1950 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

1950 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (2–2 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois State Normal $ 5 0 1 7 1 2
Western Illinois 4 1 0 7 1 0
Central Michigan 2 2 0 6 4 0
Eastern Illinois 2 2 0 5 3 0
Northern Illinois State 2 4 0 3 6 0
Southern Illinois 1 3 1 3 5 1
Michigan State Normal 0 4 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1950 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Warren Schmakel, the Chippewas compiled a 6–4 record (2–2 against IIAC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 209 to 125.[1]

Three Central Michigan players (quarterback Andy MacDonald, end John Partenio, and tackle Jim Schultz) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team.[2] McDonald broke Central's passing record and led the country's small colleges in passes completed, yards gained, and percentage of completions.[3]

Coach Schmakel resigned after the 1950 season to accept a coaching position at Miami of Ohio. Shmakel was Central Michigan's fourth head football coach in six years.[4] The assistant coaches for the 1950 season were Bill Theunissen, James Jones, Doc Sweeney (line coach, 12th year), Al Thomas, and Bob Bentley.[5]

  1. ^ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  2. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 96.
  3. ^ Chippewa yearbook for 1951, p. 75.
  4. ^ Hal Schram (March 30, 1951). "Kelly Back with Chips as Grid Coach: Former Star Quits Post at Arthur Hill". Detroit Free Press. p. 29.
  5. ^ Chippewa yearbook for 1951, p. 74.