2023 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Petrino (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRobb Akey (5th season)
Home stadiumKelly/Shorts Stadium
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Miami (OH) xy$  7 –1   11 –3  
Ohio  6 –2   10 –3  
Bowling Green  5 –3   7 –6  
Buffalo  3 –5   3 –9  
Akron  1 –7   2 –10  
Kent State  0 –8   1 –11  
West Division
Toledo xy  8 –0   11 –3  
Northern Illinois  5 –3   7 –6  
Eastern Michigan  4 –4   6 –7  
Central Michigan  3 –5   5 –7  
Ball State  3 –5   4 –8  
Western Michigan  3 –5   4 –8  
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2023 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jim McElwain and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[1][2] They finished the season 5–7 and 3–5 in conference play[3]

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Central Michigan was picked to finish fourth in the West.[4]

East
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 63 (9)
2 Miami 52 (2)
3 Buffalo 51 (1)
4 Bowling Green 35
5 Akron 26
6 Kent State 19
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 66 (11)
2 Eastern Michigan 55 (1)
3 Northern Illinois 38
4 Central Michigan 37
5 Ball State 27
6 Western Michigan 23
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1Toledo7
2Ohio4
3Buffalo1

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 7:00 p.m. at Michigan State*
FS1 L 7–31 73,216
September 9 1:30 p.m. No. 11 New Hampshire* (FCS)
ESPN+ W 45–42 17,302
September 16 2:30 p.m. at No. 9 Notre Dame*
Peacock L 17–41 77,622
September 23 5:00 p.m. at South Alabama*
ESPN+ W 34–30 18,369
September 30 1:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan
ESPN+ W 26–2328,323
October 7 2:00 p.m. at Buffalo
ESPN+ L 13–3712,093
October 14 3:30 p.m. Akrondagger
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
 ESPN+ W 17–1017,886
October 21 3:30 p.m. at Ball State
ESPN+ L 17–24 15,171
October 31 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
 ESPNU W 37–31 9,625
November 7 7:00 p.m. at Western Michigan
ESPNU L 28–38 17,841
November 15 7:00 p.m. at Ohio
ESPNU L 20–34 14,736
November 24 12:00 p.m. Toledo
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
 ESPNU L 17–32 8,612
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[5][6]

Game summaries

at Michigan State

Pregame lineOver/under
MSU -14.545.5
Central Michigan Chippewas (0–0) at Michigan State Spartans (0–0) – Game Summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chippewas 0 7 007
Spartans 0 10 71431

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September  1st
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST/4:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Wind: 4 mph S, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 73,216
  • Referee: Gregory Blum
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
  • Sources[7]
Game information
Second quarter
  • (06:55) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 47-yard field goal MSU 3–0; 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:22
  • (01:51) CMU TD: Chris Parker 12-yard pass from Bert Emanuel Jr. (Tristan Mattson kick) CMU 7–3; 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:20
  • (00:48) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 2-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick ) MSU 10–7; 7 plays, 84 yards, 0:57
Third quarter
  • (02:41) MSU TD: Jalen Berger 12-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 17–7 MSU; 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:50
Fourth quarter
  • (13:26) MSU TD: Tyrell Henry 10-yard pass from Noah Kim (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 24–7; 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:24
  • (09:05) MSU TD: Maliq Carr 8-yard pass from Noah Kim (Stephen Rusnak kick) MSU 31–7; 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:22
Statistics Central Michigan Michigan State
First downs1920
Plays–yards67–21964–406
Rushes–yards41–12325–127
Passing yards96279
Passing: comp–att–int12–24–118–32–0
Time of possession34:2625:34
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central Michigan PassingBert Emanuel Jr.11/17, 87 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingBert Emanuel Jr.17 carries, 41 yards
ReceivingMitchel Collier3 receptions, 30 yards
Michigan State PassingNoah Kim18/31, 279 yards, 2 TD
RushingNathan Carter18 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJaron Glover3 receptions, 75 yards

No. 11 New Hampshire (FCS)

New Hampshire Wildcats (1-0) at Central Michigan Chippewas (0–1) - Game Summary
Period 1 2 34Total
UNH 7 14 71442
CMU 7 21 71045

