1957_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_football_team

1957 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

1957 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

American college football season

The 1957 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College, renamed Central Michigan University in 1959, in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Kenneth Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a 4–6 record (4–2 against IIAC opponents) and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 222 to 220.[1]

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The team's statistical leaders included Herb Kipke with 511 passing yards and Walter Beach with 1,084 rushing yards and 313 receiving yards.[2] Guard Gordon Rinquist received the team's most valuable player award.[3] Three Central Michigan players (Beach, Rinquist, and fullback Theo Winieckie) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    2015 Media Guide, pp. 88-89.
  3. [3]
    2015 Media Guide, p. 95.
  4. [4]
    2015 Media Guide, p. 96.
  5. [5]
    "Fifth Loss for Chips: Eastern Michigan Has Easy Time Winning Over Central, 39-6". The Lansing State Journal. October 12, 1957. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Larry Boeck (October 27, 1957). "U. of L. Hands Cent. Michigan 40 to 0 Beating". The Courier-Journal. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Central Michigan in 61-6 Romp". Lansing State Journal. United Press. November 3, 1957. p. 64. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. [8]
    "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2022.


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