Year: | 2007 |
Number Of Teams: | 122 |
Regular Season: | August 25 – November 17 |
Playoffs: | November 23 – December 14 |
Nc Date: | December 14, 2007 |
Championship: | Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Champions: | Appalachian State |
Payton: | Jayson Foster[1] |
Buchanan: | Kroy Biermann[2] |
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.[3]
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:[4]
School | 2006 Conference | 2007 Conference |
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Ohio Valley | ||
Southland | ||
South Atlantic (D-II) | FCS Independent | |
Dropped Program | ||
FCS Independent | ||
FCS Independent | ||
FCS Independent | MEAC | |
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 |
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 |
Conference | Champion | |
---|---|---|
Ivy League | Harvard | |
Southwestern Athletic Conference | Jackson State |
* Host institution
Date | Location | Venue | West Div. Champion | East Div. Champion | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 15 | Birmingham, Alabama | Legion Field | Grambling State | Jackson State | Jackson State, 42–31[5] |
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 | Dayton, 42–21[6] |
Standings are from The Sports Network final 2007 poll.
Rank[7] | Team | Record | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 13–2 | ||
2 | 11–4 | ||
3 | 13–2 | ||
4 | 12–1 | ||
5 | 11–3 | ||
6 | 9–4 | ||
7 | 10–3 | ||
8 | 9–4 | ||
9 | 10–1 | ||
10 | 11–1 | ||
11 | 11–1 | ||
12 | James Madison Dukes | 8–4 | |
13 | 9–3 | ||
14 | 7–5 | ||
15 | 10–2 | ||
16 | 7–4 | ||
17 | 7–4 | ||
18 | 8–4 | ||
19 | 7–4 | ||
20 | 8–4 | ||
21 | 8–2 | ||
22 | 9–1 | ||
23 | 7–4 | ||
24 | 7–4 | ||
25 | 8–4 |