1986 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
American college football season
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The 1986 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Herb Deromedi, the Chippewas compiled a 5–5 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC standings, and were outscored by their opponents, 284 to 258.[1][2] The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,[3] with attendance of 118,457 in five home games.[4]
- Herb Deromedi (9th season)
| 1986 Central Michigan Chippewas football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–4 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Rick Poljan |
| Home stadium | Kelly/Shorts Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) $ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Marcelle Carruthers with 912 passing yards, Rodney Stevenson with 1,104 rushing yards, and Melvin Houston with 210 receiving yards.[5] Offensive guard Rick Poljan received the team's most valuable player award.[6] Three Central Michigan players (offensive tackle Brian Williams, offensive guard Rick Poljan, and running back Rodney Stevenson) received first-team All-MAC honors.[7]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 13 | Idaho* | W 34–21 | 18,201 | [8] | |||
| September 20 | Bowling Green |
| W 20–10 | 17,568 | [9] | ||
| September 27 | Ohio |
| W 56–27 | [10] | |||
| October 4 | at Kent State | L 30–33 | [11] | ||||
| October 11 | Western Michigan |
| W 18–10 | [12] | |||
| October 18 | at Tulsa* | L 6–42 | 10,876 | [13] | |||
| October 25 | at Eastern Michigan | L 16–34 | [14] | ||||
| November 1 | at Miami (OH) | L 21–59 | 27,840 | [15] | |||
| November 8 | Toledo |
| L 14–26 | [16] | |||
| November 15 | Ball State |
| W 43–22 | [17] | |||
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