1981 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 1981 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Herb Deromedi, the Chippewas compiled a 7–4 record (7–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC standings, and outscored their opponents, 223 to 131.[1][2] The team played its home games in Perry Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,[3] with attendance of 104,310 in five home games.[4]

1981 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–4 (7–2 MAC)
Head coach
MVPReggie Mitchell
Home stadiumPerry Shorts Stadium
1981 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Toledo $ 8 –1 –09 –3 –0
Miami (OH) 6 –1 –18 –2 –1
Central Michigan 7 –2 –07 –4 –0
Bowling Green 5 –3 –15 –5 –1
Western Michigan 5 –4 –06 –5 –0
Ohio 5 –4 –05 –6 –0
Kent State 3 –6 –04 –7 –0
Ball State 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Northern Illinois 2 –7 –03 –8 –0
Eastern Michigan 0 –9 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bob DeMarco with 1,159 passing yards, Reggie Mitchell with 1,068 rushing yards, and tight end Mike Hirn with 295 receiving yards.[5] Mitchell received the team's most valuable player award.[6] Six Central Michigan players (Hirn, Mitchell, offensive tackle Tony Vitale, defensive end Kurt Dobronski, linebacker Ray Bentley, and defensive back Bruce Brownie) received first-team All-MAC honors.[7]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 5at Pacific (CA)*
L 3–10
September 19Northern Illinois
W 17–10
September 26Arkansas State*
  • Perry Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
L 23–26[8]
October 3Eastern Michigan
  • Perry Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
W 63–14
October 10at Western Michigan
W 15–13
October 17at Toledo
L 3–17
October 24Kent State
  • Perry Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 24–3
October 31at Ohio
W 38–21
November 7Miami (OH)
  • Perry Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
L 3–7
November 14at Ball State
W 28–7
November 21at Bowling Green
W 6–3
  • *Non-conference game

Roster
1981 Central Michigan Chippewas football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Stephen Jones Jr
G 67 Tony Vitale Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 57 Ray Bentley Jr
DE 49 Dan O'Brien Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 13 Novo Bojovic Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References
  1. "1981 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  2. "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 113. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  3. "Football Facilities". Central Michigan University. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  4. 2015 Media Guide, p. 87.
  5. "1981 Central Michigan Chippewas Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  6. 2015 Media Guide, p. 95.
  7. 2015 Media Guide, p. 92.
  8. "Arkansas State edges Central Michigan, 26–23". The Columbus Ledger. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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