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The 2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by third-year head coach John Bonamego and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They received an invitation to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Wyoming .
Previous season
The Chippewas finished the 2016 season 6–7, 3–5 to finish in fifth place in the MAC West. They received an invitation to the Miami Beach Bowl where they were blown out by Tulsa 55–10.
Preseason
Central Michigan was picked to finish in fifth place in the MAC West Division in a preseason poll of league media.[ 1]
Schedule
7:00 p.m.Rhode Island *
ESPN3 W 30–27 3OT 16,311
September 93:00 p.m.at Kansas *
FSN W 45–27 Syracuse *
ACCN Extra L 17–41 Miami (OH)
Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3L 14–31 Boston College *
ACCN ExtraL 8–28 Ohio
ESPN3W 26–23 Toledo
Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3L 10–30 Ball State
ESPN3W 56–9 Western Michigan
ESPN2 W 35–28 Eastern Michigan
Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) ESPNU W 42–30 Kent State
ESPNUW 42–23 Northern Illinois
Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI CBSSN W 31–24 Wyoming *
ESPN L 14–37
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Game summaries
Rhode Island
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT 3OT
Total
Rams
0
0
7
14 3 0 3
27
Chippewas
0
13
0
8 3 0 6
30
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
at Kansas
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
0
24
7
14
45
Jayhawks
3
3
14
7
27
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–2
2007
KAN, 52–7
at Syracuse
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
10
7
0
0
17
Orange
10
14
17
0
41
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–3
1999
SYR, 47–7
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
14
14
3
0
31
Chippewas
0
14
0
0
14
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
13–13–1
2016
MIA, 37–17
at Boston College
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
2
6
0
0
8
Eagles
14
7
7
0
28
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–3
2002
BC, 43–0
at Ohio
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
6
6
7
26
Bobcats
7
7
0
9
23
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
24–5–2
2016
CMU, 27–20
Toledo
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
7
10
0
13
30
Chippewas
0
0
3
7
10
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
18–24–3
2016
TOL, 31–17
at Ball State
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
21
7
21
56
Cardinals
3
3
3
0
9
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
24–24–1
2016
CMU, 24–21
at Western Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
0
7
21
35
Broncos
14
7
7
0
28
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
37–48–2
2016
WMU, 49–10
In an increasingly heavy downpour in Kalamazoo, the Chips avenged their 49-10 loss to the Broncos the year before. During the battle between the two bitter in-state rivals, the Chippewas fell behind 28-14 in the 3rd quarter. The Chips then staged a dramatic comeback in the 4th quarter, scoring 21 unanswered points, capped off by Shane Morris’ 77 yard touchdown pass to Corey Willis with 2:37 left in the game to defeat the Broncos for the first time since 2013 by a score of 35-28.
Eastern Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
10
0
13
30
Chippewas
14
14
7
7
42
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
59–29–6
2016
EMU, 26–21
at Kent State
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
21
0
14
42
Golden Flashes
3
14
0
6
23
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
23–11
2016
KENT, 27–24
Northern Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
14
3
0
7
24
Chippewas
0
0
17
14
31
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
28–23–1
2016
CMU, 34–283OT
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
0
7
0
14
Cowboys
21
6
3
7
37
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–1
2002
CMU, 32–20
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