes, 48 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | JaCorey Sullivan | 7 receptions, 64 yards

### Vs. San Diego State (New Mexico Bowl)

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See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team and 2019 New Mexico Bowl

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Chippewas  | 3  | 0  | 8  | 0 | 11
Aztecs | 7  | 13  | 21  | 7 | 48
Statistics | CMU | SDSU

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First downs | 7 | 24
Total yards | 277 | 510
Rushing yards | 112 | 223
Passing yards | 165 | 287
Turnovers | 5 | 1
Time of possession | 21:41 | 38:19
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Central Michigan | Passing | Quinten Dormady | 11/26, 164 yards, 3 INT
Rushing | Kobe Lewis | 5 rushes, 97 yards, TD
Receiving | Kalil Pimpleton | 3 receptions, 71 yards
San Diego State | Passing | Ryan Agnew | 18/31, 287 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing | Jordan Byrd | 17 rushes, 139 yards, TD
Receiving | Jesse Matthews | 3 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD

## References

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1. ^ Thomas, Chris (November 23, 2018). "Central Michigan fires John Bonamego after historically bad 1-11 season". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
2. ^ Baumgardner, Nick (December 2, 2018). "Michigan football assistant Jim McElwain hired to coach Central Michigan". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
3. ^ "McElwain Named 29th CMU Head Football Coach". Central Michigan University Athletics. December 2, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
4. ^ "MAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
5. ^ 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football schedule 'FBSchedules.com'. Accessed March 8, 2019.

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