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American college football season
The 2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by third-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 8–5, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They received an invitation to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Wyoming .
Preseason [ edit ] Central Michigan was picked to finish in fifth place in the MAC West Division in a preseason poll of league media.[1]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Rhode Island * ESPN3 W 30–27 3OT 16,311 September 9 3:00 p.m. at Kansas * FSN W 45–2728,531 September 16 3:30 p.m. at Syracuse * ACCN Extra L 17–4133,004 September 23 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 L 14–3117,193 September 30 1:00 p.m. at Boston College * ACCN Extra L 8–2827,036 October 7 2:00 p.m. at Ohio ESPN3 W 26–2323,570 October 14 3:30 p.m. Toledo Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 L 10–3015,572 October 21 3:00 p.m. at Ball State ESPN3 W 56–915,850 8:00 p.m. at Western Michigan ESPN2 W 35–2811,776 8:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) ESPNU W 42–309,700 7:00 p.m. at Kent State ESPNU W 42–235,580 12:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI CBSSN W 31–248,744 4:00 p.m. vs. Wyoming * ESPN L 14–3716,512
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Game summaries [ edit ] Rhode Island [ edit ]
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT 3OT
Total
Rams
0
0
7
14 3 0 3
27
Chippewas
0
13
0
8 3 0 6
30
At Kansas [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
0
24
7
14
45
Jayhawks
3
3
14
7
27
At Syracuse [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
10
7
0
0
17
Orange
10
14
17
0
41
Miami (OH) [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
14
14
3
0
31
Chippewas
0
14
0
0
14
At Boston College [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
2
6
0
0
8
Eagles
14
7
7
0
28
At Ohio [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
6
6
7
26
Bobcats
7
7
0
9
23
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
7
10
0
13
30
Chippewas
0
0
3
7
10
At Ball State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
21
7
21
56
Cardinals
3
3
3
0
9
At Western Michigan [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
0
7
21
35
Broncos
14
7
7
0
28
In an increasingly heavy downpour in Kalamazoo, the Chips avenged their 49-10 loss to the Broncos the year before. During the battle between the two bitter in-state rivals, the Chippewas fell behind 28-14 in the 3rd quarter. The Chips then staged a dramatic comeback in the 4th quarter, scoring 21 unanswered points, capped off by Shane Morris ’ 77 yard touchdown pass to Corey Willis with 2:37 left in the game to defeat the Broncos for the first time since 2013 by a score of 35-28.
Eastern Michigan [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
10
0
13
30
Chippewas
14
14
7
7
42
At Kent State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
21
0
14
42
Golden Flashes
3
14
0
6
23
Northern Illinois [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
14
3
0
7
24
Chippewas
0
0
17
14
31
Vs. Wyoming–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
0
7
0
14
Cowboys
21
6
3
7
37
References [ edit ]
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