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2023 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 2023 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-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 (MAC).[1][2] They finished the season 5–7 and 3–5 in conference play[3]

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Central Michigan was picked to finish fourth in the West.[4]

Schedule

[5][6]

Game summaries

at Michigan State

Central Michigan Chippewas (0–0) at Michigan State Spartans (0–0) – Game Summary

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September  1st
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST/4:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Wind: 4 mph S, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 73,216
  • Referee: Gregory Blum
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
  • Sources[7]

No. 11 New Hampshire (FCS)

New Hampshire Wildcats (1-0) at Central Michigan Chippewas (0–1) - Game Summary

at Kelly/Shorts Stadium · Mt. Pleasant, MI

  • Date: September 9th
  • Game time: 1:30pm EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68°F, Wind: SW 3mph, Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 17,302
  • TV: ESPN+
  • box score

at No. 9 Notre Dame

Central Michigan Chippewas (1–1) vs No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–0) – Game summary

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 77,622
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (Peacock): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)

at South Alabama

Central Michigan Chippewas (1–2) at South Alabama Jaguars (2–1)

at Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL

  • Date: September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: SW 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 18,369
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV: ESPN+

Eastern Michigan

at Buffalo

Central Michigan Chippewas (3–2) at Buffalo Bulls (1–4) – Game summary

at University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SW12 MPH
  • Game attendance: 12,093
  • Referee: Rich Edwards
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Boxscore

Akron

at Ball State

Northern Illinois

at Western Michigan

at Ohio

Central Michigan Chippewas (5-5) at Ohio Bobcats (7–3)

at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

  • Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C), Wind: SW 14mph
  • Game attendance: 14,736
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV announcers (ESPN2/ESPNU): Jason Ross, Dustin Fox
  • Pregame line: Ohio −11.5; O/U 48.5 •Recap box score

Toledo

References

  1. ^ "Football Facilities". Central Michigan Athletics.
  2. ^ "Jim McElwain". Sports Reference.
  3. ^ "MAC College Football Standings - 2023". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked to win conference championship; BGSU tabbed to finish fourth in MAC East". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Central Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule 2023". ESPN.
  7. ^ "Football vs Central Michigan on 9/1/2023 - Box Score". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2023.