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2007 Valdosta State Blazers football team

May 03, 2024

The 2007 Valdosta State Blazers football team was an American football team that represented Valdosta State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2007 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach David Dean, the team compiled a 13–1 record (7–1 against conference opponents) and finished second in the GSC. The team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs and defeated Northwest Missouri State, 25–20, in the championship game.[1][2]

2007 Valdosta State Blazers football
NCAA Division II champion
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 1
Record13–1 (7–1 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cauthen (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBazemore–Hyder Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Delta State $^   8 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 1 Valdosta State ^   7 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 6 North Alabama ^   7 – 1     10 – 2  
Henderson State   6 – 2     7 – 3  
Harding   5 – 3     6 – 4  
Arkansas Tech   3 – 5     5 – 5  
Arkansas–Monticello   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Ouachita Baptist   2 – 6     4 – 6  
Southern Arkansas   2 – 6     3 – 7  
West Georgia   1 – 7     2 – 9  
West Alabama   0 – 8     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The Blazers played their home games at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Georgia.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.No. 21 Albany State*No. 6
W 41–37,694
September 85:00 p.m.at Fort Valley State*No. 5
W 69–05,617
September 224:00 p.m.at Arkansas Tech*No. 4
W 28–275,851
September 294:00 p.m.Ouachita BaptistNo. 5
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA
W 31–35,882
October 62:00 p.m.at Southern ArkansasNo. 5
W 33–214,112
October 118:00 p.m.No. 8 Delta StateNo. 5
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA
L 31–357,279
October 208:00 p.m.at West AlabamaNo. 13
W 37–04,812
October 271:00 p.m.No. 2 North AlabamaNo. 11
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA
W 27–244,127
November 37:00 p.m.at Arkansas–MonticelloNo. 8
W 63–281,001
November 88:00 p.m.West GeorgiaNo. 8
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA (rivalry)
W 35–103,842
November 241:00 p.m.No. 12 CatawbaNo. 8
W 55–293,228
December 11:00 p.m.No. 10 North AlabamaNo. 8
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)
W 37–234,591
December 811:00 a.m.at No. 6 California (PA)No. 8
W 28–243,100
December 1512:00 p.m.vs. No. 5 Northwest Missouri StateNo. 8
W 25–207,532

[1]

Personnel edit

2007 Valdosta State Blazers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Jeffrey Felton Sr
QB 3 Doug Pilcher Fr
QB 4 Russ Callaway Fr
WR 8 Cedric Jones So
QB 9 Ronnye Nelson Fr
QB 12 Tucker Pruitt Jr
QB 13 Willie Copeland Sr
WR 14 Josh Rayam So
QB 15 Clay Callaway Sr
RB 20 Gabe Mould So
RB 21 Thomas Arnold So
RB 22 Rashawn Robinson Jr
RB 23 P. J. Katz Fr
RB 25 Donnie Powel Jr
RB 27 Michael Terry Sr
WR 28 Travis Taylor Sr
RB 34 Scott Palmer Sr
FB 38 Andrew Dunn So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 2 Maurice Leggett Sr
LB 5 Marcel Horne Sr
ROV 6 Eric Willimas Jr
DB 10 Sherard Reynolds Jr
CB 19 Shawn Harris Sr
DB 24 Carlos Anderson Sr
DB 29 Kevin Bray Sr
DB 30 Chance Darley Sr
ROV 31 Everett Kitchens Jr
DB 32 Larry Dean Fr
LB 33 Fabian Whylly Jr
DB 35 Josh Brown Fr
FS 36 Greg Petty Sr
LB 39 Jamaal Clark So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 16 Chad Gallahan Jr
K 41 Zachary Williams Jr
P 86 Steven Wright Fr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Joe Cauthen
    Defensive coordinator
  • David Elsenrath
    Assistant head coach/Offensive line
  • Earl Chambers
    Defensive line
  • James Colzie
    Secondary
  • Buster Faulkner
    Quarterbacks
  • Sean Calhoun
    Running backs
  • Tony Haynes
    Wide receivers
  • Brian Simmons
    Safeties
  • Barrett Wilkes
    Running backs
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries edit

No. 21 Albany State edit

No. 21 Albany State Golden Rams at No. 6 Valdosta State Blazers  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Golden Rams 0 3 003
No. 6 Blazers 10 17 7741

at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium, Valdosta, Georgia

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy and humid, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,694
  • Referee: Phillip Kelly
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • VSU – Zac Williams 23-yard field goal, 12:07. Blazers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 2:53.
  • VSU – Jeffrey Felton 3-yard pass from Willie Copeland (Zac Williams kick), 5:32. Blazers 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:08.

Second quarter

  • ALBN – Tory Torstenson 21-yard field goal, 12:19. Blazers 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 8:13.
  • VSU – Zac Williams 26-yard field goal, 6:23. Blazers 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:01.
  • VSU – Ronnye Nelson 6-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 2:35. Blazers 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:53.
  • VSU – Scott Palmer 17-yard pass from Willie Copeland (Zac Williams kick), 0:25. Blazers 27–3. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 1:36.

Third quarter

  • VSU – Shawn Harris 25-yard blocked punt return (Zac Williams kick), 13:18. Blazers 34–3.

Fourth quarter

  • VSU – Thomas Arnold 18-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 10:33. Blazers 41–3. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 3:28.
Statistics ALBN VSU
First downs 12 26
Total yards 265 436
Rushing yards 134 208
Passing yards 131 228
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 32:20 27:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Albany State Passing Kisan Flakes 6/14, 106 yards, 2 INT
Rushing LiRonnie Davis 13 rushes, 54 yards
Receiving Nick Kyles 2 receptions, 68 yards
Valdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 18/29, 220 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Michael Terry 9 rushes, 74 yards
Receiving Cedric Jones 5 receptions, 49 yards

At Fort Valley State edit

No. 5 Valdosta State Blazers at Fort Valley State Wildcats  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Blazers 12 21 221469
Wildcats 0 0 000

at Wildcat Stadium, Fort Valley, Georgia

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Hot and muggy, 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,617
  • Referee: Art Williams
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • VSU – Zac Williams 35-yard field goal, 10:35. Blazers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:49.
  • VSU – Willie Copeland 8-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 8:27. Blazers 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:03.
  • VSU – Michael Cullen safety, 1:57. Blazers 12–0.

Second quarter

  • VSU – Cedric Jones 54-yard pass from Willie Copeland (Zac Williams kick), 11:08. Blazers 19–0. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:41.
  • VSU – Cedric Jones 27-yard pass from Willie Copeland (Zac Williams kick), 5:10. Blazers 26–0. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:59.
  • VSU – Melvin Black 0-yard fumble return (Zac Williams kick), 0:10. Blazers 33–0.

Third quarter

  • VSU – Donnie Powell 4-yard pass from Willie Copeland (Zac Williams kick), 11:47. Blazers 40–0. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:04.
  • VSU – Maurice Leggett 55-yard interception return (kick failed), 5:37. Blazers 46–0.
  • VSU – Josh Brown safety, 5:25. Blazers 48–0.
  • VSU – Michael Terry 4-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 0:31. Blazers 55–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:50.

Fourth quarter

  • VSU – Tucker Pruitt 5-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 9:15. Blazers 62–0. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 4:39.
  • VSU – Ronnye Nelson 10-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 1:38. Blazers 69–0. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 4:14.
Statistics VSU FVSU
First downs 24 9
Total yards 460 167
Rushing yards 139 21
Passing yards 321 146
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 32:26 27:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Valdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 20/30, 249 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Michael Terry 6 rushes, 43 yards, TD
Receiving Cedric Jones 8 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD
Fort Valley State Passing Zedrick West 12/22, 116 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Garrett Williams 3 rushes, 17 yards
Receiving Melvin Atueyi 6 receptions, 86 yards

At Arkansas Tech edit

No. 4 Valdosta State Blazers at Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Blazers 0 0 141428
Wonder Boys 14 0 13027

at Buerkle Field, Russellville, Arkansas

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT/2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,851
  • Referee: Stan Sence
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • ATU – Cole Barthal 1-yard run (Travis Cockerham kick), 12:08. Wonder Boys 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:52.
  • ATU – Chris Gunter 19-yard pass from Cole Barthel (Travis Cockerham kick), 9:00. Wonder Boys 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:01.

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays

Third quarter

  • VSU – Willie Copeland 9-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 13:54. Wonder Boys 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:06.
  • VSU – Willie Copeland 1-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 7:59. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:39.
  • ATU – R. J. Vanhook 35-yard run (kick blocked), 6:24. Wonder Boys 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:29.
  • ATU – Cole Barthel 2-yard run (Travis Cockerham kick), 2:36. Wonder Boys 27–14. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:46.

