1959 Central Michigan Chippewas football team information
American college football season
1959Central Michigan Chippewas football
Conference
Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record
7–3 (4–2 IIAC)
Head coach
Kenneth Kelly (9th season)
MVP
Walter Beach
Captain
Al Bernardi
Home stadium
Alumni Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 2 Western Illinois $
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
0
–
0
No. 17 Northern Illinois State
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Central Michigan
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Southern Illinois
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Eastern Illinois
1
–
4
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Eastern Michigan
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Illinois State Normal
0
–
5
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
The 1959 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach Kenneth Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a 7–3 record (4–2 against IIAC opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 233 to 155.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Oarie Lemanski with 962 passing yards and Jerry O'Neil with 821 rushing yards and 296 receiving yards.[2] Halfback Walter Beach received the team's most valuable player award for the second consecutive year.[3] No Central Michigan players 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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