The meeting on Saturday between the Central Michigan and Miami football teams is their first. Miami enters the game after a 63-0 thrashing of FCS Bethune-Cookman for their first win of 2019. Central Michigan has won two of their first three games this season. The Chippewas loss was 61-0 at Wisconsin.
It took Central Michigan three weeks to exceed their 2018 win total. The Chippewas were 1-11 in 2018. Former Florida head coach Jim McIlwain has already made a difference in Mount Pleasant. Central Michigan has been able to achieve a 2-1 record with both their offense and defense performing under par.