1996 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

1996 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
MVPChad Darnell
Home stadiumKelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Ball State $   7 – 1     8 – 4  
Toledo   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Miami (OH)   6 – 2     6 – 5  
Ohio   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Central Michigan   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Akron   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Bowling Green   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Western Michigan   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Kent State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1996 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Dick Flynn, the Chippewas compiled a 5–6 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 353 to 351.[1][2] The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,[3] with attendance of 100,074 in five home games.[4]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Chad Darnell with 2,921 passing yards, tailback Silas Massey with 1,544 rushing yards, and flanker Reggie Allen with 1,229 receiving yards.[5] Darnell was selected as the team's most valuable player.[6] Massey had three 200-yard rushing games, including 292 yards against Kent State, which was at the time the third highest single game total in school history.[7] Allen became the first Central Michigan player to total over 1,000 receiving yards, including a 229-yard game against Bowling Green.[7]

Darnell, Massey, Allen, offensive tackle Scott Rehberg, and tight end Adam Simonson were selected as first-team All-MAC player.[8]

  1. ^ "1996 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Football Facilities". Central Michigan University. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 87.
  5. ^ "1996 Central Michigan Chippewas Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  6. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 95.
  7. ^ a b 2015 Media Guide, p. 90.
  8. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 93.