2023 Central Michigan Chippewas Season
2023 Central Michigan Chippewas | |||
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Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, L 28-35 vs. San Diego State | |||
Conference | MAC West Division | ||
2023 record | 10-4 (9-0 MAC) | ||
Head coach | robcarlson77 (1st year) | ||
Captain | Byron Suggs, DeSean Mathis | ||
Home stadium | Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Capacity: 32,885) | ||
Seasons
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2023 MAC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ohio x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Central Michigan † | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#20 Western Michigan | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MAC Championship Game: Central Michigan def. Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll |
The 2023 Central Michigan Chippewas represented Central Michigan University in the 2023 CFBHC Season. The team was coached by robcarlson77 and played its home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. They were a member of the West division of the MAC.
The Chippewas season started slowly with losses to Oregon State and Michigan State. After the 0-2 start, the Chippewas reeled off four straight wins, including three wins against conference opponents, before the streak ended in a tough loss on the road to Minnesota in Week 9. The 24-19 loss would be the last one of the regular season as CMU would win their next five games, including a 31-20 win over arch rival Western Michigan. Both teams entered the contest at 7-0 in conference play. The victory over WMU snapped a four game losing streak to the Broncos and sealed CMU's first ever trip to the MAC Championship Game. The Chippewas would take on East Division Champion, Ohio in a rematch of an early season matchup. CMU would knock off the Bobcats for the second time in the season, winning the game 31-14 and clinching their first conference title.
After finishing the season 10-3 and ranked #24 in the Coaches Poll, CMU would draw a bowl matchup against San Diego State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. CMU's defense would struggle against a talented Aztec offense giving up 533 yards en route to a 35-28 defeat.
Contents
Schedule
Regular Season
Week | Opponent | Rank | Location | Result | Record | Conference Record |
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1 | Bye | |||||
2 | Oregon State | - | Mt. Pleasant, MI | L 13-23 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
3 | at Michigan State | - | East Lansing, MI | L 35-45 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
4 | at Toledo | - | Toledo, OH | W 34-24 | 1-2 | 1-0 |
5 | Bye | |||||
6 | Ball State | - | Mt. Pleasant, MI | W 38-7 | 2-2 | 2-0 |
7 | Miami (OH) | - | Mt. Pleasant, MI | W 35-10 | 3-2 | 3-0 |
8 | Appalachian State | - | Mt. Pleasant, MI | W 55-7 | 4-2 | 3-0 |
9 | at Minnesota | - | Minneapolis, MN | L 19-24 | 4-3 | 3-0 |
10 | at Northern Illinois | - | DeKalb, IL | W 38-20 | 5-3 | 4-0 |
11 | Bye | |||||
12 | at Eastern Michigan | - | Ypsilanti, MI | W 35-33 | 6-3 | 5-0 |
13 | at Ohio | - | Athens, OH | W 31-20 | 7-3 | 6-0 |
14 | Bye | |||||
15 | at Kent State | - | Kent, OH | W 45-16 | 8-3 | 7-0 |
16 | #17 Western Michigan | - | Mt. Pleasant, MI | W 31-20 | 9-3 | 8-0 |
MACC | Ohio | - | Detroit, MI | W 31-14 | 10-3 | 9-0 |
Post-season
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||
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1/19/2020 | 4:00 PM EST | vs. San Diego State Aztecs* | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) | L 28-35 | ||||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. |
Recruiting
High School
Junior College Transfers
Awards
All-MAC First Team
- QB Byron Suggs
- WR Joseph Aikman
- WR Dontae Peppers
- DL Kareem Lindsey
- CB DeSean Mathis
All-MAC Second Team
Player Accolades
- MAC Player of the Year: Byron Suggs, QB.
- MAC Offensive Player of the Year: Byron Suggs, QB.
- MAC Quarterback of the Year: Byron Suggs, QB.
- MAC Receiver of the Year: Joseph Aikman, WR.
- MAC Defensive Back of the Year: DeSean Mathis, CB.
- MAC Coach of the Year: robcarlson77.