Fourth quarter

  • VSU – Michael Terry 16-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 11:11. Wonder Boys 27–21. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:01.
  • VSU – Ronnye Nelson 4-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 4:44. Blazers 28–27. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:41.
Statistics VSU ATU
First downs 29 18
Total yards 501 367
Rushing yards 249 132
Passing yards 252 235
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 36:40 23:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Valdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 30/44, 252 yards, INT
Rushing Michael Terry 17 rushes, 137 yards, TD
Receiving Cedric Jones 14 receptions, 135 yards
Arkansas Tech Passing Cole Barthel 24/41, 235 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Cole Barthel 11 rushes, 40 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tracey Stiger 8 receptions, 89 yards

Ouachita Baptist edit

Ouachita Baptist at No. 5 Valdosta State Blazers  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tigers 3 0 003
No. 5 Blazers 3 7 14731

at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium, Valdosta, Georgia

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,882
  • Referee: Phillip Kelly
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • OBU – Zach Wright 31-yard field goal, 5:59. Tigers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, 5:19.
  • VSU – Zac Williams 31-yard field goal, 2:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 3:59.

Second quarter

  • VSU – Roger King 61-yard punt return (Zac Williams kick), 8:11. Blazers 10–3.

Third quarter

  • VSU – Michael Terry 56-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 14:08. Blazers 17–3. Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:46.
  • VSU – Cedric Jones 21-yard pass from Willie Copeland (Zac Williams kick), 3:53. Blazers 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:20.

Fourth quarter

  • VSU – Michael Terry 69-yard run (Zac Williams kick), 10:41. Blazers 31–3. Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:56.
Statistics OBU VSU
First downs 16 24
Total yards 258 519
Rushing yards 104 301
Passing yards 154 218
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 33:14 26:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Ouachita Baptist Passing Lance Parker 18/37, 154 yards, INT
Rushing Willie Hopson 24 rushes, 81 yards
Receiving Julius Pruitt 8 receptions, 73 yards
Valdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 22/37, 218 yards, TD
Rushing Michael Terry 9 rushes, 181 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Cedric Jones 5 receptions, 57 yards, TD

At Southern Arkansas edit

No. 5 Valdosta State Blazers at Southern Arkansas Muleriders  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Blazers 10 3 14633
Muleriders 7 0 01421

at Wilkins Stadium, Magnolia, Arkansas

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy and hot, 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,112
  • Referee: Todd Allen
Statistics VSU SAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Valdosta State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Arkansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 8 Delta State edit

No. 8 Delta State Statesmen at No. 5 Valdosta State Blazers  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Statesmen 0 0 28735
No. 5 Blazers 11 6 14031

at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium, Valdosta, Georgia

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear and cool, 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,279
  • Referee: Thomas Graham
Statistics DSU VSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Delta State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Valdosta State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At West Alabama edit

No. 13 Valdosta State Blazers at West Alabama Tigers  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Blazers 14 10 6737
Tigers 0 0 000

at Tiger Stadium, Livingston, Alabama

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 4,812
  • Referee: Stan Sence
Statistics VSU UWA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Valdosta State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Alabama Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 2 North Alabama edit

See also: 2007 North Alabama Lions football team
No. 2 North Alabama Lions at No. 11 Valdosta State Blazers  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Lions 3 7 14024
No. 11 Blazers 7 6 7727

at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium, Valdosta, Georgia

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy and cool, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,127
  • Referee: Stan Sence
Statistics UNA VSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
North Alabama Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Valdosta State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Arkansas–Monticello edit

No. 8 Valdosta State Blazers at Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Blazers 21 14 141463
Boll Weevils 14 0 7728

at Cotton Boll Stadium, Monticello, Arkansas

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Warm and sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 1,001
  • Referee: Patrick Smith
Statistics VSU UAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Valdosta State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas–Monticello Passing
Rushing
Receiving

West Georgia edit

West Georgia Wolves at No. 8 Valdosta State Blazers  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Wolves 0 10 0010
No. 8 Blazers 7 7 14735

at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium, Valdosta, Georgia

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear and cool, 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,842
  • Referee: Stan Sence
Statistics UWG VSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
West Georgia Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Valdosta State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 12 Catawba (NCAA Division II Second Round) edit

