2007 Valdosta State Blazers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 2007 Valdosta State Blazers football Valdosta State Blazers logo.svg 150 Gulf South Conference GSC 1 13–1 7–1 David Dean 1st Spread option Joe Cauthen 1st 4–3 Bazemore–Hyder Stadium NCAA Division II champion NCAA Division II Championship Game W 25–20 vs. 2007 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State The 2007 Valdosta State Blazers football team was an American football team that represented Valdosta State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2007 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach David Dean, the team compiled a 13–1 record (7–1 against conference opponents) and finished second in the GSC. The team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs and defeated 2007 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State, 25–20, in the championship game.2007 Valdosta State Stats Valdosta State University October 10, 2021 https://static.vstateblazers.com/custompages/Stats/Football/2007/teamstat.htmhttp://www.vstateblazers.com/news/2007/12/15/359.aspx?path=football Valdosta State Blazers Athletics - CHAMPIONS AGAIN February 13, 2013 May 18, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140518062610/http://www.vstateblazers.com/news/2007/12/15/359.aspx?path=football dead The Blazers played their home games at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Georgia. Schedule 2007 NCAA Division II AFCA Eastern September 1 7:00 p.m. w y 6 21 2007 Albany State Golden Rams Albany State Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA 41–3 7,694 September 8 5:00 p.m. w y y 5 2007 Fort Valley State Wildcats Fort Valley State Wildcat Stadium Fort Valley, GA 69–0 5,617 September 22 4:00 p.m. w y y 4 2007 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys Arkansas Tech Buerkle Field Russellville, AR 28–27 5,851 September 29 4:00 p.m. w 5 2007 Ouachita Baptist Tigers Ouachita Baptist Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA 31–3 5,882 October 6 2:00 p.m. w 5 y 2007 Southern Arkansas Muleriders Southern Arkansas Wilkins Stadium Magnolia, AR 33–21 4,112 October 11, 2007 8:00 p.m. l 5 8 2007 Delta State Statesmen Delta State Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA 31–35 7,279 October 20 8:00 p.m. w 13 y 2007 West Alabama Tigers West Alabama Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL 37–0 4,812 October 27 1:00 p.m. w 11 2 North Alabama Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA 27–24 4,127 November 3 7:00 p.m. w 8 y 2007 Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils Arkansas–Monticello Cotton Boll Stadium Monticello, AR 63–28 1,001 November 8, 2007 8:00 p.m. w 8 2007 West Georgia Wolves West Georgia rivalry Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA 35–10 3,842 November 24 1:00 p.m. w 8 12 2007 Catawba Indians Catawba NCAA Division II Second Round Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA 55–29 3,228 December 1 1:00 p.m. w 8 10 North Alabama NCAA Division II Quarterfinal Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA 37–23 4,591 December 8 11:00 a.m. w 8 6 y 2007 California Vulcans California (PA) NCAA Division II Semifinal Adamson Stadium California, PA 28–24 3,100 December 15 12:00 p.m. w 8 y 5 2007 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State NCAA Division II Championship Game Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL 25–20 7,532 Rankings 2007 NCAA Division II football rankings AFCA 0 13 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 13 11 8 8 8 1 (28) Game summaries No. 21 Albany State Valdosta State Blazers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 21 Albany State Golden Rams at No. 6 Valdosta State Blazers  – Game summary September 1 7:00 p.m. EDT No. 21 Golden Rams 0 3 0 0 No. 6 Blazers 10 17 7 7 Bazemore–Hyder Stadium, Valdosta, Georgia 7,694 Cloudy and humid, 85 F C Phillip Kelly Box score First quarter VSU – Zac Williams 23-yard field goal, 12:07. Blazers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 2:53. VSU – Jeffrey Felton 3-yard pass from Willie Copeland (Zac Williams kick), 5:32. Blazers 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:08. Second quarter ALBN – Tory Torstenson 21-yard field goal, 12:19. Blazers 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 8:13. VSU – Zac Williams 26-yard field goal, 6:23. Blazers 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:01. VSU – Ronnye Nelson 6-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 2:35. Blazers 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:53. VSU – Scott Palmer 17-yard pass from Willie Copeland (Zac Williams kick), 0:25. Blazers 27–3. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 1:36. Third quarter VSU – Shawn Harris 25-yard blocked punt return (Zac Williams kick), 13:18. Blazers 34–3. Fourth quarter VSU – Thomas Arnold 18-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 10:33. Blazers 41–3. