2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season

American college football season March 2012 December 2025 2007 2008bcschampionscropped.jpg LSU's quarterback Matt Flynn lifting the AFCA National Championship Trophy after the BCS title game 120 USC August 30 – December 1 32 December 20, 2007 January 7, 2008 Bowl Championship Series 2008 BCS Championship Game Louisiana Superdome,New Orleans, Louisiana LSU Tim Tebow (quarterback, Florida) The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on August 30, 2007, and ended on December 1, 2007. The postseason concluded on January 7, 2008, with the BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans, where the No. 2-ranked Louisiana State Tigers defeated the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes to win their 2nd BCS and 3rd overall national title. For just the second time in the Bowl Championship Series era, no FBS team finished the season undefeated. Kansas was the only team from a BCS automatic-qualifying conference to finish the entire season with just one loss. Rules changes After coaches expressed their disapproval of the timing changes made in the 2006 season, the following changes were made: On kickoffs, the clock will not start until the ball is touched in the field of play. On change of possession, the clock will not start until the snap. The attempt to reduce the time of games sought by those rules was successful, reducing the average college football page from 3:21 hours in 2005 to 3:07 hours in 2006.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 February 14, 2007 February 15, 2007 However, the reduced game time also reduced the average number of plays in a game by 13, 66 fewer offensive yards per game and average points per game by 5. Other rules changes for the 2007 season include: Moving the kick-off yard-line from 35 to 30, which matches the yard-line used in the National Football League from 1994 to 2010, to reduce the number of touchbacks. Paring the 25-second play clock to 15 seconds after TV timeouts. Team time-outs for televised games are shortened from 60 seconds to 30 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. Once the umpire gives the ball to the kicker, the 25 second play clock starts. Kickoffs out of bounds are now penalized 35 yards from the spot of the kick or a re-kick with a five-yard penalty. Defenders cannot use any part of a teammate to jump over an opponent to block a kick. Conference and program changes The only change in conference membership for the 2007 season occurred when Temple left its Independent status to become the 13th member of the Mid-American Conference. One team upgraded from Division I FCS, increasing the number of Division I FBS schools to 120.2007 NCAA Division 1-A Football Standings https://frontiernet.net/~bchaffee/standings/2007/week05standings.htm 2025-08-10 frontiernet.net2007 College Football Standings https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2007-standings.html 2024-10-10 College Football at Sports-Reference.com enNCAA College Football Predictive Rankings & Ratings https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/ranking/predictive-by-other?date=2007-08-30 2024-10-10 www.teamrankings.commcubed.net : NCAA Football : 2007 : Week-by-week Rankings https://mcubed.net/ncaaf/2007/wk7.shtml 2024-10-10 mcubed.netBishop Chad 2017-06-02 Ten years ago, Western Kentucky began the transition to I-A football https://www.wbko.com/content/news/Ten-years-ago-Western-Kentucky-began-to-the-transition-to-I-A-football-425943444.html 2024-10-10 enRecord Book https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/wkusports.com/documents/2024/8/31/WKU_FB_2024_Record_Book.pdf?timestamp=20240902095623Bearden Shane Transition to FBS...The Road Ahead for WKU https://bleacherreport.com/articles/60829-transition-to-fbsthe-road-ahead-for-wku 2024-10-10 Bleacher Report en2007-09-07 Western Kentucky Article About Move to FBS https://bigskyfans.com/threads/western-kentucky-article-about-move-to-fbs.16028/ 2024-10-10 Big Sky Conference Athletics Fan Forums en-USWKU Football Ready To Begin New Era https://wkusports.com/news/2007/8/31/wku_football_ready_to_begin_new_era 2024-10-10 Western Kentucky University Athletics en School 2006 Conference 2007 Conference Temple Owls I-A Independent MAC Western Kentucky Hilltoppers MVC I-A Independent Regular season top 10 matchups Rankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 7 and beyond will list BCS Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted. Week 2 No. 2 LSU defeated No. 9 Virginia Tech, 48–7 (Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Week 6 No. 1 LSU defeated No. 9 Florida, 28–24 (Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Week 9 No. 2/2 Boston College defeated No. 8/8 Virginia Tech, 14–10 (Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia) No. 5/5 Oregon defeated No. 12/9 USC, 24–17 (Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon) Week 10 No. 5/4 Oregon defeated No. 4/6 Arizona State, 35–23 (Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon) Week 13 No. 4/3 Missouri defeated No. 2/2 Kansas, 36–28 (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri) Week 14 No. 9/9 Oklahoma defeated No. 1/1 Missouri, 38–17 (2007 Big 12 Championship