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2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2007 |
| image | NC TrophiesASU.jpg |
| image_caption | *2007 FCS National Championship trophy (right).* |
| number_of_teams | 122 |
| regular_season | August 25 – November 17 |
| playoffs | November 23 – December 14 |
| nc_date | [December 14, 2007](2007-ncaa-division-i-football-championship-game) |
| championship | Finley Stadium |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| champions | [Appalachian State](2007-appalachian-state-mountaineers-football-team) |
| payton | Jayson Foster |
| buchanan | Kroy Biermann |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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.
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 | ||
| Colonial Athletic Association | ||
| Gateway Football Conference | ||
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | ||
| Ohio Valley Conference | ||
| Patriot League | ||
| Southern Conference | ||
| Southland Conference |
Invitation
| Conference | Champion | |
|---|---|---|
| Big South Conference | ||
| Great West Football Conference | ||
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | ||
| Northeast Conference | ||
| Pioneer Football League |
Abstains
| Conference | Champion | |
|---|---|---|
| Ivy League | ||
| Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Postseason
NCAA Division I playoff bracket
December 1 Campus sites December 7 and 8 Campus sites
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- Host institution
[[SWAC Championship Game]]
| Date | Location | Venue | West Div. Champion | East Div. Champion | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15 |
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 |
Final poll standings
Standings are from The Sports Network final 2007 poll.
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Appalachian State Mountaineers](2007-appalachian-state-mountaineers-football-team) | 13–2 |
| 2 | [Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens](2007-delaware-fightin-blue-hens-football-team) | 11–4 |
| 3 | [Southern Illinois Salukis](2007-southern-illinois-salukis-football-team) | 13–2 |
| 4 | [Northern Iowa Panthers](2007-northern-iowa-panthers-football-team) | 12–1 |
| 5 | [Richmond Spiders](2007-richmond-spiders-football-team) | 11–3 |
| 6 | [Wofford Terriers](2007-wofford-terriers-football-team) | 9–4 |
| 7 | [Massachusetts Minutemen](2007-umass-minutemen-football-team) | 10–3 |
| 8 | [Eastern Washington Eagles](2007-eastern-washington-eagles-football-team) | 9–4 |
| 9 | [North Dakota State Bison](2007-north-dakota-state-bison-football-team) | 10–1 |
| 10 | [Montana Grizzlies](2007-montana-grizzlies-football-team) | 11–1 |
| 11 | [McNeese State Cowboys](2007-mcneese-state-cowboys-football-team) | 11–1 |
| 12 | [James Madison Dukes](2007-james-madison-dukes-football-team) | 8–4 |
| 13 | 9–3 | |
| 14 | [New Hampshire Wildcats](2007-new-hampshire-wildcats-football-team) | 7–5 |
| 15 | [Delaware State Hornets](2007-delaware-state-hornets-football-team) | 10–2 |
| 16 | 7–4 | |
| 17 | [Georgia Southern Eagles](2007-georgia-southern-eagles-football-team) | 7–4 |
| 18 | [Eastern Illinois Panthers](2007-eastern-illinois-panthers-football-team) | 8–4 |
| 19 | 7–4 | |
| 20 | [Fordham Rams](2007-fordham-rams-football-team) | 8–4 |
| 21 | [Harvard Crimson](2007-harvard-crimson-football-team) | 8–2 |
| 22 | [Yale Bulldogs](2007-yale-bulldogs-football-team) | 9–1 |
| 23 | [Elon Phoenix](2007-elon-phoenix-football-team) | 7–4 |
| 24 | [Cal Poly Mustangs](2007-cal-poly-mustangs-football-team) | 7–4 |
| 25 | [Grambling State Tigers](2007-grambling-state-tigers-football-team) | 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:
- 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.
References
References
- "Jayson Foster wins 2007 Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network.
- "Kroy Biermann captures 2007 Buck Buchanan Award". The Sports Network.
- Associated Press. (2007-12-14). "Months after Michigan upset, Appalachian State completes FCS 3-peat". ESPN.
- (June 2017). ["2007 Playoff Bracket"](https://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FB-FCS-2007 }}{{dead link). NCAA.
- Associated Press. (2007-12-15). "Grambling State 31, Jackson State 42". ESPN.
- Associated Press. (2007-12-01). "Dayton 42, Albany, N.Y. 21". ESPN.
- "Final Sports Network's 2007 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network.
- Steve Wieberg. (2007-02-14). "NCAA rules committee proposes reworking football time-saving rules". USA Today.
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