Mid-American
The 2021 season's largest margin: Central Michigan 45, Robert Morris 0. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.
Central Michigan·Mid-American
2021 — The Winning Chapter
Central Michigan's 2021 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
Won the Sun Bowl
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
Who carried it
- Daniel RichardsonQB2,633 passing yards
- Jacob SirmonQB734 passing yards
- Lew NicholsRB1,848 rushing yards
- Darius BracyRB212 rushing yards
- Kalil PimpletonWR960 receiving yards
- Dallas DixonWR701 receiving yards
- JaCorey SullivanWR687 receiving yards
- Gage KreskiDB80 tackles
- Devonni ReedDB72 tackles
- Troy BrownLB65 tackles
- Troy HairstonDL8 sacks
- Amir SiddiqDL4 sacks
- Mohamed DialloDL4 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: Central Michigan 21, LSU 49. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Central Michigan beat Washington State 24-21 in the postseason.
"Fire Up Chips"
2021 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.