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.
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.
Conference changes and new programsedit
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.
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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 2007 NCAA Division I FCS season2007 FCS National Championship trophy right Regular seasonNumber of teams122DurationAugust 25 November 17Payton AwardJayson Foster 1 Buchanan AwardKroy Biermann 2 PlayoffDurationNovember 23 December 14Championship dateDecember 14 2007Championship siteFinley StadiumChattanooga TennesseeChampionAppalachian StateNCAA Division I FCS football seasons 2006 2008 Contents 1 Rule changes for 2007 2 Conference changes and new programs 3 FCS team wins over FBS teams 4 Conference standings 5 Conference champions 5 1 Automatic berths 5 2 Invitation 5 3 Abstains 6 Postseason 6 1 NCAA Division I playoff bracket 6 2 SWAC Championship Game 6 3 Gridiron Classic 7 Final poll standings 8 See also 8 1 Historic games 9 References 10 External linksRule changes for 2007 editThe 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 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 Conference changes and new programs editThe 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 amp Mary moving to the CAA for the 2007 season 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 FCS Independent Winston Salem State FCS Independent MEACFCS team wins over FBS teams editSeptember 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 52Conference standings edit2007 Big Sky Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 10 Montana 8 0 11 1 No 8 Eastern Washington 6 2 9 4 Northern Arizona 5 3 6 5 Montana State 4 4 6 5 Weber State 4 4 5 6 Portland State 3 5 3 8 Sacramento State 3 5 3 8 Idaho State 2 6 3 8 Northern Colorado 1 7 1 11 Conference champion FCS playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 2007 Big South Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L Liberty 4 0 8 3 Coastal Carolina 3 1 5 6 Gardner Webb 2 2 5 6 Charleston Southern 1 3 5 6 VMI 0 4 2 9 Conference champion 2007 Colonial Athletic Association football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L North Division No 7 UMass x 7 1 10 3 Hofstra 4 4 7 4 No 14 New Hampshire 4 4 7 5 Maine 3 5 4 7 Northeastern 2 6 3 8 Rhode Island 2 6 3 8 South Division No 5 Richmond x 7 1 11 3 No 12 James Madison 6 2 8 4 No 2 Delaware 5 3 11 4 Villanova 5 3 7 4 William amp Mary 2 6 4 7 Towson 1 7 3 8 Conference co championsx Division champion co champions FCS playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 2007 Gateway Football Conference standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 4 Northern Iowa 6 0 12 1 No 3 Southern Illinois 5 1 12 2 No 16 Youngstown State 3 3 7 4 Western Illinois 3 3 6 5 Missouri State 2 4 6 5 Illinois State 2 4 4 7 Indiana State 0 6 0 11 Conference champion FCS playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 2007 Great West Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 19 South Dakota State 4 0 7 4 No 9 North Dakota State 3 1 10 1 No 24 Cal Poly 2 2 7 4 UC Davis 1 3 5 6 Southern Utah 0 4 0 11 Conference championRankings from The Sports Network poll 2007 Ivy League football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 21 Harvard 7 0 8 2 No 22 Yale 6 1 9 1 Brown 4 3 5 5 Penn 3 4 4 6 Princeton 3 4 4 6 Dartmouth 3 4 3 7 Cornell 2 5 5 5 Columbia 0 7 1 9 Conference championRankings from The Sports Network poll 2007 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L Iona 2 1 7 4 Duquesne 2 1 6 4 Marist 2 1 3 8 La Salle 0 3 0 10 Conference co champions 2007 Mid Eastern Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 15 Delaware State 9 0 10 2 Norfolk State 7 2 8 3 South Carolina State 7 2 7 4 Hampton 5 4 6 5 Winston Salem State 5 4 6 5 Morgan State 4 5 5 6 Bethune Cookman 3 6 5 6 Howard 3 6 4 7 Florida A amp M 2 7 3 8 North Carolina A amp T 0 9 0 11 Conference champion FCS playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 2007 Northeast Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L Albany 6 0 8 4 Central Connecticut State 4 2 6 5 Wagner 3 3 7 4 Monmouth 3 3 4 6 Robert Morris 3 3 4 6 Saint Francis PA 2 4 3 7 Sacred Heart 0 6 3 8 Conference champion 2007 Ohio Valley Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 13 Eastern Kentucky 8 0 9 3 No 18 Eastern Illinois 7 1 8 4 Austin Peay 5 3 7 4 Jacksonville State 5 3 6 5 Tennessee State 4 3 5 6 Tennessee Martin 4 4 4 7 Samford 2 6 4 7 Tennessee Tech 2 6 4 7 Southeast Missouri State 1 6 3 8 Murray State 1 7 2 9 Conference champion FCS playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 2007 Patriot League football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 20 Fordham 5 1 8 4 Colgate 4 2 7 4 Holy Cross 4 2 7 4 Lafayette 4 2 7 4 Lehigh 2 4 5 6 Bucknell 1 5 3 8 Georgetown 1 5 1 10 Conference champion FCS playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 2007 Pioneer Football League standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L Dayton 6 1 11 1 San Diego 6 1 9 2 Morehead State 5 2 7 4 Davidson 4 3 6 4 Drake 3 4 6 5 Valparaiso 2 5 5 6 Jacksonville 2 5 3 8 Butler 0 7 4 7 Conference co champions 2007 Southern Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 1 Appalachian State 5 2 13 2 No 6 Wofford 5 2 9 4 No 17 Georgia Southern 4 3 7 4 No 23 Elon 4 3 7 4 The Citadel 4 3 7 4 Furman 4 3 6 5 Chattanooga 2 5 2 9 Western Carolina 0 7 1 10 Conference co champions FCS playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll 2007 Southland Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 11 McNeese State 7 0 11 1 Sam Houston State 5 2 7 4 Central Arkansas 5 2 6 5 Nicholls State 3 4 6 5 Texas State 3 4 4 7 Northwestern State 3 4 4 7 Southeastern Louisiana 2 5 3 8 Stephen F Austin 0 7 0 11 Conference champion FCS playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L East Division Jackson State xy 7 2 8 4 Alabama A amp M 6 3 3 3 Alabama State 4 5 5 6 Mississippi Valley State 2 7 3 8 Alcorn State 2 7 2 8 West Division No 25 Grambling State xy 8 1 8 4 Southern 6 3 8 3 Prairie View A amp M 6 3 7 3 Arkansas Pine Bluff 4 5 4 7 Texas Southern 0 9 0 11 Championship Jackson State 42 Grambling State 31 Conference championx Division champion co championsy Championship game participantRankings from The Sports Network Poll 2007 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L Western Kentucky 7 5 Stony Brook 6 5 Presbyterian 6 5 Savannah State 1 9 Conference champions editAutomatic berths edit 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 Invitation edit 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 Abstains edit Conference Champion Ivy League Harvard Southwestern Athletic Conference Jackson StatePostseason editNCAA Division I playoff bracket edit First Round 5 November 23 and 24Campus sitesQuarterfinalsDecember 1Campus sitesSemifinalsDecember 7 and 8Campus sitesNational Championship Game December 14Finley StadiumChattanooga Tennessee New Hampshire351Northern Iowa 381Northern Iowa 27Delaware39Delaware State7Delaware 44Delaware204Southern Illinois 17Eastern Illinois114Southern Illinois 304Southern Illinois 34UMass27Fordham35UMass 4912Delaware215Appalachian State 49Eastern Washington442McNeese State 15Eastern Washington35Appalachian State 38James Madison27Appalachian State 28Appalachian State 55Richmond35Wofford233Montana 22Wofford 10Richmond21Eastern Kentucky14Richmond 31 Host institution SWAC Championship Game edit Date Location Venue West Div Champion East Div Champion Result December 15 Birmingham Alabama Legion Field Grambling State Jackson State Jackson State 42 31 6 Gridiron Classic edit 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 Albany Dayton Dayton 42 21 7 Final poll standings editStandings are from The Sports Network final 2007 poll Rank 8 Team Record 1 Appalachian State Mountaineers 13 2 2 Delaware Fightin Blue Hens 11 4 3 Southern Illinois Salukis 13 2 4 Northern Iowa Panthers 12 1 5 Richmond Spiders 11 3 6 Wofford Terriers 9 4 7 Massachusetts Minutemen 10 3 8 Eastern Washington Eagles 9 4 9 North Dakota State Bison 10 1 10 Montana Grizzlies 11 1 11 McNeese State Cowboys 11 1 12 James Madison Dukes 8 4 13 Eastern Kentucky Colonels 9 3 14 New Hampshire Wildcats 7 5 15 Delaware State Hornets 10 2 16 Youngstown State Penguins 7 4 17 Georgia Southern Eagles 7 4 18 Eastern Illinois Panthers 8 4 19 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 7 4 20 Fordham Rams 8 4 21 Harvard Crimson 8 2 22 Yale Bulldogs 9 1 23 Elon Phoenix 7 4 24 Cal Poly Mustangs 7 4 25 Grambling State Tigers 8 4See also edit nbsp College football portal Historic games edit 2007 Appalachian State vs Michigan football game first win ever by an FCS team over a ranked FBS team 2007 Weber State vs Portland State football game the two teams combined for 141 points setting an NCAA all division record for most points scored in a gameReferences edit Jayson Foster wins 2007 Walter Payton Award The Sports Network Archived from the original on April 4 2011 Retrieved December 20 2008 Kroy Biermann captures 2007 Buck Buchanan Award The Sports Network Archived from the original on April 4 2011 Retrieved December 20 2008 Associated Press December 14 2007 Months after Michigan upset Appalachian State completes FCS 3 peat ESPN Retrieved December 20 2008 Steve Wieberg February 14 2007 NCAA rules committee proposes reworking football time saving rules USA Today Retrieved February 15 2007 2007 Playoff Bracket NCAA Retrieved December 20 2008 permanent dead link Associated Press December 15 2007 Grambling State 31 Jackson State 42 ESPN Retrieved December 20 2008 Associated Press December 1 2007 Dayton 42 Albany N Y 21 ESPN Retrieved December 20 2008 Final Sports Network s 2007 FCS College Football Poll The Sports Network Archived from the original on May 25 2011 Retrieved December 20 2008 External links edit nbsp Media related to 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season amp oldid 1197782816, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,