1933 Central State Bearcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1933 Central State Bearcats football Independent 5–2–1 George Van Bibber 3rd Alumni Field The 1933 Central State Bearcats football team represented Central State Teachers College, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach George Van Bibber, the Bearcats compiled a 5–2–1 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 164 to 58. The team lost to its in-state rivals Michigan State Normal (7–13) and Western State Teachers (0–19).Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide Central Michigan University July 22, 2016 100, 108 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 In April 1934, Van Bibber resigned as the head football coach at Central State, instead accepting a position as the head football coach and director of physical education at the University of Buffalo. Van Bibber had been a guard at Purdue, graduating in 1932.Van Bibber New Buffalo Coach The Evening Republic, Columbus, Indiana April 5, 1934 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5979072/van_bibber_new_buffalo_coach/ In three seasons at Central State, Van Bibber compiled a 12–9–2 record. Schedule y September 30 1933 St. Mary's Eagles St. Mary's (MI) Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI W 53–0 October 6 1933 Kalamazoo Hornets Kalamazoo Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI W 18–13 October 14 at 1933 Hillsdale Dales Hillsdale Hillsdale, MI T 0–0 October 21 at Michigan State Normal Normal Field Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry) L 7–25 October 28 Detroit City College<hc> Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI W 26–13 Central State Beats Tartars Detroit Free Press October 29, 1933 38 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14879144/central_state_beats_tartars/ Newspapers.com November 4 Western State Teachers Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) L 0–19 November 11 at 1933 Ferris Institute Bulldogs Ferris Institute Big Rapids, MI W 33–0 November 18 1933 Alma Scots Alma Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI W 27–0 References Central State Category:Central Michigan Chippewas football seasons Central State Bearcats football