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2007 Michigan Wolverines football team

2007 Michigan Wolverines football
Michigan Wolverines Logo.svg
Capital One Bowl champion
Capital One Bowl, W 41–35 vs. Florida
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 19
AP No. 18
2007 record 9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Lloyd Carr (13th year)
Offensive coordinator Mike DeBord (5th year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Ron English (2nd year)
Base defense Multiple
MVP Mike Hart
Captain Shawn Crable
Captain Mike Hart
Captain Jake Long
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
(Capacity: 107,501)
Seasons
« 2006 2008 »
2007 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#5 Ohio State $   7 – 1         11 – 2  
#18 Michigan   6 – 2         9 – 4  
#20 Illinois %   6 – 2         9 – 4  
#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
Appalachian State at Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
• Appalachian State 7 21 3 3 34
#5 Michigan 14 3 9 6 32
Oregon at Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
• Oregon 11 21 7 0 39
Michigan 7 0 0 0 7
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Michigan Stadium
    Ann Arbor, MI
  • Game start: 3:30 pm EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:37
  • Game attendance: 109,733
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), Partly Cloudy, E 7 MPH
  • Referee: Bill LeMonnier
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color), Paul Maguire (Color) & Bonnie Bernstein (Sideline)
Notre Dame at Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 0
• Michigan 10 21 7 0 38
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Michigan Stadium
    Ann Arbor, MI
  • Game start: 3:30 pm EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:02
  • Game attendance: 111,178
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Partly Cloudy, WNW 10 MPH
  • Referee: Dan Capron
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color), Paul Maguire & Bonnie Bernstein (Sideline)
Penn State at Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Penn State 0 3 3 3 9
• Michigan 7 0 0 7 14
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Michigan Stadium
    Ann Arbor, MI
  • Game start: 3:30 pm EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 111,310
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), Partly Cloudy, NW 20 MPH
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color), Paul Maguire (Color) & Bonnie Bernstein (Sideline)
Michigan at Northwestern
1 2 3 4 Total
• Michigan 7 0 7 14 28
Northwestern 10 6 0 0 16
Eastern Michigan at Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Eastern Michigan 3 5 6 8 22
• Michigan 10 6 17 0 33
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Michigan Stadium
    Ann Arbor, MI
  • Game start: 12:00 pm EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 108,415
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Mostly Sunny, SW 12 MPH
  • Referee: Dave Witvoet
  • TV announcers (BTN): Mark Neely (Play-by-play), Glen Mason (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)

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.

After a finishing 2006 11–2 and in contention for the national championship game, many were expecting the Wolverines to build on their success, earning a national preseason ranking of No. 5.

On March 25, Coach Lloyd Carr announced that TE Carson Butler, DE Eugene Germany, and DB Chris Richards had been dismissed for violations of team policy.

Carr also had stated that WR Adrian Arrington had been suspended for the spring practice session due to a violation of team policy. Carr was uncertain about Arrington's future at Michigan but Arrington did play WR at Michigan for the 2007 season.

Backup QB Jason Forcier asked to be released from his scholarship to transfer to Stanford University, and LB Cobrani Mixon was released from his scholarship to transfer to Kent State University.

The 2007 Wolverine schedule was ranked the 15th toughest in the country. The home schedule was ranked as the 5th toughest.

Radio coverage for all games was on the Michigan Sports Network, as well as on Sirius Satellite Radio. [1]


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