2007 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season August 2023 NCAA Division III 2007 August – November 2007 November – December 2007 Salem Football StadiumSalem, VA Wisconsin–Whitewater (1) Justin Beaver (RB), Wisconsin–Whitewater The 2007 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2007, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2007 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks won their first Division III championship by defeating the Mount Union Purple Raiders, 31−21. This was the third of seven straight championship games between Mount Union (3 wins) and Wisconsin–Whitewater (4 wins). The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Justin Beaver, running back from Wisconsin–Whitewater.All-Time Division III Football Championship Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org December 3, 2014 4–15 Conference standings Conference champions Conference championsAmerican Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor Atlantic Central Football Conference – Wesley Centennial Conference – Muhlenberg College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Illinois Wesleyan and North Central (IL) Empire 8 Conference – Hartwick and St. John Fisher Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Franklin Illini-Badger Football Conference‡ – Concordia (WI) and Lakeland Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA) Liberty League – Hobart and RPI Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope and Olivet Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener Midwest Conference – St. Norbert Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Bethel (MN) New England Football Conference – Coast Guard (Bogan Division), Curry (Boyd Division) Championship Game: Curry 10, Coast Guard 7 New England Small College Athletic Conference – Middlebury New Jersey Athletic Conference – SUNY Cortland and TCNJ North Coast Athletic Conference – Wabash Northwest Conference – Whitworth Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Hampden–Sydney Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Cal Lutheran and Redlands Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Millsaps and Trinity (TX) University Athletic Association – Case Western Reserve Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Northwestern–St. Paul USA South Athletic Conference – North Carolina Wesleyan Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater Postseason The 2007 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 35th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the 15th time.2007 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org November 30, 2014 15 Qualification Twenty-two conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs. Besides the NESCAC, which does not participate in the playoffs, four conferences had no Pool A bid. The NWC was in the second year of the two-year waiting period, while the ACFC, UAA, and UMAC failed to meet the seven-member requirement. The PAC received a Pool A bid for the first time, having attained seven members and passed through the waiting period. Schools not in Pool A conferences were eligible for Pool B. The number of Pool B bids was determined by calculating the ratio of Pool A conferences to schools in those conferences and applying that ratio to the number of Pool B schools. The 22 Pool A conferences contained 190 schools, an average of 8.6 teams per conference. Thirty schools were in Pool B, enough for three bids. The remaining seven playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams. Playoff bracket First RoundCampus Sites Second RoundCampus Sites QuarterfinalsCampus Sites SemifinalsCampus Sites National Championship GameSalem Football StadiumSalem, Virginia 155 30 Mount Union 42 Ithaca 18 TCNJ 17 RPI 14 Curry 42 Hartwick 21 St. John Fisher 24 Hobart 7 Central (IA) 38 Olivet 17 Saint John's (MN) 41 Redlands 13 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 24 St. Norbert 20 Bethel (MN) 28 Concordia Wisconsin 0 North Carolina Wesleyan 35* Washington & Jefferson 34 Mary Hardin–Baylor 52 Trinity (TX) 23 Muhlenberg 31 Salisbury 21 Wesley 45 Hampden–Sydney 17 Wisconsin–Whitewater 34 Capital 14 North Central (IL) 44 Franklin 42 Wabash 31 Mount St. Joseph 21 Case Western 21 Widener 20 Mount Union 59 TCNJ 7 Curry 7 St. John Fisher 38 Central (IA) 37 Saint John's (MN) 7 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 12 Bethel (MN) 21 North Carolina Wesleyan 0 Mary Hardin–Baylor 64 Muhlenberg 21 Wesley 38 Wisconsin–Whitewater 59 North Central (IL) 28 Wabash 38 Case Western 23 Mount Union 52 St. John Fisher 10 Central (IA) 13 Bethel (MN) 27 Mary Hardin–Baylor 27 Wesley 10 Wisconsin–Whitewater 47 Wabash 7 Mount Union 62 Bethel (MN) 14 Mary Hardin–Baylor 7 Wisconsin–Whitewater 16 Mount Union 21 Wisconsin–Whitewater 31 * Overtime Bowl games DateBowlLocationHome teamAway teamScoreNovember 17ECAC North Atlantic BowlCurrier FieldPlymouth, New HampshirePlymouth StateBridgewater State24–21November 17Victory BowlReeves FieldBeaver Falls, PennsylvaniaMalone(NAIA)Geneva45–17 See also 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season 2007 NCAA Division II football season References