1942 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 1942 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1942 college football season. The 1942 team was the first undefeated, untied football team in the school's history.[1] In their sixth season under head coach Ron Finch, the Chippewas compiled a 6–0 record, shut out three opponents, held five of six opponents to fewer than seven points, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 93 to 21. The team defeated Northern Michigan (21–0), Grand Rapids Union (6–2, 20–6), Eastern Michigan (14–0), Ball State (19–13), and Wayne State (13–0).[2][3]

1942 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceIndependent
1942 record6–0
Head coach
1942 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central Michigan   –    6 –0 –0
Western Michigan   –    5 –1 –0
Cincinnati   –    8 –2 –0
Dayton   –    8 –2 –0
Marquette   –    7 –2 –0
No. 6 Notre Dame   –    7 –2 –2
Bowling Green   –    6 –2 –1
Ohio   –    5 –3 –0
Detroit   –    5 –4 –0
Wichita   –    5 –4 –0
Michigan State   –    4 –3 –2
Michigan State Normal   –    3 –3 –1
Ohio Wesleyan   –    4 –4 –0
Carthage   –    3 –4 –0
Miami (OH)   –    3 –6 –0
Wayne   –    1 –6 –1
Akron   –    0 –7 –2
Rankings from AP Poll

Right guard Warren Schmakel and end Don Provencher were the team co-captains. Schmakel was named as a first-team honoree on the Little All-America team, and fullback Harry Kaczynski received honorable mention on the same team.[1]

For 15 year prior to 1942, Central Michigan's athletic teams had been known as the "Bearcats". In January 1942, the school's student council voted to rename the teams the "Chippewas", because the area around the campus had for many years been the home of the Chippewa tribe of Michigan Indians.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3at Northern Michigan Marquette, MIW 21–0
October 9 University of Grand Rapids[5]
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 6–2[6]
October 16 Michigan State Normal
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
W 14–0
October 24 Ball State
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 19–13
October 30 Wayne
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 13–0
November 7at University of Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, MIW 20–6[7]

References
  1. 1943 Chippewa. Central Michigan College. 1943. p. 70.
  2. "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 109. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  3. "Central Michigan Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  4. "Bearcats Become the Chippewas". Detroit Free Press. January 25, 1942. p. part 2, page 4.
  5. The short-lived University of Grand Rapids failed financially during World War II. Gerald Ford was the team's line coach.
  6. "Chippewas '11' Triumphs, 6-2". The Lansing State Journal. October 10, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Chippewas End Winning Year: Central Michigan Closes Undefeated Season with 20-6 Victory". The Lansing State Journal. November 8, 1942. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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