2007 Big Ten Conference football season explained
| 2007 Big Ten Conference football season |
| Color: | - 193980
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| Color Text: | - FFFFFF
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| League: | NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) |
| Sport: | football |
| Pixels: | 125px |
| Duration: | August, 2007
through January, 2008 |
| No Of Teams: | 11 |
| Tv: | ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network |
| Draft: | 2008 NFL Draft |
| Draft Link: | 2008 NFL Draft |
| Top Pick: | Jake Long (Michigan) |
| Picked By: | Miami Dolphins, first round (1st overall) |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champs: | Ohio State |
| Season Champ Name: | Season Champions |
| League Champ Name: | Runner-up |
| Mvp: | Rashard Mendenhall (Offensive) and James Laurinaitis (Defensive) |
| Seasonslistnames: | Football |
| Prevseason Year: | 2006 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2008 |
The 2007 season was the Big Ten Conference's 112th overall. For the second straight year, Ohio State won the conference title and advanced to the national championship game.
Bowl games
| Date | Bowl Game | Big Ten Team | Opp. Team | Score |
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| Dec. 26, 2007 | Motor City Bowl | Purdue | Central Michigan | 51-48 |
| Dec. 28, 2007 | | Michigan State | Boston College | 21-24 |
| Dec. 29, 2007 | | Penn State | Texas A&M | 24-17 |
| Dec. 31, 2007 | | Indiana | Oklahoma State | 33-49 |
| Jan. 1, 2008 | | Wisconsin | Tennessee | 17-21 |
| Jan. 1, 2008 | | Michigan | Florida | 41-35 |
| Jan. 1, 2008 | | Illinois | USC | 17-49 |
| Jan. 7, 2008 | | Ohio State | LSU | 24-38 |
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All-Big Ten selections
Offense
Statistical leaders
| Passing |
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| Player | School | COMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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| Curtis Painter | Purdue | 356 | 569 | 3846 | 29 | 11 |
| C. J. Bachér | Northwestern | 318 | 521 | 3656 | 19 | 19 |
| Kellen Lewis | Indiana | 265 | 442 | 3043 | 28 | 10 |
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| Rushing |
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| Player | School | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
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| Rashard Mendenhall | Illinois | 262 | 1681 | 6.4 | 17 |
| Chris Wells | Ohio State | 274 | 1609 | 5.9 | 15 |
| Javon Ringer | Michigan State | 245 | 1447 | 5.9 | 6 |
| Mike Hart | Michigan | 265 | 1361 | 5.1 | 14 |
| Rodney Kinlaw | Penn State | 243 | 1329 | 5.5 | 10 |
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| Receiving |
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| Player | School | REC | YDS | YPR | TD |
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| Devin Thomas | Michigan State | 79 | 1260 | 15.9 | 8 |
| Mario Manningham | Michigan | 72 | 1174 | 16.3 | 12 |
| James Hardy | Indiana | 79 | 1125 | 14.2 | 16 |
| Travis Beckum | Wisconsin | 75 | 982 | 13.1 | 6 |
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| Tackles |
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| Player | School | SOLO | AST | TOTAL |
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| Dan Connor | Penn State | 69 | 76 | 145 |
| Sean Lee | Penn State | 54 | 84 | 138 |
| J Leman | Illinois | 71 | 61 | 132 |
| Adam Kadela | Northwestern | 53 | 72 | 125 |
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| Sacks |
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| Player | School | SACKS |
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| Greg Middleton | Indiana | 16.0 |
| Vernon Gholston | Ohio State | 14.0 |
| Maurice Evans | Penn State | 12.5 |
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| Interceptions |
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| Player | School | INT |
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| Shane Carter | Wisconsin | 7 |
| Tracy Porter | Indiana | 6 |
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Awards
Bednarik Award
Butkus Award
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award
Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award
Broyles Award