Game, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas) Year of the Upset and "The Curse of No. 2" Year of the Upset 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings The 2007 season was highlighted by the remarkable frequency with which ranked teams fell to lower-ranked or unranked opponents, leading the media to dub the season as the "Year of the Upset".https://www.espn.com/college-football/bowls07/news/story?id=3141008 In the Year of the Upset, memorable moments were plentiful December 4, 2007 ESPN February 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080115205438/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls07/news/story?id=3141008 January 15, 2008 live An unranked or lower-ranked opponent defeated a higher-ranked team 59 times over the course of the regular season. Teams ranked in the top five of the AP Poll were defeated by unranked opponents 13 times during the regular season, setting a new record in the history of the AP Poll when at least 20 teams were ranked.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=273140194 Illinois shocks top-ranked Ohio State in Columbus November 10, 2007 ESPN Associated Press November 10, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071112141738/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273140194 November 12, 2007 dead The only other season to see more such upsets was 1967, which was one of seven seasons when the AP Poll ranked only 10 teams. The chaos began on the first weekend of the season when FCS program Appalachian State defeated No. 5 Michigan on the road at Michigan Stadium in what was immediately hailed as one of the greatest upsets in the history of college football. Appalachian State became just the second FCS team to defeat a ranked FBS opponent, and the first to do so against a top-five team. "Curse of the No. 2" The 2007 season became known for the "Curse of the No. 2", where the team ranked No. 2 by the AP Poll was defeated seven times in the final nine weeks of the regular season:http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/238132414/college-football-crazy-2007-season-anniversary https://web.archive.org/web/20170625234443/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/238132414/college-football-crazy-2007-season-anniversary dead June 25, 2017 10 years later, 2007 CFB season looks even crazier. Brown Matt 2017-06-23 Sports on Earth 2017-07-11 en Stanford defeated No. 2 USC, 24–23, on October 6 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. This result was particularly notable for the fact that USC was favored to win the game by 41 points, having carried winning streaks of 35 games at home and 24 games in Pac-10 play into the matchup. Both streaks ended with this loss. Oregon State defeated No. 2 California, 31–28, on October 13 at California Memorial Stadium. Rutgers defeated No. 2 South Florida, 30–27, on October 18 at Rutgers Stadium. Florida State defeated No. 2 Boston College, 27–17, on November 3 at Alumni Stadium. Arizona defeated No. 2 Oregon, 34–24, on November 15 at Arizona Stadium. No. 4 Missouri defeated No. 2 Kansas, 36–28, on November 24 at Arrowhead Stadium in a Border War rivalry game. This was the only such upset where the winning team was also ranked. Pittsburgh defeated No. 2 West Virginia, 13–9, on December 1 at Mountaineer Field in a Backyard Brawl rivalry game. West Virginia was knocked out of contention for the BCS National Championship on the final weekend of the regular season. The No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams had not lost in the same week of the season since 1996. In 2007 alone, No. 1 and No. 2 fell during the same weekend three times, including in both of the final two weeks of the regular season: No. 1 LSU lost to Kentucky 43–37 in three overtimes, and No. 2 California lost to Oregon State 31–28 on October 13. No. 1 LSU lost to Arkansas 50–48 in three overtimes on November 23, and No. 2 Kansas lost to No. 4 Missouri 36–28 on November 24. No. 1 Missouri lost to No. 9 Oklahoma 38–17 in the Big 12 Championship Game, and No. 2 West Virginia lost to Pittsburgh 13–9 on December 1. Conference standings FCS team wins over FBS teams Italics denotes FCS teams. no no September 1 no 1 (FCS) Appalachian State 5 (FBS) Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan no 34–32 109,218 FCS wins vs. FBS teams: All-time victories, upsets, wins vs. ranked teams https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/fcs-wins-vs-fbs-teams-all-time-victories-upsets NCAA.com September 7, 2025 October 2, 2025 September 1 no Nicholls State Rice Rice Stadium Houston, Texas no 16–14 11,859 September 8 no 7 (FCS) Northern Iowa Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, Iowa no 24–13 56,795 September 8 no 11 (FCS) Southern Illinois Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois no 34–31 24,182 September 15 no 8 (FCS) McNeese State Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana Cajun Crown no 38–17 33,828 September 15 no 12 (FCS) New Hampshire Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, West Virginia no 48–35 27,255 September 22 no 5 (FCS) North Dakota State Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, Michigan no 44–14 16,522 October 20 no 2 (FCS) North Dakota State Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota no 27–21 63,088 October 27 no 9 (FCS) Delaware Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland no 59–52 35,213 Conference champions Conference championship games All games were played on December 1, 2007. Rankings reflect the Week 14 AP Poll before the games were played. ConferenceChampionRunner-upScoreSiteACCNo. 