2007 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 2007 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was Lloyd Carr's final season as Michigan head coach. The 2007 season began with a stunning loss to Appalachian State, but the Wolverines won eight straight games after starting 0–2 and finished 9–4 with a win over No. 9 Florida in the Capital One Bowl, 41–35. Michigan finished tied for second in the Big Ten Conference with Illinois, a team the Wolverines defeated 27–17 in Champaign.

2007 Michigan Wolverines football
Capital One Bowl champion
Capital One Bowl, W 41–35 vs. Florida
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Lloyd Carr (13th season)
Offensive coordinatorMike DeBord (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRon English (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPMike Hart
Captains
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
(Capacity: 107,501)
2007 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Ohio State $  7 1   11 2  
No. 18 Michigan  6 2   9 4  
No. 20 Illinois %  6 2   9 4  
No. 24 Wisconsin  5 3   9 4  
Penn State  4 4   9 4  
Iowa  4 4   6 6  
Purdue  3 5   8 5  
Indiana  3 5   7 6  
Michigan State  3 5   7 6  
Northwestern  3 5   6 6  
Minnesota  0 8   1 11  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
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