1951 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 1951 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, renamed Central Michigan University in 1959, in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their first season under head coach Kenneth "Bill" Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a 5–3 record (4–2 against IIAC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 231 to 158.[1]

1951 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1951 record5–3 (4–2 IIAC)
Head coach
1951 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northern Illinois State 6 0 0  9 0 0
Western Illinois 4 1 1  7 1 1
Central Michigan 4 2 0  5 3 0
Eastern Illinois 2 2 2  4 2 2
Michigan State Normal 2 4 0  4 5 0
Illinois State 1 4 1  3 5 1
Southern Illinois 0 6 0  0 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Andy MacDonald with 1,560 passing yards, halfback Dave Clark with 301 rushing yards, and Porter Lewis with 272 receiving yards.[2] Six Central Michigan players (McDonald, Clark, guard Loren Dietrich, halfback Dick Flewelling, tackle Jim Schultz, and guard Tom Weede) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team.[3]

Coach Kelly was hired by Central Michigan in March 1951. A native of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Kelly was a Central Michigan alumnus who had won a school record 13 varsity letters in football, basketball, tennis, and baseball. He had been the athletic director and head football and basketball coach at Saginaw Arthur Hill High School for nine years.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22at Southern IllinoisW 34–12
September 28 Western Illinois
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
L 6–27
October 13 Eastern Illinois
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 59–27
October 20at Michigan State Normal
W 19–13
October 27at Illinois State Normal Normal, ILW 26–0
October 2 Northern Illinois
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
L 13–26
November 9at Ferris Institute * Big Rapids, MIW 49–6
November 17 Western Michigan *
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
L 25–46
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 110. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  2. 2015 Media Guide, pp. 88-89.
  3. 2015 Media Guide, p. 96.
  4. Hal Schram (March 30, 1951). "Kelly Back with Chips as Grid Coach: Former Star Quits Post at Arthur Hill". Detroit Free Press. p. 29.
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