1949 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

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The 1949 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Lyle Bennett, the Chippewas compiled a 3–4 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 109 to 106.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Headcoach
HomestadiumAlumni Field
Quick facts Central Michigan Chippewas football, Conference ...
1949 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
 1948
1950 
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1949 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame  1000
Ball State  800
Xavier  1010
Valparaiso  811
Washington University  720
Baldwin–Wallace  620
Wabash  521
Dayton  630
John Carroll  630
No. 19 Michigan State  630
Toledo  640
Michigan Tech  430
Youngstown  431
Bowling Green  450
Marquette  450
Central Michigan  340
Wayne  350
Indiana State  190
Michigan State Normal  080
Rankings from AP Poll
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On January 20, 1950, Bennett resigned as the school's head football coach. In three years as head coach from 1947 to 1949, Bennett compiled a record of 8–15–1. He stayed on at Central Michigan as the track coach and a trainer.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Ferris Institute Big Rapids, MIW 33–7[3]
October 1at Bowling Green Bowling Green, OHL 0–20[4]
October 8at Michigan Tech Houghton, MIW 35–6[5]
October 14at Kent StateL 12–26[6]
October 22 Western MichiganL 8–35[7]
October 29 Hillsdaledagger
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
L 0–85,000[8]
November 4 Michigan State Normal
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
W 18–7[9]
  • daggerHomecoming
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