2007 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

American college football season

2007 Central Michigan Chippewas football

MAC champion
MAC West Division co-champion

MAC Championship Game, W 35–10 vs. Miami (OH)

Motor City Bowl, L 48–51 vs. Purdue

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Division| West Division
Record| 8–6 (6–1 MAC)
Head coach|

* Butch Jones (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Mike Bajakian (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Tim Banks (1st season)
Home stadium| Kelly/Shorts Stadium

Seasons

<- 2006

2008 ->

2007 Mid-American Conference football standings

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East Division
Miami (OH) 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.

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.

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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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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 Plus| W 35–10| 18,465| [6]
October 6| 12:00 pm| at Ball State|

* Scheumann Stadium
* Muncie, IN

| ESPN Plus| 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 (OH)|

* Ford Field
* Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)

| 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

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2007 Central Michigan Chippewas football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `27` | Antonio Brown | Fr
QB | `13` | Dan LeFevour | So
TE | `82` | J. J. Watt | Fr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Butch Jones

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: 2011-11-03

## References

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1. ^ "Football - 2007 Schedule/Results". Central Michigan Chippewas. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. 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 May 3, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
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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Central Michigan Chippewas football

Venues|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium (1972–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

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* Chippewa Marching Band

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Mid-American Conference football champions

* Cincinnati (1947)
* Miami (OH) (1948)
* Cincinnati (1949)
* Miami (OH) (1950)
* Cincinnati (1951)
* Cincinnati (1952)
* Ohio (1953)
* Miami (OH) (1954)
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* Toledo (1970)
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* Kent State (1972)
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* Bowling Green (1982)
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* Northern Illinois (2011)
* Northern Illinois (2012)
* Bowling Green (2013)
* Northern Illinois (2014)
* Bowling Green (2015)
* Western Michigan (2016)
* Toledo (2017)
* Northern Illinois (2018)
* Miami (OH) (2019)
* Ball State (2020)
* Northern Illinois (2021)
* Toledo (2022)
* Miami (OH) (2023)

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