Homecoming Football Game Scores
Homecoming is about much more than football, but "the game" has always been central to the event. For those who want to know the score...
1920-1929
| Year | Opponent | CMU v Opp. |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Alma College | 13-0 |
| 1925 | Albion College | 0-0 |
| 1926 | Alma College | 13-2 |
| 1927 | Western Michigan | 18-12 |
| 1928 | Michigan State Normal
(Eastern Michigan) | 0-36 |
| 1929 | Western Michigan | 6-25 |
1930-1939
| Year | Opponent | CMU v Opp. |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Michigan State Normal
(Eastern Michigan) | 0-13 |
| 1931 | Alma College | 13-0 |
| 1932 | Michigan State Normal
(Eastern Michigan) | 0-28 |
| 1933 | Detroit City College
(Wayne State) | 26-13 |
| 1934 | Michigan State Normal
(Eastern Michigan) | 13-12 |
| 1935 | Wayne
(Wayne State) | 6-13 |
| 1936 | Michigan State Normal
(Eastern Michigan) | 7-13 |
| 1937 | Northern Michigan | 32-0 |
| 1938 | Bluffton College | 45-0 |
| 1939 | Wayne
(Wayne State) | 33-6 |
1940-1949
| Year | Opponent | CMU v Opp. |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Eastern Kentucky | 0-25 |
| 1941 | University of Grand Rapids | 6-7 |
| 1942 | Ball State | 19-13 |
| Game canceled 1943-1945 | ||
| 1946 | Northern Illinois | 58-7 |
| 1947 | Michigan State Normal
(Eastern Michigan) | 33-0 |
| 1948 | Wayne
(Wayne State) | 12-27 |
| 1949 | Hillsdale College | 0-8 |
1950-1959
| Year | Opponent | CMU v Opp. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Bowling Green | 12-0 |
| 1951 | Eastern Illinois | 59-27 |
| 1952 | Michigan State Normal
(Eastern Michigan) | 26-7 |
| 1953 | Western Illinois | 13-6 |
| 1954 | Southern Illinois | 33-0 |
| 1955 | Western Illinois | 20-0 |
| 1956 | Illinois Normal | 20-0 |
| 1957 | Northern Illinois | 52-12 |
| 1958 | Louisville | 7-40 |
| 1959 | Northern Illinois | 29-7 |
1960-1969
| Year | Opponent | CMU v Opp. |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Eastern Michigan | 28-0 |
| 1961 | Northern Illinois | 0-11 |
| 1962 | Eastern Michigan | 24-0 |
| 1963 | Northern Illinois | 22-27 |
| 1964 | Western Illinois | 7-41 |
| 1965 | Hillsdale College | 0-13 |
| 1966 | Illinois State | 20-6 |
| 1967 | Hillsdale College | 30-6 |
| 1968 | Illinois State | 19-16 |
| 1969 | Eastern Illinois | 44-0 |
1970-1979
| Year | Opponent | CMU v Opp. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Western Illinois | 20-10 |
| 1971 | Eastern Illinois | 47-14 |
| 1972 | Illinois State | 28-21 |
| 1973 | Illinois State | 6-3 |
| 1974 | Western Illinois | 58-7 |
| 1975 | Eastern Michigan | 20-7 |
| 1976 | Indiana State | 16-13 |
| 1977 | Bowling Green | 35-28 |
| 1978 | Northern Illinois | 34-7 |
| 1979 | Northern Illinois | 31-11 |
1980-1989
| Year | Opponent | CMU v Opp. |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Northwestern State of Louisiana | 17-0 |
| 1981 | Kent State | 24-3 |
| 1982 | Ohio | 42-18 |
| 1983 | Miami (Ohio) | 7-12 |
| 1984 | Bowling Green | 42-21 |
| 1985 | Eastern Michigan | 17-10 |
| 1986 | Toledo | 14-26 |
| 1987 | Tulsa | 41-18 |
| 1988 | Bowling Green | 21-3 |
| 1989 | Youngstown | 3-30 |
1990-1999
| Year | Opponent | CMU v Opp. |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Toledo | 13-12 |
| 1991 | Ball State | 10-3 |
| 1992 | Kent State | 35-0 |
| 1993 | Eastern Michigan | 21-28 |
| 1994 | Miami (Ohio) | 32-30 |
| 1995 | Miami (Ohio) | 13-17 |
| 1996 | Akron | 42-0 |
| 1997 | Toledo | 10-41 |
| 1998 | Kent State | 46-7 |
| 1999 | Northern Illinois | 27-31 |
2000-2009
| Year | Opponent | CMU v Opp. |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kent State | 21-24 |
| 2001 | Ohio | 3-34 |
| 2002 | Bowling Green | 35-45 |
| 2003 | Northern Illinois | 24-40 |
| 2004 | Bowling Green
| 14-38 |
| 2005 | Ohio | 37-10 |
| 2006 | Ball State | 18-7 |
| 2007 | Northern Illinois | 35-10 |
| 2008 | Temple | 24-14 |
| 2009 | Eastern Michigan | 56-8 |
2010-2019
| Year | Opponent | CMU v Opp. |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Miami | 20-27 |
| 2011 | Eastern Michigan | 28-35 |
| 2012 | Ball State | 30-41 |
| 2013 | Northern Illinois | 17-38 |
| 2014 | Ohio | 28-10 |
| 2015 | Northern Illinois | 29-19 |
| 2016 | Ball State | 24-21 |
| 2017 | Toledo | 10-30 |
| 2018 | Buffalo | 34-24 |
| 2019 | New Mexico State | 42-28 |
2020-2029
| Year | Opponent | CMU v Opp. |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | No Homecoming Game due to COVID-19 | |
| 2021 | Toledo | 26-23 |
| 2022 | Ball State | 16-17 |
| 2023 | Akron | 17-10 |
| 2024 | Ohio | 25-27 |
| 2025 | UMass | 38-13 |