1959_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_football_team

1959 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

1959 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

American college football season

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]

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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]

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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]
    "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Central Michigan Bows to Western Illinois, 26-20". Lansing State Journal. UPI. October 4, 1959. p. 62. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. [7]
    "Beach Sets Pace In Chippewa Win". Battle Creek Enquirer. Associated Press. November 8, 1959. p. 4:2. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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    "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2022.


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