| Wed. 11/10 | Wed. 11/17 | Fri. 11/26 |
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@ BallSt W 37-17 Box | Recap |
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Lukes' 100-yard kickoff return highlights C. Michigan win | |
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Daniel Richardson threw two touchdown passes to JaCorey Sullivan, Marion Lukes returned a second-half kickoff 100 yards and Central Michigan ended the season with a 31-10 defeat of rival Eastern Michigan on Saturday. The win gives the Chippewas (8-4, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) the Michigan MAC trophy awarded to the team with the best record against the other two MAC teams in the state. Lew Nichols carried 44 times and gained 194 yards with a 33-yard touchdown run for Central Michigan. It was the seventh straight 100-yard rushing game for Nichols and moved him to second place on the Chippewas single-season rushing list with 1,710 yards. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | D. Richardson | 2392 | |||
| Passing TDs: | D. Richardson | 23 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | L. Nichols III | 1706 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | L. Nichols III | 15 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | K. Pimpleton | 906 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | J. Sullivan | 10 | |||
| Interceptions: | D. Reed | 2 | |||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/4 | at Missouri | L 24 - 34 | ||
| 9/11 | vs. Robert Morris | W 45 - 0 | ||
| 9/18 | at LSU | L 21 - 49 | ||
| 9/25 | vs. FIU | W 31 - 27 | ||
| 10/2 | at Miami (OH) | L 17 - 28 | ||
| 10/9 | at Ohio | W 30 - 27 | ||
| 10/16 | vs. Toledo | W 26 - 23 | ||
| 10/23 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 38 - 39 | ||
| 11/3 | at Western Michigan | W 42 - 30 | ||
| 11/10 | vs. Kent State | W 54 - 30 | ||
| 11/17 | at Ball State | W 37 - 17 | ||
| 11/26 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 31 - 10 | ||
| Mid-American | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| Kent State | 6-2 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 5-3 | 6-6 | ||||||||||
| Ohio | 3-5 | 3-9 | ||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 2-6 | 4-8 | ||||||||||
| Buffalo | 2-6 | 4-8 | ||||||||||
| Akron | 1-7 | 2-10 | ||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 6-2 | 8-4 | ||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 6-2 | 8-4 | ||||||||||
| Toledo | 5-3 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Ball State | 4-4 | 6-6 | ||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4-4 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 4-4 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5423 (19) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3218 (30) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2205 (45) | ||||
| Points per game: | 33.0 (37) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 451.9 (20) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 47 (42) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 14 (61) | ||||
| Defense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4707 (85) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3125 (117) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1582 (41) | ||||
| Points per game: | 26.2 (69) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 392.3 (83) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 37 (74) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 14 (81) | ||||
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