2010 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

2010 Central Michigan Chippewas football Michigan MAC Trophy Champions Conference Mid-American Conference West 2010 record 3–9 (2–6 MAC) Head coach Dan Enos Offensive coordinator Mike Cummings Defensive coordinator Joe Tumpkin Home stadium Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Capacity: 30,255) 2010 Mid-American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Eastern Division Miami x†   7 – 1         10 – 4   Ohio   6 – 2         8 – 5   Temple   5 – 3         8 – 4   Kent State   4 – 4         5 – 7   Bowling Green   1 – 7         2 – 10   Buffalo   1 – 7         2 – 10   Akron   1 – 7         1 – 11   Western Division Northern Illinois x   8 – 0         11 – 3   Toledo   7 – 1         8 – 5   Western Michigan   5 – 3         6 – 6   Ball State   3 – 5         4 – 8   Central Michigan   2 – 6         3 – 9   Eastern Michigan   2 – 6         2 – 10   Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Chippewas, led by first-year head coach Dan Enos, compete in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 PM	Hampton*		Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI		W 33–0	17,311[1]
September 9	7:00 PM	at Temple		Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 10–13 OT	15,152
September 18	4:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan		Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)		W 52–14	20,348[2]
September 25	12:00 PM	at Northwestern*		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	L 25–30	30,075[3]
October 2	3:30 PM	Ball State		Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI		L 17–31	20,152[4]
October 9	1:30 PM	at Virginia Tech*		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	L 21–45	66,233[5]
October 16	12:00 PM	Miami (OH)		Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	L 20–27	24,761[6]
October 23	4:00 PM	at Northern Illinois		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	L 7–33	17,042
October 30	3:30 PM	Bowling Green		Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI		L 14–17	17,659[7]
November 5	6:00 PM	Western Michigan		Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy)	ESPNU	W 26–22	22,355[8]
November 13	3:30 PM	at Navy*		Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	L 37–38	34,333[9]
November 26	2:00 PM	at Toledo		Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 31–42	12,121
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Game notes

vs. Hampton

at Temple

at Eastern Michigan

Central Michigan lined up for one of their seven converts against EMU.

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

• 4:13 CMU - Cody Wilson 21-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff (David Harman kick) 7-0 CMU
• 0:47 CMU - Paris Cotton 13-yard run (David Harman kick) 14-0 CMU

2nd Quarter

• 4:28 EMU - Dwayne Priest 2-yard run (Sean Graham kick) 14-7 CMU
• 1:45 CMU - Paris Cotton 1-yard run (David Harman kick) 21-7 CMU

3rd Quarter

• 13:30 CMU - Paris Cotton 61-yard run (David Harman kick) 28-7 CMU
• 8:09 EMU - Donald Scott 52-yard pass from Alex Gillett (Sean Graham kick) 28-14 CMU
• 4:20 CMU - Kito Poblah 14-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff (David Harman kick) 35-14 CMU

4th Quarter

• 13:42 CMU - Mike Petrucci 43-yard fumble return (David Harman kick) 42-14 CMU
• 8:09 CMU - David Harman 41-yard field goal 45-14 CMU
• 6:25 CMU - Zurlon Tipton 20-yard run (David Harman kick) 52-14 CMU

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