1955 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The 1955 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College, renamed Central Michigan University in 1959, in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Kenneth "Bill" Kelly, the Chippewas compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 against IIAC opponents), tied for the IIAC championship shut out three of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 327 to 79.[1]
| 1955 Central Michigan Chippewas football | |
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IIAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| 1955 record | 8–1 (5–1 IIAC) |
| Head coach | Kenneth Kelly (5th season) |
| MVP | Bernie Raterink |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Mike Sweeney with 302 passing yards, Bernie Raterink with 1,044 rushing yards, and Ray Sine with 140 receiving yards.[2] Raterink received the team's most valuable player award.[3] Four Central Michigan players (Raterink, guard Ray Figg, center Dick Kackmeister, and end Jarv Walz) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team. Raterink was also named most valuable player in the IIAC.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| September 10 | Kansas State Teachers * | Saginaw, MI | W 33–0 | ||
| September 24 | Western Michigan * |
| W 27–12 | ||
| October 1 | at Southern Illinois |
| L 13–14 | ||
| October 8 | Northern Illinois |
| W 61–0 | ||
| October 15 | Western Illinois |
| W 20–0 | ||
| October 22 | at Illinois State Normal | Normal, IL | W 35–7 | ||
| October 29 | at Wisconsin-Milwaukee * | Milwaukee | W 63–12 | ||
| November 5 | at Michigan State Normal |
| W 27–20 | ||
| November 12 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 48–14 | ||
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References
- "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 110. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- 2015 Media Guide, pp. 88-89.
- 2015 Media Guide, p. 95.
- 2015 Media Guide, p. 96.
External links
- Official Homecoming Program, October 15, 1955
- 1956 Chippewa yearbook