The 2017 season's largest margin: Central Michigan 56, Ball State 9. A 47-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The Winning Chapter
Central Michigan's 2017 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Shane MorrisQB3,237 passing yards
- Jonathan WardRB1,017 rushing yards
- Kumehnnu GwillyLB204 rushing yards
- Romello RossRB203 rushing yards
- Mark ChapmanWR875 receiving yards
- Corey WillisWR669 receiving yards
- Tyler ConklinTE504 receiving yards
- Malik FountainLB89 tackles
- Josh CoxDB87 tackles
- Alex BrionesLB83 tackles
- Joe OstmanDL14 sacks
- Nate Brisson-FastDL5.5 sacks
- Mike DannaDL4 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: Central Michigan 17, Syracuse 41. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Central Michigan fell to Wyoming 14-37 in the postseason.
"Fire Up Chips"
2017 is a middle chapter for Central Michigan — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.