1948 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1948

| team = Central Michigan Chippewas

| sport = football

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| conference = Independent

| record = 3–6

| head_coach = Lyle Bennett

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Alumni Field

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The 1948 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In their second season under head coach Lyle Bennett, the Chippewas compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 139 to 127.{{cite web|title=Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide|publisher=Central Michigan University|accessdate=July 20, 2016|pages=100, 109|year=2015|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015-Football-Media-Guide.pdf|archive-date=October 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026171041/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015-Football-Media-Guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Art Teixera ranked first in the country with an average of 44.5 yards on 42 punts. Isham Williams passed for 576 yards.Chippewa for 1949, p. 71.

Schedule

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|September 21| |{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Ferris Institute Bulldogs|title=Ferris Institute}}|Alumni Field|Mount Pleasant, MI|W 27–6| |{{cite news|title=Central Rolls over Ferris|newspaper=The Ludington Daily News|date=September 22, 1948|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16744390/central_rolls_over_ferris/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 9|at|Western Michigan|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry)|L 0-7| |{{cite news|title=Broncos Roll Past Chips to Win No. 3|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 10, 1948|page=26|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16706830/broncos_roll_past_chips_to_win_no_3/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 14| |{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Northern Michigan Wildcats|title=Northern Michigan}}| |Marquette, MI|W 46–14| |{{cite news|title=Northern Wildcats Beaten by Central|newspaper=The Escanaba Daily Press|date=October 15, 1948|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16743966/northern_wildcats_beaten_by_central/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 16| |Kent State|Alumni Field|Mount Pleasant, MI|L 0-28| |{{cite news|title=Kent State Routs Central Michigan, 28-0|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=October 17, 1948|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16744119/kent_state_routs_central_michigan_280/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 23| |{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Youngstown Penguins|title=Youngstown}}| |Youngstown, OH|L 9-32| |

|October 30| |Wayne|Alumni Field|Mount Pleasant, MI|L 12-27| |{{cite news|title=Wayne Picks on Weak Central Michigan for 27-12 Victory|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=George Puscas|date=October 31, 1948|page=C4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55419816/wayne-picks-on-weak-central-michigan/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 6|at|Michigan State Normal|Briggs Field|Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)|L 0-6|4,000|{{cite news|title=Normal Jolts Chips|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 7, 1948|page=27|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16706549/normal_jolts_chips_60/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 13| |{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Milwaukee State Green Gulls|title=Milwaukee State}}|Alumni Field|Mount Pleasant, MI|W 21–6| |{{cite news|title=Central Michigan Upsets Milwaukee State|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=November 14, 1948|page=43|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16706618/central_michigan_upsets_milwaukee/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Central Michigan) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/129/stats/13491 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 14, 2022 }}

References

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