2007 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sportfootball
DurationAugust, 2007
through January, 2008
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network
2008 NFL Draft
Top draft pickJake Long (Michigan)
Picked byMiami Dolphins, first round (1st overall)
Regular Season
Season ChampionsOhio State
Season MVPRashard Mendenhall (Offensive) and James Laurinaitis (Defensive)
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.

Bowl games

Date Bowl Game Big Ten Team Opp. Team Score
Dec. 26, 2007Motor City BowlPurdueCentral Michigan51-48
Dec. 28, 2007Champs Sports BowlMichigan StateBoston College21-24
Dec. 29, 2007Alamo BowlPenn StateTexas A&M24-17
Dec. 31, 2007Insight BowlIndianaOklahoma State33-49
Jan. 1, 2008Outback BowlWisconsinTennessee17-21
Jan. 1, 2008Capital One BowlMichiganFlorida41-35
Jan. 1, 2008Rose BowlIllinoisUSC17-49
Jan. 7, 2008BCS National ChampionshipOhio StateLSU24-38

All-Big Ten selections

Offense

Pos. First Team Second Team
Player School Player School
QBChad HenneMichiganKellen LewisIndiana
RBRashard MendenhallIllinoisMike HartMichigan
RBChris WellsOhio StateJavon RingerMichigan State
WRJames HardyIndianaDevin ThomasMichigan State
WRMario ManninghamMichiganDorien BryantPurdue
CA. Q. ShipleyPenn StateRyan McDonaldIllinois
GMartin O'DonnellIllinoisRich OhrnbergerPenn State
GAdam KrausMichiganKraig UrbikWisconsin
TJake LongMichiganXavier FultonIllinois
TKirk BartonOhio StateAlex BooneOhio State
TETravis BeckumWisconsinDustin KellerPurdue
KTaylor MehlhaffWisconsinAustin StarrIndiana
Pos. First Team Second Team
Player School Player School
DLGreg MiddletonIndianaTerrance TaylorMichigan
DLMitch KingIowaJonal Saint-DicMichigan State
DLVernon GholstonOhio StateCliff AvrilPurdue
DLMaurice EvansPenn StateMatt ShaughnessyWisconsin
LBJeremy LemanIllinoisShawn CrableMichigan
LBJames LaurinaitisOhio StateMarcus FreemanOhio State
LBDan ConnorPenn StateSean LeePenn State
DBVontae DavisIllinoisTracy PorterIndiana
DBMalcolm JenkinsOhio StateCharles GodfreyIowa
DBJustin KingPenn StateJamar AdamsMichigan
DBJack IkegwuonuWisconsinDominique BarberMinnesota
PJeremy BoonePenn StateKen DeBaucheWisconsin

Statistical leaders

Passing
Player School COMP ATT YDS TD INT
Curtis PainterPurdue35656938462911
C. J. BachérNorthwestern31852136561919
Kellen LewisIndiana26544230432810


Rushing
Player School ATT YDS YPC TD
Rashard MendenhallIllinois26216816.417
Chris WellsOhio State27416095.915
Javon RingerMichigan State24514475.96
Mike HartMichigan26513615.114
Rodney KinlawPenn State24313295.510


Receiving
Player School REC YDS YPR TD
Devin ThomasMichigan State79126015.98
Mario ManninghamMichigan72117416.312
James HardyIndiana79112514.216
Travis BeckumWisconsin7598213.16


Tackles
Player School SOLO AST TOTAL
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


Sacks
Player School SACKS
Greg Middleton Indiana 16.0
Vernon Gholston Ohio State 14.0
Maurice Evans Penn State 12.5


Interceptions
Player School INT
Shane Carter Wisconsin 7
Tracy Porter Indiana 6

Awards

Bednarik Award

Butkus Award

Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award

Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award

Broyles Award

References

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