No. 12 Catawba Indians at No. 8 Valdosta State Blazers (NCAA Division II Second Round)  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Indians 13 3 01329
No. 8 Blazers 7 6 142855

at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium, Valdosta, Georgia

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,228
  • Referee: Anthony Purcell
Statistics CAT VSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Catawba Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Valdosta State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 10 North Alabama (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal) edit

No. 10 North Alabama Lions at No. 8 Valdosta State Blazers (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Lions 9 7 7023
No. 8 Blazers 13 3 02137

at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium, Valdosta, Georgia

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear and cool, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,591
  • Referee: T. Levingston
Statistics UNA VSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
North Alabama Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Valdosta State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At No. 6 California (PA) (NCAA Division II Semifinal) edit

No. 8 Valdosta State Blazers at No. 6 California (PA) Vulcnas  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Blazers 0 7 14728
No. 6 Vulcans 0 14 10024

at Adamson Stadium, California, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. EST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 30 °F (−1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,100
  • Referee: Greg Waybright
Statistics VSU CAL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Valdosta State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
California (PA) Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. No. 5 Northwest Missouri State (NCAA Division II Championship Game) edit

No. 5 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats vs. No. 8 Valdosta State Blazers (NCAA Division II Championship Game)  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Bearcats 0 14 0620
No. 8 Blazers 3 0 71525

at Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Alabama

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. EST/10:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,532
  • Referee: Rodrick Hollowy
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • VSU – Zac Williams 35-yard field goal, 12:50. Blazers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:10.

Second quarter

  • NWMSU – Aldwin Foster-Rettig 31-yard interception return (Tommy Frevert kick), 13:28. Tigers 7–3.
  • NWMSU – Mike Peterson 3-yard pass from Joel Osborn (Tommy Frevert kick), 0:21. Tigers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 0:31.

Third quarter

  • VSU – Clay Callaway 7-yard pass from Willie Copeland (Zac Williams kick), 11:46. Tigers 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:54.

Fourth quarter

  • VSU – Zach Parker 14-yard pass from Ronnye Nelson (Zac Williams kick), 13:21. Blazers 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:08.
  • NWMSU – Xavier Omon 2-yard run (kick blocked), 12:33. Tigers 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 0:48.
  • VSU – Roger King PAT return, 12:33. Tigers 20–19.
  • VSU – Michael Terry 1-yard run (run failed), 0:22. Blazers 25–20. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:39.
Statistics NWMSU VSU
First downs 12 19
Total yards 235 305
Rushing yards 87 34
Passing yards 148 271
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 30:38 29:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwest Missouri State Passing Joel Osborn 18/28, 148 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Xavier Omon 27 rushes, 63 yards, TD
Receiving Mike Peterson 5 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Valdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 29/44, 257 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Michael Terry 12 rushes, 36 yards, TD
Receiving Cedric Jones 10 rushes, 95 yards

Rankings edit

See also: 2007 NCAA Division II football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
AFCA6654455513118881 (28)


References edit

  1. ^ a b "2007 Valdosta State Stats". Valdosta State University. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

