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Lights, Camera, Maction: Chippewas open Mid-American Conference play against unbeaten WMU on Saturday

Central Michigan and Western Michigan football teams line up before a play during a game on Nov. 22, 2014 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

The first game between Central Michigan and Western Michigan was played in 1905 with a 6-0 Central win — according to CMU's athletic department.

Western Michigan has a different opinion about the rivalry's beginnings.

In Kalamazoo, the series began with a 29-0 Hilltoppers' (WMU's nickname until 1939) win in 1907. WMU's University Libraries Archives Curator John Winchell said WMU had a club team in 1905, but didn't offer varsity football until 1906.

Eleven decades, more than 3,350 combined points and 19 U.