John Bonamego Fired as Head Football Coach at Central Michigan

Central Michigan has fired head football coach John Bonamego earlier this evening.  While there are many more games to be played this weekend, I thought that I would look at the Chipewas under Bonamego's tenure, even though this weekend games are not yet analyzed.  As you can see, the Chippewas have been up and down during Bonamego's tenure.

John Bonamego [2015-2018]

2015
The Chippewas first season with Bonamego as the head football coach of Central Michigan, they finished the regular season at 7-5 and bowl eligible, where they lost to #66 ranked Minnesota by a score of (14-21) to finish 7-6 overall.  The Chippewas played against an “easier” strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the “league” as a whole, meaning that the Chippewas' end of season SOS was between one and two standard deviations greater than the “league” average SOS.  Central Michigan's best game that season was a victory over #68 ranked Akron (14-6); so all of their victories were against teams that were below average.  The Chippewas worst loss was to #88 ranked Syracuse by a score of (27-30).  Central Michigan finished the season as the #45 ranked team overall, with the #62 ranked offense and the #27 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 

2016

The Chippewas finished the regular season at (6-6); and were bowl eligible where they lost to #35 Tulsa (10-55) to finish overall at (6-7).  Central Michigan played against an “average” strength of schedule.  Central Michigan best game was their victory against #30 ranked Oklahoma State (30-27) and their worst loss was to #123 ranked Virginia (35-49).  The Chippewas finished the season as the #90 ranked team overall, with the #78 ranked offense and the #83 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2017

Central Michigan finished the regular season at (8-4); bowl eligible and lost to #37 ranked Wyoming (14-37) to finish (8-5) overall.  The Chippewas played against an “easier” strength of schedule.  The Chippewas best victory was against #22 ranked Ohio (26-23) and their worst loss was to #104 ranked Syracuse by a score of (17-41).  Central Michigan finished as the #51 ranked team overall, with the #50 ranked offense and the #63 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2018

In what ended up being head coach Bonamego’s last season at Central Michigan, as of week #12, the Chippewas were (1-11), and for the first time during Bonamego's tenure that the Chippewas were bowl ineligible.  The Chippewas played again against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  The Chippewas only win was against FCS Maine (17-5) and their worst loss to currently ranked #119 Bowling Green (13-24).  Currently, Central Michigan is the #111 ranked team overall, #129 ranked offense and #55 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.  (Production rankings will change after this weekend's games are finished).

2018 NCAA FBS Head Coaching Changes
Mike Jinks at Bowling Green
DJ Durkin at Maryland
Bobby Petrino and Louisville
Mike MacIntyre and Colorado
Everett Withers and Texas State

Brad Lambert and Charlotte 

Mark Whipple and Massachusetts