1996 Central Michigan Chippewas football team information
American college football season
1996Central Michigan Chippewas football
Conference
Mid-American Conference
Record
5–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Dick Flynn (3rd season)
MVP
Chad Darnell
Home stadium
Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Mid-American Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Ball State $
7
–
1
8
–
4
Toledo
6
–
2
7
–
4
Miami (OH)
6
–
2
6
–
5
Ohio
5
–
3
6
–
6
Central Michigan
4
–
4
5
–
6
Akron
3
–
5
4
–
7
Bowling Green
3
–
5
4
–
7
Eastern Michigan
3
–
5
3
–
8
Western Michigan
2
–
6
2
–
9
Kent State
1
–
7
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion
The 1996 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Dick Flynn, the Chippewas compiled a 5–6 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 353 to 351.[1][2] The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,[3] with attendance of 100,074 in five home games.[4]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Chad Darnell with 2,921 passing yards, tailback Silas Massey with 1,544 rushing yards, and flanker Reggie Allen with 1,229 receiving yards.[5] Darnell was selected as the team's most valuable player.[6] Massey had three 200-yard rushing games, including 292 yards against Kent State, which was at the time the third highest single game total in school history.[7] Allen became the first Central Michigan player to total over 1,000 receiving yards, including a 229-yard game against Bowling Green.[7]
Darnell, Massey, Allen, offensive tackle Scott Rehberg, and tight end Adam Simonson were selected as first-team All-MAC player.[8]
^"1996 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
^"Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
^"Football Facilities". Central Michigan University. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
^2015 Media Guide, p. 87.
^"1996 Central Michigan Chippewas Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
^2015 Media Guide, p. 95.
^ ab2015 Media Guide, p. 90.
^2015 Media Guide, p. 93.
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