6 Virginia TechNo. 12 Boston College30–16Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, FloridaBig 12No. 9 OklahomaNo. 1 Missouri38–17Alamodome San Antonio, TexasConference USAUCFTulsa44–25Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FloridaMACCentral MichiganMiami (Ohio)35–10Ford Field DetroitSECNo. 5 LSUNo. 14 Tennessee21–14Georgia Dome Atlanta Other conference champions Rankings are from the Week 15 AP Poll. ConferenceWinner(s)Big EastConnecticut, No. 11 West Virginia*Big TenNo. 1 Ohio StateMountain WestNo. 19 BYUPac-10No. 12 Arizona State, No. 6 USC*Sun BeltFlorida Atlantic, TroyWACNo. 10 Hawaii * Received conference's automatic BCS bowl bid Bowl games 2007–08 NCAA football bowl gamesWinners are listed in boldface. Bowl Championship Series Bowl Game Date Playing as Visitor Playing as Home Score BCS Title Game (New Orleans, Louisiana) January 7, 2008 No. 2 LSU No. 1 Ohio State 38–24 Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California) January 1, 2008 No. 13 Illinois No. 6 USC 49–17 Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) January 1, 2008 No. 10 Hawaii No. 4 Georgia 41–10 Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Arizona) January 2, 2008 No. 11 West Virginia No. 3 Oklahoma 48–28 Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Florida) January 3, 2008 No. 8 Kansas No. 5 Virginia Tech 24–21 January bowl games Bowl Game Date Playing as Visitor Playing as Home Score Outback Bowl (Tampa, Florida) January 1, 2008 No. 18 Wisconsin No. 16 Tennessee 21–17 Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) January 1, 2008 No. 7 Missouri No. 25 Arkansas 38–7 Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Florida) January 1, 2008 Michigan No. 9 Florida 41–35 Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Florida) January 1, 2008 Texas Tech No. 21 Virginia 31–28 International Bowl (Toronto, ON, Canada) January 5, 2008 Rutgers Ball State 52–30 GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Alabama) January 6, 2008 Bowling Green Tulsa 63–7 December bowl games Bowl Game Date Playing as Visitor Playing as Home Score Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego) December 20, 2007 Utah Navy 35–32https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=273542426 Johnson's 2 TDs lead Utah to seventh straight bowl win ESPN December 20, 2007 December 21, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071229194436/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273542426 December 29, 2007 dead New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans) December 21, 2007 Memphis Florida Atlantic 44–27 PapaJohns.com Bowl (Birmingham, Alabama) December 22, 2007 Southern Miss No. 20 Cincinnati 31–21 New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, New Mexico) December 22, 2007 Nevada New Mexico 23–0 Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas) December 22, 2007 UCLA No. 19 BYU 17–16 Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu) December 23, 2007 No. 24 Boise State East Carolina 41–38 Motor City Bowl (Detroit) December 26, 2007 Purdue Central Michigan 51–48 Holiday Bowl (San Diego) December 27, 2007 No. 12 Arizona State No. 17 Texas 52–34 Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, Florida) December 28, 2007 No. 14 Boston College Michigan State 24–21 Texas Bowl (Houston) December 28, 2007 TCU Houston 20–13 Emerald Bowl (San Francisco) December 28, 2007 Maryland Oregon State 21–14 Meineke Car Care Bowl (Charlotte, North Carolina) December 29, 2007 Connecticut Wake Forest 24–10 Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tennessee) December 29, 2007 UCF Mississippi State 10–3 Alamo Bowl (San Antonio) December 29, 2007 Penn State Texas A&M 24–17 Independence Bowl (Shreveport, Louisiana) December 30, 2007 Alabama Colorado 30–24 Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas) December 31, 2007 California Air Force 42–36 Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas) December 31, 2007 No. 23 South Florida Oregon 56–21 Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, Idaho) December 31, 2007 Georgia Tech Fresno State 40–28 Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tennessee) December 31, 2007 Kentucky Florida State 35–28 Insight Bowl (Tempe, Arizona) December 31, 2007 Indiana Oklahoma State 49–33 Chick-fil-A Bowl (Atlanta) December 31, 2007 No. 15 Clemson No. 22 Auburn 23–20 (OT) Postseason All-Star Games Cornerstone Bancard Hula Bowl – January 12, Aloha Stadium, Halawa, Hawaii – Aina (East) 38, Kai (West) 7. East–West Shrine Game – January 19, Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas – West 31, East 17. Under Armour Senior Bowl – January 26, Ladd–Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama – South 17, North 16. Western Refining Texas vs. The Nation Game – February 2, UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas – Texas 41, The