Year: | 2007 |
Team: | Central Michigan Chippewas |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
Division: | West Division |
Short Conf: | MAC |
Record: | 8–6 |
Conf Record: | 6–1 |
Head Coach: | Butch Jones |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Off Coach: | Mike Bajakian |
Oc Year: | 1st |
Def Coach: | Tim Banks |
Dc Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Kelly/Shorts Stadium |
Champion: | MAC champion MAC West Division co-champion |
Conf Champ: | MAC Championship Game |
Conf Champ Result: | W 35–10 vs. Miami (OH) |
Bowl: | Motor City Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 48–51 vs. Purdue |
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]