A crowd of 18,127 gathered together for Central Michigan football’s home opener on Sept. 8 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. However, the home crowd was disappointed as the Chippewas fell to Kansas, 31-7.
Despite the loss, Central Michigan Life talked with multiple fans and season ticket holders in attendance to share their memories of Chippewa football.
Earl Hatinger, 79, said he has been coming to CMU football games as a season ticket holder for about 35 years. He said more people are coming to games nowadays, but the home opener had less fans than he expected.
“There are more promotions for the teams now and that keeps people around,” Hatinger said.