| Year: | 2024 |
| Team: | Central Michigan Chippewas |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 0–0 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Jim McElwain |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Off Coach: | Vacant |
| Def Coach: | Robb Akey |
| Dc Year: | 6th |
| Stadium: | Kelly/Shorts Stadium |
The 2024 Central Michigan Chippewas football team will represent Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Chippewas are led by Jim McElwain in his sixth year as the head coach. The Chippewas will play home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.[1]
On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Central Michigan was picked to finish eighth in the conference. They received zero votes to win the MAC Championship.[2] [3]
| MAC Coaches poll | |||
| 1 | Miami | 119 (9) | |
| 2 | Toledo | 109 (3) | |
| T3 | Bowling Green | 92 | |
| T3 | Northern Illinois | 92 | |
| 5 | Ohio | 81 | |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 64 | |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 60 | |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 59 | |
| 9 | Ball State | 42 | |
| 10 | Buffalo | 37 | |
| 11 | Akron | 24 | |
| 12 | Kent State | 13 | |
| Coaches poll (MAC Championship) | |||
| 1 | Miami | 10 | |
| 2 | Toledo | 2 | |