2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Tumpkin (5th season)
Home stadiumKelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Bowling Green x   5 3     8 6  
Ohio   4 4     6 6  
Buffalo   3 4     5 6  
Akron   3 5     5 7  
UMass   3 5     3 9  
Miami (OH)   2 6     2 10  
Kent State   1 6     2 9  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$   7 1     11 3  
Toledo x   7 1     9 4  
Western Michigan   6 2     8 5  
Central Michigan   5 3     7 6  
Ball State   4 4     5 7  
Eastern Michigan   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Enos and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the inaugural Bahamas Bowl where they lost to Western Kentucky.

On January 22, 2015, head coach Dan Enos resigned to take the offensive coordinator position at Arkansas.[1] He finished at CMU with a record of 26–36.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 pmChattanooga*ESPN3W 20–1615,793
September 612:00 pmat Purdue*ESPNewsW 38–1736,410
September 1312:00 pmSyracuse*
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPNUL 3–4025,531
September 203:30 pmat Kansas*FSNL 10–2434,822
September 277:00 pmat ToledoESPN3L 28–4218,087
October 43:30 pmOhiodagger
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN3W 28–1018,223
October 115:00 pmat Northern IllinoisESPN3W 34–1720,122
October 183:30 pmBall State
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN3L 29–3213,337
October 253:30 pmat BuffaloESPN3W 20–1418,052
November 11:00 pmat Eastern MichiganESPN3W 38–719,613
November 151:00 pmMiami (OH)
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN3W 34-277,689
November 221:00 pmWestern Michigan
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
ESPN3L 20–3217,265
December 2411:00 amvs. Western Kentucky*ESPNL 48–4913,667

[2]

Game summaries

Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 3 13 0 0 16
Chippewas 0 7 13 0 20

At Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 14 7 7 10 38
Boilermakers 0 7 3 7 17

Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 17 16 7 40
Chippewas 3 0 0 0 3

At Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 3 7 0 10
Jayhawks 7 0 3 14 24

At Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 0 14 7 28
Rockets 6 14 14 8 42

Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 3 0 7 10
Chippewas 14 0 7 7 28

At Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 14 7 10 3 34
Huskies 7 0 10 0 17

Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 13 13 3 3 32
Chippewas 7 7 7 8 29

At Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 7 0 6 20
Bulls 0 7 7 0 14

At Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 14 17 0 7 38
Eagles 0 0 0 7 7

Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 0 13 7 7 27
Chippewas 7 6 14 7 34

Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 22 3 7 32
Chippewas 14 3 0 3 20

Western Kentucky–Bahamas Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 7 0 34 48
Hilltoppers 21 21 7 0 49

References

  1. ^ "Central Michigan coach Dan Enos resigns to become offensive coordinator at Arkansas". January 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "2014 Central Michigan Chippewas Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 12, 2014.