1959 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 1959 Central Michigan Chippewas Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference IIAC 7–3 4–2 Kenneth Kelly 9th Walter Beach Al Bernardi Alumni Field The 1959 Central Michigan Chippewas (football team) represented Central Michigan University in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1959 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Kenneth Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a 7–3 record (4–2 against IIAC opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 233 to 155.Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide Central Michigan University July 20, 2016 100, 110 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's statistical leaders included Oarie Lemanski with 962 passing yards and Jerry O'Neil with 821 rushing yards and 296 receiving yards.2015 Media Guide, pp. 88-89. Halfback Walter Beach received the team's most valuable player award for the second consecutive year.2015 Media Guide, p. 95. No Central Michigan players received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team.2015 Media Guide, p. 96. Schedule 1959 small college UPI y y y September 12 vs Bolling Air Force<ncg> Arthur Hill Stadium Saginaw, MI L 13-19 9,000 September 19 Western Michigan<ncg> Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) W 21-15 5,800–7,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Western Michigan) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/774/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 September 25 at 1959 Drake Bulldogs Drake<ncg> T–20 Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 41-21 4,500 October 3 Western Illinois Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI L 20-26 4,800 Central Michigan Bows to Western Illinois, 26-20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89186839/lansing-state-journal/ November 18, 2021 Lansing State Journal UPI October 4, 1959 62 Newspapers.com October 10 at 1959 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Normal Normal, IL W 22-0 1,000 October 17 at Eastern Michigan Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry) W 21-8 5,000 October 24 Northern Illinois<hc> Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI W 29-7 9,000 October 31 1959 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan<ncg> Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI W 20-8 3,200 November 7 Eastern Illinois Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI W 26-0 3,400–3,500 Beach Sets Pace In Chippewa Win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108327450/battle-creek-enquirer/ August 25, 2022 Battle Creek Enquirer Associated Press November 8, 1959 4:2 Newspapers.com November 14 Southern Illinois Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI L 20-51 2,000–3,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Southern Illinois) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/659/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 13, 2022 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Central Michigan) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/129/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 14, 2022 References Central Michigan Category:Central Michigan Chippewas football seasons Central Michigan Chippewas football