1979 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

1979 Central Michigan Chippewas football
MAC champion
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1979 record	10–0–1 (8–0–1 MAC)
Head coach	Herb Deromedi (2nd year)

1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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 Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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.^[2]

Schedule

1. September 8, 1979: Western Michigan W 10-0
2. September 22, 1979: at Bowling Green State W 24-0
3. September 29, 1979: Miami (OH) W 19-18
4. October 6, 1979: Ohio W 26 0
5. October 13, 1979: Northern Illinois W 31-11
6. October 20, 1979: at Ball State W 31-30
7. October 27, 1979: at Kent State W 44-21
8. November 3, 1979: at Toledo T 7-7
9. November 10, 1979: Eastern Michigan W 37-14
10. November 17, 1979: at Northwestern State W 28-0
11. November 24, 1979: at San Jose State W 34-32

References

1. "1979 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
2. "1979 Central Michigan Chippewas Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.