Mount Pleasant. Michigan was anything but on Homecoming weekend, as a kickoff temperature of 52 degrees to go along with sopping rain and brisk winds made for a miserable day in the office for both the Central Michigan Chippewas (4-3, 2-1 MAC) and Akron Zips (1-6, 0-3 MAC) as they faced off in a cross-division tilt.
The hosting Chippewas would ultimately move to 3-0 on home turf, stifling several late Akron runs to walk away with a 17-10 victory over the visitors.
Both sides were unsteady to start the game, with Tristan Mattson missing a 49-yard field goal on the game’s opening possession for CMU.