2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jim McElwain and play their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Petrino (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRobb Akey (4th season)
Home stadiumKelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   7 1     10 4  
Buffalo   5 3     7 6  
Bowling Green   5 3     6 7  
Miami (OH)   4 4     6 7  
Kent State   4 4     5 7  
Akron   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Toledo xy$   5 3     9 5  
Eastern Michigan x   5 3     9 4  
Western Michigan   4 4     5 7  
Ball State   3 5     5 7  
Central Michigan   3 5     4 8  
Northern Illinois   2 6     3 9  
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 7:00 p.m. at No. 12 Oklahoma State* FS1 L 44–58 53,808
September 10 1:00 p.m. South Alabama* ESPN+ L 28–3417,205
September 17 1:00 p.m. Bucknell*
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN3 W 41–0 21,554
September 24 12:00 p.m. at No. 14 Penn State* BTN L 14–33 106,624
October 1 3:30 p.m. at Toledo NFLN L 17–38 22,273
October 8 3:30 p.m. Ball State 
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN+ L 16–17 22,305
October 15 12:00 p.m. at Akron ESPN+ W 28–21 14,814
October 22 1:00 p.m. Bowling Green
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN3 L 18–34 14,676
November 2 7:00 p.m. at Northern Illinois ESPNU W 35–22 6,055
November 9 7:00 p.m. Buffalo
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN2 W 31–27 9,103
November 16 8:00 p.m. Western Michigan
ESPNU L 10–12 10,097
November 25 12:00 p.m. at Eastern Michigan CBSSN L 19–38 14,213
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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At No. 12 Oklahoma State

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Central Michigan Chippewas (0–0) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Central Michigan 7 8 72244
No. 12 Oklahoma State 16 28 7758

at Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK

  • Date: Thursday, September 1, 2022
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: • Cloudy Temperature: 78
  • Game attendance: 53,808
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (FS1): Jason Benetti (play-by-play) & Brock Huard (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:09) OSU – Spencer Sanders 45 yard pass to John Paul Richardson, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; OSU 7–0)
  • (7:05) CMU – Daniel Richardson 15 yard pass to Carlos Carriere, Marshall Meeder kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:55) OSU – Safety (OSU 9—7)
  • (0:00) OSU – Spencer Sanders 17 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive:4 plays, 70 yards, 0:50; OSU 16–7)
Second Quarter
  • (11:32) OSU – Spencer Sanders 13 yard pass to Braydon Johnson, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:17; OSU 23–7)
  • (7:14) OSU – Spencer Sanders 17 yard pass to Jaden Nixon, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:55; OSU 30–7)
  • (4:32) OSU – Spencer Sanders 23 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:01; OSU 37–7)
  • (0:43) CMU – Lew Nichols 4 yard rush, Daniel Richardson PAT pass to Jalen McGaughy (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; OSU 37–15)
  • (0:11) OSU – Dominic Richardson 1 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:32; OSU 44–15)
Third Quarter
  • (14:23) OSU – Spencer Sanders 7 yard pass to Bryson Green, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:29; OSU 51–15)
  • (11:14) CMU – Daniel Richardson 1 yard pass to Jalen McGaughy; Marshal Meeder kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:03; OSU 51–22)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:31) CMU – Daniel Richardson 18 yard pass to Myles Bailey, 2 pt conversion failed (Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 0:32; OSU 51–28)
  • (9:17) OSU – Zach Middleton 1 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:09; OSU 58–28)
  • (6:50) CMU – Lew Nichols 15 yard rush, Daniel Richardson PAT Pass to Carlos Carriere (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:27; OSU 58–36)
  • (3:15) CMU – Daniel Richardson 54 yard pass to Jalen McGaughy, Daniel Richardson PAT pass to Joel Wilson (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:04; OSU 58–44)
Statistics CMU OKST
First downs 31 28
Total yards 546 531
Rushes/yards 39/122 32/125
Passing yards 424 406
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 36–49–1 28–41
Time of possession 36:08 23:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Michigan Passing Daniel Richardson 36/49, 424 yards, 4 TD's 1 INT
Rushing Lew Nichols III 26 carries, 72 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Jalen McGaughy 6 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD's
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 28/41, 406 yards, 4 TD's
Rushing Dominic Richardson 9 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Braydon Johnson 6 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD

South Alabama

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South Alabama Jaguars (1–0) at Central Michigan Chippewas (0–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 20 11 0738
Chippewas 7 3 01424

at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW 11 mph
  • Game attendance: 17,205
  • Referee: Tom Stapleton
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan Gutowsky (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:51) USA – Carter Bradley 16-yard pass from Carter Bradley (Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 2:57; South Alabama 6–0)
  • (5:08) CMU – Lew Nichols 5-yard run, Marshall Meeder kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:08; Central Michigan 7–6)
  • (1:29) USA – La'Damian Webb 3-yard run, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 2:29; South Alabama 13–7)
  • (1:05) USA – Devin Voisin 22-yard pass from Carter Bradley, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:12; South Alabama 20–7)
Second Quarter
  • (12:14) USA – Jalen Wayne 10-yard pass from Carter Bradley, Devin Voisin pass (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:46; South Alabama 28–7)
  • (5:47) USA – Diego Guajardo 36-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 4:30; South Alabama 31–7)
  • (1:21) CMU – Marshall Meeder 48-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 0:51; South Alabama 31–10)
Third Quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter
  • (10:53) USA – La'Damian Webb 30-yard run, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:06; South Alabama 38–10)
  • (8:43) CMU – Marion Lukes 12-yard run (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; South Alabama 38–16)
  • (4:30) CMU – Joel Wilson 21-yard pass from Daniel Richardson, D.C. Temple pass (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 2:09; South Alabama 38–24)
Statistics USA CMU
First downs 30 23
Total yards 502 338
Rushing yards 148 81
Passing yards 354 257
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–42–1 23–47–0
Time of possession 38:00 22:00
Team Category Player Statistics
South Alabama Passing Carter Bradley 26/42, 354 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing La'Damian Webb 20 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jalen Wayne 10 receptions, 98 yards, TD
Central Michigan Passing Daniel Richardson 23/47, 257 yards, TD
Rushing Marion Lukes 3 carries, 36 yards, TD
Receiving Joel Wilson 7 receptions, 73 yards, TD

Bucknell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 0 0 0 0
Chippewas 0 7 13 21 41

At No. 14 Penn State

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Central Michigan at No. 14 Penn State – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Central Michigan 0 14 0014
No. 14 Penn State 14 7 6633

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Mitchell Tinsley, 5-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick, 8:42 (7–0, PSU)
  • PSU – Brenton Strange, 4-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 6:38 (14–0, PSU)
Second quarter
  • CMU – Finn Hogan, 2-yard TD pass from Daniel Richardson, Josh Rolston kick, 12:39 (14–7, PSU)
  • CMU – Joel Wilson, 14-yard TD pass from Richardson, Rolston kick, 6:25 (14–14, TIE)
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 14-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 1:58 (21–14, PSU)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Strange, 3-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick blocked, 11:55 (27–14, PSU)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Clifford, 1-yard TD run, 2-point conversion pass incomplete, 14:43 (33–14, PSU)
Statistics CMU PSU
First downs 20 21
Plays–yards 75–363 71–403
Rushes–yards 23–88 32–166
Passing yards 275 237
Passing: compattint 29–52–2 24–39–0
Time of possession 29:33 30:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Michigan Passing Daniel Richardson 26/45, 235 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Lew Nichols III 13 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Carlos Carriere 11 receptions, 111 yards
Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 22/34, 217 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Kaytron Allen 13 carries, 111 yards, TD
Receiving Parker Washington 6 receptions, 64 yards

At Toledo

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1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 3 0 8 6 17
Rockets 3 28 0 7 38

Ball State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 7 7 3 17
Chippewas 10 0 6 0 16

At Akron

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1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 7 7 7 28
Zips 7 0 7 7 21

Bowling Green

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 10 0 17 34
Chippewas 3 0 7 8 18

At Northern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 14 7 7 7 35
Huskies 0 0 7 15 22

Buffalo

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 7 17 0 3 27
Chippewas 7 0 17 7 31

Western Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 7 0 0 5 12
Chippewas 7 0 3 0 10

At Eastern Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 6 0 6 19
Eagles 14 0 14 10 38

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Central Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.