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 3:28. Statistics ALBNVSU First downs 12 26 Total yards 265 436 Rushing yards 134 208 Passing yards 131 228 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 32:20 27:40 Team Category Player StatisticsAlbany State Passing Kisan Flakes 6/14, 106 yards, 2 INT Rushing LiRonnie Davis 13 rushes, 54 yards Receiving Nick Kyles 2 receptions, 68 yardsValdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 18/29, 220 yards, 2 TD Rushing Michael Terry 9 rushes, 74 yards Receiving Cedric Jones 5 receptions, 49 yards At Fort Valley State Valdosta State Blazers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 5 Valdosta State Blazers at Fort Valley State Wildcats  – Game summary September 8 5:00 p.m. EDT No. 5 Blazers 12 21 22 14 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 Wildcat Stadium, Fort Valley, Georgia 5,617 Hot and muggy, 89 F C Art Williams Box score First quarter VSU – Zac Williams 35-yard field goal, 10:35. Blazers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:49. VSU – Willie Copeland 8-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 8:27. Blazers 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:03. VSU – Michael Cullen safety, 1:57. Blazers 12–0. Second quarter VSU – Cedric Jones 54-yard pass from Willie Copeland (Zac Williams kick), 11:08. Blazers 19–0. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:41. VSU – Cedric Jones 27-yard pass from Willie Copeland (Zac Williams kick), 5:10. Blazers 26–0. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:59. VSU – Melvin Black 0-yard fumble return (Zac Williams kick), 0:10. Blazers 33–0. Third quarter VSU – Donnie Powell 4-yard pass from Willie Copeland (Zac Williams kick), 11:47. Blazers 40–0. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:04. VSU – Maurice Leggett 55-yard interception return (kick failed), 5:37. Blazers 46–0. VSU – Josh Brown safety, 5:25. Blazers 48–0. VSU – Michael Terry 4-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 0:31. Blazers 55–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:50. Fourth quarter VSU – Tucker Pruitt 5-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 9:15. Blazers 62–0. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 4:39. VSU – Ronnye Nelson 10-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 1:38. Blazers 69–0. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 4:14. Statistics VSUFVSU First downs 24 9 Total yards 460 167 Rushing yards 139 21 Passing yards 321 146 Turnovers 1 4 Time of possession 32:26 27:34 Team Category Player StatisticsValdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 20/30, 249 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Michael Terry 6 rushes, 43 yards, TD Receiving Cedric Jones 8 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TDFort Valley State Passing Zedrick West 12/22, 116 yards, 2 INT Rushing Garrett Williams 3 rushes, 17 yards Receiving Melvin Atueyi 6 receptions, 86 yards At Arkansas Tech Valdosta State Blazers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 4 Valdosta State Blazers at Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys  – Game summary September 22 3:00 p.m. EDT/2:00 p.m. CDT No. 4 Blazers 0 0 14 14 Wonder Boys 14 0 13 0 Buerkle Field, Russellville, Arkansas 5,851 Clear, 86 F C Stan Sence Box score First quarter ATU – Cole Barthal 1-yard run (Travis Cockerham kick), 12:08. Wonder Boys 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:52. ATU – Chris Gunter 19-yard pass from Cole Barthel (Travis Cockerham kick), 9:00. Wonder Boys 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:01. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter VSU – Willie Copeland 9-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 13:54. Wonder Boys 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:06. VSU – Willie Copeland 1-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 7:59. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:39. ATU – R. J. Vanhook 35-yard run (kick blocked), 6:24. Wonder Boys 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:29. ATU – Cole Barthel 2-yard run (Travis Cockerham kick), 2:36. Wonder Boys 27–14. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:46. Fourth quarter VSU – Michael Terry 16-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 11:11. Wonder Boys 27–21. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:01. VSU – Ronnye Nelson 4-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 4:44. Blazers 28–27. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:41. Statistics VSUATU First downs 29 18 Total yards 501 367 Rushing yards 249 132 Passing yards 252 235 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 36:40 23:20 Team Category Player StatisticsValdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 30/44, 252 yards, INT Rushing Michael Terry 17 rushes, 137 yards, TD Receiving Cedric Jones 14 receptions, 135 yardsArkansas Tech Passing Cole Barthel 24/41, 235 yards, TD, INT Rushing Cole Barthel 11 rushes, 40 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tracey Stiger 8 receptions, 89 yards Ouachita Baptist Valdosta State Blazers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Ouachita Baptist at No. 5 Valdosta State Blazers  – Game summary September 29 4:00 p.m. EDT Tigers 3 0 0 0 No. 5 Blazers 3 7 14 7 Bazemore–Hyder Stadium, Valdosta, Georgia 5,882 Sunny, 86 F C Phillip Kelly Box score First quarter OBU – Zach Wright 31-yard field goal, 5:59. Tigers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, 5:19. VSU – Zac Williams 31-yard field goal, 2:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 3:59. Second quarter VSU – Roger King 61-yard punt return (Zac Williams kick), 8:11. Blazers 10–3. Third quarter VSU – Michael Terry 56-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 14:08. Blazers 17–3. Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:46. VSU – Cedric Jones 21-yard pass from Willie Copeland (Zac Williams kick), 3:53. Blazers 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:20. Fourth quarter VSU – Michael Terry 69-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 10:41. Blazers 31–3. Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:56. Statistics OBUVSU First downs 16 24 Total yards 258 519 Rushing yards 104 301 Passing yards 154 218 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 33:14 26:46 Team Category Player StatisticsOuachita Baptist Passing Lance Parker 18/37, 154 yards, INT Rushing Willie Hopson 24 rushes, 81 yards Receiving Julius Pruitt 8 receptions, 73 yardsValdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 22/37, 218 yards, TD Rushing Michael Terry 9 rushes, 181 yards, 2 TD Receiving Cedric Jones 5 receptions, 57 yards, TD At Southern Arkansas Valdosta State Blazers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 5 Valdosta State Blazers at Southern Arkansas Muleriders  – Game summary October 6 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT No. 5 Blazers 10 3 14 6 Muleriders 7 0 0 14 Wilkins Stadium, Magnolia, Arkansas 4,112 Partly cloudy and hot, 84 F C Todd Allen Statistics VSUSAU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsValdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving Southern Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving No. 8 Delta State Valdosta State Blazers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 8 Delta State Statesmen at No. 5 Valdosta State Blazers  – Game summary October 11, 2007 8:00 p.m. EDT No. 8 Statesmen 0 0 28 7 No. 5 Blazers 11 6 14 0 Bazemore–Hyder Stadium, Valdosta, Georgia 7,279 Clear and cool, 67 F C Thomas Graham Statistics DSUVSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsDelta State Passing Rushing Receiving Valdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving At West Alabama Valdosta State Blazers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 13 Valdosta State Blazers at West Alabama Tigers  – Game summary October 20 7:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. CDT No. 13 Blazers 14 10 6 7 Tigers 0 0 0 0 Tiger Stadium, Livingston, Alabama 4,812 Stan Sence Statistics VSUUWA First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsValdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving West Alabama Passing Rushing Receiving No. 2 North Alabama 2007 North Alabama Lions football team Valdosta State Blazers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 2 North Alabama Lions at No. 11 Valdosta State Blazers  – Game summary October 27 1:00 p.m. EDT No. 2 Lions 3 7 14 0 No. 11 Blazers 7 6 7 7 Bazemore–Hyder Stadium, Valdosta, Georgia 4,127 Cloudy and cool, 72 F C Stan Sence Statistics UNAVSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsNorth Alabama Passing Rushing Receiving Valdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving At Arkansas–Monticello Valdosta State Blazers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 8 Valdosta State Blazers at Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils  – Game summary November 3 6:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. CDT No. 8 Blazers 21 14 14 14 Boll Weevils 14 0 7 7 Cotton Boll Stadium, Monticello, Arkansas 1,001 Warm and sunny, 71 F C Patrick Smith Statistics VSUUAM First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsValdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas–Monticello Passing Rushing Receiving West Georgia Valdosta State Blazers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse West Georgia Wolves at No. 8 Valdosta State Blazers  – Game summary November 8, 2007 8:00 p.m. EST Wolves 0 10 0 0 No. 8 Blazers 7 7 14 7 Bazemore–Hyder Stadium, Valdosta, Georgia 3,842 Clear and cool, 45 F C Stan Sence Statistics UWGVSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsWest Georgia Passing Rushing Receiving Valdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving No. 12 Catawba (NCAA Division II Second Round) Valdosta State