1979 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 1979 Central Michigan Chippewas football team was an American football team that represented Central Michigan University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Herb Deromedi, the Chippewas compiled a 10–0–1 record, won the Mid-American Conference championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 291 to 133.[1][2] The team played its home games in Perry Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,[3] with attendance of 101,705 in five home games.[4]

1979 Central Michigan Chippewas football
MAC champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1979 record10–0–1 (8–0–1 MAC)
Head coach
MVPGary Hogeboom
Home stadiumPerry Shorts Stadium
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central Michigan $ 8 –0 –1  10 –0 –1
Toledo 7 –1 –1  7 –3 –1
Western Michigan 5 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Ball State 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Ohio 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Northern Illinois 3 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Miami 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Bowling Green 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Eastern Michigan 1 –6 –1  2 –8 –1
Kent State 1 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders were Gary Hogeboom with 1,404 passing yards, Willie Todd with 1,003 rushing yards, and Mike Ball with 457 receiving yards.[5] Hogeboom was selected as the team's most valuable player and as the MAC Offensive Player of the Year.[6] Seven Central Michigan players (OT Marty Smallbone, WR Mike Ball, RB Willie Todd, QB Gary Hogeboom, DT Bill White, DB Robert Jackson, and LB Tim Hollandsworth) received first-team All-MAC honors.[7]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Western Michigan
W 10–021,980[8]
September 22at Bowling Green
W 24–0
September 29 Miami (OH)
  • Perry Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 19–1824,348[9]
October 6 Ohio
  • Perry Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 26–0[10]
October 13 Northern Illinois
  • Perry Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 31–1120,327[11]
October 20at Ball State
W 31–3012,713[12]
October 27at Kent State
W 44–21[13]
November 3at Toledo
T 7–725,570[14]
November 10 Eastern Michigan
  • Perry Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
W 37–1419,889[15]
November 17at Northwestern State *
W 28–06,700[16]
November 24at San Jose State *
W 34–3210,424[17]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1979 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 112. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  3. "Football Facilities". Central Michigan University. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  4. 2015 Media Guide, p. 87.
  5. "1979 Central Michigan Chippewas Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  6. 2015 Media Guide, pp. 91, 95.
  7. 2015 Media Guide, p. 92.
  8. "CMU stops Broncos, 10-0". Detroit Free Press. September 9, 1979. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Nothing Pleasant In Mt. Pleasant: Miami Falls, 19-18". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 30, 1979. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Central superb in 26-0 rout of Ohio U." Detroit Free Press. October 7, 1979. p. 3F – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "CMU's defense stops Huskies, 31-11". The Lansing State Journal. October 14, 1979. pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.coma.
  12. "Last-Second Field Goal Lifts MAC-Leading Chips Over Cards". The Muncie Star. October 21, 1979. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Central has biggest scoring day, 44-21". Detroit Free Press. October 28, 1979. p. 3F – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "CMU ties Toledo, 7-7". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 1979. pp. 1F, 8F – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Unbeaten Central wraps up first MAC crown, 37-14". Detroit Free Press. November 11, 1979. p. 6F – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Northwestern routed by rugged Chippewas". The Times (Shreveport). November 18, 1979. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "CMU puts finishing touch on undefeated season, 34-32". Detroit Free Press. November 25, 1979. p. 7F – via Newspapers.com.
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