2007 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team

American college football season

2007 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football

NCAA Division III champion
WIAC champion

Stagg Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Mount Union

Conference| Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
D3Football.com| No. 1
Record| 14–1 (7–0 WIAC)
Head coach|

* Lance Leipold (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Jim Zebrowski (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Brian Borland (6th season)
Home stadium| Perkins Stadium

Seasons

<- 2006

2008 ->

2007 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 Wisconsin–Whitewater $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 1  |
No. 12 Wisconsin–Eau Claire ^  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Wisconsin–Oshkosh |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Wisconsin–Stevens Point |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Wisconsin–La Crosse |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Wisconsin–Stout |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Wisconsin–River Falls |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Wisconsin–Platteville |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com

The 2007 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division III football season. In their first season under head coach Lance Leipold, the Warhawks compiled a 14–1 record and won the NCAA Division III national championship. In the Division III playoffs, they defeated Wabash in the quarterfinal, Mary Hardin-Baylor in the semifinal, and Mount Union in the national championship game.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 1| at Lakeland*| No. 2|

* Taylor Memorial Field
* Sheboygan, WI

| W 41–7| 758| [2]
September 15| at St. Cloud State*| No. 2|

* Husky Stadium
* St. Cloud, MN

| L 16–26| 3,982| [3]
September 22| Wisconsin–Eau Claire| No. 3|

* Perkins Stadium
* Whitewater, WI

| W 27–0| 5,325| [4]
September 29| at No. 6 Wisconsin–La Crosse| No. 3|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* La Crosse, WI

| W 35–28| 4,853| [5]
October 6| Wisconsin–River Falls| No. 3|

* Perkins Stadium
* Whitewater, WI

| W 38–12| 6,301| [6]
October 13| Wisconsin–Oshkosh| No. 3|

* Perkins Stadium
* Whitewater, WI

| W 26–14| 7,825| [7]
October 20| at No. 20 Wisconsin–Stevens Point| No. 3|

* Goerke Field
* Stevens Point, WI

| W 31–14| 1,815| [8]
October 27| No. 2 Mary Hardin–Baylor*| No. 3|

* Perkins Stadium
* Whitewater, WI

| W 41–14| 6,061| [9]
November 3| at Wisconsin–Stout| No. 2|

* Williams Stadium
* Menomonie, WI

| W 26–10| 2,136| [10]
November 10| Wisconsin–Platteville| No. 2|

* Perkins Stadium
* Whitewater, WI

| W 21–7| 4,940| [11]
November 17| No. 14 Capital*| No. 2|

* Perkins Stadium
* Whitewater, WI (NCAA Division III First Round)

| W 34–14| 1,689| [12]
November 24| No. 20 North Central (IL)*| No. 2|

* Perkins Stadium
* Whitewater, WI (NCAA Division III Second Round)

| W 59–28| 2,248| [13]
December 1| No. 12 Wabash*| No. 2|

* Perkins Stadium
* Whitewater, WI (NCAA Division III Quarterfinal)

| W 47–7| 2,335| [14]
December 8| No. 4 Mary Hardin–Baylor*| No. 2|

* Perkins Stadium
* Whitewater, WI (NCAA Division III Semifinal)

| W 16–7| 2,237| [15]
December 15| vs. No. 1 Mount Union*| No. 2|

* Salem Football Stadium
* Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl)

| W 31–21| 5,099| [16]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from NCAA Division III D3football.com poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "2007 Football Schedule". University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
2. ^ "2007 Stats". uwwsports.com.
3. ^ "2007 Stats". uwwsports.com.
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16. ^ "2007 Stats". uwwsports.com.

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Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football

Venues|

* Perkins Stadium (1970–present)

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

* 1889
* 1890
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* 1892
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* 1895
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* 1943–1944
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National championship seasons in bold

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NCAA Division III football champions

* Wittenberg (1973)
* Central (IA) (1974)
* Wittenberg (1975)
* Saint John's (MN) (1976)
* Widener (1977)
* Baldwin–Wallace (1978)
* Ithaca (1979)
* Dayton (1980)
* Widener (1981)
* West Georgia (1982)
* Augustana (IL) (1983)
* Augustana (IL) (1984)
* Augustana (IL) (1985)
* Augustana (IL) (1986)
* Wagner (1987)
* Ithaca (1988)
* Dayton (1989)
* Allegheny (1990)
* Ithaca (1991)
* Wisconsin–La Crosse (1992)
* Mount Union (1993)
* Albion (1994)
* Wisconsin–La Crosse (1995)
* Mount Union (1996)
* Mount Union (1997)
* Mount Union (1998)
* Pacific Lutheran (1999)
* Mount Union (2000)
* Mount Union (2001)
* Mount Union (2002)
* Saint John's (MN) (2003)
* Linfield (2004)
* Mount Union (2005)
* Mount Union (2006)
* Wisconsin–Whitewater (2007)
* Mount Union (2008)
* Wisconsin–Whitewater (2009)
* Wisconsin–Whitewater (2010)
* Wisconsin–Whitewater (2011)
* Mount Union (2012)
* Wisconsin–Whitewater (2013)
* Wisconsin–Whitewater (2014)
* Mount Union (2015)
* Mary Hardin–Baylor (2016; vacated)
* Mount Union (2017)
* Mary Hardin–Baylor (2018)
* North Central (IL) (2019)
* No champion (2020)
* Mary Hardin–Baylor (2021)
* North Central (IL) (2022)
* Cortland (2023)
* North Central (IL) (2024)

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2007 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football—NCAA Division III national champions

* Justin Beaver
* A. J. Raebel
* Jace Rindahl
* Jeff Schebler

Head coach
Lance Leipold

* Assistant coaches: Brian Borland
* Jim Zebrowski

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