1955 Central Michigan Chippewas football team information
American college football season
1955Central Michigan Chippewas football
IIAC co-champion
Conference
Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record
8–1 (5–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Kenneth Kelly (5th season)
MVP
Bernie Raterink
Home stadium
Alumni Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central Michigan +
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Michigan State Normal +
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Southern Illinois
4
–
1
–
1
4
–
4
–
2
Western Illinois
2
–
3
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Illinois State Normal
2
–
3
–
1
3
–
4
–
2
Eastern Illinois
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Northern Illinois State
0
–
5
–
1
0
–
8
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
The 1955 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College, renamed Central Michigan University in 1959, in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Kenneth Kelly, the Chippewas compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 against IIAC opponents), tied for the IIAC championship shut out three of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 327 to 79.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Mike Sweeney with 302 passing yards, Bernie Raterink with 1,044 rushing yards, and Ray Sine with 140 receiving yards.[2] Raterink received the team's most valuable player award.[3] Four Central Michigan players (Raterink, guard Ray Figg, center Dick Kackmeister, and end Jarv Walz) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team. Raterink was also named most valuable player in the IIAC.[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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