2020 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

American college football season

2020 Central Michigan Chippewas football
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Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	3–3 (3–3 MAC)
Head coach	Jim McElwain (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Frye (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Robb Akey (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Uniform

Seasons← 2019 2021 →

2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 25 Buffalo xy	5	–	0	6	–	1
Kent State	3	–	1	3	–	1
Ohio	2	–	1	2	–	1
Miami (OH)	2	–	1	2	–	1
Akron	1	–	5	1	–	5
Bowling Green	0	–	5	0	–	5
West Division
No. 23 Ball State xy$	5	–	1	7	–	1
Western Michigan	4	–	2	4	–	2
Toledo	4	–	2	4	–	2
Central Michigan	3	–	3	3	–	3
Eastern Michigan	2	–	4	2	–	4
Northern Illinois	0	–	6	0	–	6
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4. Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jim McElwain, and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Schedule

Central Michigan had games scheduled against Nebraska and Northwestern, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 4	7:00 p.m.	Ohio	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN	W 30–27	757
November 11	8:00 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPNU	W 40–10	419
November 18	7:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 44–52	0
November 27	4:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 31–23	300
December 5	5:30 p.m.	Ball State	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	L 20–45	0
December 12	3:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 23–24	0
All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	13	7	0	27
Chippewas	14	6	7	3	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	2	17	14	40
Huskies	0	0	0	10	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	14	17	14	7	52
Chippewas	14	0	16	14	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	6	0	0	25	31
Eagles	7	10	3	3	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	14	14	7	45
Chippewas	0	7	7	6	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	3	13	0	23
Rockets	10	7	0	7	24

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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
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