2007_NCAA_Division_III_football_season

2007 NCAA Division III football season

2007 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season

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).

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The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Justin Beaver, running back from Wisconsin–Whitewater.[1]

Conference standings

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Conference champions

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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.[2]

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 Round
Campus Sites 		Second Round
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
Campus Sites 		National Championship Game
Salem Football Stadium
Salem, Virginia
Mount Union 42
Ithaca 18 Mount Union 59
TCNJ 17 TCNJ 7
RPI 14 Mount Union 52
Curry 42 St. John Fisher 10
Hartwick 21 Curry 7
St. John Fisher 24 St. John Fisher 38
Hobart 7 Mount Union 62
Central (IA) 38 Bethel (MN) 14
Olivet 17 Central (IA) 37
Saint John's (MN) 41 Saint John's (MN) 7
Redlands 13 Central (IA) 13
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 24 Bethel (MN) 27
St. Norbert 20 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 12
Bethel (MN) 28 Bethel (MN) 21
Concordia Wisconsin 0 Mount Union 21
North Carolina Wesleyan 35* Wisconsin–Whitewater 31
Washington & Jefferson 34 North Carolina Wesleyan 0
Mary Hardin–Baylor 52 Mary Hardin–Baylor 64
Trinity (TX) 23 Mary Hardin–Baylor 27
Muhlenberg 31 Wesley 10
Salisbury 21 Muhlenberg 21
Wesley 45 Wesley 38
Hampden–Sydney 17 Mary Hardin–Baylor 7
Wisconsin–Whitewater 34 Wisconsin–Whitewater 16
Capital 14 Wisconsin–Whitewater 59
North Central (IL) 44 North Central (IL) 28
Franklin 42 Wisconsin–Whitewater 47
Wabash 31 Wabash 7
Mount St. Joseph 21 Wabash 38
Case 21 Case 23
Widener 20

* Overtime

Bowl games

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "2007 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
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