1994 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1994 Central Michigan Chippewas football Mid-American Conference MAC 9–3 8–1 Dick Flynn 1st Tom Kearly 4th Jim Schulte 1st Brian Pruitt Kelly/Shorts Stadium MAC champion Las Vegas Bowl L 24–52 vs. UNLV The 1994 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dick Flynn, the Chippewas compiled a 9–3 record (8–1 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, lost to UNLV in the Las Vegas Bowl, and outscored their opponents, 400 to 315.1994 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 20, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/central-michigan/1994-schedule.htmlCentral Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide Central Michigan University July 20, 2016 100, 113 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 The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,Football Facilities Central Michigan University July 20, 2016 http://www.cmuchippewas.com/facilities/football-facilities.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160625081349/http://www.cmuchippewas.com/facilities/football-facilities.html June 25, 2016 dead with attendance of 104,144 in five home games.2015 Media Guide, p. 87. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Erik Timpf with 1,315 passing yards, tailback Brian Pruitt with 1,890 rushing yards, and flanker Terrance McMillan with 398 receiving yards.1994 Central Michigan Chippewas Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 20, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/central-michigan/1994.html Pruitt's 1,890 rushing yards remains a Central Michigan record, as do his 1994 totals of 132 points scored, 20 rushing touchdowns, and 22 total touchdowns in a season.2015 Media Guide, pp. 81-82. His tally of 435 yards of total offense against Toledo on November 5, 1994, remains a school record, and his total of 356 rushing yards in the same game was a school record until Robbie Mixon rushed for 377 yards in a game in 2002.2015 Media Guide, p. 83. Pruitt was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team all-purpose player on the 1994 College Football All-America Team. He was also named the MAC Player of the Year and Central Michigan's most valuable player.2015 Media Guide, pp. 91, 95. Pruitt, tight end Jerremy Dunlap, offensive guard Matt Nastally, and safety Quincy Wright were selected as first-team All-MAC player.2015 Media Guide, p. 93. Dick Flynn was named MAC Coach of the Year in his first year as head coach.2015 Media Guide, p. 91. Flynn took over as Central Michigan's head football coach in March 1994, after Herb Deromedi became the school's athletic director.Deromedi takes charge: CMU football coach quits, becomes athletic director Detroit Free Press Jack Saylor 1C, 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5947069/deromedi_takes_charge_cmu_football/ Schedule y y y Eastern September 3 2:00 p.m. at Iowa<ncg> Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA L 21–52 66,520 September 10 UNLV<ncg> Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI W 35–23 20,316 September 17 at Eastern Michigan (rivalry) Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI W 30–29 September 24 Kent State Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI W 45–0 October 1 at Ball State Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN L 28–31 October 8 Western Michigan (rivalry) Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI W 35–28 October 15 at Akron Rubber Bowl Akron, IN W 47–0 October 22 Miami (OH) Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI W 32–30 October 29 at Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH W 22–10 November 5 Toledo Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI W 45–27 November 12 at Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH W 36–33 December 15 vs. UNLV<ncg> Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl) L 24–52 17,562 References Central Michigan Category:Central Michigan Chippewas football seasons Category:Mid-American Conference football champion seasons Central Michigan Chippewas football