1945 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1945 Central Michigan Chippewas football Independent 6–1 Ron Finch 9th Alumni Field The 1945 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Ron Finch, the Chippewas compiled a 6–1 record, shut out five of seven opponents, allowed an average of fewer than four points per game, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 98 to 26. The team's sole loss was to Bowling Green (6-19), allowing only seven points in the six wins.Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide Central Michigan University July 22, 2016 100, 109 2015 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015-Football-Media-Guide.pdf October 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161026171041/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015-Football-Media-Guide.pdf dead Schedule y y August 24 1945 Alma Scots Alma Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI W 13–0 September 7 at Bowling Green University Stadium Bowling Green, OH L 6–19 September 14 at Alma Alma, MI W 26–0 September 29 Western Michigan Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) W 6–0 October 5 1945 Eastern Kentucky Maroons Eastern Kentucky Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI W 14–7 October 13 at Wayne University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI W 26–0 1,000 Tartars Try in Vain Again: It's No Contest as Chippewas Win, 26-0 Detroit Free Press James Zerilli October 14, 1945 4-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21440025/tartars_try_in_vain_again_its_no/ Newspapers.com October 20 1945 Albion Britons Albion Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI W 7–0 References Central Michigan Category:Central Michigan Chippewas football seasons Central Michigan Chippewas football