Nation 14 Bowl Challenge Cup standings +Bowl Challenge Cup Conference Wins Losses Percent Mountain West† 4 1 .800 Southeastern§ 7 2 .777 Pacific-10 4 2 .667 Big 12 5 3 .625 Big East 3 2 .600 Big Ten 3 5 .375 Conference USA 2 4 .333 Atlantic Coast 2 6 .250 Western Athletic 1 3 .250 Mid-American 0 3 .000 † Winner of the Bowl Challenge Cup – § NCAA record for bowl victories in a conference in one bowl season. Notes The Sun Belt Conference, represented by Florida Atlantic University, was not eligible for the Bowl Challenge Cup as they only had one bowl berth. Conferences must have a minimum of three bids to be a part of the challenge. Awards and honors Heisman Trophy voting The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total Tim Tebow Florida QB 462 229 113 1,957 Darren McFadden Arkansas RB 291 355 120 1,703 Colt Brennan Hawaii QB 54 114 242 632 Chase Daniel Missouri QB 25 84 182 425 Dennis Dixon Oregon QB 17 31 65 178 Pat White West Virginia QB 16 28 46 150 Matt Ryan Boston College QB 9 7 22 63 Kevin Smith UCF RB 3 11 24 55 Glenn Dorsey LSU DT 3 6 9 30 Chris Long Virginia DE 1 2 10 17 Other major award winners 33em Walter Camp Award (top player): Darren McFadden, Arkansashttp://www.palmbeachpost.com/marlins/content/sports/epaper/2007/12/07/a7b_awards_1207.html Awards twice as much fun for Tebow Palm Beach Post December 7, 2007 Maxwell Award (top player): Tim Tebow, Florida Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player): Glenn Dorsey, LSUhttp://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10510604 LSU's Dorsey beats out OSU's Laurinaitis for Nagurski award CBS Sportsline December 3, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071206121956/http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10510604 December 6, 2007 dead mdy-all Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player): Dan Connor, Penn St Dave Rimington Trophy (center): Jonathan Luigs, Arkansashttp://www.hogwired.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=1349389 Razorback Jonathan Luigs Wins Rimington Trophy University of Arkansas Athletics December 6, 2007 December 6, 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100124053606/http://www.hogwired.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=1349389 January 24, 2010 mdy Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback): Tim Tebow, Florida Dick Butkus Award (linebacker): James Laurinaitis, Ohio State Doak Walker Award (running back): Darren McFadden, Arkansas Draddy Trophy ("academic Heisman"): Dallas Griffin, Texashttp://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10512312 Texas center Griffin wins Draddy Award as top scholar-athlete CBS Sportsline December 4, 2007 dead https://archive.today/20130202222047/http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10512312 February 2, 2013 mdy-all Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver): Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back): Antoine Cason, Arizona John Mackey Award (tight end): Fred Davis, USC Johnny Unitas Award (senior quarterback): Matt Ryan, Boston College Lombardi Award (top lineman): Glenn Dorsey, LSU Lott Trophy (defensive impact): Glenn Dorsey, LSU Lou Groza Award (placekicker): Thomas Weber, Arizona St Manning Award (quarterback): Matt Ryan, Boston College Outland Trophy (interior lineman): Glenn Dorsey, LSU Ray Guy Award (punter): Durant Brooks, Georgia Tech Ted Hendricks Award (defensive end): Chris Long, Virginiahttp://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10514274 Virginia's Long wins Hendricks Award with 60 percent of vote CBS Sportsline December 5, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071207201421/http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10514274 December 7, 2007 dead mdy-all Wuerffel Trophy (humanitarian-athlete): Paul Smith, Tulsahttp://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10512093 Tulsa QB Smith wins award for academic, athletic achievements CBS Sportsline December 4, 2007 dead https://archive.today/20120912113449/http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10512093 September 12, 2012 mdy-all The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award: Mark Mangino, Kansas Associated Press Coach of the Year: Mark Mangino, Kansashttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3161644 Mangino honored for leading Kansas to dramatic turnaround Associated Press ESPN December 19, 2007 November 20, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071230054418/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3161644 December 30, 2007 live Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (head coach): Mark Mangino, Kansas Walter Camp Coach of the Year (head coach): Mark Mangino, Kansashttp://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/kansas_mark_mangino_named_2007_walter_camp_coach_of_the_year/ Kansas' Mark Mangino Named 2007 Walter Camp Coach of the Year Walter Camp Foundation December 11, 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080610192720/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/kansas_mark_mangino_named_2007_walter_camp_coach_of_the_year/ June 10, 2008 mdy Broyles Award (assistant coach): Jim Heacock, Ohio Statehttp://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10512030 