2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach John Bonamego and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 to finish in fifth place in the MAC West. They received an invitation to the Miami Beach Bowl where they were blown out by Tulsa 55–10.

2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Miami Beach Bowl, L 10–55 vs. Tulsa
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2016 record6–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coachJohn Bonamego (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Colby (2nd season)
Home stadiumKelly/Shorts Stadium
(Capacity: 32,885)
2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  6 –2     8 –6  
Miami 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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
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
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
BCSNL 17–3117,821
October 2912:00 PMKent State
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
CBSSNL 24–279,236
November 46:00 PMat Miami (OH)
CBSSNL 17–3714,270
November 156:00 PMOhio
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN2W 27–208,619
November 227:00 PMat Eastern Michigan
ESPN3L 21–2619,147
December 192:30 PMvs. Tulsa*
ESPNL 10–5515,262
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

Presbyterian
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 0 3 0 0 3
Chippewas 7 7 14 21 49
See also: 2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team
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
See also: 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
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
See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team
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
See also: 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team
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
See also: 2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Michigan MAC Trophy, and CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy
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
See also: 2016 Ball State Cardinals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–24–1 2015 CMU, 23–21

at Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Chippewas 0 14 0 7076 34
Huskies 0 7 7 7070 28
See also: 2016 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
27–23–1 2015 CMU, 29–19

at Toledo
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 0 10 7 17
Rockets 3 0 14 14 31
See also: 2016 Toledo Rockets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–23–3 2015 TOL, 28–23

Kent State
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 3 7 7 10 27
Chippewas 0 10 14 0 24
See also: 2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–10 2015 CMU, 27–14

at Miami (OH)
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 10 0 0 17
RedHawks 13 7 10 7 37
See also: 2016 Miami RedHawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–12–1 2014 CMU, 34–27

Ohio
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 3 10 7 20
Chippewas 3 14 3 7 27
See also: 2016 Ohio Bobcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–5–2 2014 CMU, 28–10

at Eastern Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 7 0 14 21
Eagles 7 7 6 6 26
See also: 2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team and Michigan MAC Trophy
Overall record Last meeting Result
59–28–6 2015 CMU, 35–28

Tulsa–Miami Beach Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 3 0 0 7 10
Golden Hurricane 10 21 17 7 55
See also: 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team and 2016 Miami Beach Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1987 CMU, 41–18
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References
  1. "2016 Central Michigan Chippewas Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2016.


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