2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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]

The Central Michigan Chippewas football team drew an average home attendance of 16,350 in 2023.

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
1 Toledo 7
2 Ohio 4
3 Buffalo 1

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
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
 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

See also: 2023 Michigan State Spartans football team
Pregame line Over/under
MSU -14.5 45.5
Central Michigan Chippewas (0–0) at Michigan State Spartans (0–0) – Game Summary
Quarter 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 downs 19 20
Plays–yards 67–219 64–406
Rushes–yards 41–123 25–127
Passing yards 96 279
Passing: comp–att–int 12–24–1 18–32–0
Time of possession 34:26 25:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Michigan Passing Bert Emanuel Jr. 11/17, 87 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Bert Emanuel Jr. 17 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Mitchel Collier 3 receptions, 30 yards
Michigan State Passing Noah Kim 18/31, 279 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nathan Carter 18 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaron Glover 3 receptions, 75 yards

No. 11 New Hampshire (FCS)

See also: 2023 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
New Hampshire Wildcats (1-0) at Central Michigan Chippewas (0–1) - Game Summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 14 71442
Chippewas 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 downs 24 19
Plays–yards 66–538 72–440
Rushes–yards 14–45 52–236
Passing yards 493 204
Passing: comp–att–int 32–52–1 8–20–2
Time of possession 28:02 31:49
Team Category Player Statistics
UNH Passing Max Brosmer 32/51, 493 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Dylan Laube 7 carries, 30 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dylan Laube 12 receptions, 295 yards, 2 TD
CMU Passing Bert Emanuel, Jr. 7/19, 193 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Myles Bailey 21 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Chris Parker 3 receptions, 124 yards

at No. 9 Notre Dame

See also: 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Central Michigan Chippewas (1–1) vs No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 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)
Statistics CMU ND
First downs 14 23
Total yards 268 578
Rushes/yards 34–131 37–263
Passing yards 137 342
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–20–0 17–28–0
Time of possession 29:27 30:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Michigan Passing Jase Bauer 10/20, 137 yards
Rushing Myles Bailey 12 carries, 59 yards, TD
Receiving Jesse Prewitt III 2 receptions, 59 yards
Notre Dame Passing Sam Hartman 16/26, 330 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Audric Estimé 20 carries, 176 yards, TD
Receiving Tobias Merriweather 3 receptions, 91 yards, TD

at South Alabama

See also: 2023 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Central Michigan Chippewas (1–2) at South Alabama Jaguars (2–1)
Quarter 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)
Statistics CMU USA
First downs 19 19
Total yards 355 405
Rushing yards 8 8
Passing yards 8 10
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–31–0 17–27–0
Time of possession 33:44 26:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Michigan Passing Jase Bauer 19/30, 224 yards, TD
Rushing Jase Bauer 15 carries, 55 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Jesse Prewitt III 10 receptions, 142 yards, TD
South Alabama Passing Carter Bradley 17/27, 254 yards, 2 TD
Rushing La'Damian Webb 18 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Caullin Lacy 6 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD

Eastern Michigan

See also: 2023 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team and Michigan MAC Trophy

at Buffalo

See also: 2023 Buffalo Bulls football team
Central Michigan Chippewas (3–2) at Buffalo Bulls (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter 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 downs 21 18
Plays–yards 74–360 67–355
Rushes–yards 25–80 35–123
Passing yards 280 232
Passing: comp–att–int 28–49–3 20–32–0
Time of possession 27:43 32:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Michigan Passing Jase Bauer 28/49, 280 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Jase Bauer 6 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Marion Lukes 7 receptions, 73 yards
Buffalo Passing Cole Snyder 20/32, 232 yards
Rushing Ron Cook 11 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Boobie Curry 4 receptions, 74 yards

Akron

See also: 2023 Akron Zips football team

at Ball State

See also: 2023 Ball State Cardinals football team

Northern Illinois

See also: 2023 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

at Western Michigan

See also: 2023 Western Michigan Broncos football team and Michigan MAC Trophy

at Ohio

See also: 2023 Ohio Bobcats football team
Central Michigan Chippewas (5-5) at Ohio Bobcats (7–3)
Quarter 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
  • Game attendance: 14,736
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV announcers (ESPN2/ESPNU): Jason Ross, Dustin Fox
  • Pregame line: Ohio −11.5; O/U 48.5 •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 downs 13 21
Plays–yards 54–319 65–377
Rushes–yards 33–162 41–148
Passing yards 157 229
Passing: comp–att–int 10–21–1 16–24–0
Time of possession 22:51 37:09
Team Category Player Statistics
CMU Passing Jase Bauer 10/21, 157 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Marion Lukes 15 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Chris Parker 1 reception, 62 yards, 1 TD
OHIO Passing Kurtis Rourke 15/23, 222 yards
Rushing Sieh Bangura 21 carries, 126 yards
Receiving Miles Cross 3 receptions, 53 yards

Toledo

See also: 2023 Toledo Rockets football team

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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