The 2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach John Bonamego and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.
On November 23, following a loss to Toledo, head coach John Bonamego was fired. He finished at Central Michigan with a four-year record of 22–29. On December 2, the school hired Michigan wide receivers coach Jim McElwain, who previously served as head coach at Colorado State and Florida.
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Wuerffel TrophyMitch StanitzekDLSR
Preseason media poll The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Chippewas predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.
Schedule
2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football schedule 'FBSchedules.com'. Accessed April 11, 2018.
Game summaries
At Kentucky
Kansas
At Northern Illinois
Maine
At Michigan State
Buffalo
Ball State
Western Michigan
At Akron
At Eastern Michigan
Bowling Green
Toledo
Players drafted into the NFL
2 39 Sean Murphy-Bunting CB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 195 Xavier Crawford CB Houston Texans
References