2007 Michigan Wolverines football team

2007 Michigan Wolverines football
2007 Michigan Wolverines football
Capital One Bowl champion
Capital One Bowl, W 41–35 vs. Florida
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 18
Record	9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lloyd Carr (13th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike DeBord (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Ron English (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Mike Hart
Captains	Shawn Crable; Mike Hart; Jake Long;
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium; (Capacity: 107,501)
	Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Big Ten Conference football standings
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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

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.