Blazers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 12 Catawba Indians at No. 8 Valdosta State Blazers (NCAA Division II Second Round)  – Game summary November 24 1:00 p.m. EST No. 12 Indians 13 3 0 13 No. 8 Blazers 7 6 14 28 Bazemore–Hyder Stadium, Valdosta, Georgia 3,228 Partly cloudy, 60 F C Anthony Purcell Statistics CATVSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsCatawba Passing Rushing Receiving Valdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving No. 10 North Alabama (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal) Valdosta State Blazers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 10 North Alabama Lions at No. 8 Valdosta State Blazers (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)  – Game summary December 1 1:00 p.m. EST No. 10 Lions 9 7 7 0 No. 8 Blazers 13 3 0 21 Bazemore–Hyder Stadium, Valdosta, Georgia 4,591 Clear and cool, 68 F C T. Levingston Statistics UNAVSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsNorth Alabama Passing Rushing Receiving Valdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving At No. 6 California (PA) (NCAA Division II Semifinal) Valdosta State Blazers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 8 Valdosta State Blazers at No. 6 California (PA) Vulcnas  – Game summary December 8 11:00 a.m. EST No. 8 Blazers 0 7 14 7 No. 6 Vulcans 0 14 10 0 Adamson Stadium, California, Pennsylvania 3,100 Overcast, 30 F C Greg Waybright Statistics VSUCAL First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsValdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving California (PA) Passing Rushing Receiving vs. No. 5 Northwest Missouri State (NCAA Division II Championship Game) Valdosta State Blazers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 5 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats vs. No. 8 Valdosta State Blazers (NCAA Division II Championship Game)  – Game summary December 15 11:00 a.m. EST/10:00 a.m. CST No. 5 Bearcats 0 14 0 6 No. 8 Blazers 3 0 7 15 Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Alabama 7,532 Overcast, 60 F C Rodrick Hollowy Box score First quarter VSU – Zac Williams 35-yard field goal, 12:50. Blazers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:10. Second quarter NWMSU – Aldwin Foster-Rettig 31-yard interception return (Tommy Frevert kick), 13:28. Tigers 7–3. NWMSU – Mike Peterson 3-yard pass from Joel Osborn (Tommy Frevert kick), 0:21. Tigers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 0:31. Third quarter VSU – Clay Callaway 7-yard pass from Willie Copeland (Zac Williams kick), 11:46. Tigers 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:54. Fourth quarter VSU – Zach Parker 14-yard pass from Ronnye Nelson (Zac Williams kick), 13:21. Blazers 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:08. NWMSU – Xavier Omon 2-yard run (kick blocked), 12:33. Tigers 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 0:48. VSU – Roger King PAT return, 12:33. Tigers 20–19. VSU – Michael Terry 1-yard run (run failed), 0:22. Blazers 25–20. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:39. Statistics NWMSUVSU First downs 12 19 Total yards 235 305 Rushing yards 87 34 Passing yards 148 271 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 30:38 29:22 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthwest Missouri State Passing Joel Osborn 18/28, 148 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Xavier Omon 27 rushes, 63 yards, TD Receiving Mike Peterson 5 receptions, 57 yards, TDValdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 29/44, 257 yards, TD, INT Rushing Michael Terry 12 rushes, 36 yards, TD Receiving Cedric Jones 10 rushes, 95 yards Roster 2007 Valdosta State Blazers y Jeffrey Felton 1 WR Sr Doug Pilcher 3 QB Fr Russ Callaway 4 QB Fr y Cedric Jones 8 WR So Ronnye Nelson 9 QB Fr Tucker Pruitt 12 QB Jr Willie Copeland 13 QB Sr Josh Rayam 14 WR So Clay Callaway 15 QB Sr Gabe Mould 20 RB So Thomas Arnold 21 RB So Rashawn Robinson 22 RB Jr P. J. Katz 23 RB Fr Donnie Powel 25 RB Jr Michael Terry 27 RB Sr Travis Taylor 28 WR Sr Scott Palmer 34 RB Sr Andrew Dunn 38 FB So Maurice Leggett 2 S Sr y Marcel Horne 5 LB Sr Eric Willimas 6 ROV Jr Sherard Reynolds 10 DB Jr Shawn Harris 19 CB Sr Carlos Anderson 24 DB Sr Kevin Bray 29 DB Sr Chance Darley 30 DB Sr Everett Kitchens 31 ROV Jr Larry Dean 32 DB Fr y Larry Dean (gridiron football) Fabian Whylly 33 LB Jr Josh Brown 35 DB Fr Greg Petty 36 FS Sr Jamaal Clark 39 LB So Chad Gallahan 16 K Jr Zachary Williams 41 K Jr Steven Wright 86 P Fr David Dean Joe CauthenDefensive coordinator David ElsenrathAssistant head coach/Offensive line Earl ChambersDefensive line James ColzieSecondary Buster FaulknerQuarterbacks Sean CalhounRunning backs Tony HaynesWide receivers Brian SimmonsSafeties Barrett WilkesRunning backs References Valdosta State Category:Valdosta State Blazers football seasons Category:NCAA Division II Football Champions Valdosta State Blazers football