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
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2007 record8–6 (6–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKelly/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
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmat Kansas*
L 7–5246,815[2]
September 87:00 pmToledo
W 52–3122,031[3]
September 1512:00 pmat Purdue*
ESPN2L 22–4560,038[4]
September 223:30 pmNorth Dakota State*
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
L 14–4416,522[5]
September 2912:00 pmNorthern Illinois
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN+W 35–1018,465[6]
October 612:00 pmat Ball State
ESPN+W 58–389,617[7]
October 133:30 pmArmy*
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
CLW 47–2321,013[8]
October 2012:00 pmat Clemson*
ESPNUL 14–7081,361[9]
October 271:00 pmat Kent State
W 41–326,439[10]
November 67:30 pmat Western Michigan
ESPN2W 34–3116,952[11]
November 167:00 pmEastern Michigan
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
CLL 45–4815,822[12]
November 2311:00 amat Akron
W 35–3215,573[13]
December 111:00 amvs. Miami University
ESPN2W 35–1025,013[14]
December 267:30 pmvs. Purdue*
ESPNL 48–5160,624[15]

Roster
2007 Central Michigan Chippewas football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 27 Antonio Brown Fr
QB 13 Dan LeFevour So
TE 82 J. J. Watt Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
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.


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