2007 Valdosta State Blazers football team

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2007 Valdosta State Blazers football
Valdosta State Blazers logo.svg
NCAA Division II champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 41–3 vs. Northwest Missouri State
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 1
2007 record13–1 (7–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBazemore–Hyder Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Gulf South Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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 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, 41–3, in the championship game.[1]

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 No. 21 Albany State*No. 6
W 41–37,694
September 8at Fort Valley State*No. 5
W 69–05,617
September 22at Arkansas TechNo. 4
W 28–275,851
September 29Ouachita BaptistNo. 5
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA
W 31–35,882
October 6at Southern ArkansasNo. 5
W 33–214,112
October 11 No. 8 Delta StateNo. 5
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA
L 31–357,279
October 20at West AlabamaNo. 13
W 37–04,812
October 27 No. 2 North AlabamaNo. 11
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA
W 27–244,127
November 3at Arkansas–MonticelloNo. 8
W 63–281,001
November 8West GeorgiaNo. 8
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA (rivalry)
W 35–103,842
November 24 No. 12 Catawba*No. 8
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA (NCAA Division II Second Round)
W 55–293,228
December 1 No. 10 North Alabama*No. 8
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)
W 37–234,591
December 8at No. 6 California (PA)*No. 8
W 28–243,100
December 15vs. No. 5 Northwest Missouri State*No. 8
W 25–207,532
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "2007 Valdosta State Stats". Valdosta State University. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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