1956 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

1956 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1956 record	9–0 ( IIAC)
Head coach	Kenneth Kelly (6th year)

The 1956 Central Michigan Chippewas football team was an American football team that represented Central Michigan University during the 1956 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Kenneth "Bill" Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a perfect 9–0 record, won the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship for the fifth consecutive year, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 313 to 92.

Alfred "Al" Thomas was the backfield coach, and Leo Wisneski was the line coach. The team's backfield stars were Jim Podoley, Bob McNamara, and Bob Case. Herb Kipke was the quarterback.^[1]

Schedule

September 15, 1956: Bradley W 38-33
September 22, 1956: at Western Michigan W 14-7
September 29, 1956: Southern Illinois W 32-13
October 6, 1956: at Northern Illinois W 41-0
October 13, 1956: at Western Illinois W 44-20
October 20, 1956: Illinois St. W 20-0
October 27, 1956: Wisconsin-Milwaukee W 67-12
November 3, 1956: Eastern Michigan W 19-0
November 10, 1956: at Eastern Illinois W 38-7

References

↑ "Game program vs. Milwaukee State" (PDF). Central Michigan. October 27, 1956.

Central Michigan Chippewas football

Venues	Kelly/Shorts Stadium (1972–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Eastern Michigan & Western Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy) Western Michigan (CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy)

Culture & lore	Chippewa Marching Band One Second of Laterals

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

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