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| 2007 NCAA Division I FCS season | |
|---|---|
 2007 FCS National Championship trophy (right). | |
| Regular season | |
| Number of teams | 122 |
| Duration | August 25 – November 17 |
| Payton Award | Jayson Foster[1] |
| Buchanan Award | Kroy Biermann[2] |
| Playoff | |
| Duration | November 23 – December 14 |
| Championship date | December 14, 2007 |
| Championship site | Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Champion | Appalachian State |
| NCAA Division I FCS football seasons | |
«2006 2008» | |
The 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season, the 2007 season of college football for teams in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), began on August 25, 2007, and concluded on December 14, 2007, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the 2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game, where the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens to win the NCAA Division I Football Championship.[3]
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:[4]
- 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.
Conference changes and new programs
- 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 (today's Coastal Athletic Association), with all twelve of the A10 football members (Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Rhode Island, Richmond, Towson, Villanova, and William & Mary) moving to the CAA for the 2007 season.
| School | 2006 Conference | 2007 Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | FCS Independent | Ohio Valley |
| Central Arkansas | FCS Independent | Southland |
| Presbyterian | South Atlantic (D-II) | FCS Independent |
| St. Peter's | MAAC | Dropped Program |
| Stony Brook | Northeast | FCS Independent |
| Western Kentucky | Gateway | FCS Independent |
| Winston-Salem State | FCS Independent | MEAC |
FCS team wins over FBS teams
- September 1 – No. 1 (FCS) Appalachian State 34, No. 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 – McNeese State 38, Louisiana-Lafayette 17
- September 15 – New Hampshire 48, Marshall 35
- September 22 – North Dakota State 44, Central Michigan 14
- October 20 – North Dakota State 27, Minnesota 21
- October 27 – Delaware 59, Navy 52