2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	6	-	2	8	-	6
Miami (OH) x	6	-	2	6	-	7
Akron	3	-	5	5	-	7
Bowling Green	3	-	5	4	-	8
Kent State	2	-	6	3	-	9
Buffalo	1	-	7	2	-	10
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$	8	-	0	13	-	1
Toledo	6	-	2	9	-	4
Northern Illinois	5	-	3	5	-	7
Eastern Michigan	4	-	4	7	-	6
Central Michigan	3	-	5	6	-	7
Ball State	1	-	7	4	-	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represents Central Michigan University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by second-year head coach John Bonamego and play their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. They are members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Zeitplan

September 17:00 PMPresbyterian*

ESPN3W 49–316,215 September 1012:00 PMat No. 22 Oklahoma State*

FS1W 30–2752,523 September 173:00 PMUNLV*

Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Mount Pleasant, MI

ESPN3W 44–2119,922 September 2412:30 PMat Virginia*

ACCRSNL 35–4935,211 October 17:00 PMWestern Michigan

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

CBSSNL 10–4930,411 October 83:00 PMBall State

Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Mount Pleasant, MI

ASNW 24–2120,044 October 153:30 PMat Northern Illinois

ESPN3W 34–28 ^3OT8,495 October 2212:00 PMat Toledo

BCSN October 2912:00 PMKent State

Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Mount Pleasant, MI

CBSSN November 46:00 PMat Miami (OH)

CBSSN November 15Ohio

Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Mount Pleasant, MI

ESPN2/ESPNU November 227:00 PMat Eastern Michigan

Rynearson Stadium
Ypsilnti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)

ESPNU/ESPN3

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Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summaries

Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	3	0	0	3
Chippewas	7	7	14	21	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	10	7	13	30
#22 Cowboys	14	3	3	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2015	OSU, 24–13

This game sparked controversy after the officials missed a call that would eventually give Central Michigan the win. Oklahoma State threw the ball away to end the game and received a penalty for intentional grounding. Under college football rules, the game would have ended and Oklahoma State would have won the game. However, the officials gave Central Michigan an untimed down, and the Chippewas threw a 51-yard hail mary and scored after completing the pass and a lateral.

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	14	0	0	21
Chippewas	14	14	9	7	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2013	UNLV, 31–21

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	14	7	14	35
Cavaliers	15	13	0	21	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1996	UVA, 55–21

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	14	14	14	49
Chippewas	3	0	7	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–47–2	2015	WMU, 41–39

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	7	7	21
Chippewas	3	14	0	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–24–1	2015	CMU, 23–21

at Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Chippewas	0	14	0	7	0	7	6	34
Huskies	0	7	7	7	0	7	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–23–1	2015	CMU, 29–19

at Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas					0
Rockets					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–23–3	2015	TOL, 28–23

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes					0
Chippewas					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–10	2015	CMU, 27–14

at Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas					0
RedHawks					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–12–1	2014	CMU, 34–27

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats					0
Chippewas					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–5–2	2014	CMU, 28–10

at Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas					0
Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
59–28–6	2015	CMU, 35–28

References

^ "2016 Central Michigan Chippewas Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

[1] "2016 Central Michigan Chippewas Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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