GAME 14 TV ESPN Play-by-Play: Clay Matvick Analyst: Ryan Leaf Reporter: Dr. Jerry Punch RADIO CMU Sports Properties Radio Network – presented by Fabiano Brothers CENTRAL MICHIGAN VS. SAN DIEGO STATE Play-by-Play: Adam Jaksa Analyst: Brock Gutierrez Saturday, Dec. 21 • Noon MT/2 p.m. ET • ESPN Mount Pleasant - WUPS-FM 98.5 Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, N.M. Midland - WLUN-FM 100.9 Detroit - WXYT-AM 1270 2019 STATISTICAL COMPARISON Grand Rapids - WMAX-FM 96.1 MAC FBS FBS MWC Grand Rapids - WTKG-AM 1230 CMU Rank Rank Rank Rank SDSU Muskegon - WKBZ-AM 1090 31.9 4 44 Scoring Offense 119 12 19.0 Petoskey - WJML-AM 1110 26.8 3 62 Scoring Defense 4 1 12.8 Traverse City - WJNL-AM 1210 304 1 10 First Downs - Offense 92 8 235 Pregame begins one hour prior to kickoff. 251 4 68 First Downs - Defense 5 1 190 ESPN National Radio 186.7 6 40 Rushing Offense 103 9 133.7 Play-by-Play: Dave Neal 115.1 2 20 Rushing Defense 2 1 72.3 Analyst: DJ Shockley 258.9 2 40 Passing Offense 97 9 195.6 Reporter: Dawn Davenport 236.6 10 87 Passing Yards Allowed 52 4 216.3 445.6 3 28 Total Offense 115 12 329.3 INTERNET AND MOBILE 351.7 2 38 Total Defense 5 1 288.7 Live in-game statistics will be available via CMUChippewas.com. 41.8% 5 44 3rd Down Conversions 83 8 38.2% 33.3% 2 23 Def. 3rd Down Conversions 34 1 35.0% TABLE OF CONTENTS -7 (18 G, 25 L) 10 110 Turnover Margin 3 1 +15 (22 G, 7 L) Game Preview ...................................................1 30:58 4 42 Time of Possession 8 2 33:28 CMU-SDSU Stat Comparison .......................1 CMU Notes ......................................................2-8 Media Information...........................................2 2019 CMU SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 2019 SDSU SCHEDULE AND RESULTS CMU Quick Facts ..............................................3 8-5, 6-2 MAC 9-3, 5-3 MWC MAC Standings & Schedule ..........................4 Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Pronunciation Guide ......................................4 Aug. 29 Albany W, 38-21 Aug. 31 Weber State W, 6-0 MAC-Only Games Stat Rankings ................5 Sept. 7 at Wisconsin L, 61-0 2019 CMU GBG individual leaders .............5 Sept. 7 at UCLA W, 23-14 The 2019 Chippewas are... ...........................6 Sept. 14 Akron* W, 45-24 Sept. 14 at New Mexico State W, 31-10 Sept. 21 at Miami (Fla.) L, 17-12 Tracking CMU’s Opponents .........................7 Sept. 21 Utah State L, 17-23 CMU Game Captains .......................................7 Sept. 28 at Western Michigan* L, 31-15 Oct. 5 at Colorado State W, 24-10 CMU Records .....................................................8 Oct. 5 Eastern Michigan* W, 42-16 Individual Defensive Career Highs ............8 Oct. 12 New Mexico State W, 42-28 Oct. 12 Wyoming W, 26-22 Offensive Comparison: 18 vs. 19 ................9 Oct. 19 at Bowling Green* W, 38-20 Oct. 19 at San José State W, 27-17 Last Time CMU was in a Bowl Game ........12 Oct. 26 at Buffalo* L, 43-20 Oct. 26 at UNLV W, 20-17 The Last Time... ...............................................13 Nov. 9 Nevada L, 13-17 Head Coach Jim McElwain ...................14-15 Nov. 2 Northern Illinois* W, 48-10 CMU Depth Chart...........................................16 Nov. 16 at Ball State* W, 45-44 Nov. 15 Fresno State W, 17-7 Individual Offensive Career Highs ...........17 Nov. 29 Toledo* W, 49-7 Nov. 23 at Hawai’i L, 11-14 2019 Roster .................................................18-19 Dec. 7 vs. Miami (Ohio)# L, 26-21 Nov. 30 BYU W, 13-3 2019 Start Chart ..............................................20 Dec. 21 vs. San Diego State& 2 p.m. Dec. 21 vs. Central Michigan 2 p.m. Career Starts ...................................................20 *Mid-American Conference game | All Times Eastern Scoring Drive Chart ................................21-22 *Mountain West Conference game | All Times Eastern #MAC Title Game (Detroit, Mich.) | &New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, N.M.) 2019 Game Recaps..................................23-34 &New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, N.M.) 2019 Statistics ...........................................35-45 Central Michigan vs. San Diego State MEDIA AVAILABILITY SCHEDULE Monday, Dec. 16 • No availability The Starting Lineup Tuesday, Dec. 17 SETTING THE SCENE Diego State, falling at SDSU in 2012, 38-14. He • First five periods of practice open to the • Central Michigan (8-5, 6-2 MAC) faces San is 14-10 against Mountain West foes while at media (approximately 1:45 p.m.) Diego State (9-3, 5-3 MAC) in the New Mexico Colorado State. • Coach McElwain and two student- Bowl at Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium in athletes available following practice Albuquerque, N.M. BOWL