May 03, 2024
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StadiumValdosta GAW 41 37 694 September 85 00 p m at Fort Valley State No 5Wildcat StadiumFort Valley GAW 69 05 617 September 224 00 p m at Arkansas Tech No 4Buerkle FieldRussellville ARW 28 275 851 September 294 00 p m Ouachita BaptistNo 5Bazemore Hyder StadiumValdosta GAW 31 35 882 October 62 00 p m at Southern ArkansasNo 5Wilkins StadiumMagnolia ARW 33 214 112 October 118 00 p m No 8 Delta StateNo 5Bazemore Hyder StadiumValdosta GAL 31 357 279 October 208 00 p m at West AlabamaNo 13Tiger StadiumLivingston ALW 37 04 812 October 271 00 p m No 2 North AlabamaNo 11Bazemore Hyder StadiumValdosta GAW 27 244 127 November 37 00 p m at Arkansas MonticelloNo 8Cotton Boll StadiumMonticello ARW 63 281 001 November 88 00 p m West GeorgiaNo 8Bazemore Hyder StadiumValdosta GA rivalry W 35 103 842 November 241 00 p m No 12 CatawbaNo 8Bazemore Hyder StadiumValdosta GA NCAA Division II Second Round W 55 293 228 December 11 00 p m No 10 North AlabamaNo 8Bazemore Hyder StadiumValdosta GA NCAA Division II Quarterfinal W 37 234 591 December 811 00 a m at No 6 California PA No 8Adamson StadiumCalifornia PA NCAA Division II Semifinal W 28 243 100 December 1512 00 p m vs No 5 Northwest Missouri StateNo 8Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence AL NCAA Division II Championship Game W 25 207 532 Non conference gameRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time 1 Personnel edit2007 Valdosta State Blazers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos Name Class WR 1 Jeffrey Felton Sr QB 3 Doug Pilcher Fr QB 4 Russ Callaway Fr WR 8 Cedric Jones So QB 9 Ronnye Nelson Fr QB 12 Tucker Pruitt Jr QB 13 Willie Copeland Sr WR 14 Josh Rayam So QB 15 Clay Callaway Sr RB 20 Gabe Mould So RB 21 Thomas Arnold So RB 22 Rashawn Robinson Jr RB 23 P J Katz Fr RB 25 Donnie Powel Jr RB 27 Michael Terry Sr WR 28 Travis Taylor Sr RB 34 Scott Palmer Sr FB 38 Andrew Dunn So Defense Pos Name Class S 2 Maurice Leggett Sr LB 5 Marcel Horne Sr ROV 6 Eric Willimas Jr DB 10 Sherard Reynolds Jr CB 19 Shawn Harris Sr DB 24 Carlos Anderson Sr DB 29 Kevin Bray Sr DB 30 Chance Darley Sr ROV 31 Everett Kitchens Jr DB 32 Larry Dean Fr LB 33 Fabian Whylly Jr DB 35 Josh Brown Fr FS 36 Greg Petty Sr LB 39 Jamaal Clark So Special teams Pos Name Class K 16 Chad Gallahan Jr K 41 Zachary Williams Jr P 86 Steven Wright Fr Head coach David Dean Coordinators assistant coaches Joe CauthenDefensive coordinator David ElsenrathAssistant head coach Offensive line Earl ChambersDefensive line James ColzieSecondary Buster FaulknerQuarterbacks Sean CalhounRunning backs Tony HaynesWide receivers Brian SimmonsSafeties Barrett WilkesRunning backs Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible nbsp Injured nbsp RedshirtGame summaries editNo 21 Albany State edit No 21 Albany State Golden Rams at No 6 Valdosta State Blazers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 21 Golden Rams 0 3 003No 6 Blazers 10 17 7741 at Bazemore Hyder Stadium Valdosta Georgia Date September 1Game time 7 00 p m EDTGame weather Cloudy and humid 85 F 29 C Game attendance 7 694Referee Phillip KellyBox score Game information First quarter VSU Zac Williams 23 yard field goal 12 07 Blazers 3 0 Drive 10 plays 54 yards 2 53 VSU Jeffrey Felton 3 yard pass from Willie Copeland Zac Williams kick 5 32 Blazers 10 0 Drive 10 plays 80 yards 3 08 Second quarter ALBN Tory Torstenson 21 yard field goal 12 19 Blazers 10 3 Drive 15 plays 63 yards 8 13 VSU Zac Williams 26 yard field goal 6 23 Blazers 13 3 Drive 9 plays 38 yards 3 01 VSU Ronnye Nelson 6 yard run Zac Williams kick 2 35 Blazers 20 3 Drive 8 plays 67 yards 2 53 VSU Scott Palmer 17 yard pass from Willie Copeland Zac Williams kick 0 25 Blazers 27 3 Drive 7 plays 37 yards 1 36 Third quarter VSU Shawn Harris 25 yard blocked punt return Zac Williams kick 13 18 Blazers 34 3 Fourth quarter VSU Thomas Arnold 18 yard run Zac Williams kick 10 33 Blazers 41 3 Drive 10 plays 78 yards 3 28 Statistics ALBN VSU First downs 12 26 Total yards 265 436 Rushing yards 134 208 Passing yards 131 228 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 32 20 27 40 Team Category Player Statistics