Central Michigan·Mid-American

2019 — The Winning Chapter

Central Michigan's 2019 season (8-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 8-6
Final result Bowl season Lost the New Mexico Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -2.4 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs UAlbany 38-21 L @ Wiscon 0-61 W vs Akron 45-24 L @ Miami 12-17 L @ West Mic 15-31 W vs East Mic 42-16 W vs New Sta 42-28 W @ Bowl Gre 38-20 L @ Buffalo 20-43 W vs Nort Ill 48-10 W @ Ball Sta 45-44 W vs Toledo 49-7 L vs Miam (OH 21-26 L @ San Sta 11-48 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2019.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2019 season's largest margin: Central Michigan 49, Toledo 7. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Central Michigan 0, Wisconsin 61. A 61-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Central Michigan fell to San Diego State 11-48 in the postseason.

"Fire Up Chips"
— Central Michigan fanbase voice · 2019· synthesized
What it meant

2019 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.