2007 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

2007 Central Michigan Chippewas football
MAC champion
MAC West Division co-champion
Motor City Bowl, L 48–51 vs. Purdue
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–6 (6–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bajakian (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Banks (1st season)
Home stadiumKelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
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]

  1. ^ "Football - 2007 Schedule/Results". Central Michigan Chippewas. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.