1953 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

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1953 Central Michigan Chippewas football
IIAC champion
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–1–1 (5–0–1 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPChuck Miller
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Western Illinois 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Michigan State Normal 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Illinois State Normal 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Southern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Eastern Illinois 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Kenneth Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a 7–1–1 record (5–0–1 against IIAC opponents), won the IIAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 244 to 129.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Lornie Kerr with 327 passing yards, Chuck Miller with 938 rushing yards, and Jim Podoley with 186 receiving yards.[2] Miller received the team's most valuable player award and also received the IIAC most valuable player award.[3] Four Central Michigan players (Miller, tackle Ken Barron, guard Jack Clary, and center Dick Kackmeister) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at
Iowa State Teachers*
W 34–20[5]
September 26 Western Michigan*
W 21–0[6]
October 2 Eastern Illinois
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 33–6[7]
October 10vs. Great Lakes Naval*
L 16–397,500[8]
October 17at Southern Illinois
W 19–62,500[9]
October 24 Western Illinois
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 13–6[10]
October 31at Illinois State Normal
W 29–19[11]
November 6 Northern Illinois
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 46–0[12]
November 14at Michigan State Normal
T 33–33[13]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 110. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  2. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 88-89.
  3. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 95-96.
  4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 96.
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  14. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2022.


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