List of Central Michigan Chippewas football seasons

The following is a list of Central Michigan Chippewas football seasons for the football team that has represented Central Michigan University in NCAA competition.^[1]

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Year	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	AP^°
Pete McCormick (Independent) (1896)
1896	Pete McCormick	3–1
Pete McCormick:		3–1
Carl Pray (Independent) (1897–1899)
1897	Carl Pray	2–1
1898	Carl Pray	1–2
1899	Carl Pray	3–2
Carl Pray:		6–5
1900	Unknown	1–0
1901	No team
Charles Tambling (Independent) (1902–1905)
1902	Charles Tambling	4–0
1903	Charles Tambling	6–0
1904	Charles Tambling	0–1
1905	Charles Tambling	7–1
*Charles Tambling (first stint):*		17–2
1906	No team
Ralph Thacker (Independent) (1907)
1907	Ralph Thacker	2–4
Ralph Thacker:		2–4
Hugh Sutherland (Independent) (1908)
1908	Hugh Sutherland	4–3
Hugh Sutherland:		4–3
Harry Helmer (Independent) (1909–1912)
1909	Harry Helmer	4–3
1910	Harry Helmer	6–1–1
1911	Harry Helmer	3–3
1912	Harry Helmer	2–1–2
Harry Helmer:		15–8–3
1913–15	No team
Blake Miller (Independent) (1916)
1916	Blake Miller	1–5
Blake Miller:		1–5
Fred Johnson (American football coach) (Independent) (1917)
1917	Fred Johnson	1–2
Fred Johnson:		1–2
Charles Tambling (Independent) (1918)
1918	Charles Tambling	1–0
*Charles Tambling (second stint):*		1–0
*Charles Tambling (total):*		18–2
Garland Nevitt (Independent) (1919)
1919	Garland Nevitt	2–2–3
Garland Nevitt:		2–2–3
Joe Simmons (Independent) (1920)
1920	Joe Simmons	4–3–1
Joe Simmons:		4–3–1
Wallace Parker (Independent) (1921–1923)
1921	Wallace Parker	5–1–1
1922	Wallace Parker	6–0–2
1923	Wallace Parker	5–1–2
*Wallace Parker (first stint):*		16–2–5
Lester Barnard (Independent) (1924–1925)
1924	Lester Barnard	7–1
1925	Lester Barnard	4–1–3
Lester Barnard:		11–2–3
Wallace Parker (Independent) (1926)
1926	Wallace Parker	3–4–1
Wallace Parker (Michigan Collegiate Conference) (1927–1928)
1927	Wallace Parker	7–1	2–1	2nd
1928	Wallace Parker	6–3	2–1
*Wallace Parker (second stint):*		16–8–1	3–3
*Wallace Parker (total):*		32–10–6	3–3
Butch Nowack (Michigan Collegiate Conference) (1929–1930)
1929	Butch Nowack	2–3–2	0–3	4th
1930	Butch Nowack	6–2	1–2	3rd
Butch Nowack:		8–5–2	1–5
George Van Bibber (Independent) (1931–1933)
1931	George Van Bibber	4–3
1932	George Van Bibber	3–4–1
1933	George Van Bibber	5–2–1
George Van Bibber:		12–9–2
Alex Yunevich (Independent) (1934–1936)
1934	Alex Yunevich	5–3
1935	Alex Yunevich	2–6
1936	Alex Yunevich	3–4–1
Alex Yunevich:		9–13–1
Ron Finch (Independent) (1937–1946)
1937	Ron Finch	6–2
1938	Ron Finch	7–1
1939	Ron Finch	8–1
1940	Ron Finch	4–3–1
1941	Ron Finch	4–3
1942	Ron Finch	6–0
1943	Ron Finch	2–3
1944	Ron Finch	5–2
1945	Ron Finch	6–1
1946	Ron Finch	6–2
Ron Finch:		54–18–1
Lyle Bennett (Independent) (1947–1949)
1947	Lyle Bennett	2–5–1
1948	Lyle Bennett	3–6
1949	Lyle Bennett	3–4
Lyle Bennett:		8–15–1
Warren Schmakel (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1950)
1950	Warren Schmakel	6–4	2–2	T–3rd
Warren Schmakel:		6–4	2–2
Kenneth Kelly (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1951–1966)
1951	Kenneth Kelly	5–3	4–2	3rd
1952	Kenneth Kelly	7–2	6–0	1st
1953	Kenneth Kelly	7–1–1	5–0–1	1st
1954	Kenneth Kelly	8–2	5–1	T–1st
1955	Kenneth Kelly	8–1	5–1	T–1st
1956	Kenneth Kelly	9–0	6–0	1st
1957	Kenneth Kelly	4–6	4–2	T–2nd
1958	Kenneth Kelly	7–3	4–2	T–2nd
1959	Kenneth Kelly	7–3	4–2	T–2nd
1960	Kenneth Kelly	3–5	3–3	4th
1961	Kenneth Kelly	2–8	1–5	6th
1962	Kenneth Kelly	6–4	4–0	1st
1963	Kenneth Kelly	4–5–1	2–2	3rd
1964	Kenneth Kelly	4–5	1–3	T–4th
1965	Kenneth Kelly	5–5	3–1	2nd
1966	Kenneth Kelly	5–5	3–0	1st