at Kelly/Shorts Stadium · Mt. Pleasant, MI

  • Date: September 9th
  • Game time: 1:30pm EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68°F, Wind: SW 3mph, Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 17,302
  • TV: ESPN+
  • box score
Game information
First Quarter
  • 13:02 CMU - Bert Emanuel, Jr. 66 yd run (Tristan Mattson kick), (4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:58; UNH 0, CMU 7)
  • 06:58 UNH - Logan Tomlinson 8 yd pass from Max Brosmer (Nick Mazzie kick), (13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:05; UNH 7, CMU 7)
Second Quarter
  • 14:23 CMU - Bert Emanuel, Jr. 5 yd run (Tristan Mattson kick), (5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 02:31; UNH 7, CMU 14)
  • 11:41 UNH - Dylan Laube 80 yd pass from Max Brosmer (Nick Mazzie kick), (1 play, 80 yards, TOP 00:11; UNH 14, CMU 14)
  • 11:24 CMU - Marion Lukes 86 yd kickoff return (Tristan Mattson kick), (UNH 14, CMU 21)
  • 05:10 CMU - Tyson Davis 31 yd pass from Bert Emanuel, Jr. (Tristan Mattson kick), (7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 03:29; UNH 14, CMU 28)
  • 01:10 UNH - Caleb Burke 21 yd pass from Max Brosmer (Nick Mazzie kick), (4 plays, 33 yards, TOP 00:21; UNH 21, CMU 28)
Third Quarter
  • 07:13 CMU - Myles Bailey 1 yd run (Tristan Mattson kick), (10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 03:44; UNH 21, CMU 35)
  • 03:51 UNH - Myles Thomason 12 yd run (Nick Mazzie kick), (6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:22; UNH 28, CMU 35)
Forth Quarter
  • 09:08 CMU - Jesse Prewitt III 32 yd pass from Bert Emanuel, Jr. (Tristan Mattson kick), (3 plays, 32 yards, TOP 00:48; UNH 28, CMU 42)
  • 05:58 UNH - Dylan Laube 2 yd run (Nick Mazzie kick), (9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:10; UNH 35, CMU 42)
  • 03:14 UNH - Dylan Laube 71 yd pass from Max Brosmer (Nick Mazzie kick), (1 play, 71 yards, TOP 00:12; UNH 42, CMU 42)
  • 00:00 CMU - Tristan Mattson 47 yd field goal, (13 plays, 43 yards, TOP 03:07; UNH 42, CMU 45)
Statistics UNH CMU
First downs2419
Plays–yards66–53872–440
Rushes–yards14–4552–236
Passing yards493204
Passing: comp–att–int32–52–18–20–2
Time of possession28:0231:49
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UNH PassingMax Brosmer32/51, 493 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
RushingDylan Laube7 carries, 30 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingDylan Laube12 receptions, 295 yards, 2 TD
CMU PassingBert Emanuel, Jr.7/19, 193 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingMyles Bailey21 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingChris Parker3 receptions, 124 yards

at No. 9 Notre Dame

Central Michigan Chippewas (1–1) vs No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chippewas 7 7 3017
No. 9 Fighting Irish 14 7 101041

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 77,622
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (Peacock): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:52) ND – Tobias Merriweather 75-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 2:03; Notre Dame 7–0)
  • (7:22) CMU – Myles Bailey 6-yard rush, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:30; Tied 7–7)
  • (2:13) ND – Audric Estimé 17-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:09; Notre Dame 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:17) ND – Chris Tyree 76-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:18; Notre Dame 21–7)
  • (0:17) CMU – Jase Bauer 1-yard rush, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:58; Notre Dame 21–14)
Third quarter
  • (11:36) ND – Sam Hartman 1-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:19; Notre Dame 28–14)
  • (1:59) CMU – Tristan Mattson 23-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:37; Notre Dame 28–17)
  • (0:30) ND – Spencer Shrader 50-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:29; Notre Dame 31–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:07) ND – Spencer Shrader 31-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:54; Notre Dame 34–17)
  • (5:45) ND – Holden Staes 4-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:51; Notre Dame 41–17)
StatisticsCMUND
First downs1423
Total yards268578
Rushes/yards34–13137–263
Passing yards137342
Passing: Comp–Att–Int10–20–017–28–0
Time of possession29:2730:33
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central MichiganPassingJase Bauer10/20, 137 yards
RushingMyles Bailey12 carries, 59 yards, TD
ReceivingJesse Prewitt III2 receptions, 59 yards
Notre DamePassingSam Hartman16/26, 330 yards, 3 TD
RushingAudric Estimé20 carries, 176 yards, TD
ReceivingTobias Merriweather3 receptions, 91 yards, TD

at South Alabama

Central Michigan Chippewas (1–2) at South Alabama Jaguars (2–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Chippewas 0 13 71434
Jaguars 14 0 31330

at Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL

  • Date: September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: SW 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 18,369
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:02) USA – La'Damian Webb 3-yard run, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; South Alabama 7–0)
  • (4:23) USA – Caullin Lacy 35-yard pass from Carter Bradley, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:37; South Alabama 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:37) CMU – Jase Bauer 15-yard run, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:46; South Alabama 14–7)
  • (4:13) CMU – Jase Bauer 1-yard run (Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 7:41; South Alabama 14–13)
Third Quarter
  • (8:31) CMU – Jase Bauer 1-yard run, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:35; Central Michigan 20–14)
  • (0:53) USA – Diego Guajardo 32-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 5:45; Central Michigan 20–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:47) CMU – Jesse Prewitt III 70-yard pass from Jase Bauer, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:06; Central Michigan 27–17)
  • (13:27) USA – Caullin Lacy 72-yard pass from Carter Bradley (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20; Central Michigan 27–23)
  • (2:42) USA – La'Damian Webb 1-yard run, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:27; South Alabama 30–27)
  • (0:13) CMU – Jase Bauer 4-yard run, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:29; Central Michigan 34–30)
StatisticsCMUUSA
First downs1919
Total yards355405
Rushing yards88
Passing yards810
Passing: Comp–Att–Int20–31–017–27–0
Time of possession33:4426:16
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central MichiganPassingJase Bauer19/30, 224 yards, TD
RushingJase Bauer15 carries, 55 yards, 4 TD
ReceivingJesse Prewitt III10 receptions, 142 yards, TD
South AlabamaPassingCarter Bradley17/27, 254 yards, 2 TD
RushingLa'Damian Webb18 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingCaullin Lacy6 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD

Eastern Michigan

at Buffalo

Central Michigan Chippewas (3–2) at Buffalo Bulls (1–4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chippewas 0 7 0613
Bulls 10 13 14037

at University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SW12 MPH
  • Game attendance: 12,093
  • Referee: Rich Edwards
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:15) BUF - Devin Grant 29 Yd Interception Return, Alex McNulty Kick (Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 0:47; Buffalo 7-0)
  • (3:10) BUF - Alex McNulty 19 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:46; Buffalo 10-0)
Second quarter
  • (10:57) CMU - Jesse Prewitt III 2 Yd pass from Jase Bauer, Tristan Mattson Kick (Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 7:13; Buffalo 10-7)
  • (5:00) BUF - Alex McNulty 44 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 5:48; Buffalo 13-7)
  • (1:48) BUF - Ron Cook Jr. 3 Yd Run, Alex McNulty Kick (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:28; Buffalo 20-7)
  • (0:00) BUF - Alex McNulty 48 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:05; Buffalo 23-7)
Third quarter
  • (13:16) BUF - Devin Grant 58 Yd Interception Return, Alex McNulty Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:44; Buffalo 30-7)
  • (9:19) BUF - Ron Cook Jr. 1 Yd Run, Alex McNulty Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:56; Buffalo 37-7)
Fourth quarter
  • (2:43) CMU - Tyson Davis 5 Yd pass from Jase Bauer, Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:38; Buffalo 37-13)
Statistics CMU UB
First downs2118
Plays–yards74–36067–355
Rushes–yards25–8035–123
Passing yards280232
Passing: comp–att–int28–49–320–32–0
Time of possession27:4332:17
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central Michigan PassingJase Bauer28/49, 280 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingJase Bauer6 carries, 31 yards
ReceivingMarion Lukes7 receptions, 73 yards
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder20/32, 232 yards
RushingRon Cook11 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingBoobie Curry4 receptions, 74 yards

Akron

at Ball State

Northern Illinois

at Western Michigan

at Ohio

Central Michigan Chippewas (5-5) at Ohio Bobcats (7–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Central Michigan 0 7 7620
Ohio 10 7 14334

at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

  • Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C), Wind: SW 14mph
  • TV: ESPN2/ESPNU
  • Recap box score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:49) OHIO - Gianni Spetic 39 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:56; Ohio 3-0)
  • (6:19) OHIO - Shane Bonner 21 Yd Interception Return, Gianni Spetic Kick (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:08; Ohio 10-0)
Second Quarter
  • (8:19) OHIO - O'Shaan Allison 1 Yd Run, Gianni Spetic Kick (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 4:38; Ohio 17-0)
  • (4:38) CMU - Tyson Davis 50 Yd pass from Jase Bauer, Tristan Mattson Kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:36; Ohio 17-7)
Third Quarter
  • (10:34) OHIO - Kurtis Rourke 16 Yd Run, Gianni Spetic Kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:20; Ohio 24-7)
  • (9:40) CMU - Chris Parker 62 Yd pass from Jase Bauer, Tristan Mattson Kick (Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:47; Ohio 24-14)
  • (4:11) OHIO - O'Shaan Allison 1 Yd Run, Gianni Spetic Kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:22; Ohio 31-14)
Forth Quarter
  • (14:18) CMU - Marion Lukes 14 Yd Run, Tristan Mattson PAT failed (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:48; Ohio 31-20)
  • (6:07) OHIO - Gianni Spetic 33 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:40; Ohio 34-20)
Statistics CMU OHIO
First downs1321
Plays–yards54–31965–377
Rushes–yards33–16241–148
Passing yards157229
Passing: comp–att–int10–21–116–24–0
Time of possession22:5137:09
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CMU PassingJace Bauer10/21, 157 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingMarion Lukes15 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingChris Parker1 reception, 62 yards, 1 TD
OHIO PassingKurtis Rourke15/23, 222 yards
RushingSieh Bangura21 carries, 126 yards
ReceivingMiles Cross3 receptions, 53 yards

Toledo

References

  1. ↑ "Football Facilities". Central Michigan Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Jim McElwain". Sports Reference.
  3. ↑ "MAC College Football Standings - 2023". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked to win conference championship; BGSU tabbed to finish fourth in MAC East". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2023 Central Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule 2023". ESPN.
  7. ↑ "Football vs Central Michigan on 9/1/2023 - Box Score". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
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