HISTORY (approximately 3:30 p.m.) • The contest is scheduled for a noon ET kickoff • This is the 12th Division I bowl game in Central and will be broadcast on ESPN2 with Clay Michigan history. The Chippewas are 3-8. CMU Wednesday, Dec. 18 Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) and was victorious in the: • Media availability during team arrival Dr. Jerry Punch (reporter) calling the action. • 2006 Motor City Bowl (31-14 over MTSU) at Albuquerque International Airport, • Central Michigan captured its fifth MAC West • 2010 GMAC Bowl (44-41 in 2OT over Troy) Sunport FBO (approximately 4 p.m.) Division title this season. CMU’s previous titles • 2012 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (24-21 over WKU) came in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2015. This is the Central Michigan lost the: Thursday, Dec. 19 first outright title since the 2009 season. • 1990 California Raisin Bowl (48-24 to SJSU) • First five periods of practice open to the • 1994 Las Vegas Bowl (52-24 to UNLV) media at Milne Stadium (approx. ?? p.m.) RECORD WATCH • 2007 Motor City Bowl (51-48 to Purdue) • Coach McElwain and two student- • Jonathan Ward is the 27th player in CMU • 2008 Motor City Bowl (24-21 to FAU) athletes available following practice history to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a • 2015 Quick Lane Bowl (21-14 to Minnesota) (approx. ?? p.m.) season. He produced the 38th 1,000-yard • 2016 Miami Beach Bowl (55-10 to Tulsa) season in program history when he rushed for • 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (37-14 to Friday, Dec. 20 88 against Toledo. He has 1,082 yards for the Wyoming) • Press conference with Coach McElwain season. Ward, who rushed for 1,019 yards in • Coach McElwain is 2-1 in bowl games. His and two student-athletes at Isleta Resort 2017, is the ninth player in program history to squad was victorious in the 2013 New Mexico & Casino (10:15 a.m.) have put together multiple 1,000-yard rushing Bowl (48-45, Washington State) and in the seasons. With 977 rushing yards, sophomore 2017 Outback Bowl (30-3, Iowa), and lost the Saturday, Dec. 21 Kobe Lewis needs 23 to reach 1,000, giving the 2016 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl (41-7, • No availability prior to kickoff. Head Chippewas two 1,000-yard rushers in the same Michigan). coach Jim McElwain and select players season for the first time in program history. available following the game. • Ward also ranks on both CMU’s single-season COACH MAC RETURNS TO NEW MEXICO BOWL and career rushing touchdown lists. The senior • Central Michigan head coach Jim McElwain MEDIA INFORMATION ranks eighth on the career list with 28 and has taken part in this bowl before, leading his Please coordinate all coach and player needs three TDs to move into a tie for seventh Colorado State squad to a 48-45 victory over interview requests through Associate AD with Brian Pruitt (1992-94). Ward is tied with Washington State in 2013. Rob Wyman. He can be reached by email Curtis Adams (1983) for sixth on the single- • The Rams trailed 45-30 with three minutes at [email protected]. season list with 15 scores. He needs one more left in the game, scoring two touchdowns to tie Silas Massey (1996) and Eric Flowers to tie it up and a hitting 41-yard field goal as POSTGAME PROCEDURE (1998) for fourth. time expired to win the game. CSU forced Home Games: Following a cooling off • Kalil Pimpleton broke into CMU’s single- two fumbles in the last two minutes to aid the period, head coach Jim McElwain and season top 10 for receptions at Ball State. comeback. selected players will meet with the media Pimpleton has 79 grabs, which is good for • The bowl game was CSU’s first since 2008. in the meeting room in the Indoor Athletic sixth all-time. He needs four more to tie Complex. Media will enter at the front Cody Wilson (2012) for fifth. Pimpleton CMU Statistical Leaders door of the building. leads the MAC in receptions and has 18 more catches than the next closest Passing Comp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long conference player. Quinten Dormady 179-268-6 66.8 2,148 14 53 Road Games: Following a 10-minute David Moore 94-164-4 57.3 1,143 5 80 cooling off period, head coach Jim • The Chippewas have scored 415 points this season, which is the fifth most in McElwain and selected players will meet Rushing Att Yds Avg/C TD Long with the media in an area near the team’s program history. The rankings are: Jonathan Ward 174 1,082 6.2 15 86 locker room. • 2007 - 487 points (14 games) Kobe Lewis 177 977 5.5 11 75 • 2009 - 475 points (14 games) CMU’s locker room is closed to the • 1974 - 450 points (13 games) Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Long media at all times.