2007 Shepherd Rams football team

The 2007 Shepherd Rams football team represented Shepherd University during the 2007 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach Monte Cater, in his 21st season as head coach, and finished the season 10–2. With a conference record of 7–1, they were the WVIAC champions and advanced to the Division II Playoffs, losing in the quarterfinals at California (PA). The Rams played their home games at Ram Stadium in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

2007 Shepherd Rams football
WVIAC champion
NCAA Division II Championship, quarterfinals, L 38-58 vs. California (PA)
Conference	West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 13^[1]
Record	10–2 (7–1 WVIAC)
Head coach	Monte Cater (21st season)
Home stadium	Ram Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Shepherd $^		7	–	1					10	–	2
Charleston (WV)		6	–	2					8	–	3
West Liberty		6	–	2					8	–	3
West Virginia State		5	–	3					7	–	3
Glenville State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Fairmont State		3	–	5					6	–	5
Seton Hill #		3	–	5					3	–	7
West Virginia Wesleyan		1	–	7					3	–	8
Concord		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll

Regular season

The 2007 regular season for the Rams consisted of eight games against WVIAC opponents, and one game each against Shippensburg and Millersville. The Rams went 9–1 in the regular season and advanced to the 2007 NCAA Division II football playoffs as the number two seed in Super Region 4.

With their 42–7 victory over West Virginia State, the Rams won their fourth straight WVIAC Championship.^[2]

Playoffs

The Rams won their first playoff game, a second round game at home against IUP, after receiving a bye in the first round.^[3] The team then went on to lose their quarterfinal game, 58–38 against California (PA).^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Source
August 25	12:00 p.m	Millersville*	No. 8	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV	W 36–7	^[5]^[6]
September 1	12:00 p.m.	Shippensburg*	No. 9	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV	W 19–14	^[7]^[8]
September 15	12:00 p.m.	at Glenville State	No. 10	Ike and Sue Morris Stadium Glenville, WV	L 13–24	^[9]^[10]
September 22	1:00 p.m.	at Fairmont State	No. 21	Duvall-Rosier Field Fairmont, WV	W 31–10	^[11]^[12]
September 29	12:00 p.m.	Seton Hill	No. 22	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV	W 44–6	^[13]^[14]
October 6	12:00 p.m.	Charleston	No. 21	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV	W 49–13	^[15]^[16]
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at Concord University	No. 18	Callaghan Stadium Athens, WV	W 41–17	^[17]^[18]
October 20	1:00 p.m.	at West Virginia Wesleyan	No. 17	Cebe Ross Field Buckhannon, WV	W 36–28	^[19]^[20]
October 27	12:00 p.m.	West Liberty	No. T-15	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV	W 38–21	^[21]^[22]
November 3	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia State	No. 15	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV	W 42–7	^[2]^[23]
November 24	12:00 p.m.	IUP*	No. 14	Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV (NCAA Division II second round)	W 41–34	^[24]^[25]^[26]
December 7	12:00 p.m.	at California (PA)*	No. 13	Adamson Stadium California, PA (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)	L 38–58	^[27]^[4]^[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Poll 2007 1219 II Final". December 19, 2007. p. 18 – via newspapers.com.
2. "Fifteenth-ranked Shepherd Wins Regular Season Finale". Shepherd University Athletics.
3. "IUP Mistakes Prove Too Much to Overcome in Playoff Loss at Shepherd". Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics.
4. "Shepherd Drops Regional Final to California (Pa.)". Shepherd University Athletics.
5. "Shepherd Topples Millersville". Shepherd University Athletics.
6. "Poll 2007 0822 II Preseason". August 22, 2007. p. 20 – via newspapers.com.
7. "Rams Move to 2-0 after Win over Shippensburg". Shepherd University Athletics.
8. "Poll 2007 0829 II First". August 29, 2007. p. 24 – via newspapers.com.
9. "Shepherd Falls to Glenville". Shepherd University Athletics.
10. "Poll 2007 0912 II". September 12, 2007. p. 24 – via newspapers.com.
11. "Shepherd Takes Down Fairmont". Shepherd University Athletics.
12. "Poll 2007 0919 II". September 19, 2007. p. 24 – via newspapers.com.
13. "Shepherd Defeats Seton Hill, 44-6". Shepherd University Athletics.
14. "Poll 2007 0926 II". September 26, 2007. p. 20 – via newspapers.com.
15. "Shepherd Defeats Charleston". Shepherd University Athletics.
16. "Poll 2007 1003 II". October 3, 2007. p. 20 – via newspapers.com.
17. "Shepherd Wins at Concord". Shepherd University Athletics.
18. "Poll 2007 1011 II". October 11, 2007. p. 19 – via newspapers.com.
19. "Shepherd Defeats Wesleyan". Shepherd University Athletics.
20. "Poll 2007 1017 II". October 17, 2007. p. 24 – via newspapers.com.
21. "Rams Down West Liberty". Shepherd University Athletics.
22. "Poll 2007 1024 II". October 24, 2007. p. 26 – via newspapers.com.
23. "Poll 2007 1101 II". November 1, 2007. p. 23 – via newspapers.com.
24. "shepherd indiana". November 25, 2007. p. 33 – via newspapers.com.
25. "14th-ranked Shepherd wins in NCAA II second round". Shepherd University Athletics.
26. "Poll 2007 1114 II". November 14, 2007. p. 19 – via newspapers.com.
27. "California offense bails out defense". December 2, 2007. p. 26 – via newspapers.com.