2007 Big Ten Conference football season

August 2023 November 2025 2007 Big Ten Conference football season #193980 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football BigTen.png 125px August, 2007through January, 2008 11 ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network 2008 NFL Draft 2008 NFL Draft Jake Long (Michigan) Miami Dolphins, first round (1st overall) Regular Season Ohio State Season Champions Runner-up Rashard Mendenhall (Offensive) and James Laurinaitis (Defensive) Football 2006 2008 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 ScoreDec. 26, 2007Motor City BowlPurdueCentral Michigan51-48 Dec. 28, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl Michigan State Boston College 21-24 Dec. 29, 2007 Alamo Bowl Penn State Texas A&M 24-17 Dec. 31, 2007 Insight Bowl Indiana Oklahoma State 33-49 Jan. 1, 2008 Outback Bowl Wisconsin Tennessee 17-21 Jan. 1, 2008 Capital One Bowl Michigan Florida 41-35 Jan. 1, 2008 Rose Bowl Illinois USC 17-49 Jan. 7, 2008 BCS National Championship Ohio State LSU 24-38 Bowl scores sourced from Sports-Reference.com2007 Big Ten Conference Year Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/big-ten/2007.html#all_bowls College Football at Sports-Reference.com 21 November 2025 en All-Big Ten selections Offense Pos.First TeamSecond TeamPlayerSchoolPlayerSchoolQBChad HenneMichiganKellen LewisIndianaRBRashard MendenhallIllinoisMike HartMichiganRBChris WellsOhio StateJavon RingerMichigan StateWRJames HardyIndianaDevin ThomasMichigan StateWRMario ManninghamMichiganDorien BryantPurdueCA. Q. ShipleyPenn StateRyan McDonaldIllinoisGMartin O'DonnellIllinoisRich OhrnbergerPenn StateGAdam KrausMichiganKraig UrbikWisconsinTJake LongMichiganXavier FultonIllinoisTKirk BartonOhio StateAlex BooneOhio StateTETravis BeckumWisconsinDustin KellerPurdueKTaylor MehlhaffWisconsinAustin StarrIndiana Pos.First TeamSecond TeamPlayerSchoolPlayerSchoolDLGreg MiddletonIndianaTerrance TaylorMichiganDLMitch KingIowaJonal Saint-DicMichigan StateDLVernon GholstonOhio StateCliff AvrilPurdueDLMaurice EvansPenn StateMatt ShaughnessyWisconsinLBJeremy LemanIllinoisShawn CrableMichiganLBJames LaurinaitisOhio StateMarcus FreemanOhio StateLBDan ConnorPenn StateSean LeePenn StateDBVontae DavisIllinoisTracy PorterIndianaDBMalcolm JenkinsOhio StateCharles GodfreyIowaDBJustin KingPenn StateJamar AdamsMichiganDBJack IkegwuonuWisconsinDominique BarberMinnesotaPJeremy BoonePenn StateKen DeBaucheWisconsin Statistical leaders PassingPlayerSchoolCOMPATTYDSTDINTCurtis Painter Purdue 356 569 3846 29 11C. J. BachérNorthwestern31852136561919Kellen LewisIndiana26544230432810 RushingPlayerSchoolATTYDSYPCTDRashard MendenhallIllinois26216816.417Chris WellsOhio State27416095.915Javon RingerMichigan State24514475.96Mike HartMichigan26513615.114Rodney KinlawPenn State24313295.510 ReceivingPlayerSchoolRECYDSYPRTDDevin ThomasMichigan State79126015.98Mario ManninghamMichigan72117416.312James HardyIndiana79112514.216Travis BeckumWisconsin7598213.16 TacklesPlayerSchoolSOLOASTTOTALDan ConnorPenn State6976145Sean LeePenn State5484138J LemanIllinois7161132Adam KadelaNorthwestern5372125 SacksPlayerSchoolSACKSGreg MiddletonIndiana16.0Vernon GholstonOhio State14.0Maurice EvansPenn State12.5 InterceptionsPlayerSchoolINTShane CarterWisconsin7Tracy PorterIndiana6 Awards Bednarik Award LB Dan Connor, Penn StateNCFAA Bednarik Award https://ncfaa.org/pdf/ncfaa_all_time.v1.pdf National College Football Awards Association 21 November 2025 Butkus Award LB James Laurinaitis, Ohio State Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award Coach Lloyd Carr, Michigan Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award Coach Ron Zook, Illinois Broyles Award Assistant coach Jim Heacock, Ohio State References