Albany State Passing Kisan Flakes 6 14 106 yards 2 INT Rushing LiRonnie Davis 13 rushes 54 yards Receiving Nick Kyles 2 receptions 68 yards Valdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 18 29 220 yards 2 TD Rushing Michael Terry 9 rushes 74 yards Receiving Cedric Jones 5 receptions 49 yards At Fort Valley State edit No 5 Valdosta State Blazers at Fort Valley State Wildcats Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 5 Blazers 12 21 221469Wildcats 0 0 000 at Wildcat Stadium Fort Valley Georgia Date September 8Game time 5 00 p m EDTGame weather Hot and muggy 89 F 32 C Game attendance 5 617Referee Art WilliamsBox score Game information First quarter VSU Zac Williams 35 yard field goal 10 35 Blazers 3 0 Drive 7 plays 37 yards 2 49 VSU Willie Copeland 8 yard run Zac Williams kick 8 27 Blazers 10 0 Drive 5 plays 42 yards 1 03 VSU Michael Cullen safety 1 57 Blazers 12 0 Second quarter VSU Cedric Jones 54 yard pass from Willie Copeland Zac Williams kick 11 08 Blazers 19 0 Drive 2 plays 60 yards 0 41 VSU Cedric Jones 27 yard pass from Willie Copeland Zac Williams kick 5 10 Blazers 26 0 Drive 11 plays 71 yards 4 59 VSU Melvin Black 0 yard fumble return Zac Williams kick 0 10 Blazers 33 0 Third quarter VSU Donnie Powell 4 yard pass from Willie Copeland Zac Williams kick 11 47 Blazers 40 0 Drive 7 plays 78 yards 3 04 VSU Maurice Leggett 55 yard interception return kick failed 5 37 Blazers 46 0 VSU Josh Brown safety 5 25 Blazers 48 0 VSU Michael Terry 4 yard run Zac Williams kick 0 31 Blazers 55 0 Drive 9 plays 60 yards 4 50 Fourth quarter VSU Tucker Pruitt 5 yard run Zac Williams kick 9 15 Blazers 62 0 Drive 7 plays 33 yards 4 39 VSU Ronnye Nelson 10 yard run Zac Williams kick 1 38 Blazers 69 0 Drive 7 plays 71 yards 4 14 Statistics VSU FVSU First downs 24 9 Total yards 460 167 Rushing yards 139 21 Passing yards 321 146 Turnovers 1 4 Time of possession 32 26 27 34 Team Category Player Statistics Valdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 20 30 249 yards 3 TD INT Rushing Michael Terry 6 rushes 43 yards TD Receiving Cedric Jones 8 receptions 132 yards 2 TD Fort Valley State Passing Zedrick West 12 22 116 yards 2 INT Rushing Garrett Williams 3 rushes 17 yards Receiving Melvin Atueyi 6 receptions 86 yards At Arkansas Tech edit No 4 Valdosta State Blazers at Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 4 Blazers 0 0 141428Wonder Boys 14 0 13027 at Buerkle Field Russellville Arkansas Date September 22Game time 3 00 p m EDT 2 00 p m CDTGame weather Clear 86 F 30 C Game attendance 5 851Referee Stan SenceBox score Game information First quarter ATU Cole Barthal 1 yard run Travis Cockerham kick 12 08 Wonder Boys 7 0 Drive 8 plays 71 yards 2 52 ATU Chris Gunter 19 yard pass from Cole Barthel Travis Cockerham kick 9 00 Wonder Boys 14 0 Drive 8 plays 52 yards 2 01 Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter VSU Willie Copeland 9 yard run Zac Williams kick 13 54 Wonder Boys 14 7 Drive 4 plays 60 yards 1 06 VSU Willie Copeland 1 yard run Zac Williams kick 7 59 Tied 14 14 Drive 9 plays 68 yards 3 39 ATU R J Vanhook 35 yard run kick blocked 6 24 Wonder Boys 20 14 Drive 5 plays 76 yards 1 29 ATU Cole Barthel 2 yard run Travis Cockerham kick 2 36 Wonder Boys 27 14 Drive 9 plays 61 yards 2 46 Fourth quarter VSU Michael Terry 16 yard run Zac Williams kick 11 11 Wonder Boys 27 21 Drive 4 plays 34 yards 1 01 VSU Ronnye Nelson 4 yard run Zac Williams kick 4 44 Blazers 28 27 Drive 10 plays 78 yards 4 41 Statistics VSU ATU First downs 29 18 Total yards 501 367 Rushing yards 249 132 Passing yards 252 235 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 36 40 23 20 Team Category Player Statistics Valdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 30 44 252 yards INT Rushing Michael Terry 17 rushes 137 yards TD Receiving Cedric Jones 14 receptions 135 yards Arkansas Tech Passing Cole Barthel 24 41 235 yards TD INT Rushing Cole Barthel 11 rushes 40 yards 2 TD Receiving Tracey Stiger 8 receptions 89 yards Ouachita Baptist edit Ouachita Baptist at No 5 Valdosta State Blazers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalTigers 3 0 003No 5 Blazers 3 7 14731 at Bazemore Hyder Stadium Valdosta Georgia Date