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Sports More than 3.5 million ESPN viewers watched as CMU capped its historic season with a 44-41 double-overtime victory over Troy in the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala., Jan. 6. It was CMU's school-record-tying 12th win of the season and secured the Chippewas a place in the fi nal Associated Press top-25 poll and USA Today coaches' poll. CMU, ranked for the fi rst time in program history, fi nished the season 23rd in the Associated Press poll and 24th in the coaches' poll. The Chippewas set the tone for the season with a nationally televised 29-27 come-from-behind win at Michigan State. Then CMU steamrolled its way through the MAC schedule, outscoring its eight opponents by an average margin of 39- 17. The Chippewas fi nished a perfect 8-0 in conference play – the fi rst unbeaten, untied MAC season in program history. The Chippewas secured their third MAC title in four seasons with a 20-10 win over Ohio at Detroit's Ford Field Dec. 4. The victory marked CMU's seventh MAC football championship overall – the most for any program since CMU joined the league in 1975. Quarterback Dan LeFevour and receiver Bryan Anderson capped two of the most prolifi c careers in NCAA history at the GMAC Bowl. LeFevour fi nished with 150 total touchdowns during his four seasons – the most of any player in Bowl Subdivision history. Anderson caught a pass in each of the 54 games he played at CMU – the longest streak of any player in NCAA history, regardless of division. They and their 11 classmates will be remembered as the most decorated senior class in CMU history, with three MAC titles in four seasons and four bowl game appearances. The group was part of 38 victories in four years, tied for the most of any senior class in school history, and it was the fi rst CMU class to post a 4-0 record against Western Michigan since 1987. The seniors' 30 wins against MAC opponents are the second most of any class in conference history. • New coach A veteran of nine bowl games as both a player and a coach, Dan Enos joined CMU Jan. 12 as the new head football coach. Enos has 15 years of experience coaching off ensive skill positions, including fi ve years as an off ensive coordinator. He has spent nine seasons as an assistant coach at the Bowl Subdivision level and comes to CMU from Michigan State, his alma mater, where he has been an assistant coach since 2006. "It is a privilege and an honor to be the head football coach here," Enos says. "My family and I are very excited about becoming part of the Central Michigan University family and the Mount Pleasant community. I'm looking forward to carrying on the proud tradition of CMU football into the future." Enos had coached Michigan State's running backs for the past three seasons after coaching the Spartans' quarterbacks in 2006. Prior to that, he held positions at Cincinnati (quarterbacks, 2004-05), North Dakota State (off ensive coordinator/quarterbacks, 2003), Western Michigan (quarterbacks, 2000-02), Missouri State (off ensive coordinator/quarterbacks, 1999), Southern Illinois (quarterbacks and wide receivers, 1997-98), Northern Michigan (off ensive coordinator/backfi eld, 1996) and Lakeland College (off ensive coordinator/quarterbacks and wide receivers, 1994-95). He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for George Perles at Michigan State (1991-93). Enos and his wife, Jane, are the parents of two children, Idalia and Alex. • centralight spring '10 31 PHOTO BY ROBERT BARCLAY

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