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1945 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

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1945 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State Normal     5 0 1
Central Michigan     6 1 0
Miami (OH)     7 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame     7 2 1
Detroit     6 3 0
Great Lakes Navy     6 4 1
Michigan State     5 3 1
Akron     5 4 0
Marquette     5 4 1
Bowling Green     4 3 0
Western Michigan     4 3 0
Cincinnati     4 4 0
Ohio     3 4 0
Ohio Wesleyan     3 4 0
Carthage     2 3 0
Wayne     2 5 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Ron Finch, the Chippewas compiled a 6–1 record, shut out five of seven opponents, allowed an average of fewer than four points per game, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 98 to 26. The team's sole loss was to Bowling Green (6-19), allowing only seven points in the six wins.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
August 24 Alma
W 13–0
September 7at Bowling Green Bowling Green, OHL 6–19
September 14at Alma Alma, MIW 26–0
September 29 Western Michigan
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
W 6–0
October 5 Eastern Kentucky
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 14–7
October 13at WayneW 26–0
October 20 Albion
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 7–0

References

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  1. ^ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Central Michigan Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.