| 1959Central Michigan Chippewas football | |
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| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (4–2 IIAC) |
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| MVP | Walter Beach |
| Captain | Al Bernardi |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2Western Illinois $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17Northern Illinois State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1959 Central Michigan Chippewas (football team) representedCentral Michigan University in theInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the1959 college football season. In their ninth season under head coachKenneth 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]
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] HalfbackWalter 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]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 12 | vs.Bolling Air Force* | L 13–19 | 9,000 | |||||
| September 19 | Western Michigan* |
| W 21–15 | 5,800–7,000 | [5] | |||
| September 25 | atDrake* | No. T–20 | W 41–21 | 4,500 | ||||
| October 3 | Western Illinois |
| L 20–26 | 4,800 | [6] | |||
| October 10 | atIllinois State Normal | Normal, IL | W 22–0 | 1,000 | ||||
| October 17 | atEastern Michigan |
| W 21–8 | 5,000 | ||||
| October 24 | Northern Illinois |
| W 29–7 | 9,000 | ||||
| October 31 | Northern Michigan* |
| W 20–8 | 3,200 | ||||
| November 7 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 26–0 | 3,400–3,500 | [7] | |||
| November 14 | Southern Illinois |
| L 20–51 | 2,000–3,000 | [8] | |||
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