Fans watch the Chippewas take on Oklahoma State on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
As technology advances and opportunities for broadcasting college football games increases, games on television still garner the largest audiences.
November midweek games typically result in a smaller crowd at CMU, but provide exposure on a national stage. After a one-year hiatus from playing in a November weekday game, Central Michigan football had three November midweek games 2015, including two that were nationally televised.
Mid-American Conference teams have been playing games on Tuesday, Wednesday and occasionally Thursday and Friday at the end of the regular season since 1999.