1993 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

1993 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 MAC)
Head coach
MVPJoe Youngblood
Home stadiumKelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ball State $ 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Western Michigan 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Bowling Green 5 – 1 – 2 6 – 3 – 2
Central Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Akron 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ohio 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Eastern Michigan 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Toledo 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Miami (OH) 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kent State 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1993 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 16th season under head coach Herb Deromedi, the Chippewas compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents, 275 to 244.[1][2] The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,[3] with attendance of 93,295 in five home games.[4]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Joe Youngblood with 2,466 passing yards, tailback Brian Pruitt with 944 rushing yards, and flanker D. J. Reid with 693 receiving yards.[5] Youngblood was named as Central Michigan's most valuable player for the second consecutive year.[6] Offensive lineman Darrell McCaul, placekicker Chuck Selinger, and linebacker Mike Kyler were selected as first-team All-MAC players.[7]

In March 1994, Herb Deromedi quit his position as Central Michigan's head football coach to become the school's athletic director.[8] Deromedi had hoped to continue coaching the football team, but the university administration required him to choose between coaching or taking on the duties of athletic director. He said at the time, "To be honest, I was disappointed I wasn't given the opportunity to coach the 1994 season."[9] In 16 years as head coach, Deromedi compiled a 110–55–10 record.[9] An alumnus of the University of Michigan,[10] he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007.[11]

  1. ^ "1993 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. ^ "1993 Central Michigan Chippewas Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  6. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 95.
  7. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 93.
  8. ^ Jack Saylor. "Deromedi takes charge: CMU football coach quits, becomes athletic director (part 1)". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C.
  9. ^ a b Jack Saylor. "Deromedi takes charge: CMU football coach quits, becomes athletic director (part 2)". Detroit Free Press. pp. 2C.
  10. ^ "Deromedi Announces Retirement as CMU Athletics Director: Former coach will close another chapter of career on Jan. 15, 2006". Central Michigan University. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  11. ^ "Herb Deromedi". College Football Hall of Fame. National Football Foundation. Retrieved July 20, 2016.