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Central Michigan Chippewas football

Central Michigan Chippewas
2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
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First season 1896
Athletic director vacant
Head coach John Bonamego
2nd year, 13–13 (.500)
Stadium Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Seating capacity 32,885
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Mount Pleasant, Michigan
NCAA division Division I FBS
Conference Mid-American
Division West
All-time record 590–388–37 (.600)
Bowl record 3–6 (.333)
Claimed nat'l titles 1 (1974) (Division II)
Conference titles 16
Division titles 3
Current uniform
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Colors Maroon and Gold
         
Fight song The Fighting Chippewa
Marching band The Marching Chippewas
Rivalries Western Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Website CMUChippewas.com

The Central Michigan Chippewas are a college football program in Division I FBS, representing Central Michigan University (CMU). CMU currently has the 27th highest overall winning percentage of programs currently playing in NCAA Division I.

The Chippewas have played in five bowl games in the last seven years, drawing 60,624 fans in the 2007 Motor City Bowl. CMU has played a total of eight post-season games (conference championships and bowl games), winning six. All have occurred in the past seven years. Recent Chippewa All-Americans include Antonio Brown and Eric Fisher. For the 2009-10 season, CMU finished in the Top 25 in the nation in the AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll..

The Central Michigan football program had two starters in the 2012 Pro Bowl, fifth most of any college football program in the nation and two starters selected in the 2014 Pro Bowl.

CMU had the first overall draft pick in the 2013 NFL Draft; left tackle, Eric Fisher who was chosen 1st by the Kansas City Chiefs, joining former CMU left tackle Joe Staley of the San Francisco 49ers as recent Chippewa 1st round draft choices. Central Michigan had four former players play in Super Bowl XLV. Chippewa players on recent Super Bowl rosters included Antonio Brown WR, Pittsburgh Steelers; Cullen Jenkins DE, Green Bay Packers; Josh Gordy CB, Green Bay Packers; Frank Zombo OLB, Green Bay Packers; Tory Humphrey TE, New Orleans Saints and Joe Staley OT, San Francisco 49ers.


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