2007 Big Ten Conference football season

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2007 Big Ten Conference football season
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League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport football
DurationAugust, 2007
through January, 2008
Number of teams11
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network
2008 NFL Draft
Top draft pick Jake Long (Michigan)
Picked by Miami Dolphins, first round (1st overall)
Regular Season
Season Champions Ohio State
Season MVP Rashard Mendenhall (Offensive) and James Laurinaitis (Defensive)
Football seasons
  2006
2008  
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

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.

Contents

Bowl games

DateBowl GameBig Ten TeamOpp. TeamScore
Dec. 26, 2007 Motor City Bowl PurdueCentral Michigan51-48
Dec. 28, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl Michigan StateBoston College21-24
Dec. 29, 2007 Alamo Bowl Penn StateTexas A&M24-17
Dec. 31, 2007 Insight Bowl IndianaOklahoma State33-49
Jan. 1, 2008 Outback Bowl WisconsinTennessee17-21
Jan. 1, 2008 Capital One Bowl MichiganFlorida41-35
Jan. 1, 2008 Rose Bowl IllinoisUSC17-49
Jan. 7, 2008 BCS National Championship Ohio StateLSU24-38

All-Big Ten selections

Offense

Pos.First TeamSecond Team
PlayerSchoolPlayerSchool
QB Chad Henne MichiganKellen LewisIndiana
RB Rashard Mendenhall Illinois Mike Hart Michigan
RB Chris Wells Ohio State Javon Ringer Michigan State
WR James Hardy Indiana Devin Thomas Michigan State
WR Mario Manningham Michigan Dorien Bryant Purdue
C A. Q. Shipley Penn State Ryan McDonald Illinois
GMartin O'DonnellIllinois Rich Ohrnberger Penn State
G Adam Kraus Michigan Kraig Urbik Wisconsin
T Jake Long Michigan Xavier Fulton Illinois
T Kirk Barton Ohio State Alex Boone Ohio State
TE Travis Beckum Wisconsin Dustin Keller Purdue
K Taylor Mehlhaff WisconsinAustin StarrIndiana
Pos.First TeamSecond Team
PlayerSchoolPlayerSchool
DL Greg Middleton Indiana Terrance Taylor Michigan
DL Mitch King Iowa Jonal Saint-Dic Michigan State
DL Vernon Gholston Ohio State Cliff Avril Purdue
DL Maurice Evans Penn State Matt Shaughnessy Wisconsin
LB Jeremy Leman Illinois Shawn Crable Michigan
LB James Laurinaitis Ohio State Marcus Freeman Ohio State
LB Dan Connor Penn State Sean Lee Penn State
DB Vontae Davis Illinois Tracy Porter Indiana
DB Malcolm Jenkins Ohio State Charles Godfrey Iowa
DB Justin King Penn State Jamar Adams Michigan
DB Jack Ikegwuonu Wisconsin Dominique Barber Minnesota
P Jeremy Boone Penn State Ken DeBauche Wisconsin

Statistical leaders

Passing
PlayerSchoolCOMPATTYDSTDINT
Curtis PainterPurdue35656938462911
C. J. BachérNorthwestern31852136561919
Kellen LewisIndiana26544230432810


Rushing
PlayerSchoolATTYDSYPCTD
Rashard MendenhallIllinois26216816.417
Chris WellsOhio State27416095.915
Javon RingerMichigan State24514475.96
Mike HartMichigan26513615.114
Rodney KinlawPenn State24313295.510


Receiving
PlayerSchoolRECYDSYPRTD
Devin ThomasMichigan State79126015.98
Mario ManninghamMichigan72117416.312
James HardyIndiana79112514.216
Travis BeckumWisconsin7598213.16


Tackles
PlayerSchoolSOLOASTTOTAL
Dan ConnorPenn State6976145
Sean LeePenn State5484138
J LemanIllinois7161132
Adam KadelaNorthwestern5372125


Sacks
PlayerSchoolSACKS
Greg MiddletonIndiana16.0
Vernon GholstonOhio State14.0
Maurice EvansPenn State12.5


Interceptions
PlayerSchoolINT
Shane CarterWisconsin7
Tracy PorterIndiana6

Awards

Bednarik Award

Butkus Award

Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award

Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award

Broyles Award

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