1959 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 1959 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach Kenneth Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a 7–3 record (4–2 against IIAC opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 233 to 155.[1]

1959 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1959 record7–3 (4–2 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPWalter Beach
CaptainAl Bernardi (second year)
1959 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Western Illinois $ 6 0 0  9 0 0
Northern Illinois State 4 2 0  7 2 0
Central Michigan 4 2 0  7 3 0
Southern Illinois 4 2 0  5 4 0
Eastern Illinois 1 4 1  3 5 1
Eastern Michigan 1 5 0  1 7 0
Illinois State 0 5 1  3 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Oarie Lemanski with 962 passing yards and Jerry O’Neil with 821 rushing yards and 296 receiving yards.[2] Halfback Walter Beach received the team's most valuable player award for the second consecutive year.[3] No Central Michigan players received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12vs. Bolling Air Force *L 13–19
September 19 Western Michigan *
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
W 21–15
September 25at Drake *W 41–21
October 3 Western Illinois
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
L 20–26
October 10at Illinois State Normal Normal, ILW 22–0
October 17at Eastern Michigan
W 21–18
October 24 Northern Illinois
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 29–7
October 31 Northern Michigan *
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 20–8
November 7 Eastern Illinois
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 26–0
November 14 Southern Illinois
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
L 20–51
  • *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. 95.
  4. 2015 Media Guide, p. 96.
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