September 29Game time 4 00 p m EDTGame weather Sunny 86 F 30 C Game attendance 5 882Referee Phillip KellyBox score Game information First quarter OBU Zach Wright 31 yard field goal 5 59 Tigers 3 0 Drive 10 plays 25 yards 5 19 VSU Zac Williams 31 yard field goal 2 00 Tied 3 3 Drive 13 plays 51 yards 3 59 Second quarter VSU Roger King 61 yard punt return Zac Williams kick 8 11 Blazers 10 3 Third quarter VSU Michael Terry 56 yard run Zac Williams kick 14 08 Blazers 17 3 Drive 2 plays 65 yards 0 46 VSU Cedric Jones 21 yard pass from Willie Copeland Zac Williams kick 3 53 Blazers 24 3 Drive 6 plays 73 yards 2 20 Fourth quarter VSU Michael Terry 69 yard run Zac Williams kick 10 41 Blazers 31 3 Drive 2 plays 76 yards 0 56 Statistics OBU VSU First downs 16 24 Total yards 258 519 Rushing yards 104 301 Passing yards 154 218 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 33 14 26 46 Team Category Player Statistics Ouachita Baptist Passing Lance Parker 18 37 154 yards INT Rushing Willie Hopson 24 rushes 81 yards Receiving Julius Pruitt 8 receptions 73 yards Valdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 22 37 218 yards TD Rushing Michael Terry 9 rushes 181 yards 2 TD Receiving Cedric Jones 5 receptions 57 yards TD At Southern Arkansas edit No 5 Valdosta State Blazers at Southern Arkansas Muleriders Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 5 Blazers 10 3 14633Muleriders 7 0 01421 at Wilkins Stadium Magnolia Arkansas Date October 6Game time 1 00 p m EDT 12 00 p m CDTGame weather Partly cloudy and hot 84 F 29 C Game attendance 4 112Referee Todd Allen Statistics VSU SAU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Valdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving Southern Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving No 8 Delta State edit No 8 Delta State Statesmen at No 5 Valdosta State Blazers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 8 Statesmen 0 0 28735No 5 Blazers 11 6 14031 at Bazemore Hyder Stadium Valdosta Georgia Date October 11Game time 8 00 p m EDTGame weather Clear and cool 67 F 19 C Game attendance 7 279Referee Thomas Graham Statistics DSU VSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Delta State Passing Rushing Receiving Valdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving At West Alabama edit No 13 Valdosta State Blazers at West Alabama Tigers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 13 Blazers 14 10 6737Tigers 0 0 000 at Tiger Stadium Livingston Alabama Date October 20Game time 7 00 p m EDT 6 00 p m CDTGame attendance 4 812Referee Stan Sence Statistics VSU UWA First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Valdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving West Alabama Passing Rushing Receiving No 2 North Alabama edit See also 2007 North Alabama Lions football team No 2 North Alabama Lions at No 11 Valdosta State Blazers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 2 Lions 3 7 14024No 11 Blazers 7 6 7727 at Bazemore Hyder Stadium Valdosta Georgia Date October 27Game time 1 00 p m EDTGame weather Cloudy and cool 72 F 22 C Game attendance 4 127Referee Stan Sence Statistics UNA VSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics North Alabama Passing Rushing Receiving Valdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving At Arkansas Monticello edit No 8 Valdosta State Blazers at Arkansas Monticello Boll Weevils Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 8 Blazers 21 14 141463Boll Weevils 14 0 7728 at Cotton Boll Stadium Monticello Arkansas Date November 3Game time 6 00 p m EDT 5 00 p m CDTGame weather Warm and sunny 71 F 22 C Game attendance 1 001Referee Patrick Smith Statistics VSU UAM First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Valdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Monticello Passing Rushing Receiving West Georgia edit West Georgia Wolves at No 8 Valdosta State Blazers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalWolves 0 10 0010No 8 Blazers 7 7 14735 at Bazemore Hyder Stadium Valdosta Georgia Date November 8Game time 8 00 p m ESTGame weather Clear and cool 45 F 7 C Game attendance 3 842Referee Stan Sence Statistics UWG VSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics West Georgia Passing Rushing Receiving Valdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving No 12 Catawba NCAA Division II Second Round edit No 12 Catawba Indians at No 8 Valdosta State Blazers NCAA Division II Second Round Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 12 Indians 13 3 01329No 8 Blazers 7 6 142855 at Bazemore Hyder Stadium Valdosta Georgia Date November 24Game time 1 00 p m ESTGame weather Partly cloudy 60 F 16 C Game attendance 3 228Referee Anthony Purcell Statistics CAT VSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Catawba Passing Rushing Receiving Valdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving No 10 North Alabama NCAA Division II Quarterfinal edit No 10 North Alabama Lions at No 8 Valdosta State Blazers NCAA Division II Quarterfinal Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 10 Lions 9 7 7023No 8 Blazers 13 3 02137 at Bazemore Hyder Stadium Valdosta Georgia Date December 1Game time 1 00 p m ESTGame weather Clear and cool 68 F 20 C Game attendance 4 591Referee T Levingston Statistics UNA VSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics North Alabama Passing Rushing Receiving Valdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving At No 6 California PA NCAA Division II Semifinal edit No 8 Valdosta State Blazers at No 6 California PA Vulcnas Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 8 Blazers 0 7 14728No 6 Vulcans 0 14 10024 at Adamson Stadium California Pennsylvania Date December 8Game time 11 00 a m ESTGame weather Overcast 30 F 1 C Game attendance 3 100Referee Greg Waybright Statistics VSU CAL First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Valdosta State Passing Rushing Receiving California PA Passing Rushing Receiving vs No 5 Northwest Missouri State NCAA Division II Championship Game edit No 5 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats vs No 8 Valdosta State Blazers NCAA Division II Championship Game Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 5 Bearcats 0 14 0620No 8 Blazers 3 0 71525 at Braly Municipal Stadium Florence Alabama Date December 15Game time 11 00 a m EST 10 00 a m CSTGame weather Overcast 60 F 16 C Game attendance 7 532Referee Rodrick HollowyBox score Game information First quarter VSU Zac Williams 35 yard field goal 12 50 Blazers 3 0 Drive 8 plays 50 yards 2 10 Second quarter NWMSU Aldwin Foster Rettig 31 yard interception return Tommy Frevert kick 13 28 Tigers 7 3 NWMSU Mike Peterson 3 yard pass from Joel Osborn Tommy Frevert kick 0 21 Tigers 14 3 Drive 4 plays 53 yards 0 31 Third quarter VSU Clay Callaway 7 yard pass from Willie Copeland Zac Williams kick 11 46 Tigers 14 10 Drive 6 plays 44 yards 1 54 Fourth quarter VSU Zach Parker 14 yard pass from Ronnye Nelson Zac Williams kick 13 21 Blazers 17 14 Drive 8 plays 64 yards 2 08 NWMSU Xavier Omon 2 yard run kick blocked 12 33 Tigers 20 17 Drive 3 plays 48 yards 0 48 VSU Roger King PAT return 12 33 Tigers 20 19 VSU Michael Terry 1 yard run run failed 0 22 Blazers 25 20 Drive 8 plays 37 yards 3 39 Statistics NWMSU VSU First downs 12 19 Total yards 235 305 Rushing yards 87 34 Passing yards 148 271 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 30 38 29 22 Team Category Player Statistics Northwest Missouri State Passing Joel Osborn 18 28 148 yards TD 2 INT Rushing Xavier Omon 27 rushes 63 yards TD Receiving Mike Peterson 5 receptions 57 yards TD Valdosta State Passing Willie Copeland 29 44 257 yards TD INT Rushing Michael Terry 12 rushes 36 yards TD Receiving Cedric Jones 10 rushes 95 yardsRankings editSee also 2007 NCAA Division II football rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking First place votesWeekPollPre123456789101112FinalAFCA6654455513118881 28 References edit a b 2007 Valdosta State Stats Valdosta State University Retrieved October 10 2021 Valdosta State Blazers Athletics CHAMPIONS AGAIN Archived from the original on May 18 2014 Retrieved February 13 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 Valdosta State Blazers football team amp oldid 1214583286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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