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2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season

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Payton Award
  
Jayson Foster

Dates
  
25 Aug 2007 – 14 Dec 2007

Buchanan Award
  
Kroy Biermann

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Duration
  
August 25 – November 17

Duration
  
November 23 – December 14

Championship site
  
Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN

Champion
  
Appalachian State Mountaineers

Location
  
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

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2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2007 NCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) football season, part of the college football season, began on August 25, 2007 and concluded on December 14, 2007 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens to win the NCAA Division I Football Championship.

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Rule changes for 2007

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.

Rules changes for the 2007 season include:

  • 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.

    • Other notable changes

  • 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, with all of the A10 football members (Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Richmond, Towson, William & Mary) moving to the CAA.

    • FCS team wins over FBS teams

  • September 1 – #1 (FCS) Appalachian State 34, #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 – New Hampshire 48, Marshall 35
  • September 15 – McNeese State 38, Louisiana-Lafayette 17
  • September 22 – North Dakota State 44, Central Michigan 14
  • October 20 – North Dakota State 27, Minnesota 21
  • October 27 – Delaware 59, Navy 52

    • NCAA FCS Playoff bracket

    * Host institution

    Gridiron Classic

    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.

    Final poll standings

    Standings are from The Sports Network final 2007 poll.

    References

    2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season Wikipedia
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