2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 2007 NC TrophiesASU.jpg 2007 FCS National Championship trophy (right). 122 August 25 – November 17 November 23 – December 14 December 14, 2007 Finley StadiumChattanooga, Tennessee Appalachian State Jayson FosterJayson Foster wins 2007 Walter Payton Award The Sports Network 2008-12-20 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2007payton_foster.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110404060521/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2F2007payton_foster.htm 2011-04-04 dead Kroy BiermannKroy Biermann captures 2007 Buck Buchanan Award The Sports Network 2008-12-20 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2007buchanan_biermann.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110404060257/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2F2007buchanan_biermann.htm 2011-04-04 dead The 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season, the 2007 season of college football for teams in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), began on August 25, 2007, and concluded on December 14, 2007, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the 2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game, where the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens to win the NCAA Division I Football Championship.Months after Michigan upset, Appalachian State completes FCS 3-peat Associated Press ESPN 2007-12-14 2008-12-20 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=263492026 https://archive.today/20120715113446/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=263492026 dead July 15, 2012 Conference changes and new programs The Atlantic 10 Conference ceased football sponsorship after the 2006 season. The A10's football sponsorship was effectively taken over by the Colonial Athletic Association (today's Coastal Athletic Association), with all twelve of the A10 football members (Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Rhode Island, Richmond, Towson, Villanova, and William & Mary) moving to the CAA for the 2007 season. (NOTE: CAA Football remained, technically, a separate entity but was operated by the same conference office). School 2006 Conference 2007 Conference Austin Peay FCS Independent Ohio Valley Central Arkansas FCS Independent Southland Presbyterian South Atlantic (D-II) FCS Independent St. Peter's MAAC Dropped Program Stony Brook Northeast FCS Independent Western Kentucky Gateway FBS Independent Winston-Salem State FCS Independent MEAC FCS team wins over FBS teams September 1 – No. 1 (FCS) Appalachian State 34, No. 5 (FBS) Michigan 32 (Game notes) September 1 – Nicholls State 16, Rice 14 September 8 – Northern Iowa 24, Iowa State 13 September 8 – Southern Illinois 34, Northern Illinois 31 September 15 – McNeese State 38, Louisiana-Lafayette 17 September 15 – New Hampshire 48, Marshall 35 September 22 – North Dakota State 44, Central Michigan 14 October 20 – North Dakota State 27, Minnesota 21 October 27 – Delaware 59, Navy 52 Conference standings Conference champions Automatic berths Conference Champion Big Sky Conference Montana and Eastern Washington Colonial Athletic Association Massachusetts and Richmond Gateway Football Conference Northern Iowa Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Delaware State Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Kentucky Patriot League Fordham Southern Conference Appalachian State and Wofford Southland Conference McNeese State Invitation Conference Champion Big South Conference Liberty Great West Football Conference South Dakota State Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Duquesne, Iona, and Marist Northeast Conference Albany Pioneer Football League Dayton Abstains Conference Champion Ivy League Harvard Southwestern Athletic Conference Jackson State Postseason NCAA Division I playoff bracket First Round2007 Playoff Bracket NCAA 2008-12-20 https://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FB-FCS-2007 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes November 23 and 24Campus sites QuarterfinalsDecember 1Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 7 and 8Campus sites National Championship Game December 14Finley StadiumChattanooga, Tennessee New Hampshire 35 1 Northern Iowa* 38 Delaware State 7 Delaware* 44 Eastern Illinois 11 4 Southern Illinois* 30 Fordham 35 UMass* 49 Eastern Washington 44 2 McNeese State* 15 James Madison 27 Appalachian State* 28 Wofford 23 3 Montana* 22 Eastern Kentucky 14 Richmond* 31 1 Northern Iowa* 27 Delaware 39 4 Southern Illinois* 34 UMass 27 Eastern Washington 35 Appalachian State* 38 Wofford* 10 Richmond 21 Delaware 20 4 Southern Illinois* 17 Appalachian State* 55 Richmond 35 12 Delaware 21 5 Appalachian State* 49 * Host institution SWAC Championship Game Date Location Venue West Div. Champion East Div. Champion Result December 15 Birmingham, Alabama Legion Field Grambling State Jackson State Jackson State, 42–31Grambling State 31, Jackson State 42 Associated Press ESPN 2007-12-15 2008-12-20 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=273492296 Gridiron Classic The Gridiron Classic is an annual game between the champions of the Northeast Conference and the Pioneer Football League that has been held since December 2006. Date Location Venue NEC Champion PFL Champion Result December 1 Dayton, Ohio Welcome Stadium Albany 2007 Dayton Flyers Dayton Dayton, 42–21Dayton 42, Albany, N.Y. 21 Associated Press ESPN 2007-12-01 2008-12-20 https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=273352168 Final poll standings Standings are from The Sports Network final 2007 poll. RankFinal Sports Network's 2007 FCS College Football Poll The Sports Network 2008-12-20 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2007_poll.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110525224350/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2F2007_poll.htm 2011-05-25 dead Team Record1 Appalachian State Mountaineers 13–22 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 11–43 Southern Illinois Salukis 13–24 Northern Iowa Panthers 12–15 Richmond Spiders 11–36 Wofford Terriers 9–47 Massachusetts Minutemen 10–38 Eastern Washington Eagles 9–49 North Dakota State Bison 10–110 Montana Grizzlies 11–111 McNeese State Cowboys 11–112 James Madison Dukes 8–413 Eastern Kentucky Colonels 9–314 New Hampshire Wildcats 7–515 Delaware State Hornets 10–216 2007 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Penguins 7–417 Georgia Southern Eagles 7–418 Eastern Illinois Panthers 8–419 2007 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State Jackrabbits 7–420 Fordham Rams 8–421 Harvard Crimson 8–222 Yale Bulldogs 9–123 Elon Phoenix 7–424 Cal Poly Mustangs 7–425 Grambling State Tigers 8–4 Rule changes for 2007 The clock rules adopted in the 2006 season were reversed, after coaches in all divisions disapproved of them. The attempt to reduce the time of games sought by those rules was successful, reducing the average college football game from 3 hours and 21 minutes in 2005 to 3 hours and 7 seven minutes in 2006. The reduced game time also reduced the average number of plays in a game by 13, fewer offensive yards per game by 66, and average points per game by 5. Rules changes for the 2007 season include:https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2007-02-14-time-rules-changes_x.htm NCAA rules committee proposes reworking football time-saving rules Steve Wieberg USA Today 2007-02-14 2007-02-15 Moving the kick-off yard-line from 35 to 30, which matches the yard-line used in the National Football League, to reduce the number of touchbacks. Paring the 25-second play clock to 15 seconds after TV timeouts. Shortening teams' three allotted timeouts per half by 30 seconds each, from 1:25 to 55 seconds. Allowing penalties against the kicking team on kickoffs to be assessed at the end of the runback, avoiding a re-kick, also matching the NFL rule. See also College football Historic games 2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game — first win ever by an FCS team over a ranked FBS team 2007 Weber State vs. Portland State football game — the two teams combined for 141 points, setting an NCAA all-division record for most points scored in a game References External links