Buckeyes defensive coordinator wins award for top assistant CBS Sportsline December 4, 2007 dead https://archive.today/20120912230744/http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10512030 September 12, 2012 mdy-all All-America selections Selections were made by the Associated Press. https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3150439&campaign=rss&source=NCFHeadlines Tebow, McFadden, Smith on AP All-America first team December 14, 2007 ESPN 2007 Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20071223102841/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3150439&campaign=rss&source=NCFHeadlines December 23, 2007 live Offense 33em QB: Tim Tebow, So., Florida. RB: Darren McFadden Jr., Arkansas; Bisel Jr., Central Florida. WR: Michael Crabtree, Fr., Texas Tech; Jordy Nelson Sr., Kansas State. OT: Jake Long Sr., Michigan; Anthony Collins Jr., Kansas. G: Duke Robinson Jr., Oklahoma; Martin O'Donnell Sr., Illinois. C: Steve Justice Sr., Wake Forest. TE: Martin Rucker Sr., Missouri. All-purpose: Jeremy Maclin, Fr., Missouri. K: Thomas Weber, Fr., Arizona State. Defense 33em DE: Chris Long Sr., Virginia; George Selvie, So., South Florida. DT: Glenn Dorsey Sr., LSU; Sedrick Ellis Sr., USC. LB: Dan Connor Sr., Penn State; James Laurinaitis Jr., Ohio State; Jordon Dizon Sr., Colorado. CB: Aqib Talib Jr., Kansas; Antoine Cason Sr., Arizona. S: Craig Steltz Sr., LSU; Jamie Silva Sr., Boston College. P: Kevin Huber Jr., Cincinnati. Milestones The following teams and players set all-time NCAA Division I FBS (formerly Division I-A) records during the season: RecordPlayer/TeamDate/OpponentPrevious Record Holderhttps://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2007/2007_d1_football_records_book.pdf Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book NCAA November 11, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930220759/http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2007/2007_d1_football_records_book.pdf September 30, 2007 dead mdy Source Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception, career André Woodson, Kentucky, 325Woodson tosses 5 TDs, loses interception-free streak as UK cruises Associated Press ESPN December 31, 2007 September 29, 2007 https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3042253 September 22, vs. Arkansas Trent Dilfer, Fresno State, 271 (1993)Kentucky's Woodson breaks record for passes without INT Associated Press ESPN December 31, 2007 September 22, 2007 https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3031824 Most career extra points Art Carmody, Louisville, 253 September 29, vs. NC State Shaun Suisham, Bowling Green, 226 (2001–2004)Louisville forces 5 turnovers in 29–10 win over N.C. State Associated Press ESPN September 29, 2007 November 30, 2007 https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3042473 Most consecutive pass attempts with only one interception, career André Woodson, Kentucky, 343After Woodson's interception-free streak ended against Florida Atlantic on September 29, he attempted three more passes without being intercepted. In the Cats' following game on October 4 against South Carolina, he made 14 pass attempts without an interception before being intercepted in his 15th attempt. The official Kentucky football site has posted detailed play-by-play of both the Florida Atlantic https://web.archive.org/web/20080302160528/http://www.ukathletics.com/stats/2007_08/football/UK05.HTM March 2, 2008 and South Carolina https://web.archive.org/web/20080302160532/http://www.ukathletics.com/stats/2007_08/football/UK06.HTM March 2, 2008 games. October 4, vs. South Carolina Woodson, 333 (2006–2007)Woodson's record-setting streak of pass attempts without an interception began on November 4, 2006 against Georgia. In that game, he was intercepted early in the second quarter. He then attempted and completed seven passes before being intercepted for the second time in the quarter. His next pass attempt began his interception-free streak. The official Kentucky football site has a detailed play-by-play of this game https://web.archive.org/web/20080302160528/http://www.ukathletics.com/stats/2007_08/football/UK05.HTM March 2, 2008 .Before the 2007 season, the record was 329 by Damon Allen of Cal State Fullerton, spanning the 1983 and 1984 seasons. Most combined rushing yards by teammates in a single game Felix Jones and Darren McFadden, Arkansas (487 yards) November 3, vs. South Carolina Tony Sands and Chip Hilleary, Kansas (476 yards) (1991-11-23)McFadden honored by SEC after record-breaking weekend ESPN November 11, 2007 November 5, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3096350 https://web.archive.org/web/20071108233226/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3096350 November 8, 2007 liveMcFadden and Jones Break NCAA Record for Combined Rushing Yards University of Arkansas Athletics December 13, 2007 http://www.hogwired.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=1304645 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110517160244/http://www.hogwired.