2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2014
| team = Central Michigan Chippewas
| sport = football
| image = Central Michigan Chippewas logo.svg
| image_size = 200
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| division = West Division
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 7–6
| conf_record = 5–3
| head_coach = Dan Enos
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = Morris Watts
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Joe Tumpkin
| dc_year = 5th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium
| bowl = Bahamas Bowl
| bowl_result = {{Tooltip|L|Lost}} 48−49 vs. Western Kentucky
}}
{{2014 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Enos and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the inaugural Bahamas Bowl where they lost to Western Kentucky.
On January 22, 2015, head coach Dan Enos resigned to take the offensive coordinator position at Arkansas.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/chippewas/index.ssf/2015/01/central_michigan_coach_dan_eno.html|title=Central Michigan coach Dan Enos resigns to become offensive coordinator at Arkansas|date=22 January 2015}} He finished at CMU with a record of 26–36.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 28
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 20–16
| attend = 15,793
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Ross–Ade Stadium
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| tv = ESPNews
| score = 38–17
| attend = 36,410
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 3–40
| attend = 25,531
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv = FSN
| score = 10–24
| attend = 34,822
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 28–42
| attend = 18,087
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 28–10
| attend = 18,223
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 34–17
| attend = 20,122
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 29–32
| attend = 13,337
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Buffalo
| site_stadium = UB Stadium
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 20–14
| attend = 18,052
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Rynearson Stadium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 38–7
| attend = 19,613
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 34-27
| attend = 7,689
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 20–32
| attend = 17,265
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 24
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| gamename = Bahamas Bowl
| site_stadium ={{Flag icon|Bahamas}} Thomas Robinson Stadium
| site_cityst = Nassau, Bahamas
| tv = ESPN
| score = 48–49
| attend = 13,667
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Chattanooga=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Mocs
|R1=3
|R2=13
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Chippewas
|H1=0
|H2=7
|H3=13
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2014 Chattanooga Mocs football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Purdue=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Chippewas
|R1=14
|R2=7
|R3=7
|R4=10
|Home=Boilermakers
|H1=0
|H2=7
|H3=3
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2014 Purdue Boilermakers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Syracuse=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Orange
|R1=0
|R2=17
|R3=16
|R4=7
|Home=Chippewas
|H1=3
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2014 Syracuse Orange football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Kansas=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Chippewas
|R1=0
|R2=3
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=Jayhawks
|H1=7
|H2=0
|H3=3
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2014 Kansas Jayhawks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Toledo=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Chippewas
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=14
|R4=7
|Home=Rockets
|H1=6
|H2=14
|H3=14
|H4=8
}}
{{see also|2014 Toledo Rockets football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Ohio=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Bobcats
|R1=0
|R2=3
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=Chippewas
|H1=14
|H2=0
|H3=7
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2014 Ohio Bobcats football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Northern Illinois=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Chippewas
|R1=14
|R2=7
|R3=10
|R4=3
|Home=Huskies
|H1=7
|H2=0
|H3=10
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Ball State=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Cardinals
|R1=13
|R2=13
|R3=3
|R4=3
|Home=Chippewas
|H1=7
|H2=7
|H3=7
|H4=8
}}
{{see also|2014 Ball State Cardinals football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Buffalo=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Chippewas
|R1=7
|R2=7
|R3=0
|R4=6
|Home=Bulls
|H1=0
|H2=7
|H3=7
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2014 Buffalo Bulls football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Eastern Michigan=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Chippewas
|R1=14
|R2=17
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=Eagles
|H1=0
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2014 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Miami (OH)=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=RedHawks
|R1=0
|R2=13
|R3=7
|R4=7
|Home=Chippewas
|H1=7
|H2=6
|H3=14
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2014 Miami RedHawks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Western Michigan=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Broncos
|R1=0
|R2=22
|R3=3
|R4=7
|Home=Chippewas
|H1=14
|H2=3
|H3=0
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Western Kentucky–Bahamas Bowl=
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Chippewas
|R1=7
|R2=7
|R3=0
|R4=34
|Home=Hilltoppers
|H1=21
|H2=21
|H3=7
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|2014 Bahamas Bowl}}
{{Clear}}
References
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