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1987 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–4–1 MAC)
Head coach
MVPEric Reed
Home stadiumKelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons← 19861988 →
1987 Mid-American football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Michigan $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Kent State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH) 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Bowling Green 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Western Michigan 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Central Michigan 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Toledo 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Ball State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ohio 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 10th season under head coach Herb Deromedi, the Chippewas compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC standings, and outscored their opponents, 222 to 203. The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, with attendance of 101,481 in five home games.

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Marcelle Carruthers with 1,323 passing yards, tailback John Hood with 1,121 rushing yards, and wide receiver Eric Reed with 652 receiving yards. Reed received the team's most valuable player award. Five Central Michigan players (offensive tackle Joe Churches, tailback John Hood, outside linebacker Phil Zielinski, inside linebacker Chris Wise, and defensive back Howard Young) received first-team All-MAC honors.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Miami (OH)L 6–15
September 12at Idaho*W 30–188,000
September 26at Minnesota*L 10–3046,868
October 3at Kent StateL 21–24
October 10Eastern Michigan
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
W 16–625,906
October 17Tulsa*
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 41–1819,612
October 24at Ball StateL 3–13
October 31Western Michigan
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
W 30–27
November 7at OhioW 31–17
November 14Toledo
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
T 17–17
November 21at Bowling GreenL 17–18
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1987 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  2. "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 113. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  3. "Football Facilities". Central Michigan University. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  4. 2015 Media Guide, p. 87.
  5. "1987 Central Michigan Chippewas Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  6. 2015 Media Guide, p. 95.
  7. 2015 Media Guide, p. 92.
  8. Pierce, Oliver (September 12, 1987). "UI must ground Chippewas' rush". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
  9. Pierce, Oliver (September 14, 1987). "CMU has too much for gutty Vandals". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
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