1954 Central Michigan Chippewas football team information
American college football season
1954Central Michigan Chippewas football
IIAC co-champion
Conference
Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record
8–2 (5–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Kenneth Kelly (4th season)
MVP
Dick Kackmeister
Home stadium
Alumni Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Michigan State Normal +
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Central Michigan +
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Western Illinois
3
–
1
–
2
6
–
1
–
3
Illinois State Normal
3
–
2
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Eastern Illinois
1
–
4
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Southern Illinois
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Northern Illinois State
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
The 1954 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, renamed Central Michigan University in 1959, in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1954 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Kenneth Kelly, the Chippewas compiled an 8–2 record (5–1 against IIAC opponents), tied for the IIAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 321 to 107.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Jim King with 399 passing yards, Jim Podoley with 1,079 rushing yards, and Jerry Thomas with 121 receiving yards.[2] Center Dick Kackmeister received the team's most valuable player award.[3] Four Central Michigan players (Podoley, Kackmeister, guard Ray Figg, and halfback LaVerne Wolf) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team.[4]
^"Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 110. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
^2015 Media Guide, pp. 88-89.
^2015 Media Guide, p. 95.
^2015 Media Guide, p. 96.
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