1994 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

1994 Central Michigan Chippewas football
MAC champion
Las Vegas Bowl, L 24–52 vs. UNLV
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record9–3 (8–1 MAC)
Head coach
MVPBrian Pruitt
Home stadiumKelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Bowling Green 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Western Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH) 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Ball State 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Toledo 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Eastern Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kent State 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Akron 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Ohio 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1994 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dick Flynn, the Chippewas compiled a 9–3 record (8–1 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, lost to UNLV in the Las Vegas Bowl, and outscored their opponents, 400 to 315.[1][2] The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,[3] with attendance of 104,144 in five home games.[4]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Erik Timpf with 1,315 passing yards, tailback Brian Pruitt with 1,890 rushing yards, and flanker Terrance McMillan with 398 receiving yards.[5] Pruitt's 1,890 rushing yards remains a Central Michigan record, as do his 1994 totals of 132 points scored, 20 rushing touchdowns, and 22 total touchdowns in a season.[6] His tally of 435 yards of total offense against Toledo on November 5, 1994, remains a school record, and his total of 356 rushing yards in the same game was a school record until Robbie Mixon rushed for 377 yards in a game in 2002.[7] Pruitt was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team all-purpose player on the 1994 College Football All-America Team. He was also named the MAC Player of the Year and Central Michigan's most valuable player.[8] Pruitt, tight end Jerremy Dunlap, offensive guard Matt Nastally, and safety Quincy Wright were selected as first-team All-MAC player.[9]

Dick Flynn was named MAC Coach of the Year in his first year as head coach.[10] Flynn took over as Central Michigan's head football coach in March 1994, after Herb Deromedi became the school's athletic director.[11]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3at Iowa*
L 21–52
September 10UNLV*
W 35–23
September 17at Eastern Michigan
W 30–29
September 24Kent State
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 45–0
October 1at Ball State
L 28–31
October 8Western Michigan
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
W 35–28
October 15at Akron*
W 47–0
October 22Miami (OH)
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 32–30
October 29at Ohio
W 22–10
November 5Toledo
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 45–27
November 12at Bowling Green
W 36–33
December 15at UNLV*
L 24–52
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1994 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 113. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  3. ^ "Football Facilities". Central Michigan University. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 87.
  5. ^ "1994 Central Michigan Chippewas Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  6. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 81-82.
  7. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 83.
  8. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 91, 95.
  9. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 93.
  10. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 91.
  11. ^ Jack Saylor. "Deromedi takes charge: CMU football coach quits, becomes athletic director". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 2C.


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