1951 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1951 Central Michigan Chippewas football Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference IIAC 5–3 4–2 Kenneth Kelly 1st Alumni Field The 1951 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, renamed Central Michigan University in 1959, in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their first season under head coach Kenneth Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a 5–3 record (4–2 against IIAC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 231 to 158.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 Six Central Michigan players (quarterback Andy McDonald, halfback Dave Clark, guard Loren Dietrich, halfback Dick Flewelling, tackle Jim Schultz, and guard Tom Weede) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team.2015 Media Guide, p. 96. Coach Kelly was hired by Central Michigan in March 1951. A native of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Kelly was a Central Michigan alumnus who had won a school record 13 varsity letters in football, basketball, tennis, and baseball. He had been the athletic director and head football and basketball coach at Saginaw Arthur Hill High School for nine years.Kelly Back with Chips as Grid Coach: Former Star Quits Post at Arthur Hill Hal Schram Detroit Free Press March 30, 1951 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5972039/kelly_back_with_chips_as_grid_coach/ Schedule y y September 22 at Southern Illinois McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL W 34-12 2,000 Stevens Tony Central Michigan Defeats Southern Gridders, 34 to 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96530820/southern-illinoisan/ February 26, 2022 The Southern Illinoisan September 24, 1951 9 Newspapers.com September 28 Western Illinois Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI L 6-27 Central Michigan Passer Stopped https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96381867/the-times-herald/ February 24, 2022 The Times Herald Associated Press September 29, 1951 9 Newspapers.com October 13 Eastern Illinois<hc> Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI W 59-27 Central Mich. Routs E.I. in IIAC Fray, 59-27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93390954/herald-and-review/ January 24, 2022 Decatur Sunday Herald and Review October 14, 1951 20 Newspapers.com October 20 at Michigan State Normal Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry) W 19-13 MacDonald Terrific with Chips Down https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96613416/detroit-free-press/ February 27, 2022 Detroit Free Press October 21, 1951 4C Newspapers.com October 27 at Illinois State Normal McCormick Field Normal, IL W 26-0 Alsene Ed Central Michigan Tumbles ISNU, 26-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93280035/the-pantagraph/ January 23, 2022 The Pantagraph October 28, 1951 13 Newspapers.com October 2 Northern Illinois Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI L 13-26 Northern Illinois College Beats Central Michigan https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90268708/the-edwardsville-intelligencer/ December 8, 2021 Edwardsville Intelligencer United Press International November 3, 1951 8 Newspapers.com November 9 at 1951 Ferris Institute Bulldogs Ferris Institute<ncg> Big Rapids, MI W 49-6 Central Michigan Hands Ferris a 29 to 6 Lacing https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96613548/battle-creek-enquirer/ February 27, 2022 Battle Creek Enquirer Associated Press November 10, 1951 7 Newspapers.com November 17 Western Michigan<ncg> Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) L 25-46 MacDonald's Arm Fails to Bust Broncs https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96613643/detroit-free-press/ February 27, 2022 Detroit Free Press November 18, 1951 2C Newspapers.com Central Michigan 1951 football statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/team/129/stats/13324 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 14, 2022 Statistics Quarterback Andy MacDonald led the team in passing. He completed 114 of 183 passes for 1,560 yards, 12 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. The team's leading rushers were Dave Clark (301 yards on 50 carries, 6.02 yards per carry), Chuck Miller (293 yards on 49 carries, 5.98 yards per carry), and Verne Hawes (204 carries on 32 carries, 6.38 yards per carry). The leading receivers were Chuck Miller (23 receptions for 322 yared), Porter Lewis (25 receptions for 286 yards), and Tom Mason (15 receptions for 227 yards). The leading scorers were Chuck Miller (42 points) and Dave Clark (30 points). Don Partenio handled most of the punting, averaging 34.2 yards on 14 punts. References Central Michigan Category:Central Michigan Chippewas football seasons Central Michigan Chippewas football