After opening the season with two straight losses, the Central Michigan Chippewas pulled off a big home win last weekend and now travel to State College, PA to take on the undefeated Nittany Lions of Penn State. Penn State is now ranked 14th in the country following an easy road win over Auburn on Saturday. The opening kickoff on Saturday is scheduled for 12:00pm EST.
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The Central Michigan Chippewas desperately needed a feel-good win on Saturday when they met up with Bucknell, also winless heading into the game. Running back Lewis Nichols II assured that that would be the case with a breakout performance out of the backfield. Nichols exploded for 166 yards and two touchdowns and the defense pitched a shutout in a convincing 41-0 Chippewas' victory.
“I told them afterwards, 'Man enjoy the feeling,'” CMU coach Jim McElwain said after his team improved to 1-2 and posted its first shutout since Sept. 11, 2021. “I don't care who it is, getting a win is hard. When you get it, enjoy it, reflect on it. Make sure you really know what that feeling is and hopefully it becomes contagious moving forward.”
CMU dominated the total yardage category with 529 yards of total offense compared with just 174 for Bucknell. Quarterback Daniel Richardson finished the g ame 15-of-32 for 198 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Wide receivers Joel Wilson and Langford Lewis each hauled in a touchdown pass in the game. The offense did take a while to get going, leading just 7-0 at halftime before taking the game over in the second half. Defensively, the Chippewas had 13 tackles for loss and 3 sacks. In addition, they had a fumble recovery, interception and seven pass breakups in the resounding win.
Chippewas take the Bison by storm with a final score of 41-0 ?? ?#FireUpChips ?? ?? ?? pic.twitter.com/xU2B9jCS5Z
— CMU Football (@CMU_Football) September 17, 2022
For the season, CMU is averaging 36 points per game while allowing over 32 points per game. They are averaging over 160 yards per game rushing while allowing the opposition over 103 yards per game. Through the air, the Chippewas are averaging over 311 yards per game with seven touchdowns and two interceptions. The opposition is averaging 299 yards per game with seven touchdowns and two interceptions thus far through three games. CMU is converting on 35% of their third down plays while holding the opposition to just 29%. They are losing the time of possession battle by over three minutes per game and are a -1 in turnover differential this season.