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=1304645 May 17, 2011 mdy-all Most points scored, both teams (regulation) North Texas and Navy, 136 November 10 San Jose State vs. Rice, 133 points (2004-10-02)Football: UNT can't stop Navy in record-setting shootout Denton Record-Chronicle November 11, 2007 November 11, 2007 http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/sports/stories/DRC_UNT_Navy_1111.1fb41093f.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071112052040/http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/sports/stories/DRC_UNT_Navy_1111.1fb41093f.html November 12, 2007 dead Most points scored in one quarter, both teams North Texas and Navy, 63 November 10 San Jose State vs. Hawaii, 61 points (1999-11-06) Most wins by two points or fewer in a season by a team Virginia, 5 November 3 vs. Wake Forest Columbia, 4 (1971)Narrow victory sets NCAA mark, ties ACC record The Virginian-Pilot November 19, 2007 November 4, 2007 http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=136205&ran=180444 https://web.archive.org/web/20071112011541/http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=136205&ran=180444 November 12, 2007 dead mdy-all Most all-purpose yards by a freshman Jeremy Maclin, Missouri, 2,713 November 17, vs. Kansas State Terrell Willis, Rutgers, 2,026 (1993)Maclin sets single-season freshman record for all-purpose yards Associated Press ESPN December 2, 2007 November 17, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=273212306 https://web.archive.org/web/20071119190959/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273212306 November 19, 2007 dead Most touchdown passes in a career Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 131 November 23 vs. Boise State Ty Detmer, BYU, 121 (1988–1991)Brennan sets passing TD mark to claim Hawaii's first outright WAC title Associated Press ESPN November 24, 2007 November 24, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=273270062 https://web.archive.org/web/20071126081429/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273270062 November 26, 2007 dead Most touchdowns responsible for in a career Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 146 November 23 vs. Boise State Ty Detmer, BYU, 136 (1988–1991) Most touchdown passes in a season by a freshman quarterback Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 34 November 24, vs. Oklahoma State David Neill and Colt McCoy, 29Patrick runs for career-best 202 yards, 2 TDs as OU rolls Associated Press ESPN November 24, 2007 November 24, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=273280201 https://web.archive.org/web/20071126183711/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273280201 November 26, 2007 dead Most career points scored by a kicker Art Carmody, Louisville, 433 November 29, vs. Rutgers Roman Anderson, Houston, 423 (1988–1991)Carmody's late field goal lifts Cardinals over Scarlet Knights Associated Press ESPN November 29, 2007 November 30, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=273330097 https://web.archive.org/web/20071201162432/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273330097 December 1, 2007 dead Most rushing attempts in a season Kevin Smith, UCF, 415 December 1, vs. Tulsa Marcus Allen, USC, 403 (1981)Tulsa can't contain Smith as UCF clinches first C-USA title Associated Press ESPN December 1, 2007 December 1, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=273352116 https://web.archive.org/web/20071204020332/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273352116 December 4, 2007 live Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season Tim Tebow, Florida, 23 January 1, vs. Michigan Chase Harridge, Air Force, 22 (2002)Off and Running Associated Press ESPN January 3, 2008 December 9, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3146714 https://web.archive.org/web/20071224095042/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3146714& December 24, 2007 live Most consecutive games with 300 or more yards passing by a quarterback Paul Smith, Tulsa, 14 January 6 vs. Bowling Green Ty Detmer, BYU, 13 (1990–1991)https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=280060189 Smith's 14th straight 300-yard game leads Tulsa past Bowling Green Associated Press ESPN January 6, 2008 January 7, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080110125304/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=280060189 January 10, 2008 dead Greatest margin of victory in a bowl game Tulsa, 56 points (63–7) January 6 vs. Bowling Green Alabama, 55 points (61–6) vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange Bowl (1953-01-01) October 2008 Coaching changes Pre-season Team Former coach New coachIndiana Terry HoeppnerHoeppner, who had previously announced plans to take the 2007 season off for medical reasons, died of a brain tumor on June 19. Bill Lynch Post-season Team Former coach Interim New coachArkansas Houston Nutthttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3128404 Sources: Nutt out as coach, will receive settlement from Arkansas ESPN November 26, 2007 November 26, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071128202802/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3128404 November 28, 2007 live Reggie Herringhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3128404 Nutt turns down offer to remain Razorbacks coach ESPN November 26, 2007 November 26, 2007 Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20071128202802/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3128404 November 28, 2007 live Bobby Petrinohttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3150783 Sources: Petrino leaving NFL for Arkansas job ESPN December 11, 2007 December 11, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071213223834/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3150783 December 13, 2007 liveBaylor Guy Morrisshttp://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5286852.html Baylor football coach Morriss out in 5th season Houston Chronicle November 8, 2007 November 8, 2007 Durante, Joseph https://web.archive.org/web/20071111072242/http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5286852.html November 11, 2007 live   Art Brileshttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3131738&campaign=rss&source=NCFHeadlines Houston's Briles to take Baylor job ESPN November 28, 2007 November 28, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071130150050/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3131738&campaign=rss&source=NCFHeadlines November 30, 2007 liveColorado State Sonny LubickPress conference to announce Lubick's retirement, deal setSeptember 2024 InternetArchiveBot yes   Steve FairchildFairchild to be named CSU football coachJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Duke Ted Roofhttp://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7491492 Duke fires Roof after 1–11 finish FoxSports.com November 26, 2007 November 26, 2007 Associated Press 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Johnsonhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3145534 Johnson accepts offer to become Yellow Jackets coach ESPN Schlabach, Mark December 7, 2007 December 7, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071208145105/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3145534 December 8, 2007 liveHawaii June JonesHonolulu Advertiser: June Jones resigns as UH coach Greg McMackinCBS Sportsline.com: Hawaii promotes McMackin, makes him highest paid coach in school history https://web.archive.org/web/20080118153115/http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10580775 January 18, 2008 Houston Art Briles Chris Thurmondhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/11/28/bc.fbc.houston.interimc.ap/index.html Thurmond replaces Briles ... for now SI.com November 28, 2007 November 28, 2007 September 2024 medicmedic Kevin SumlinSource: Houston hires Sumlin, eighth minority coach in FBS ESPN Joe Schad December 13, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3153106 December 13, 2007 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Bennetthttp://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/102907dnsposmubennett.1b657043c.html SMU fires football coach Phil Bennett The Dallas Morning News October 28, 2007 October 28, 2007 Hairopoulos, Kate https://web.archive.org/web/20071029130604/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/102907dnsposmubennett.1b657043c.html October 29, 2007 dead   June Joneshttp://cbs.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10563449 Agent: Jones leaving Hawaii, agrees to be SMU coach Mitch Sherman January 8, 2008 January 8, 2008 sportsline https://web.archive.org/web/20080109001053/http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10563449 January 9, 2008 dead mdy-all Southern Miss Jeff Bowerhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3128077 Sources: Bower won't return for18th season at Southern Miss ESPN November 26, 2007 November 26, 2007 Schlabach, Mark https://web.archive.org/web/20071128202757/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3128077 November 28, 2007 live   Larry FedoraIt's Official Now, Fedora to Southern Miss Robert Allen http://oklahomastate.scout.com/2/710523.html December 12, 2007 December 11, 2007 Scout.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071214034440/http://oklahomastate.scout.com/2/710523.html December 14, 2007 dead mdy-all Texas A&M Dennis Franchionehttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3124823 Embattled A&M coach resigns after 5 rocky seasons ESPN November 23, 2007 November 23, 2007 Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20071126080551/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3124823 November 26, 2007 live Gary Darnellhttp://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/112507dnspoatmlede.360043cf.html A&M defensive coordinator Gary Darnell named interim head coach The Dallas Morning News November 24, 2007 November 24, 2007 Davis, Brian https://web.archive.org/web/20071127145944/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/112507dnspoatmlede.360043cf.html November 27, 2007 dead Mike Shermanhttp://www.star-telegram.com/college_sports/story/323535.html Sherman to be next Aggies coach Fort Worth Star-Telegram November 26, 2007 November 26, 2007 John Miller June 2016 medicmedicUCLA Karl Dorrellhttp://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_7624423 https://web.archive.org/web/20071205153446/http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_7624423 dead December 5, 2007 UCLA fires coach Dorrell Los Angeles Daily News December 3, 2007 December 3, 2007 Brian Dohn DeWayne