Kenneth Kelly:		91–58–2	70–24–1
Roy Kramer (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1967–1969)
1967	Roy Kramer	8–2	2–1	T–1st
1968	Roy Kramer	7–2	2–1	T–1st
1969	Roy Kramer	7–3	2–1	2nd
Roy Kramer (NCAA College Division / Division II independent) (1970–1974)
1970	Roy Kramer	7–3
1971	Roy Kramer	5–5
1972	Roy Kramer	5–5–1
1973	Roy Kramer	7–4
1974	Roy Kramer	12–1			W NCAA Division II Championship	7^[a]	1^[b]
Roy Kramer (Mid-American Conference) (1975–1977)
1975	Roy Kramer	8–2–1	4–1–1	2nd
1976	Roy Kramer	7–4	4–3	T–5th
1977	Roy Kramer	10–1	7–1	2nd
Roy Kramer:		83–32–2	21–8–1
Herb Deromedi (Mid-American Conference) (1978–1993)
1978	Herb Deromedi	9–2	8–1	2nd
1979	Herb Deromedi	10–0–1	8–0–1	1st
1980	Herb Deromedi	9–2	7–2	1st
1981	Herb Deromedi	7–4	7–2	3rd
1982	Herb Deromedi	6–4–1	5–3–1	4th
1983	Herb Deromedi	8–3	7–2	T–2nd
1984	Herb Deromedi	8–2–1	6–2–1	3rd
1985	Herb Deromedi	7–3	6–3	3rd
1986	Herb Deromedi	5–5	4–4	T–5th
1987	Herb Deromedi	5–5–1	3–4–1	6th
1988	Herb Deromedi	7–4	5–3	T–2nd
1989	Herb Deromedi	5–5–1	5–2–1	4th
1990	Herb Deromedi	8–3–1	7–1	T–1st	L California
1991	Herb Deromedi	6–1–4	3–1–4	2nd
1992	Herb Deromedi	5–6	4–5	7th
1993	Herb Deromedi	5–6	5–4	4th
Herb Deromedi:		110–55–10	90–55–9
Dick Flynn (Mid-American Conference) (1994–1999)
1994	Dick Flynn	9–3	8–1	1st	L Las Vegas
1995	Dick Flynn	4–7	2–6	T–7th
1996	Dick Flynn	5–6	4–4	5th
1997	Dick Flynn	2–9	1–7	5th (West)
1998	Dick Flynn	6–5	5–3	T–2nd (West)
1999	Dick Flynn	4–7	3–5	5th (West)
Dick Flynn:		30–37	23–26
Mike DeBord (Mid-American Conference) (2000–2003)
2000	Mike DeBord	2–9	2–6	6th (West)
2001	Mike DeBord	3–8	2–6	5th (West)
2002	Mike DeBord	4–8	2–6	5th (West)
2003	Mike DeBord	3–9	1–7	7th (West)
Mike DeBord:		12–34	7–25
Brian Kelly (Mid-American Conference) (2004–2006)
2004	Brian Kelly	4–7	3–5	5th (West)
2005	Brian Kelly	6–5	5–3	4th (West)
2006	Brian Kelly / Jeff Quinn	10–4	7–1	1st (West)	W Motor City
Brian Kelly:		19–16	15–9
Jeff Quinn:		1–0
Butch Jones (Mid-American Conference) (2007–2009)
2007	Butch Jones	8–6	6–1	1st (West)	L Motor City
2008	Butch Jones	8–5	6–2	T–2nd (West)	L Motor City
2009	Butch Jones / Steve Stripling	12–2	8–0	1st (West)	W GMAC	24	23
Butch Jones:		27–13	20–3
Steve Stripling:		1–0
Dan Enos (Mid-American Conference) (2010–2014)
2010	Dan Enos	3–9	2–6	T–5th (West)
2011	Dan Enos	3–9	2–6	6th (West)
2012	Dan Enos	7–6	4–4	4th (West)	W Little Caesars
2013	Dan Enos	6–6	5–3	T–3rd (West)
2014	Dan Enos	7–6	5–3	4th (West)	L Bahamas
Dan Enos:		26–36	18–22
John Bonamego (Mid-American Conference) (2015–2018)
2015	John Bonamego	7–6	6–2	T–1st (West)	L Quick Lane
2016	John Bonamego	6–7	3–5	5th (West)	L Miami Beach
2017	John Bonamego	8–5	6–2	T–2nd (West)	L Famous Idaho Potato
2018	John Bonamego	1–11	0–8	6th (West)
John Bonamego:		22–29	15–17
Jim McElwain (Mid-American Conference) (2019–2024)
2019	Jim McElwain	8–6	6–2	1st (West)	L New Mexico
2020	Jim McElwain	3–3	3–3	4th (West)
2021	Jim McElwain	9–4	6–2	T–1st (West)	W Sun
2022	Jim McElwain	4–8	3–5	T–4th (West)
2023	Jim McElwain	5–7	3–5	T–4th (West)
2024	Jim McElwain	4–8	2–6	T–9th
Jim McElwain:		33–36	23–23
Matt Drinkall (Mid-American Conference) (2025–present)
2025	Matt Drinkall	7–6	5–3	5th	L GameAbove Sports
Matt Drinkall:		7–6	5–3
Total:		658–464–36 (.584)
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

v t e Central Michigan Chippewas football
Venues	Kelly/Shorts Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan: Michigan MAC Trophy
Culture & lore	Chippewa Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913–1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

List of Central Michigan Chippewas football seasons

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