1954 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Kenneth "Bill" Kelly, the Chippewas compiled an 8–2 record (5–1 against IIAC opponents), tied for the IIAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 321 to 107.[1]
| 1954 Central Michigan Chippewas football | |
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IIAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| 1954 record | 8–2 (5–1 IIAC) |
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| MVP | Dick Kackmeister |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Jim King with 399 passing yards, Jim Podoley with 1,079 rushing yards, and Jerry Thomas with 121 receiving yards.[2] Center Dick Kackmeister received the team's most valuable player award.[3] Four Central Michigan players (Podoley, Kackmeister, guard Ray Figg, and halfback LaVerne Wolf) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| September 11 | vs. Milwaukee State * | Saginaw, MI | W 26–7 | ||
| September 18 | Iowa State Teachers * |
| W 42–21 | ||
| September 25 | at Western Michigan * | W 25–19 | |||
| October 2 | at Eastern Illinois | Charleston, IL | W 60–0 | ||
| October 9 | at Great Lakes Naval * | Chicago | L 28–32 | ||
| October 16 | Southern Illinois |
| W 33–0 | ||
| October 23 | at Western Illinois | L 7–14 | |||
| October 30 | Illinois State Normal |
| W 26–0 | ||
| November 6 | at Northern Illinois | W 46–7 | |||
| November 13 | Michigan State Normal |
| W 28–7 | ||
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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 Program, September 11, 1954
- 1955 Chippewa yearbook