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
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
2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  ConfOverall
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.

Central Michigan finished the regular season with a 75 record and a 61 record in conference play, placing first in the West Division. They qualified for the MAC Championship Game, where they defeated the Miami RedHawks 3510. Central Michigan competed in the Motor City Bowl for the second straight year, losing to the Purdue Boilermakers 4851.

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