1955 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

1955 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions;

1955 Central Michigan Chippewas football
1955 Central Michigan Chippewas football
IIAC co-champion
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1955 record	8–1 (5–1 IIAC)
Head coach	Kenneth Kelly (5th season);
MVP	Bernie Raterink
	Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

The 1955 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College, renamed Central Michigan University in 1959, in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Kenneth "Bill" Kelly, the Chippewas compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 against IIAC opponents), tied for the IIAC championship shut out three of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 327 to 79.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Sweeney with 302 passing yards, Bernie Raterink with 1,044 rushing yards, and Ray Sine with 140 receiving yards.^[2] Raterink received the team's most valuable player award.^[3] Four Central Michigan players (Raterink, guard Ray Figg, center Dick Kackmeister, and end Jarv Walz) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team. Raterink was also named most valuable player in the IIAC.^[4]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Emporia State*	Saginaw, MI	W 33–0
September 24	Western Michigan*	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	W 27–12
October 1	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 13–14
October 8	Northern Illinois	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 61–0
October 15	Western Illinois	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 20–0	6,400	^[5]
October 22	at Illinois State Normal	McCormick Field Normal, IL	W 35–7		^[6]
October 29	at Milwaukee*	Milwaukee, WI	W 63–12
November 5	at Michigan State Normal	Walter O. Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	W 27–20
November 12	Eastern Illinois	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 48–14
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References[]

^ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 110. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 88-89.
^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 95.
^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 96.
^ "Central Michigan Wins, 20 to 0". Lansing State Journal. October 16, 1955 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Central Michigan in Easy Victory, 35 to 7". Lansing State Journal. Associated Press. October 23, 1955. p. 71. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[]

Official Homecoming Program, October 15, 1955
1956 Chippewa yearbook

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[1] "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 110. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

[2] 2015 Media Guide, pp. 88-89.

[3] 2015 Media Guide, p. 95.

[p96-4] 2015 Media Guide, p. 96.

[5] "Central Michigan Wins, 20 to 0". Lansing State Journal. October 16, 1955 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Central Michigan in Easy Victory, 35 to 7". Lansing State Journal. Associated Press. October 23, 1955. p. 71. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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1955 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Central Michigan +	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Michigan State Normal +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Southern Illinois	4	–	1	–	1	4	–	4	–	2
Western Illinois	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Illinois State Normal	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	2
Eastern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois State	0	–	5	–	1	0	–	8	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions