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).
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 [ ]
2007 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Mary Hardin–Baylor $^
8
–
0
12
–
2
Mississippi College
6
–
2
8
–
2
Hardin–Simmons
6
–
2
6
–
4
East Texas Baptist
5
–
3
5
–
5
Louisiana College
4
–
4
5
–
5
Sul Ross
3
–
5
5
–
5
Texas Lutheran
2
–
6
2
–
8
McMurry
1
–
7
2
–
8
Howard Payne
1
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 Wesley $^
4
–
0
11
–
2
No. 14 Salisbury ^
3
–
1
9
–
2
Brockport
2
–
2
5
–
5
Apprentice §
1
–
3
4
–
6
Frostburg State
0
–
4
2
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant § – Not an NCAA member Rankings from D3football.com
2007 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 8 Muhlenberg $^
8
–
0
11
–
1
Dickinson
6
–
2
9
–
2
Ursinus
5
–
3
7
–
3
Gettysburg
5
–
3
6
–
5
Moravian
4
–
4
6
–
4
Franklin & Marshall
4
–
4
4
–
6
Johns Hopkins
3
–
5
4
–
6
McDaniel
1
–
7
1
–
9
Juniata
0
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 11 North Central (IL) +^
6
–
1
9
–
3
Illinois Wesleyan +
6
–
1
7
–
3
Wheaton (IL)
5
–
2
8
–
2
Carthage
4
–
3
7
–
3
Elmhurst
3
–
4
6
–
4
Augustana (IL)
3
–
4
5
–
5
Millikin
1
–
6
2
–
8
North Park
0
–
7
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 7 St. John Fisher +^
5
–
1
11
–
2
Hartwick +^
5
–
1
8
–
3
Alfred
4
–
2
8
–
3
No. 21 Ithaca ^
4
–
2
8
–
3
Springfield
2
–
4
4
–
6
Utica
1
–
5
3
–
7
Norwich
0
–
6
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 18 Franklin (IN) $^
7
–
0
9
–
2
Mount St. Joseph ^
6
–
1
9
–
2
Rose-Hulman
4
–
3
7
–
3
Defiance
4
–
3
5
–
5
Anderson (IN)
3
–
4
4
–
6
Hanover
2
–
5
2
–
8
Manchester
1
–
6
3
–
7
Bluffton
1
–
6
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Concordia (WI) +^
6
–
1
7
–
4
Lakeland +
6
–
1
6
–
4
Aurora
4
–
3
5
–
5
Benedictine (IL)
4
–
3
5
–
5
Greenville
4
–
3
5
–
5
Concordia (IL)
2
–
5
3
–
7
Eureka
2
–
5
2
–
8
MacMurray
0
–
7
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2007 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 6 Central (IA) $^
8
–
0
12
–
1
No. 20 Wartburg
7
–
1
8
–
2
Coe
5
–
3
7
–
3
Dubuque
5
–
3
7
–
3
Luther
4
–
4
5
–
5
Buena Vista
3
–
5
5
–
5
Simpson
3
–
5
4
–
6
Loras
1
–
7
2
–
8
Cornell (IA)
0
–
8
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 Liberty League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
RPI +^
6
–
1
8
–
2
Hobart +^
6
–
1
8
–
3
Rochester (NY)
5
–
2
6
–
5
Union (NY)
5
–
2
5
–
5
St. Lawrence
3
–
4
4
–
5
WPI
1
–
6
4
��
6
Susquehanna
1
–
6
2
–
8
Merchant Marine
1
–
6
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2007 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Hope +
6
–
1
6
–
4
Olivet +^
6
–
1
6
–
5
Alma
5
–
2
5
–
5
Adrian
4
–
3
7
–
3
Tri-State
4
–
3
6
–
4
Albion
2
–
5
2
–
8
Wisconsin Lutheran
1
–
6
1
–
9
Kalamazoo
0
–
7
1
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2007 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Widener $^
7
–
0
8
–
3
Albright
5
–
2
7
–
4
Delaware Valley
5
–
2
5
–
5
Wilkes
4
–
3
4
–
6
Lebanon Valley
3
–
4
4
–
6
Lycoming
3
–
4
3
–
7
King's
1
–
6
1
–
9
FDU Florham
0
–
7
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
St. Norbert $^
9
–
0
10
–
1
Monmouth (IL)
7
–
2
7
–
3
Ripon
7
–
2
7
–
3
Carroll (WI)
5
–
4
5
–
5
Lake Forest
5
–
4
5
–
5
Illinois College
4
–
5
4
–
6
Lawrence
4
–
5
4
–
6
Knox
2
–
7
3
–
7
Beloit
1
–
8
1
–
9
Grinnell
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2007 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 Bethel (MN) $^
8
–
0
12
–
2
No. 9 Saint John's (MN) ^
7
–
1
10
–
2
St. Olaf
6
–
2
8
–
2
Concordia–Moorhead
5
–
3
7
–
3
Augsburg
3
–
5
5
–
5
Gustavus Adolphus
3
–
5
5
–
5
St. Thomas (MN)
2
–
6
2
–
8
Carleton
1
–
7
3
–
7
Hamline
1
–
7
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Bogan Division
Coast Guard xy
7
–
0
8
–
2
Bridgewater State
5
–
2
6
–
4
Maine Maritime
4
–
3
5
–
4
Westfield State
4
–
3
5
–
4
Worcester State
3
–
4
4
–
6
Fitchburg State
3
–
4
3
–
6
Massachusetts Maritime
1
–
6
3
–
7
Framingham State
1
–
6
2
–
7
Boyd Division
No. 23 Curry xy$^
7
–
0
12
–
1
Plymouth State
6
–
1
9
–
1
Nichols
4
–
3
5
–
4
UMass Dartmouth
4
–
3
5
–
5
Endicott
3
–
4
3
–
6
MIT
2
–
5
2
–
7
Western New England
1
–
6
3
–
7
Salve Regina
1
–
6
2
–
7
Championship: Curry 10 , Coast Guard 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 15 TCNJ +^
6
–
1
9
–
3
Cortland +
6
–
1
8
–
3
Montclair State
5
–
2
9
–
2
Kean
3
–
4
5
–
5
William Paterson
3
–
4
5
–
5
Rowan
2
–
5
4
–
6
Western Connecticut
2
–
5
4
–
6
Buffalo State
1
–
6
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 Wabash $^
7
–
0
11
–
2
Wittenberg
6
–
1
8
–
2
Oberlin
5
–
2
5
–
5
Ohio Wesleyan
4
–
3
4
–
6
Wooster
4
–
3
4
–
6
Allegheny
3
–
4
5
–
5
Denison
3
–
4
4
–
6
Earlham
2
–
5
3
–
7
Kenyon
1
–
6
2
–
8
Hiram
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 24 Whitworth $
6
–
0
8
–
2
Pacific Lutheran
4
–
2
7
–
2
Linfield
4
–
2
6
–
3
Willamette
3
–
3
4
–
6
Puget Sound
2
–
4
4
–
5
Menlo
2
–
4
2
–
8
Lewis & Clark
0
–
6
0
–
9
Rankings from D3football.com
2007 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Mount Union $^
9
–
0
14
–
1
No. 13 Capital ^
7
–
2
8
–
3
Ohio Northern
6
–
3
7
–
3
Baldwin–Wallace
5
–
4
6
–
4
John Carroll
5
–
4
6
–
4
Otterbein
5
–
4
5
–
5
Heidelberg
3
–
6
4
–
6
Marietta
3
–
6
3
–
7
Wilmington (OH)
2
–
7
2
–
8
Muskingum
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Randolph–Macon +
5
–
1
8
–
2
Hampden–Sydney +^
5
–
1
8
–
3
Washington and Lee
4
–
2
6
–
3
Bridgewater
3
–
3
7
–
3
Guilford
2
–
4
6
–
4
Catholic University
1
–
5
5
–
5
Emory & Henry
1
–
5
4
–
6
$ – Conference champion + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2007 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 17 Washington & Jefferson $^
6
–
0
10
–
1
Waynesburg
5
–
1
8
–
3
Grove City
3
–
3
4
–
6
Westminster (PA)
2
–
4
5
–
5
Bethany (WV)
2
–
4
4
–
6
Thomas More
2
–
4
4
–
6
Thiel
1
–
5
3
–
7
Geneva #
–
8
–
3
St. Vincent #
–
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant # – Provisional NCAA Divisional III member; games not counted in standings
Rankings from D3football.com
2007 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 25 Redlands +^
5
–
1
8
–
2
Cal Lutheran +
5
–
1
5
–
4
Occidental
4
–
2
7
–
2
Whittier
3
–
3
4
–
5
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps
2
–
4
3
–
6
Pomona–Pitzer
1
–
5
2
–
7
La Verne
1
–
5
1
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 16 Trinity (TX) +^
6
–
1
9
–
2
Millsaps +
6
–
1
8
–
2
DePauw
5
–
2
8
–
2
Centre
4
–
3
6
–
4
Rhodes
4
–
3
6
–
4
Austin
2
–
5
4
–
6
Colorado College
1
–
6
4
–
6
Sewanee
0
–
7
1
–
8
Birmingham–Southern #
–
1
–
7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant # – Provisional Division III member; games not counted in standings
Rankings from D3football.com
2007 University Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 22 Case Western Reserve $^
3
–
0
11
–
1
Carnegie Mellon
2
–
1
7
–
4
Washington University
1
–
2
7
–
3
Chicago
0
–
3
4
–
5
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
North
Northwestern (MN) xy$#
7
–
0
7
–
2
Martin Luther
5
–
2
6
–
3
Crown #
4
–
3
5
–
3
Minnesota–Morris #
4
–
3
4
–
4
Trinity Bible §
1
–
6
1
–
8
South
Rockford xy
5
–
2
6
–
3
Westminster (MO)
4
–
3
4
–
5
Blackburn
3
–
4
3
–
6
Maranatha Baptist
1
–
6
2
–
7
Principia
1
–
6
1
–
8
Championship: Northwestern (MN) 28 , Rockford 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant # – Provisional NCAA Division III member § – Not an NCAA member
2007 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 19 North Carolina Wesleyan $^
7
–
0
9
–
3
Christopher Newport
6
–
1
7
–
3
Maryville (TN)
4
–
3
7
–
3
Ferrum
4
–
3
5
–
5
Methodist
4
–
3
4
–
6
Shenandoah
2
–
5
2
–
8
Greensboro
1
–
6
2
–
8
Averett
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2007 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Chapman
–
6
–
3
Husson
–
6
–
3
Huntingdon
–
5
–
5
Macalester
–
4
–
5
Morrisville State #
–
3
–
7
Mount Ida
–
3
–
7
Gallaudet
–
2
–
6
Becker
–
2
–
7
SUNY Maritime
–
2
–
8
LaGrange
–
0
–
10
# – Provisional Division III member
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
American Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor
Atlantic Central Football Conference – Wesley
Centennial Conference – Muhlenberg
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Illinois Wesleyan and North Central (IL)
Empire 8 Conference – Hartwick and St. John Fisher
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Franklin
Illini-Badger Football Conference‡ – Concordia (WI) and Lakeland
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
Liberty League – Hobart and RPI
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope and Olivet
Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener
Midwest Conference – St. Norbert
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Bethel (MN)
New England Football Conference – Coast Guard (Bogan Division), Curry (Boyd Division)
Championship Game: Curry 10, Coast Guard 7
New England Small College Athletic Conference – Middlebury
New Jersey Athletic Conference – SUNY Cortland and TCNJ
North Coast Athletic Conference – Wabash
Northwest Conference – Whitworth
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Hampden–Sydney
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Cal Lutheran and Redlands
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Millsaps and Trinity (TX)
University Athletic Association – Case Western Reserve
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Northwestern–St. Paul
USA South Athletic Conference – North Carolina Wesleyan
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater
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 [ ]
Date
Bowl
Location
Home team
Away team
Score
November 17
ECAC North Atlantic Bowl
Currier FieldPlymouth, New Hampshire
Plymouth State
Bridgewater State
24–21
November 17
Victory Bowl
Reeves Field Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Malone (NAIA )
Geneva
45–17
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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