2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team explained

Year:	2018
Team:	Central Michigan Chippewas
Sport:	football
Conference:	Mid-American Conference
Division:	West Division
Short Conf:	MAC
Record:	1–11
Conf Record:	0–8
Head Coach:	John Bonamego
Hc Year:	4th
Off Coach:	Chris Ostrowsky
Oc Year:	2nd
Def Coach:	Greg Colby
Dc Year:	4th
Stadium:	Kelly/Shorts Stadium

The 2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach John Bonamego and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

On November 23, following a loss to Toledo, head coach John Bonamego was fired.^[1] He finished at Central Michigan with a four-year record of 22–29. On December 2, the school hired Michigan wide receivers coach Jim McElwain, who previously served as head coach at Colorado State and Florida.^[2]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Wuerffel Trophy^[3]

Mitch Stanitzek

DL

SR

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Chippewas predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.^[4]

West Division
1	Northern Illinois	133 (15)
2	Toledo	125 (7)
3	Western Michigan	87 (1)
4	Eastern Michigan	67
5	Central Michigan	58 (1)
6	Ball State	34

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Kentucky

See also: 2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team.

Kansas

See also: 2018 Kansas Jayhawks football team.

At Northern Illinois

See also: 2018 Northern Illinois Huskies football team.

Maine

See also: 2018 Maine Black Bears football team.

At Michigan State

See also: 2018 Michigan State Spartans football team.

Buffalo

See also: 2018 Buffalo Bulls football team.

Ball State

See also: 2018 Ball State Cardinals football team.

Western Michigan

See also: 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Michigan MAC Trophy and Central Michigan–Western Michigan football rivalry.

At Akron

See also: 2018 Akron Zips football team.

At Eastern Michigan

See also: 2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team, Michigan MAC Trophy and Central Michigan–Eastern Michigan football rivalry.

Bowling Green

See also: 2018 Bowling Green Falcons football team.

Toledo

See also: 2018 Toledo Rockets football team.

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2019 NFL draft.

2	39		CB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6	195		CB	Houston Texans

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bonamego out as CMU coach after 1-11 season. 24 November 2018.
2. News: Central Michigan hiring Jim McElwain as coach. ESPN.com. December 2, 2018. December 26, 2018.
3. Web site: Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List. July 26, 2018. July 26, 2018. July 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180726215108/https://www.wuerffeltrophy.org/news1/wuerffel-trophy-unveils-2018-watch-list. dead.
4. Web site: NIU & Ohio Picked as Divisional Winners in 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll.
5. http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-18/2018-central-michigan-chippewas-football-schedule.php 2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football schedule