2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship
2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship
FCS National Championship Game
	2007 FCS National Championship trophy (right)
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens	Appalachian State Mountaineers
(11–3)	(12–2)
CAA	SoCon
21	49
Head coach: ; K. C. Keeler	Head coach: ; Jerry Moore
TSN	Seed
13	—
TSN	Seed
5	—
Date	December 14, 2007
Season	2007
Stadium	Finley Stadium
Location	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Referee	Andre Lowe (MEAC)
Attendance	23,010
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Chris Spielman (color), Rob Stone (sideline)
NCAA Division I Football Championship
< 2006	2008 >

The 2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Appalachian State Mountaineers and the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens. It was played on December 14, 2007, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by Appalachian State, 49–21.

Teams

The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2007 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.

Appalachian State Mountaineers

Appalachian State's first game of the 2007 season was a 34–32 upset win over Michigan, who were the No. 5 ranked team in FBS at the time. Appalachian State went on to finish their regular season with a 9–2 record (5–2 in conference). The Mountaineers defeated James Madison, Eastern Washington, and Richmond to reach the final. This was Appalachian State's third consecutive appearance in the championship game, having won the title in both 2005 and 2006.

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

Delaware finished their regular season with an 8–3 record (5–3 in conference). The Fightin' Blue Hens defeated Delaware State, top-seed Northern Iowa, and fourth-seed Southern Illinois to reach the final.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	DEL	APP
1	10:47	6	58	3:05	APP	Kevin Richardson 19-yard touchdown reception from Armanti Edwards, Julian Rauch kick good	0	7
1	4:14	5	99	1:26	APP	Devon Moore 46-yard touchdown run, Rauch kick good	0	14
2	10:22	11	80	4:51	APP	Richardson (APP) fumble in the endzone recovered by Daniel Kilgore, Rauch kick good	0	21
2	1:10	6	40	1:46	DEL	Mark Duncan 39-yard touchdown reception from Joe Flacco, Jon Striefsky kick good	7	21
2	0:44	2	72	0:21	APP	Dexter Jackson 60-yard touchdown reception from Edwards, Rauch kick good	7	28
3	6:02	14	67	6:38	APP	Richardson 8-yard touchdown reception from Edwards, Rauch kick good	7	35
3	0:54	12	64	3:55	DEL	Omar Cuff 1-yard touchdown run, Striefsky kick good	14	35
4	6:02	10	87	5:00	APP	Richardson 6-yard touchdown run, Rauch kick good	14	42
4	3:29	1	53	0:10	APP	Trey Elder 53-yard touchdown run, Rauch kick good	14	49
4	3:18				DEL	Kickoff returned 75 yards for touchdown by Duncan, Striefsky kick good	21	49
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							21	49

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Game statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Fightin' Blue Hens	0	7	7	7	21
No. 5 Mountaineers	14	14	7	14	49

Statistics	DEL	APP
First downs	24	26
Plays–yards	79–432	66–556
Rushes–yards	31–98	51–358
Passing yards	315	188
Passing: comp–att–int	23–48–0	9–15–0
Time of possession	27:53	32:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing	Joe Flacco	23–48, 334 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Omar Cuff	21 car, 84 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Aaron Love	7 rec, 101 yds
Appalachian State	Passing	Armanti Edwards	9–15, 198 yds, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kevin Richardson	22 car, 118 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dexter Jackson	1 rec, 60 yds, 1 TD

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References

^ "Andre Lowe - Staff Directory". meacsports.com. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Appalachian State cruises to FCS title". Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. AP. December 15, 2007. p. B4. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ "On TheAir". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. December 14, 2007. p. C2. Retrieved January 9, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ Full game video on YouTube
^ "Delaware vs. Appalachian State - Play-By-Play". ESPN. December 14, 2007.
^ "Delaware vs. Appalachian State - Game Summary". ESPN. December 14, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
^ "Delaware vs Appalachian State". caasports.com. December 14, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

External links

Box score at ESPN
Detailed box score at caasports.com
2007 FCS Championship - Appalachian State vs. Delaware via YouTube

[1] "Andre Lowe - Staff Directory". meacsports.com. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

[2] "Appalachian State cruises to FCS title". Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. AP. December 15, 2007. p. B4. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via newspapers.com.

[3] "On TheAir". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. December 14, 2007. p. C2. Retrieved January 9, 2019 – via newspapers.com.

[4] Full game video on YouTube

[5] "Delaware vs. Appalachian State - Play-By-Play". ESPN. December 14, 2007.

[6] "Delaware vs. Appalachian State - Game Summary". ESPN. December 14, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

[7] "Delaware vs Appalachian State". caasports.com. December 14, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

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