1996 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 5–6 (4–4 MAC) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Chad Darnell |
Home stadium | Kelly/Shorts Stadium |
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Ball State $ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Dick Flynn, the Chippewas compiled a 5–6 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 353 to 351.[1][2] The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,[3] with attendance of 100,074 in five home games.[4]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Chad Darnell with 2,921 passing yards, tailback Silas Massey with 1,544 rushing yards, and flanker Reggie Allen with 1,229 receiving yards.[5] Darnell was selected as the team's most valuable player.[6] Massey had three 200-yard rushing games, including 292 yards against Kent State, which was at the time the third highest single game total in school history.[7] Allen became the first Central Michigan player to total over 1,000 receiving yards, including a 229-yard game against Bowling Green.[7]
Darnell, Massey, Allen, offensive tackle Scott Rehberg, and tight end Adam Simonson were selected as first-team All-MAC player.[8]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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August 31 | at Boise State* | W 42–21 | 19,258 | ||||
September 7 | at Virginia* | L 21–55 | 41,300 | [9] | |||
September 14 | Louisiana Tech* | L 37–38 | 19,022 | [10] | |||
September 21 | Western Michigan |
| W 38–28 | ||||
September 28 | at Bowling Green | L 27–31 | |||||
October 5 | at Miami (OH) | L 14–46 | |||||
October 12 | Akron |
| W 42–0 | ||||
October 19 | Eastern Michigan |
| W 41–36 | ||||
October 26 | Ball State |
| L 17–24 | ||||
November 2 | at Kent State | W 52–51 | |||||
November 9 | at Toledo | L 20–23 | |||||
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Roster
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References
[edit]- ^ "1996 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "Football Facilities". Central Michigan University. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 87.
- ^ "1996 Central Michigan Chippewas Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 95.
- ^ a b 2015 Media Guide, p. 90.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 93.
- ^ "Virginia rolls over CMU to give Welsh 99th victory". Detroit Free Press. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech comes back to edge Central, 38–37". Detroit Free Press. September 15, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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