1979 Central Michigan Chippewas football team information
American college football season
1979Central Michigan Chippewas football
MAC champion
Conference
Mid-American Conference
Record
10–0–1 (8–0–1 MAC)
Head coach
Herb Deromedi (2nd season)
MVP
Gary Hogeboom
Home stadium
Perry Shorts Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central Michigan $
8
–
0
–
1
10
–
0
–
1
Toledo
7
–
1
–
1
7
–
3
–
1
Western Michigan
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Ball State
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Ohio
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Northern Illinois
3
–
3
–
1
5
–
5
–
1
Miami (OH)
3
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Bowling Green
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Eastern Michigan
1
–
6
–
1
2
–
8
–
1
Kent State
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion
The 1979 Central Michigan Chippewas football team was an American football team that represented Central Michigan University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Herb Deromedi, the Chippewas compiled a 10–0–1 record, won the Mid-American Conference championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 291 to 133.[1][2] The team played its home games in Perry Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,[3] with attendance of 101,705 in five home games.[4]
The team's statistical leaders were Gary Hogeboom with 1,404 passing yards, Willie Todd with 1,003 rushing yards, and Mike Ball with 457 receiving yards.[5] Hogeboom was selected as the team's most valuable player and as the MAC Offensive Player of the Year.[6] Seven Central Michigan players (OT Marty Smallbone, WR Mike Ball, RB Willie Todd, QB Gary Hogeboom, DT Bill White, DB Robert Jackson, and LB Tim Hollandsworth) received first-team All-MAC honors.[7]
^"1979 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
^"Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 112. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
^"Football Facilities". Central Michigan University. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
^2015 Media Guide, p. 87.
^"1979 Central Michigan Chippewas Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
^2015 Media Guide, pp. 91, 95.
^2015 Media Guide, p. 92.
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