WalkerLos Angeles Times: Walker brings a different feel to Bruins Rick Neuheiselhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3172713 Former UCLA quarterback Neuheisel named head coach Associated Press ESPN December 29, 2007 December 29, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080101044232/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3172713 January 1, 2008 liveWashington State Bill Dobahttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2004036104_webdobafired26.html WSU fires head coach Doba The Seattle Times November 26, 2007 Smith, Craig November 26, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071128021413/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2004036104_webdobafired26.html November 28, 2007 live   Paul Wulffhttp://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10524494 Wulff returns to Pullman to coach alma mater sportsline.com December 11, 2007 December 11, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071213002417/http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10524494 December 13, 2007 dead mdy-all West Virginia Rich Rodriguez Bill Stewarthttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3160147 Associate head coach to prepare Mountaineers for Fiesta Bowl Associated Press ESPN December 18, 2007 December 19, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071229194415/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3160147 December 29, 2007 live Attendances # Team G Total Average 1 Michigan 8 882,115 110,264 2 Penn State 7 762,419 108,917 3 Ohio State 7 735,773 105,110 4 Tennessee 7 727,426 103,918 5 Georgia 7 649,222 92,746 6 LSU 7 648,334 92,619 7 Alabama 7 644,966 92,138 8 Florida 7 632,715 90,388 9 Southern California 6 524,855 87,476 10 Texas 6 510,865 85,144 11 Oklahoma 7 594,005 84,858 12 Auburn 8 677,510 84,689 13 Nebraska 7 591,506 84,501 14 Texas A&M 7 575,450 82,207 15 Wisconsin 7 572,227 81,747 16 Clemson 7 569,342 81,335 17 Notre Dame 7 565,745 80,821 18 Florida State 5 402,987 80,597 19 South Carolina 7 549,269 78,467 20 UCLA 6 458,271 76,379 21 Iowa 6 423,510 70,585 22 Michigan State 7 493,779 70,540 23 Kentucky 8 550,588 68,824 24 Washington 7 474,124 67,732 25 Virginia Tech 7 463,631 66,233 26 Arkansas 8 528,260 66,033 27 BYU 6 386,980 64,497 28 California 6 378,816 63,136 29 Arizona State 8 503,003 62,875 30 West Virginia 6 362,399 60,400 31 Missouri 6 361,393 60,232 32 Virginia 6 358,944 59,824 33 Purdue 7 415,279 59,326 34 Oregon 7 411,915 58,845 35 North Carolina 6 344,500 57,417 36 North Carolina State 7 394,493 56,356 37 Illinois 6 329,229 54,872 38 South Florida 6 319,019 53,170 39 Arizona 6 312,963 52,161 40 Texas Tech 6 311,467 51,911 41 Minnesota 7 362,538 51,791 42 Maryland 6 307,580 51,263 43 Colorado 6 303,051 50,509 44 Georgia Tech 7 351,959 50,280 45 Mississippi 7 347,930 49,704 46 Iowa State 7 346,233 49,462 47 Mississippi State 6 295,775 49,296 48 Kansas State 6 284,296 47,383 49 Kansas 7 327,491 46,784 50 UCF 7 308,129 44,018 51 Rutgers 8 349,306 43,663 52 Miami Hurricanes 7 305,124 43,589 53 Hawaii 7 304,600 43,514 54 Utah 6 255,557 42,593 55 Boston College 7 293,927 41,990 56 East Carolina 6 249,219 41,537 57 Oregon State 6 248,244 41,374 58 Oklahoma State 6 240,144 40,024 59 Louisville 6 239,287 39,881 60 Stanford 8 314,657 39,332 61 Connecticut 7 267,435 38,205 62 Air Force 6 228,405 38,068 63 Indiana 7 259,025 37,004 64 UTEP 6 219,411 36,569 65 Fresno State 6 217,743 36,291 66 Syracuse 7 245,064 35,009 67 Vanderbilt 8 277,034 34,629 68 Navy 6 207,702 34,617 69 Baylor 6 206,266 34,378 70 Pittsburgh 7 233,203 33,315 71 Washington State 6 198,268 33,045 72 Wake Forest 6 195,570 32,595 73 Army 5 158,559 31,712 74 Boise State 7 212,366 30,338 75 Cincinnati 6 181,477 30,246 76 Marshall 6 180,120 30,020 77 TCU 6 180,109 30,018 78 New Mexico 7 208,259 29,751 79 Memphis 7 207,688 29,670 80 UNLV 6 175,684 29,281 81 Temple 6 173,151 28,859 82 San Diego State 6 167,637 27,940 83 Southern Miss 6 160,324 26,721 84 Tulane 7 182,784 26,112 85 Northern Illinois 6 150,819 25,137 86 Northwestern 7 172,125 24,589 87 Tulsa 6 147,233 24,539 88 Wyoming 6 133,138 22,190 89 Colorado State 6 130,762 21,794 90 Houston 6 125,730 20,955 91 Troy 5 102,397 20,479 92 Duke 5 100,321 20,064 93 Western Michigan 6 116,963 19,494 94 Central Michigan 5 93,853 18,771 95 Toledo 7 130,675 18,668 96 Louisiana Tech 5 92,812 18,562 97 Middle Tennessee 5 92,650 18,530 98 North Texas 5 88,672 17,734 99 SMU 6 103,024 17,171 100 Nevada 6 102,524 17,087 101 Arkansas State 6 102,237 17,040 102 UAB 5 83,529 16,706 103 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 99,904 16,651 104 Louisiana-Monroe 5 83,253 16,651 105 Ohio 6 99,002 16,500 106 Akron 5 81,775 16,355 107 Miami RedHawks 5 80,931 16,186 108 Bowling Green 5 80,398 16,080 109 Florida Atlantic 5 78,705 15,741 110 San Jose State 5 77,323 15,465 111 New Mexico State 7 100,884 14,412 112 Buffalo 5 67,842 13,568 113 Rice 6 80,118 13,353 114 Utah State 5 65,656 13,131 115 Ball State 5 65,424 13,085 116 Idaho 6 68,874 11,479 117 Kent State 5 44,994 8,999 118 Florida International 5 39,909 7,982 119 Eastern Michigan 5 37,241 7,448 Source:2007 2007 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2007.pdf Notes and references External links