1953 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
American college football season
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The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Kenneth Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a 7–1–1 record (5–0–1 against IIAC opponents), won the IIAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 244 to 129.[1]
| 1953 Central Michigan Chippewas football | |
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IIAC champion | |
| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–1–1 (5–0–1 IIAC) |
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| MVP | Chuck Miller |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Lornie Kerr with 327 passing yards, Chuck Miller with 938 rushing yards, and Jim Podoley with 186 receiving yards.[2] Miller received the team's most valuable player award and also received the IIAC most valuable player award.[3] Four Central Michigan players (Miller, tackle Ken Barron, guard Jack Clary, and center Dick Kackmeister) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | at Iowa State Teachers* | W 34–20 | [5] | ||||
| September 26 | Western Michigan* |
| W 21–0 | [6] | |||
| October 2 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 33–6 | [7] | |||
| October 10 | vs. Great Lakes Naval* | L 16–39 | 7,500 | [8] | |||
| October 17 | at Southern Illinois | W 19–6 | 2,500 | [9] | |||
| October 24 | Western Illinois |
| W 13–6 | [10] | |||
| October 31 | at Illinois State Normal |
| W 29–19 | [11] | |||
| November 6 | Northern Illinois |
| W 46–0 | [12] | |||
| November 14 | at Michigan State Normal |
| T 33–33 | [13] | |||
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