2007 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 2007 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Central Michigan competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Chippewas were led by first-year head coach Butch Jones.

2007 Central Michigan Chippewas football
MAC champion MAC West Division co-champion
MAC Championship Game, W 35–10 vs. Miami (OH)
2007 Motor City Bowl, L 48–51 vs. Purdue
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2007 record	8–6 (6–1 MAC)
Head coach	Butch Jones
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Capacity: 30,255)

2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Div							Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami xy		4	–	2					5	–	2					6	–	7
Bowling Green x		4	–	2					6	–	2					8	–	5
Buffalo x		4	–	2					5	–	3					5	–	7
Ohio		3	–	3					4	–	4					6	–	6
Temple		3	–	3					4	–	4					4	–	8
Akron		2	–	4					3	–	5					4	–	8
Kent State		1	–	5					1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
Central Michigan xy$		4	–	1					6	–	1					8	–	6
Ball State x		4	–	1					5	–	2					7	–	6
Eastern Michigan		3	–	2					3	–	4					4	–	8
Western Michigan		2	–	3					3	–	4					5	–	7
Toledo		2	–	3					3	–	5					5	–	7
Northern Illinois		0	–	5					1	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.

Central Michigan finished the regular season with a 7–5 record and a 6–1 record in conference play, placing first in the West Division. They qualified for the MAC Championship Game, where they defeated the Miami RedHawks 35–10. Central Michigan competed in the Motor City Bowl for the second straight year, losing to the Purdue Boilermakers 48–51.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 7–52	46,815[2]
September 8	7:00 PM	Toledo	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		W 52–31	22,031[3]
September 15	12:00 PM	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	L 22–45	60,038[4]
September 22	3:30 PM	North Dakota State*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		L 14–44	16,522[5]
September 29	12:00 PM	Northern Illinois	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	W 35–10	18,465[6]
October 6	12:00 PM	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 58–38	9,617[7]
October 13	3:30 PM	Army*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	CL	W 47–23	21,013[8]
October 20	12:00 PM	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPNU	L 14–70	81,361[9]
October 27	1:00 PM	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 41–32	6,439[10]
November 6	7:30 PM	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN2	W 34–31	16,952[11]
November 16	7:00 PM	Eastern Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	CL	L 45–48	15,822[12]
November 23	11:00 AM	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 35–32	15,573[13]
December 1	11:00 AM	vs. Miami University	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship)	ESPN2	W 35–10	25,013[14]
December 26	7:30 PM	vs. Purdue*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	L 48–51	60,624[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2007 Central Michigan Chippewas football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 27 Antonio Brown Fr QB 13 Dan LeFevour So TE 82 J. J. Watt Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Butch Jones Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2011-11-03

References

1. "Football - 2007 Schedule/Results". Central Michigan Chippewas. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
2. "Kansas 52, Central Michigan 7". Central Michigan Chippewas. September 1, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
3. "Central Michigan 52, Toledo 31". Central Michigan Chippewas. September 8, 2007. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
4. "Central Michigan vs Purdue (Sep 15, 2007)". Central Michigan Chippewas. September 15, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
5. "North Dakota State 44, Central Michigan 14". Central Michigan Chippewas. September 22, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
6. "Central Michigan 35, Northern Illinois 10". Central Michigan Chippewas. September 29, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
7. "Central Michigan 58, Ball State 38". Central Michigan Chippewas. October 6, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
8. "Central Michigan 47, Army 23". Central Michigan Chippewas. October 13, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
9. "2007 Clemson Football Stats". Clemson University. Archived from the original on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
10. "CMU 41, Kent State 32". Central Michigan Chippewas. October 27, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
11. "CMU 34, WMU 31". Central Michigan Chippewas. November 7, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
12. "Eastern Michigan 48, Central Michigan 45". Central Michigan Chippewas. November 16, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
13. "CMU 35, Akron 32". Central Michigan Chippewas. November 23, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
14. "CMU 35, Miami 10". Central Michigan Chippewas. December 1, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
15. "Purdue 51, Central Michigan 48". Central Michigan Chippewas. December 27, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.